From the “whatever happened to” department of Eye on Boise, today we bring you: Whatever happened to the investigation into Sen. John McGee? And the answer is: It's still pending. McGee, R-Caldwell, the former Senate majority caucus chairman, resigned from the Idaho Senate on Feb.…
CHICAGO (AP) -- A spokesman for Zenith Electronics says Eugene Polley, the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control, has died. John Taylor says the former Zenith engineer died of natural causes Sunday at a suburban Chicago hospital. He was 96. Couch potatoes everywhere…
Melissa Bowerman, a 41-year-old volunteer track coach at Condon High School in Pendleton, Ore., has been dismissed from her position after she accompanied a male student from the team to the school's prom last month, the East Oregonian reports. According to KTVZ-TV, Bowerman -- who…
So one day instead of napping for 16 hours, Thor (an indoor cat) decided to slip out of the house when I left for work. Sadly, no one noticed he was AWOL until I returned that afternoon. Though it was April, it had rained, snowed…
Here's Mary's take on the Cda Press story about Tubbs Hill, I posted earlier today. "This is all in line with what I’ve been told is the Mayor’s “vision” for Tubb’s. She hasn’t said it publicly, to my knowledge, so it’s still a rumor of…
May 21 (Reuters) - A New Jersey woman said on Monday that she was dismissed from a temporary job at a New York lingerie warehouse because her male employers felt she was too busty and dressed too provocatively for the workplace. Wearing a form-fitting sequined…
Think you can find a way to use two free movie tickets? Well, you're eligible for a random drawing simply by taking this week's news quiz. And should you find yourself atop the leaderboard, a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel could be yours.…
LONDON — A Channel Islands auction house says it’s selling a vial that allegedly contains blood residue from Ronald Reagan — a move denounced today by the late U.S. president’s family and his foundation. The vial being auctioned online was used by the laboratory that…
This just in from CdAPD: Nathanael Schierman is being sought based a Kootenai County Warrant charging Schierman with Felony Probation Violations. Schierman is currently on Felony Probation for Injury to Child charges. This is a 50,000 bond, Western United States ex...tradition warrant. Schierman is a…
A Texas high school has recalled copies of its yearbook after special needs students were described as "mentally retarded" within its pages, angering teachers, students and their parents. Mesquite High School's yearbooks were initially distributed on Friday, but were recalled by school officials within hours.…
COEUR d'ALENE - While the language is in there, the city's Natural Open Space Management Plan doesn't call for building a north side trail on Tubbs Hill. It only mentions it as a possibility to one day consider. Nevertheless, the Tubbs Hill Foundation is opposing…
NEW YORK – Roman Catholic dioceses, schools and other groups sued the Obama administration Monday in eight states and the District of Columbia over a federal mandate that most employers provide workers free birth control as part of their health insurance. The federal lawsuits represent…
In the Wild Card Bent gives us an update on his injury and on the status of all things yummy. I hope he didn't hurt himself just cuz he knew how left out I felt when all of you were devouring bbq goodness while I…
Dharun Ravi listens to the judge in court Monday. NEW YORK – A judge Monday sentenced a former Rutgers University student, Dharun Ravi, to 30 days in jail for spying on his gay roommate who later committed suicide, rejecting defense arguments that he did not…
SPOKANE — Police say a resident of a north Spokane home drove off four home invaders with a decorative sword, giving one a slash wound. The home invasion was reported about 3 a.m. today in the Indian Trail area where four people were in the…
Apparently, in order for a democrat to win a primary in Idaho he/she must run against a mentally ill candidate who is facing felony charges. But perhaps you take away a different moral from Betsy Russell's story. BOISE – A Democratic candidate for Congress in…
Photo courtesy Kerri Thoreson On Facebook berry picker Christa Hazel writes: "I miss the good ol' days in Coeur d'Alene when the most pressing political issues were whether or not the Avon lady selling out of her garage on Best needed to be commercially zone…
Sissyphus doesn't have to worry about his kitties any more: Boise Police shot and killed a mountain lion that had been prowling near the Boise State campus. The cougar was shot at midnight, after it was spotted feeding at a dumpster near Bronco Stadium. Early…
Elizabeth Smart shares her story of being kidnapped and assaulted when she was 14 years old with the crowd gathered at the Spokane Convention Center for the Women Helping Women Fund luncheon. More than 2,100 people greeted Elizabeth Smart with a standing ovation at the…
NEW YORK – If you’re flying this summer, be prepared to kiss your family goodbye at the gate. Even if they’re on the same plane. Airlines are reserving a growing number of window and aisle seats for passengers willing to pay extra. That’s helping to…
COEUR d’ALENE — Anne Seddon, a former public school teacher, will be the Coeur d’Alene School District’s newest trustee. The four sitting members of the five-member school board unanimously selected Seddon for appointment Monday during a special board meeting. The reason I chose to seek…
Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez throws in the first inning against Texas Rangers' Ian Kinsler during a baseball game in Seattle on Monday, May 21, 2012. SEATTLE – Ichiro Suzuki and the Seattle Mariners chased Texas’ Yu Darvish after just four innings in his shortest…
An annular eclipse is seen Sunday north of Odessa, Texas. The eclipse was visible to wide areas across China, Japan and elsewhere in the region before moving across the Pacific to be seen in parts of the western U.S. Have you ever seen an eclipse?
Had a glorious weekend. Spent Saturday with my sister-in-laws in Newport, WA. for the annual Who Let the Girls Out? event. Sunday, our youngest son finished a great soccer season, and we topped the weekend off by seeing The Avengers. Monday seems like a painful…
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Idaho is among 22 states and the District of Columbia that are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending. The states…
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