When confronted by Spokemsan-Review reporter John Stucke, right, Doris "Dee" Nelson, center, breaks down crying while her husband Dennis, left, looks on at their rural home in north of Colbert Thursday. Dee Nelson is suspected of taking investments in the tens of millions from friends…
12:09 p.m. Twin Lakes caller claims a motel manager threatened him for not paying rent. 11:59 a.m. CPD Blues are evacuating Lake City High as a result of a bomb threat and are now sweeping area. Cops shutting down parking lot by football field. 11:53…
A National Rifle Association lobbyist says the guns-right lobby will attempt to persuade Idaho lawmakers next year to allow people to carry concealed weapons on college campuses without a permit. The Idaho State Journal reports that Matt Dogali of the NRA at a meeting at…
Weekend Poll: Mitt Romney bested Ron Paul and a field of nine candidates for the GOP presidential nomination in a poll that attracted 276 voters. "None of the Above" was the leading vote getter with 84 (30.43%). Of those who indicated a choice, Romney received…
People run in their underwear from the Gallivan Center to the Capitol in Salt Lake City. Thousands of people stripped to their underwear and ran through Salt Lake City to protest what they called the "uptight" laws of Utah. Story & more photos here. (AP…
Take all the acronyms, the scientific formulas, the political agendas at cross purposes and the bitter cross-state line disputes. Flush it all down the toilet. And show up at an important public meeting this Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the Post Falls Senior Center. Yes,…
Officials have emerged from their confab on redistricting, and announced that the former commissioners' new agreement on legislative and congressional district lines has no legal significance, other than as a recommendation to the new commission, which will start meeting on Wednesday/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise.…
For school Superintendent Tom Luna, even a modest attempt to improve Idaho's abysmally poor effort to prepare preschoolers for a lifetime of learning was a step too far. Luna turned thumbs down on a $50 million, multi-year federal Department of Education "Race to the Top"…
Phil Cooper of Idaho Fish and Game talks about the taxidermy grizzly on display at the agency's Coeur d'Alene office this week. The bear was killed illegally in 1997 north of Creston, B.C. Cooper said the bear was typical of grizzlies in the region, weighing…
Often, readers move on quickly after a horrific accident or crime, while victims are left to deal with injuries and shattered lives. Take Yvonne Wallis, for example. She was one of the four victims of that hammer attack by a deranged Bayview neighbor pre-Christmas 2010.…
Fire investigators at daybreak began going through the remains of two historic Garland District restaurants – one a Depression-era icon and the other a popular diner featured in several Hollywood films – that were heavily damaged Sunday night by fire. Spokane firefighters initially tried battling…
Item: An FBI presence at Riverstone/Nils Rosdahl, Business Bits, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: The official occupant is the General Services Administration, but the people in the building just under construction at 2155 N. Riverstone Drive will be with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The…
Item: Marijuana debate hits Idaho: Local group hosting informational meeting Oct. 14/Tom Hasslinger, CdA Press More Info: Opponents say Idaho is next. They're organizing informational meetings to fight legalizing medicinal marijuana, a issue that is sure to come the Gem State's way since neighboring states…
a 27-year-old Rathdrum, Idaho man is dead after a crash on Highway 20 near Cusick. It happened just before 10 a.m. four miles south of Cusick. Washington State Patrol Troopers said Jonathan Franco was riding his motorcycle and rear-ended another car which was slowing down…
It was such a nice evening Friday that we enjoyed our portable fire pit in the back yard until almost midnight. We staged an engagement reception for Amy Dearest and future son-in-law Okie Doke, too. Getting new cell phones and a young friend's wedding are…
Item: Tribal hunting rights in question: Members: We can hunt anywhere on reservation/Alecia Warren, Press More Info: The Coeur d'Alene Tribe is calling bunk on a claim by the Benewah County prosecutor that tribal members don't have the right to hunt on reservation land owned…
Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun makes a diving catch on a ball hit by Florida Marlins' Omar Infante during the fifth inning of a baseball game on Friday in Milwaukee. The Brewers were one of three teams to win their division titles Friday night.…
Today is National Punctuation Day, a celebration of punctuation which occurs each year on Sept. 24.Founded by Jeff Rubin in 2004, National Punctuation Day simply promotes the correct usage of punctuation. Rubin encourages appreciators of correct punctuation and spelling to send in pictures of errors…
Herb Huseland: After the last two weeks, is anyone still seriously supporting the reintroduction and/or protection of dangerous predators? Duroc: Herb, the mountain lion wasn’t “reintroduced,” and it obviously wasn’t “protected.” These folks built their homes in the Boise foothills. If you build your house…
Yabetcha: My wife was going through an old box of photos today lined with newspaper and staring up at us from the bottom of the box was a September 6, 1977 CDA Press news page with a picture of Mayor Ron Edinger and Dixie Reid…
Former network news anchor Ted Koppel prescribed a healthier diet for the American public Friday, saying people need more unbiased, substantive news coverage and less "candy" journalism. Koppel, who spent 25 years as anchor of ABC's "Nightline" news show, was in Pullman to receive the…
No. 1 Coeur d'Alene throttled Sandpoint in North Idaho Friday night, beating the Bulldogs 88-12. No doubt they will remain the top team in the SWX Pick 6 Power Rankings on Monday morning. Chad Chalich completed 17 of 17 passes for 287 yards and had…
Amy Dearest and future son-in-law Okie Doke showed up at midnight last night for a weekend of hanging out with the parents and attending a friend's wedding. Always nice to see the kids. And it looks like a sunny weekend ahead. All we need to…
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.