HucksOnline hasn't heard how the Kootenai County GOP CC meeting went last night. Did Tina relish in her victory at having "Sheriff Mack" -- his words, not Huckleberries -- speak at the Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday? Did Jeff follow through on his bigger-fish-to-fry conciliatory statement…
Shenandoah Elementary third grade students show the bracelets they made Wednesday in memory of fellow student Cristian Sanchez who died in a Tuesday morning house fire in Shenandoah, Pa. (AP Photo/Republican-Herald, David McKeown)
No one won the big jackpot in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, but several people picked five of the six numbers to win $250,000, and three of those winners are in Washington. The Washington Lottery says two of the quarter-million dollar tickets were sold in…
Oooo, former VP Cheney made big headlines - he got a heart transplant! Good for him! It means that age is no limitation. He is 72. Can you imagine getting a heart transplant??? It boggles the brain. I think of the heart as pretty darned…
Tim Flores, left, moved his belongings by bicycle to a new Bellingham, Wash., residence, with a little help from his friends. Flores, an employee of the Community Food Co-op in Bellingham, and his friends rode over five miles during rush-hour traffic. (AP Photo/The Bellingham Herald,…
4:34 p.m. Female driver ran a stop sign & is speeding on Cecil/PF. 4:32 p.m. Male in beanie w/gas can just siphoned gas in 1900 block of N8th/CdA. 4:31 p.m. Darla wants to be sure that dog that attacked hers is up-to-date on its shots.…
A Berry Picker sends along this Larry Spencer sign spotted on a fence on Spokane Street/Post Falls.
A Senate panel is due Thursday to help decide the 2012 Legislature's last critical question: Will Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter win his coveted $35 million tax relief bill, or will more-cautious lawmakers direct at least some of that cash toward savings, to be used if…
The owners of Coeur d'Alene Brewing Co., which had to close last year when their building's landlord didn't renew their lease, have re-formed and will open another Brewery this time is Spokane.The new brewery will be called River City Brewing and will be located at…
After her Wednesday morning KVNI/ESPN 1080 radio show with Joe Paisley this morning, Kerri Thoreson drove to Sanders Beach and saw this scene. Kerri posts on her Facebook wall: "It must be mating season for turkeys, several big toms flashing their tail feathers were making…
Digger: St. Maries is not urban. Nor a city. Its more of a blip on a map, or as someone once explained to me as a child “the armpit of lake CDA and the Weippe of Benewah County”… a phrase I never got until I…
This series of handout frame grabs from video, provided by House Television shows Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., taking off his jacket to wear a a hoodie and sunglasses as he speaks on the floor of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday. Rush donned…
“It's (ultrasound bill) terrible medicine, terrible public policy, and an assault on personal freedom. … And unfortunately, that's what this session is going to be known for” -- Rep. John Rusche, D-Lewiston, a retired physician. Question: Do you agree with Rep. Rusche that the 2012…
The Senate has voted 23-11 in favor of HB 695, which sets up a new $200,000 legislative legal fund to be spent at the sole discretion of the Senate president pro-tem and the House speaker, with each in charge of $100,000. The bill already has…
The House has passed the death bill, SB 1348a, which would ensure that treatment, food and fluids aren't denied to a dying patient if the patient wants them and if they “in reasonable medical judgement will preserve the life of the patient,” on a 57-12…
Convicted serial killer Joseph E. Duncan should have been given a formal hearing to determine his mental competency before being allowed to waive his right to legal representation and to appeal his death sentence, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling means Duncan, who…
Which came first, the chicken or the veto? After agreeing to allow residents to keep chickens within city limits in May last year, the St. Maries City Council decided against it last month. Jenna Bauer, 11, the girl who asked for the change said she…
Broadcast journalist Laurie Dhue talks with members of the media after arriving at McCarran International Airport, Tuesday in Las Vegas. Dhue was a passenger on board Jet Blue flight 191 from New York JFK when it was diverted to Amarillo, Texas after the captain stormed…
The North Idaho College Board of Trustees has just announced the five finalists to replace retiring President Priscilla Bell: Jack Becherer, who serves as president of Rock Valley College in Rockford, Ill. Joseph Dunlap, who serves as president of Spokane Community Colleges. Karin Hilgersom, who…
12:24 p.m. KCSD Marine deputies were en route to Spokane River @ State Line Village after motorist reported that a kayaker had flipped over. But investigating deputy reports kayaker righted himself. 11:49 a.m. Male on black w/backpack & mental condition tells officer by phone from…
Meet the official mascot of HucksOnline: "Huck." Digger provides this intro to the dog that he & Spazz own in Moscow: "This is Huck. He was named Huck because (a) Hucks Online is my favorite blog; (b) Spazz and I both thought it'd be fun…
Phaedrus: When Democrats don’t run for an office it is often because the numbers just don’t add up for them, fundraising numbers, voter numbers, etc. But then, the likes of OST, HH , Joker, et al. slam the Democrats for not trying, not running candidates.…
Missoula County Public Schools district trustee Larry Foust, not a year into his term, abruptly quit the school board Tuesday evening, leaving board members with their jaws hanging open. Foust, a recently retired 37-year MCPS teacher, resigned after reading a short letter he had written…
Who wants to go to the movies? Or take $50 in spending cash to the Davenport Hotel? This week's news quiz is offering both -- two movie tickets in a random drawing and the $50 for the overall champ. You're 10 interactive questions from being…
Tuesday Poll: By a narrow margin, Hucks Nation wants the city of Coeur d'Alene to follow through on plans to move the boat-trailer parking from its current location adjacent to the 3rd Street docks. 82 of 158 respondents (51.9%) favored that position. 74 of 158…
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.
