Seattle Sounders FC supporters cheer during the Sounders' MLS soccer match against the Portland Timbers, in Seattle this spring. The sign shown makes reference to an Oregon law that requires gas station attendants, rather than motorist, to pump gas. The two teams will meet again…
Update: The victim has been identified as Wayne O. Pennington Jr, 43, of Post Falls. Initial investigation found he had been snorkeling in the river by himself, just upstream from the Corbin Park boat launch. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the drowning of…
The Elmore County Republican Central Committee has endorsed a resolution that calls on the Legislature to "cease further foreign-based corporate development of a 'Free-Trade-Zone'" and upon Gov. Butch Otter to disclose the details of China's role in Otter's economic development plans. The resolution will be…
On his Get Out! North Idaho wall, OrangeTV posts this post-lunch Food Porn from Rogers, on E. Sherman Avenue/downtownCoeur d'Alene, and writes: "Lunch time food porn for your enjoyment and/or frustration. The fries alone are enough to make my taste buds grunt with want." I…
Just as Sen. Jim Risch is the easily the wealthiest member of Idaho's congressional delegation, his chief of staff, John Sandy, far outdoes his colleagues. Risch is estimated to be worth $20 million, thanks principally to land holdings in Ada, Canyon, Twin Falls and Valley…
... that a lawsuit may be in the offing against the Coeur d'Alene School District re: the way the Coeur d'Alene School Board pushed through the appointment of Wanda Quinn to replace retiring Chairwoman Edie Brooks a month ago. According to a Berry Picker, new…
Yahoo! Travel lists Coeur d'Alene among its "8 Perfect Summer Towns" in an article by Aaron J. Barker. A perfect summer town, according to Aaron, is one that is: "Accessible, easy on the wallet, and just as refreshing as the ocean, our money’s on the…
Rocky Castaneda at Lake City Photography offers this night photo of the Boardwalk bridge and the Hagadone Corp. headquarters on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
In a recent release, Ada County Prosecutor Greg Bower announced that Royce Chigbrow (pictured) couldn’t be prosecuted for his criminal behavior during his tenure as Chairman of the Idaho State Tax Commission. Bower’s office concluded there was evidence that Chigbrow failed to properly deposit taxpayer…
The Idaho Legislature pays Assistant Chief Deputy Attorney General Brian Kane about $100,000 a year, partly for his expertise in constitutional law. And then by ignoring Kane’s opinions, those same lawmakers obligate the state to pay even more. In an action that surprised no one,…
The newest attraction at Riverfront Park provides modern city kids a taste of old-fashioned country fun. Now, in addition to riding the painted ponies on the Looff Carrousel, children have an opportunity to ride the real deal. On April 23, Story Book Farm Ponies began…
The bridge to the southern rim of one of Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., top attraction, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, is shown closed today. Park officials closed this area after a grizzly sow killed a man who was hiking with his wife a…
12:16 a.m. Swimmer refuses medical attention & is back en route to Corbin Park to see his friend in possible drowning incident in Spokane River. 11:47 a.m. Deputies in boat have retrieved body & are looking for place to dock boat. CPR in progress. 11:43…
The “extreme couponing” movement is catching on in Idaho, reports Associated Press reporter Jessie Bonner, with a TLC program about the phenomenon highlighting shoppers who cut their grocery bills by hundreds through rigorous coupon-clipping, classes on how to do it drawing interested adherents, and two…
Michelle Caballero of Miami protests the Casey Anthony verdict outside the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., this morning. Anthony will be released next Wednesday after three years of incarceration. Story here. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) Question: Do you blame the jury for the innocent…
"Tired of hearing 'I want to give back' as a PR-driven cliche. There must be a better way to express an insincere sentiment sincerely" -- Mike Kennedy, via Twitter. Question: Can you think of a better way to express an insincere sentiment sincerely?
Driving through Sandpoint could become easier starting this morning. That is when the first section of the Sand Creek Byway (was scheduled to open at 10 o'clock). The half mile stretch of road marks the first open phase of the 2.2 mile project. Engineer Ken…
Jammmin: I don’t think there’s a chance of the petition working. I have faith (is that illegal yet?) that the people of Coeur d’Alene will laugh in this man’s face and decide not to sign. I just moved back to Cd’A, my hometown, with my…
For 40 years, we've been playing a game with terrorists. It's called "Hide the Bomb." We installed metal detectors in airports, so they devised nonmetallic explosives. We scanned bodies, so they hid a bomb in a shoe. We put everybody's shoes through scanners, so they…
Spokane county sheriff dive team members, with the help of tow truck operators, recover a car from the Spokane River that police say contains at least one body Wednesday. The car belongs to one of the three Bhutanese refugees missing since June 11. Story here.…
Wednesday Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation doesn't buy the story state Sen. John McGee and his attorney are trying to sell that a concussion was primarily to blame for McGee's DUI and other weird behavior recently. 119 of 138 respondents (87.5%) said the story is hookum.…
Beck is no longer content with a system that has served his party just fine: one where anyone can run as a Republican and face the scrutiny of primary voters. He wants the state central committee, county committees and legislative committees to vet the would-be…
"Ganesha," a sculpture by artist Rick Davis, was picketed last month by the Kootenai County Constitution Party when it was dedicated as part of a public art display in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Pickets said the sculpture represents a Hindu god and shouldn't be permitted in…
The Coeur d'Alene Press published a recent poll that I found interesting. Basically, it asked what the Founding Fathers would think, if they could see America today. Overwhelmingly, respondents said that they'd be ashamed at what this nation has become -- 73% voting that way.…
President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a reversal of the policy of not sending condolence letters to military families whose loved ones commit suicide. In a written statement, Obama said, in part, "This decision was made after a difficult and exhaustive review of the former…
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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