Roger Mackay, one of Madame Tussauds maintenance team puts finishing touches to a model of Rafael Nadal in London, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. The ten time Grand Slam winner and Olympic Gold medalist has been reproduced as a wax model where he will be on…
A berry picker reported this DFO sighting: "Just ran into DFO. Met his mother. The. Cutest. Little. Older. Lady. Ever. She says she prays for DFO after she questioned him about whether or not he steps on people's toes in his job." The blogfather stepping…
The California software exec arrested for allegedly switching bar codes on high priced Lego sets resold them online through "TomsBrickyard," a site so popular with Lego buyers that they rated his service "excellent." Thomas Langenbach, who was the vice president of SAP Labs Integration and…
SEATTLE — Gov. Chris Gregoire and Washington Transportation Department Secretary Paul Hammond issued statements Wednesday reminding the contractor on a new Lake Washington floating bridge not to let office workers drink beer on the job. Gregoire says state policy has been reiterated to Kiewit-General-Manson, and…
The Kootenai County Sheriff's department is stepping up efforts to make sure drivers are buckling up. The department announced it will be participating in a seat belt emphasis patrol beginning Sunday through June 5. Deputies will be at locations throughout the county focusing on moving…
Idaho state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna has been named to a 19-member “Education Policy Advisory Group” by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. “I am proud to announce the support of this impressive group of policy leaders who are devoted to expanding educational opportunities for…
Kathy Sims, Dan Gookin, Mary Souza A rose between two thorns? A thorn between two roses? Anyhoo, Dan Gookin posted this lovely pic on his Facebook page and gave me permission to post it here. He titled it Sandwich of Evil :-) Dan says it…
File this under inane polls. Political pollsters have been under pressure to make sure their samples include Americans who rely solely on cell phones—and the latest NBC News/Marist polls of Florida, Ohio and Virginia exhibit why. As NBC's First Read flags, Romney narrowly pulls ahead…
Latte lovers: Drop what you're doing tonight and head to Indaba Coffee, 1425 W. Broadway Ave., for the second Thursday Night Throwdown Inland Northwest. Thursday Night Throwdown is a friendly competition to see who can make the best latte art - whether you're a home…
A Spokane woman claims she was held captive and sold for sex at meth houses and motels for the past year. Suspect Lawrence Dean Johnson, 43, has been arrested on human trafficking charges related to claims made by the woman to sheriff’s detectives. Detectives corroborated…
Commenter Staci sends this picture of her cat, Bob. She writes, "Not only does he look like your cat Thor, but as you can see, he also has the same demeanor. One difference though. Apparently Bob can read. And he's looking for a new place…
Jett Bingman plays the role of J. Pierrepont Finch in the Lake City Playhouse production of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” which opens Friday in Coeur d’Alene. Details. Have you ever attended a play at the Lake City Playhouse?
Photo courtesy Nicole Hensley, KXLY. Council president Ben Stuckart shows off the plastic bag that blocks their office security camera's view. Most everywhere you go in Spokane, security installations on buildings and businesses can document where you go, including Spokane City Hall. Some city officials…
WASHINGTON – The prostitution scandal that has embroiled the Secret Service is not evidence of a wider culture of boozing and paying for sex among those who are trained to take a bullet for the president, the director of the agency told skeptical senators. The…
May not be Milo or Thor, but still awfully cute. WASHINGTON – Two cheetah cubs have a new home at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and are being raised by human hands after a risky birth last month at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia.…
Huckster @KimKnerl scored a 9 out of 10, while Eddie Toreal and KCres both got 8 out of 10. You've still got time to take the quiz and be entered in a drawiing for 2 free movie tickets. If you top the leaderbaord a $50…
She may be small in stature, but Ange Nemerimana’s high-wattage smile and colorful African garb make her difficult to miss in the halls of Lewis and Clark High School. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nemerimana spent her formative years in a refugee…
In yesterday's Willd Card Stickman wrote: We used to have a book thread for people who love to read and know what everyone else is reading. I loved it. I want to know what you are reading, especially if it is something you can’t put…
Twenty-nine Sandpoint High School students are paying the price – in labor and sawbucks – for a senior class prank that vandalized school property. If the students complete 15 hours of volunteer work before graduation, they will still be allowed to walk at commencement ceremonies,…
The principal of the tiny Washtucna School in Adams County is facing a criminal investigation after a 14-year-old boy said the man sat on him as punishment for wearing his hat inside. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office announced today that a deputy is investigating the…
After what Exergy Tour communications director Heather Hill called “a little bit of an unexpected glitch here on the first day” - the theft and then recovery, apparently unscathed, of $120,000 worth of racing bikes and equipment from one of the teams - the event…
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation Wednesday to approve a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines, handing a hard-fought victory to environmentalists. The City Council voted 13-1 to phase out plastic bags over the next 16 months…
Posted this yesteday, but moving it up for those who may have missed it. CH The Occupy Spokane group has started its own “Occupy Spokane Clubhouse” on East Sprague. It's open for business and is looking for volunteers and donated second-hand items. It's renting a…
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.
