Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh will kick off the 2012 election season this afternoon by announcing his intention to seek re-election. McHugh will do so, while rumors persist that attorney Starr Kelso may throw his hat in the ring for prosecutor, too. Seems some True…
Portland State University students rally outside a Bank of America building while marching through downtown in support of the Occupy movement in Portland, Ore., Wednesday. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
You'll be hard-pressed to find a stranger letter to the editor in a newspaper than the one from Cecil Kelly III of Coeur d'Alene in the Press today: "Many of us end up in odd situations. Thirty-three years ago I was on a motel floor…
5:26 p.m. ISP report: Montana trucker injured in collision with train near Moyie Springs mill here. 5:15 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Nov. 15-16 here. 5:03 p.m. Dave reports pickup driver hit his car @ Commerce & Honeysuckle/Hayden & drove off. 4:59…
Here's another view of Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh at his re-election bid announcement this afternoon, with Republican women stalwarts Ruthie Johnson & Donna Montgomery. Woman rescued after jump from Monroe Street bridge/SR Idaho considers Pend Oreille lake level proposal/Keith Kinnaird, Bee As execution approaches,…
After his classmates had all departed, Lash Corbett, 8, leans in for a final good-bye to his friend and future dinner, Tom , at Liberty Christian School in Walla Walla, Wash. Tom has been raised by the Corbett family and was brought to school for…
To the credit of the sociable waitstaff and the mighty kitchen wizards at Side Street Place, the name is fortunately the only thing unremarkable about this new entry into the Post Falls diner scene. Housed in the shell of a former Wingers fail, new owner…
Top Post: So I made it through 12 years of parenthood without any of my children having an injury worthy of stitches. 12 years of Josh running and riding and trying to jump to the 5th monkey bar that only resulted in a scraped chin…
Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh greeted former County Clerk Dan English after announcing this afternoon that he would seek re-election to his county office. McHugh said his campaign "will focus on his accomplishments from his first term in the office, as well as his plans…
A car stuck in the mud at low tide Sunday night floats in Dungeness Bay near Cline Spit, Wash., on Monday. The owner of the 1994 Subaru station wagon, Chris Conrardy, who is in his 20s, told deputies that the car became mired after he…
On her Facebook wall, Trish Gannon, chief/cook/bottle washer of River Journal, posts: "Success! Lawnmower, yard furniture, garden tools, hoses all put away for the winter! Wow, I feel so accomplished, as long as I don't look at the rest of my to-do list!" Question: Do…
On her Facebook wall, Nicole Hensley/KXLY posts: "Well, I missed the morning news meeting because Monroe Street Bridge closed just as I was about to cross. So, what's going on in Spokane? I know what happened here at the station. I missed all the excitement…
In the United Kingdom, A report released Wednesday from the British Medical Assn.’s Board of Science calls on governments in the U.K. to impose a ban on smoking in vehicles as part of its overall effort to “achieve a tobacco-free society by 2035.” The prospect…
A pelican with an injured wing attempts to bite Mike Kasic as he rescues it in Fleshman Creek near its entrance to the Yellowstone River in Livingston, Mont., Tuesday morning. The pelican, which had been hanging around the Livingston area for months with an injured…
I'm staring in the face of birthday No. 62 Sunday. Social Security wise, I think that makes me eligible for some bennies or other. Not sure exactly. Don't plan to retire for awhile yet. I'm more concerned re: the day itself. Mrs. O likes parties…
This March 2 file photo shows school bus driver Ken Webber, 28, at his home in Medford, Ore. A school bus company being sued by Webber, who was fired for refusing to take a Confederate battle flag emblazoned with the word "Redneck" off his pickup…
A 64-year-old Idaho North Idaho man has agreed to pay more than $13,000 in restitution and fines and will lose his hunting, fishing and trapping privileges for life for illegally obtaining a Montana hunting license and killing a trophy bighorn sheep in north-central Montana, the…
11:43 a.m. Rainbow Towing, 3370 N. Atlas/CdA, reports unwanted person at business. 11:42 a.m. Some sort of trauma is reported at Great Floors, 923 Seltice Way/PF. 11:37 a.m. Margaret reports someone impersonating her grandson called asking for money. 11:32 a.m. A silver VW bug is…
Federal law enforcement authorities on Tuesday arrested a 21-year-old Idaho man suspected of shooting with a semiautomatic rifle at the White House on Friday night, as the Secret Service reported finding that at least one bullet had indeed struck the presidential residence. The Secret Service…
On Tuesday, the Coeur d'Alene City Council voted to suspend the collection of stormwater fees until the city’s Stormwater Utility ordinance can be re-examined and revisions considered in light of a recent Idaho Supreme Court decision. On Nov. 7, the Supreme Court found that the…
Tuesday Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation believes the Gonzaga men's basketball team will win another West Coast Conference title in 2011-12. 48 of 90 respondents (53.33%) said the Zags would win. 27 of 90 (30%) didn't care one way or the other. Tied for distant third…
The Coeur d’Alene Police Department is working with area agencies to fully investigate a series of burglaries that have occurred in the City and County. These burglaries have a similar pattern of taking place in the day time hours with suspects brazenly kicking open doors…
The murder of a University of Idaho graduate student quickly spurred security reviews at other local and regional campuses this fall, but little change has been instituted. To date, only Boise State University has signaled a policy shift, emphasizing security and safety over the privacy…
Paul Ezra Rhoades' execution - now set for Friday - will be edited for content. By the time your eyes and ears at the event - the four reporters among 14 witnesses - are ushered into the room, they will see a condemned man strapped…
But while the newspaper coverage of (Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick's) resignation was thorough, there was one item that did not receive the attention it merits. Her age. The lady is 52. She decided it was time to retire at the ripe old age of…
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.
