Noonish: A semi truck is either smoking or on fire on e/b I-90 west of NW Blvd/CdA. Noonish: 10-15 juveniles reportedly smoking behind Subway shop on Seltice Way/PF. 11:47 a.m. Caller reports that man siphoning gas from vehicle @ Garden & 2nd/CdA told him that…
Basketball players from Washington State and Oregon State fight for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Pac-12 conference championship in Los Angeles Wednesday. Oregon State eliminated WSU from the tournament 69-64. Christian Caple SR story here. (AP…
An assignment at Mt. Spokane High School has taken senior Nikki Ziegler on an unexpected journey. “We were supposed to write a short children’s book based on a biblical character in my Bible as literature class,” Ziegler said. “The assignment was to write eight to…
A trio of dogs look out the window of their home in East Bremerton, Wash. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Meegan M. Reid) Top Cutlines: 1. Mugsy, Rex, and Stripe were dog tired and bored after sitting through all seven hours of the…
HucksOnline interview with Sandy Patano of the North Idaho Political Action Committee follows: DFO: Why do you think there's a need for the North Idaho Political Action Committee, which has been dubbed "Reasonable Republicans"? Sandy Patano: We want to identify and recruit quality candidates to…
Adam Johnson sent this Facebook message to HucksOnline: "After much consideration on whether to pursue official judicial clarification regarding the implications of how a withheld judgement differs from a straight conviction, I have made the decision to officially cease my pursuit of the office of…
Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, is presenting his “sound money” bill, HB 578, to the House State Affairs Committee this morning; he said it was written by Edwin Vieira Jr., a lawyer and author from Virginia. Hart told the committee that a dollar originaly “was equal…
Carlos Vallejo, 51, raises a sign in support of Calif. Fish and Game Commission president Dan Richards during a public meeting held at Mission Inn Wednesday in Riverside, Calif. The president of the California Fish and Game Commission received strong support Wednesday to remain on…
State Senator Steve Vick, a Dalton Gardens resident and Home Renovation Contractor, will seek re-election to the Idaho State Senate in the new District 2. “It has been a great privilege to serve my friends and neighbors in North Idaho” said Vick. “I want to…
A long-time Berry Picker writes: "I thought you and your readers might enjoy Senate Bill 1374 currently being considered in Boise by our (!) legislature. That bill defines and allows for "Historical Horse Racing". What is that you ask? It is showing and betting on…
The Associated Press reported yesterday that some guy from Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania? – called the bookstore at South Dakota State University asking where he could get some Jackrabbit gear. You heard it here first – this logo is going to be popular! My alma mater…
An impressive solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center said the sun erupted Tuesday evening and the effects should start smacking Earth late Wednesday…
Bubblehead: Phil Hart is emblematic of what I call the “National Treasure Republicans”, who believe that by following a series of clues in historical documents they can find the proof they need to convince everyone that none of their money should go to people who…
It took seven hours to select a winner in Kootenai County. If somebody showed up at 5 p.m. Tuesday night to check in for Idaho's first Republican presidential caucus, they would have to stick with the process until after midnight to find out the winner.…
Democrat and former Kootenai County clerk Dan English is running for the Idaho House seat now held by Phil Hart. English acknowledges that people are allowed to hold any political views they want, and in Hart's case, have tax protesting views. "But I don't think…
We're all suffering a bit of hangover from the caucus process -- the visits from the candidates to the ongoing discussion to the voting last night. But I agree with Reagan Repub that the process is invigorating, especially this year. Don't know what my friend…
A musher approaches a climb in the Farewell Burn during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday in Nikolai, Alaska. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester)
OrangeTV, who bartends at Mik's on 4th/downtown Coeur d'Alene writes of his bar that is isn't "exactly quiet, per se, but our clientele is known for it’s good behavior and we don’t allow any kind of riff-raff to take off if we can help it.…
Democrats have filed for all three legislative seats in the new Legislative District 2 -- Shirley McFadden of Athol for state Sen. Steve Vick's seat; Cheryl Stranskey of Coeur d'Alene for Rep. Vito Barbieri's post; and Dan English for Rep. Phil Hart's spot. Vick and…
HucksOnline will conduct a live online interview with Sandy Patano at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Above, Sandy and Brad Corkill are pictured this morning after an interview w/Joe & Kerri about Tuesday's Kootenai County GOP caucus election and the North Idaho Political Action Committee that was…
5:49 p.m. 20ish male w/curly hair & beard hit another vehicle @ H95 & Haycraft/CdA & sped off in green beater w/taped up passenger window, heading toward Fruitland. 5:28 p.m. Officer chased man wanted named Justin on felony warrants in white Nissan from 4th &…
On her Facebook wall, Linda Lantzy of Idaho Scenic Images, posts this photo from inside an old structure in the Birch Creek Valley, southeast of Salmon. Posts Linda: "They had quite the view." Heart vs. Hart/Bay Views Day after Idaho GOP caucus/Dennis Mansfield Tipsy point,…
The bizarre Bonner County Property Rights Council (PRC) has issued its first draft “decision” in which they conclude that a simple common sense watershed protection ordinance is “unreasonable, unnecessary, and arbitrary.” How do they come to this conclusion? They simply presume ALL proposed ordinances are…
Layne Pavey, left, and Aaron Colby enjoy the perks of working in a bakery as they sample a couple of cupcakes at Sweet Frostings Blissful Bakeshop in Spokane. (January 2012 SR file photo Christoher Anderson) On her Facebook wall, Cindy started quite a thread with…
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.