Washington State guard Faisal Aden (11) drives the baseline for a layup against Stanford forward Josh Huestis (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday in Pullman. (AP Photo/Dean Hare) Few spectators braved the elements to watch Washington State host Stanford…
I'm headed home to watch Gonzaga host San Francisco at The Kennel and then, maybe, Brad Pitt in "Moneyball." I read the book. And now am curious to see how it plays out on film. Also might finish "The Help." Saw the movie first. Enjoying…
Nearly eight months after an EF-5 tornado killed 161 people here, workers are silhouetted as they rebuild a home in Joplin, Mo., earlier today. The city has issued nearly 4,000 building permits to homeowners since the tornado hit on May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Brooks Sackett, dressed in a coat and tie, greeted every person by name at the Spokane Uptowners Toastmasters Club on a recent Tuesday. As the official greeter, he helped people relax. The more relaxed, the better the speech. But Toastmasters isn’t just about speechmaking. To…
5:24 p.m. Woman reports stranger banging on door, ringing bell in 200 block of Harbor Park/PF. 5:08 p.m. Seasons/Rathdrum area man reports someone has slashed his Jeep's tires. 4:58 p.m. Traffic lights out in all directions @ H95 & Canfield (by Silver Lake Mall/CdA). 4:47…
A person walks a dog as it rains earlier today in downtown Boise. (Idaho Statesman photo: Katherine Jones) Explosion rocks Moscow apartment building/KXLY Life Flight Network to open Sandpoint base/Bonner Co Bee Woman beaten, burned with cooking oil in domestic attack/SR Snow warning upgraded by…
... There's now an Idaho Federation of Reagan Republicans (local group shown above marching in Coeur d'Alene 4th of July Parade). See Facebook page here. (Facebook photo from Reagan Republicans) KCRR President Jeff Ward Facebooks about today's weekly meeting at Fedora: "The Reagan Republicans are…
Facebook Friend Katrina wonders how school officials decide whether or not to call a snow day. She imagines this scene: "Whenever school officials wait until the last possible second to declare a snow day, I picture them cackling evilly to themselves in enjoyment of the…
From her snow bunker, Cindy Facebooks: "So the good news is that I made it safely to my secluded writing retreat, despite windshield wipers that iced up so much they were useless. The bad news is that my writing retreat doesn't come equipped with snow-shoveling…
In Major Ben Wolfinger's latest felony warrant list, three people are wanted for probation violations, one for failure to appear in court on a felony DUI charge, and one on a charge of eluding a police officer. A $50,000 bond has been set for Shane…
In a Jan. 28, 2010, file photo, Sarah Burke, of Canada, reacts after failing to place in the top-three finishers in the slopestyle skiing women's final at the Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain outside Aspen, Colo. Burke died earlier today, nine days after crashing…
Ok, you're not working for Google and you're probably not upper management at Starbucks. But if you work for Pullman-based Schweitzer Engineering Labs, you have something to be proud of; the privately held firm is ranked No. 97 among Fortune's Best Companies to Work For.…
One of the key points behind Ron Paul's success in this Presidential campaign (as well as in 2008) was his reputation for actually "getting the internet" and making good use of it to promote his message and motivate and activate his supporters. But it appears…
Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest has offered a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Nathaniel Robert Howell. Howell is wanted on a Kootenai County felony warrant charging him with four counts of lewd conduct with a minor and five counts…
Scott Knight, a supporter of the Occupy Boise movement,shovels snow from the tent encampment on Wednesday. About two dozen supporters of the Occupy movement have erected tents on state property across from the Capitol. (AP Photo/John Miller) The Occupy Boise group has sent out a…
"A dude and sled dog team stopped in front of house and asked me how far off Iditarod trail he was?" -- Rock 94.5 Question: Are you enjoying the snow or gritting your teeth as you long for spring?
Since 2001, Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County have offered a safe place for children ages 6 to 18 to spend their after-school hours. And since last January, the clubs have filled more than just empty hours – they’ve filled empty bellies. While the…
As a youth growing up in Sandpoint, Brandon Adam spent a lot of time shredding the slopes of Schweitzer on a snowboard. He also loved to race super cross motorcycles, where he became comfortable catching huge air going off jumps at high speeds. So it…
San Francisco, you'll have to excuse Joe Biden for his blunder on Wednesday. He has bigger fish to fry -- like doing his part to ensure President Barack Obama gets re-elected in November. But c'mon, Mr. Vice President! You're better than this! Biden had a…
Artist Joaquin Quintero applies patina finish treatment to Screen Actors Guild Award "The Actor" statuettes at the American Fine Arts Foundry on Thursday in Burbank, Calif. The 18th Annual SAG Awards, which honors outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances will be held in Los…
11:55 a.m. North Idaho snow report via SR.com: 17.6 inches at StMaries; 19.7 inches near Wallace & 13 inches at Bayview. 11:38 a.m. Noninjury, 2-vehicle crash reported on Atlas Road & Abbey/CdA. 11:25 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Jan. 18-19 here. 11:10…
WOW ... so I can get about half of my driveway shoveled, before I completely poop out ... then when I feel like conquering it again, I have to RE-shovel the top half again ... then get pooped ... never quite reach the bottom half…
Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre has announced the following lineup for its four shows for the 2012 season: Hello, Dolly! (June 14 - 23) Ring of Fire (July 5 - 15) Monty Python's Spamalot (July 26 - August 5) Ragtime (August 16 - 26) Season tickets…
The Idaho Attorney General's office and the Idaho Sheriffs Association have gotten together to make available free, wallet-sized cards to Idahoans who have a long-term civil protection order, so they can quickly alert law enforcement officers to the order in case of violations. The cards…
Despite a faltering economy and a steady expansion in the ranks of uninsured Idahoans unable to pay their medical bills, the program that covers those costs stabilized. Credit good management. But you can't ignore how much of this accomplishment is tied to the Patient Protection…
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.
