I don't know why, after 8-plus years at the helm of the U.S.S. Huckleberries, that I still thrill whenever the blog reaches another million page-views. But Hucks Online reached its first 1 million page-views of the year last night. The blog is running about 20,000…
A 3,000 pound anchor from what is believed to be the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, is recovered from the ocean where it has been since 1718, today in Beaufort Inlet, in Carteret County N.C. Crew member Mitchel Gilliland, right,…
Father Tim Ritchey (The St. Maries priest who also serves Harrison) and I were talking after Mass following “Good Shepherd” Sunday recently about how few northern Idaho residents have the opportunity, as many in southern Idaho do, to be exposed to the unique Basque culture.…
5 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for May 26-27 here. 4:47 p.m. A white Crown Victoria w/female driver is broken down on H95 near Worley Fire Station. 4:37 p.m. Someone reportedly is unconscious in 1000 block of E. Forest Park Lane/CdA. 4:32 p.m.…
Would you have guessed there was water over the road recently if it hadn't been pointed out by the street sign at the Third Street docks. I don't know what the condition at the docks are today. But I suspect the water is still over…
Gaby Rodriguez hugs Toppenish High School principal Trevor Greene following her presentation of her senior project in the school library. For her project, Rodriguez faked a pregnancy to judge the reactions of others to the pregnancy. Her project attracted national and international attention. Story here.…
Wayne Hoffman/Idaho Freedom Foundation sent Huckleberries Online this column moments ago: "In response to a report that Idaho's per student spending is 49th in the nation, the Coeur d'Alene Press ran an article with this headline: "At least we're not last." The story came from…
When rescue units arrived on scene they observed a boat that was overturned with a subject hanging on to the boat. The boat was approximately 120 yards from the shoreline. Rescue personnel were able to make contact with the subject in the water, who was…
Jamie Lynn Morgan posted a link to the fee schedule above, on her Twitter account. I don't know if these fees are now in place or they're the proposed fees for the 3rd Street & Independence Point parking lots as well as overnight boat parking.…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy writes: "FYI: No one else is allowed to have a crisis today. (No more job losses, key losses, homework losses, kids you wish you could lose or sicknesses of any kind!) I have reached my crisis quota. The only exception…
Any candidate who says those words on national television is, by definition, in the deep do-do. Newt Gingrich used the “go talk to Tiffany’s” line in his Face the Nation interview last Sunday with the dean of D.C. television Bob Schieffer. Schieffer, an old school…
It’s been a tough month for Sarah Palin. Two tell-all books have been published in May about the shortcomings of her 31-month tenure as governor of Alaska, including Blind Allegiance by ex-Palin aide Frank Bailey. The second, The Lies of Sarah Palin by Geoffrey Dunn,…
One of the hardest activities for older people to give up is driving a car. Some even report feelings similar to the classic stages of grief. Denial that they shouldn’t drive. Bargaining with grown children who urge them to stop. Anger when the grown children…
A rabbit eats leaves in a flower bed outside a home in Moscow on Thursday. (Moscow-Pullman Daily News photo: Geoff Crimmins) Cartoon: Jobs may not be coming back soon/David Horsey, Seattle PI Ex-Bulldog Thielbahr to coach Washington high school football/Mason Kelley, Times Berlin Airlift pilot…
12:44 p.m. Rescue boat saves man who was clinging to capsized boat on Fernan Lake. 12:24 p.m. A man w/o a lifejacket is holding onto the side of a capsized aluminum boat in the east end of Fernan Lake. The boat is entirely flipped over…
Two women walked away from a car accident that stretched across both east and westbound lanes of I-90 and part of Centennial Trail Friday morning. Idaho State Patrol responded to the accident around 4:30 a.m. between Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene, just west of the…
Looking to provide a great opportunity for fans to see the improvements at Stateline Speedway while taking in a solid night of racing, new operator Randy Koch has crafted an evening of action for less than $5 as a way to reintroduce the community to…
A Whitman County man arrested on federal gun charges last month had several guns and a large collection of ammunition when investigators searched his properties, a new indictment alleges. Jeremiah Daniel “J.D.” Hop, 29, faces two counts of felon in possession of a firearm and…
Mike Kennedy wrote a letter that was published in the Coeur d'Alene Press this morning that said in part: "There are people who have told me they will oppose me at re-election time, should I seek re-election, if I voted to change McEuen Park. I…
Thursday Poll: By a narrow margin, Hucks Nation said school sports are essential for the public education mission in Idaho. 76 of 153 respondents (49.67%) said school sports were essential, while 74 of 153 respondents (48.37%) said they weren't. 3 respondents were undecided. Weekend Question:…
Having a girl's night out, a group of 16 Spokane women dressed up as witches in advance of going to see the Broadway play "Wicked" at the Spokane Opera House Thursday. (SR photo: Colin Mulvany) Question: If you were cast as a witch in the…
Gotta admit that Coeur d'Alene Press Editor Mike Patrick hit one out of the park this morning when he wrote these lines about the conspiracy theorists in this community who are taking advantage of the McEuen Field ontroversy for their own political gains: "But there…
On her Twitter account, Mia Carlson of KZBG in Lewiston writes today: "Sheesh ... my oldest daughter gets married tomorrow and I am already teary-eyed. I am becoming my mom -- sentimental and cry easily. LOL." I didn't cry, tear up, sniffle, or anything like…
On Wednesday, the critics of the Students Come First education overhaul got what they wanted. And the plan’s stealth architect, State Superintendent Tom Luna, got what he deserved. Opponents said they have collected the 47,432 voter signatures necessary to put the three laws on the…
"It's unfortunate," said Bob Carver, of Rose Lake, as floodwater seeped into his garage on Thursday. Alison Boggs' flood story here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Thursday Scanner Traffic/DFO, Hucks Online Warmer, drier weekend shaping up/Scott Maben, SR Search begins for Bigfoot…
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.
