Boise Police arrested Cynthia Clinkingbeard (pictured), 58, Boise, on Friday after she reportedly walked into a store at Eagle Road and Chinden Boulevard and threatened employees with a gun. The website of the Idaho Secretary of State lists Clinkingbeard as a Democratic candidate in the…
Item: In Gov. Butch Otter’s Cabinet, women make less money than men/Dan Popkey, Statesman More Info: Idaho Agriculture Director Celia Gould has been with Gov. Butch Otter from the first day of his administration in 2007, having been a leading figure in his campaign and…
Gonzaga's Haiden Palmer (3) and Rutger's Erica Wheeler fall as they chase a loose ball in the first half of an NCAA tournament first-round woman's game Saturday in the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane. Gonzaga, the No. 11 seed, beat No. 6 seed Rutgers 86-71.…
Gonzaga's Robert Sacre, center, tries to squeeze a shot between Ohio State's Evan Ravenel (30) and Lenzelle Smith, Jr., left in the first half of an East Regional NCAA tournament third-round college basketball game on Saturday in Pittsburgh. Game story & boxscore here. (AP Photo/Keith…
Item: Adams: No on all proposals tied to federal funding/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: City Councilman Steve Adams said this week he will not support any city proposal tied to federal funding. The new councilman voted Monday against extending a grant administration contract…
Despite lengthy discussions over the past two months, DISH Network and KXLY-TV have been unable to reach an agreement to carry the local ABC affiliate on the paid satellite service. The current agreement ended March 16, 2012 at 10:59 p.m. “We have offered DISH Network…
Purdue's Robbie Hummel, center, is fouled by Saint Mary's Stephen Holt (14), Jorden Page, right, and Rob Jones, rear, in the second half of an NCAA tournament second-round college basketball game at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., Friday. Purdue won 72-69. On Thursday, BYU lost,…
Item: McHugh's office won't review Mack vote case/Maureen Dowd, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: It's unclear yet if charges will be filed in the case of an allegedly forged Kootenai County Republican Central Committee proxy ballot, but it is likely the local prosecutor's office won't…
Attorneys John Henry Browne, right, and Emma Scanlan, second from right, talk to reporters Thursday in Seattle. Browne and Scanlan will be representing a U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) After five days cloaked in military secrecy, the U.S.…
This dismantling of two cranes in Lewiston last week and the dismantling of jobs make a fine metaphor for the state of the economy in the Age of Obama. Megaload opponents celebrated a victory last week, which is anotherway of saying that the local economy…
We all know today is green beer’s big day. But what about other colors? Do they feel left out? Maybe some of them should get a chance to shine in a frosty mug, too. So, if green beer says St. Patrick’s Day, what would beer…
Kyle O'Quinn's booming voice echoed through the halls, the jovial center for Norfolk State riding the euphoria of a monumental upset of Missouri as the words spilled out of his mouth faster than he could think. "We messed up some brackets! We messed up some…
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.