Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced agreement Sunday night on an emergency deal to avoid to avert the nation’s first-ever financial default. The arrangement would cut more than $2 trillion from federal spending over a decade. The dramatic agreement, with…
It's the last weekend in July. Enjoy the sun. Enjoy your family. Be kind to each other in spite of the ongoing national debt debacle. The best antidote for frightening times is living life in the moment. Embrace what is and leave the worry for…
WASHINGTON — In an unforgiving display of partisanship, the House passed emergency legislation tonight to avoid an unprecedented government default and the Senate scuttled it less than two hours later. The final outcome — with the White House and Senate Democrats calling anew for compromise…
Spokane Indians pitcher #30 David Perez comes to the plate with a pitch in the first inning against Eugene at Avista Stadium Monday July 18, 2011. Perez once again had a rough start and did not last through the first inning as Eugene jumped out…
Wow! It's been like, a few weeks, since DFO took some time off! He must be exhausted :-) I'll try to fly this thing solo, but you might want to take note of the emergency exits and barf bags. Due to budget cuts I am…
WASHINGTON — Riven by partisanship, the Republican-controlled House passed legislation Friday night to prevent a threatened government default and bundled it off to a swift and certain defeat in the Senate. “We are almost out of time” for a compromise, warned President Barack Obama as…
Washington state Treasurer Jim McIntire says he has six to eight weeks of cash available to keep paying state-government bills if Congress fails to lift the debt ceiling in time and interrupts federal payments of about $500 million a month. Even so, McIntire sent a…
Investigators are looking into the cause of a second fire in three weeks at the Lucky Friday Mine. The underground silver mine near Mullan, Idaho, was evacuated at 7 p.m. Tuesday after a contractor’s employee reported that he smelled smoke. Hecla Mining Co. deployed three…
Harrison Ford, left, and Daniel Craig star in “Cowboys & Aliens.” Action-packed yet curiously lifeless, “Cowboys & Aliens” shoots blanks. This multitasking genre mash-up successfully unites its discordant elements in a coherent dramatic universe. Despite a stellar cast and out-of-this-world production values, however, it’s a…
Or maybe you can. Seattle Weekly reports WalMart has apologized to Sandy McMillin. "It's unclear if it was only Sandy McMillin's turquoise bikini top, or if it was her combining it with red shorts, a cane, a knee brace, and sailor tattoos that so offended…
Dan_at_Avista I’ve gotten a few questions over the last two days about Avista’s recent request to “decrease” rates in Idaho. Yes, you read that right “decrease.” Its a bit confusing because we filed for an increase earlier this month. We’re trying to keep you on…
Several limits of large rainbow trout caught in Lake Rufus Woods over the Fourth of July weekend, 2011. The photo at KREM.com makes the trout in the above photo look like minnows. A 41-year-old Pocatello man has shattered a state record by catching a 34.74-pound…
Jessica Ohlig and her daughter A’Maya Ohlig, 7, of Post Falls, paid a visit to the robot during the STAR Discovery Bus tour in Coeur d’Alene on July 18. Discovery Technology’s STAR Science Center is set to open in Rathdrum in 2012. A proposed science…
Garbo is famous for saying, "I want to be alone." Later she said, "I never said 'I want to be alone,' I only said I want to be left alone.'" Either way, I can relate. Sometimes I crave solitude more than I crave chocolate. A…
When Chris Weppner starts his shift at the Garwood dump site, the first thing he checks is the employee log for notes of problem customers. He's already on the watch for it, folks who become aggressive over dump site rules. Usually it's just verbal abuse,…
Former Kootenai Chairwoman Amelia Trice died July 21. Kootenai tribal elder Amelia Trice made national headlines in 1974 when she led her tiny band in what is now known as the last Indian war against the U.S. government. The standoff at Bonners Ferry led to…
In this May 20, 2010 file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. Jailed U.S. hikers await Sunday court date in Iran Steve Karnowski, AP Votes not lining up for GOP debt…
TRENTON, N.J. – Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that it’s reducing the maximum daily dose of its Extra Strength Tylenol pain reliever to lower risk of accidental overdose from acetaminophen, its active ingredient and the top cause of liver failure. The company’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare…
Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu was found dead Wednesday after an apparent suicide. Hideki Irabu joined the New York Yankees 14 years ago in a swell of international excitement. The quirky, flamethrowing Japanese right-hander seemed destined to become a pioneering star for American…
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie So Christa Hazel provides this link to a decidedly unflattering photo of Gov. Christie. The LA Times opinion piece poses the question "Chris Christie: Does he have the look of a president?" To be president, do you have to look…
COEUR d'ALENE - Time to celebrate, fellas. There are lots of ladies in Kootenai County. Unlike the rest of the state, our county boasts more women than men, according to new estimates released by the U.S. Census. Last year's count reveals that the county's 138,494…
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll walks on the field at the start of a walkthrough practice to open NFL football training camp Thursday, July 28, 2011, in Renton, Wash. For one day, Pete Carroll wasn’t hopping around with the vigor and excitement that was…
In this Nov. 17, 2010, file photo, then-Rep.-elect Joe Walsh, R-Ill., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. CHICAGO — Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh, a rising star in the tea party movement best known for his blistering lectures of President Barack Obama for “spending like a…
A fan photographs skateboarder Rob Lorifice during practice for the Skateboard Big Air at X Games 17 in Los Angeles on Thursday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Question: Have you ever ridden a skateboard?
Cindy takes over Hucks Online blog watch Friday, as I bail to enjoy our viewtiful summer weather for a three-day weekend. Give her a rousing welcome back. Any of you who plan to watch the Silver Hoops 3-on-3 BB competition in Kellogg this weekend should…
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.
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