Surfer Tayler Brothers, of Osprey, Fla., catches a wave as a pelican rides the updraft of the surf in Ponce Inlet, Fla., Saturday. Surfers flocked to the beach to catch the remnant waves of Hurricane Irene. (AP Photo/Daytona Beach News-Journal, Nigel Cook) Question: Do you…
A grizzly bear killed a Michigan man whose body was found by hikers last week in Yellowstone National Park, officials said Monday. The victim was identified Monday as John Wallace of Chassell, Mich. Wallace's body was discovered along a trail about five miles from the…
Coeur d’Alene small businessman and community activist Steve Adams will announce today his candidacy for Coeur d’Alene City Council (for seat now held by John Bruning). Adams, who came close to winning a council seat two years ago, will make the announcement at a gathering…
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) joked in Florida this weekend that last week's earthquake and hurricane affecting the East Coast were signs from God, meant to grab lawmakers' attention. The Tea Party congresswoman, who took her campaign for president to the Sunshine State this weekend, joked…
freshmen climb down from the sculpture of the Washington State University mascot, Butch, during a walking-tour of the campus in Pullman, Wash., which is for all freshmen and transfer students. The group had a photo taken in front of the sculpture. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times,…
Blogger Ohmidog was surprised when Dog Fancy named Coeur d’Alene America’s most dog-friendly town recently. So was your Huckleberry Hound. After all, the dog park at Lake City isn’t that old, and there doesn’t seem to be much else that distinguishes it from other Dog…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is promising more of the same from his administration: tight budgeting that may underestimate state revenues, forcing budget cuts that later prove unnecessary, to avoid mid-year holdbacks. That approach attracted criticism this year after Otter and state lawmakers discounted economic forecasts…
After years of receiving a passing grade for safety from the Army Corps, our local dike was examined by an independent contractor who found over 100 flaws in the dikes’s structure and then recommended the city should remove all the trees. It’s another Alice in…
"Little Linda" is big talk at this year's North Idaho Fair. Billed the "world's smallest woman" at 29 inches, Linda, a 35-year-old Haitian woman, is one of two new side attractions at the carnival that has drawn a steady stream of curious lookers. Depending on…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
