Linda Lantzy, the talented photograper behind Idaho Scenic Images, enjoys that McDonalds provides free wifi service -- but discovered this week that Mickey D's doesn't relish customers who bring in food from other venues to use the Internet hookup. Linda was frowned upon for bringing…
The Westboro Baptist Church, which is best known for its extreme and often controversial negative opinions about homosexuality, will be protesting at the funeral of recently deceased Elizabeth Taylor. On Wednesday, Taylor passed away at the age of 79 from congestive heart failure. That same…
BYU's Jimmer Fredette shoots during a practice session for their NCAA Southeast Regional college basketball semifinal game Wednesday in New Orleans. BYU plays Florida on Thursday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Question: Will Florida figure out how to stop Jimmer Fredette? Or will the star basketball player…
The railroad corporation BNSF, which operates a controversial refueling station in Hauser, over the Rathdrum Prairie aquifer, has taken Kootenai County to court over tighter aquifer protection measures. The County wants to make the new measures part of a permit renewal for the facility. After…
What Harwood wants to do is redefine “frivolous lawsuit” to mean “pretty much any lawsuit.” A majority of the House agreed, passing the bill Monday. “My reason for bringing it is we can’t let groups tie up commerce in this state,” Harwood said Monday. “It…
Betcha can’t NOT laugh. There was a British sitcom a few years ago called Coupling that depicted the adventures of six thirtysomethings — sort of like Friends, only better-written and better-acted. One of the characters in the series was named Jeff Murdock, a weird Welshman…
Spc. Jeremy Morlock, of Wasilla, Alaska, is shown today standing at left-center as he faces Military Judge Lt. Col. Kwasi Hawks, upper right, during a court martial at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. Morlock pleaded guilty to three counts of murder Wednesday in connection…
Commenting on a mutual friend's Facebook wall re: the recent Kootenai County Lincoln Day Dinner, mutual FBF Denise Durflinger remembers a side trip she made en route to a Lincoln Day Dinner past. She comments: "Last time I did a Lincoln Day dinner (shooting it…
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks at a rally by home school advocates at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. More than 1,000 home school advocates rallied on the steps of the Iowa Statehouse, cheered on by three potential Republican presidential candidates who joined their…
11:48 a.m. A Florida woman reports her Rathdrum boyfriend called, said, "sorry," and then she heard a gun shot. However, later, he answered phone when she called back. 11:28 a.m. Parent reports a runaway child from 2500 block of Clairborne/CdA. 11:07 a.m. A lawn chair…
The Senate has voted 24-10 in favor of SB 1165, Sen. Chuck Winder's bill to ban all abortions after 20 weeks on grounds of fetal pain, unless it's to save the mother's life or physical health. The measure includes no exception for cases of rape…
Southwest Airlines won’t be getting happy passenger testimonials from 15 North Idaho legislators, reports S-R reporter Tom Sowa. Those 15 senators and representatives’ change in travel arrangements, set in motion by Southwest’s recent elimination of one nonstop flight from Boise to Spokane, is forcing the…
Item: Casto contesting marijuana charge/Vince Grippi, SR TDub: Is it customary in Pullman for police officers to have so much time on their hands to be peering into windows of private citizens without due cause? Where I live, when people do that, I believe it…
Tuesday Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Online readers say they're prepared to sign petitions seeking to overturn Tom Luna's education "reform" legislation. 379 of 463 respondents (81.9%) said they'd sign the petitions, if the Idaho Education Association follows through with plans to circulate them. 82 of 463…
A group of Croatian fans ski down a slope wearing swimming suits at Mt. Sljeme near Zagreb, to celebrate the victory of Ivica Kostelic, Tuesday. Kostelic of Croatia has taken the World Cup slalom title and won the overall alpine skiing World Cup title. (AP…
Asked if there are any bills so far this session that he would veto - the lieutenant governor is acting governor when the governor is out of state, and gets to sign or veto bills - Lt. Gov. Brad Little said, “Actually I have written…
So now we have Son of Luna. Poised for another showdown in the Senate, this latest version looks different. No longer is there talk of cutting teaching jobs. It delays technology in the classroom until a task force of educators, tech experts and business people…
The controversial, oversized loads of oil refinery equipment destined for a project in Alberta, Canada, may be detoured north through Kootenai and Shoshone counties. The Idaho Transportation Department is reviewing a proposal from Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil to reduce the size of 33 megaloads at the Port…
"It's pretty sad because this is such a beautiful place," said Linda Fournier, of Hayden as she walked wih her husband, Moe, near the Hayden Lake boat launch at Honeysuckle Beach on Friday. A woman drove her car into the lake on Thursday, March 17,…
A lawmaker's effort to get the Idaho Legislature to stop consulting the state attorney general's office and get its own lawyers has failed. Republican Rep. Vito Barbieri, of Dalton Gardens, wanted the Legislature to hire two attorneys for a new "Office of Legislative Counsel." But…
Republican officials say Donald Trump will address the party's Lincoln Day dinner as part of his first foray into Iowa as a possible presidential contender. The New York billionaire and reality TV figure has already announced plans to visit New Hampshire in June. Iowa Republican…
One of Hollywood's most legendary beauties, Elizabeth Taylor, died on Wednesday (March 23) at the age of 79 after spending two months in a Los Angeles hospital for treatment of congestive heart failure. One of the brightest stars in the history of the American movie…
Let's start today by congratulating Jimmy-Mac & Mrs. Mac in welcoming their first-born into the world at 2:02 p.m. Monday -- Grace Belle. Reports Jimmy: "She is incredibly health and equally stunning, just like her mommy." Grace checked in at 8 pounds 10 ounces, measuring…
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, right, and shortstop Marco Scutaro dash from the dugout as they head out onto the field for a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Fort Myers, Fla., earlier today. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Question: Are you…
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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