12:27 p.m. Poleline/PF area woman threatening suicide saying kids are better off w/o her. 12:14 p.m. Motorist claims crews working on power lines on Wyoming/Hayden @ H95 aren't giving drivers enough warning of closed road ahead & almost caused wreck. 12:11 p.m. Resident from Julia…
Idaho authorities say a pilot flying over a Republican gathering had been dropping rolls of toilet paper or streamers from his airplane before it crashed. The Federal Aviation Administration says early indications are the experimental aircraft stalled or reached a speed and angle at which…
At Post Falls City Hall this morning, city officials, firefighters and police officers participated in a ceremony honoring those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York's twin towers, the Pentagon and the aborted flight that was run to ground by brave airline…
Vice President Joe Biden visits with patrons over lunch at Cruisers Diner in Seaman, Ohio, in this controversial Sunday photo that has gone viral. Biden buddied up with bikers, posed for countless pictures at a pizza place and downed an ice cream cone at a…
On his Slice blog this morning, Paul Turner offers a link to a site that converts your weight to kilograms. I now weigh 99kg, thank you (and may finally meet insurance company guidelines for the ideal weight. In fact, I may be a little slender).…
Monday Poll: Almost two-thirds of Hucks Nation say they vote split-ticket in elections. 102 of 155 (65.81%) say they vote split ticket, underscoring the notion that Hucks Nation is an independent bunch of cusses. 27 of 155 (17.42%) say they vote party-line Republican, while 24…
Judy Parisio places an American flag in one of the engraved names that borders the north reflecting pool of the World Trade Center Memorial, during the ceremonies marking the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, in New York earlier today. (AP Photo/Mike Segar, Pool)
On her Facebook wall, Cis posts: "Where were you at 6am West Coast/9am East Coast on 9/11/01??? I was driving home after getting off work, heard on the radio, that a plane hit the World Trade Center..at that time it was thought to be a…
Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna, an education adviser to GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, says President Barack Obama's "refusal to speak out against the teachers strike in Chicago represents an abdication of leadership." Luna's statement came in a news release issued by the…
When I was young, people who heard voices in their heads were confined to psychiatric hospitals. Today they're employed at MSNBC as primetime hosts. And what those voices in their heads are telling them is that Republicans are sending subliminal appeals to racists, using what…
The comprehensive dress code policy adopted a year ago by the Coeur d'Alene School District applies to all students, even cheerleaders in uniform on game day. Leslie Damiano, the parent of a Viking cheerleader, attended Monday's school board meeting and told trustees that her daughter…
On her Facebook wall, Kerri Thoreson posts: "On my way home from the studio (Monday) morning I noticed a creative sidewalk planter on 4th Street in Coeur d'Alene. I wonder if Bert has any old buses he could use to make one for me." Question:…
Item: Several ways to get a taste of opera/Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Opera Coeur d'Alene is offering three ways for fans to get ready for its upcoming production of "Carmen." First is a free walk-in concert this Friday at The Coeur d'Alene Resort Plaza…
Today, the nation will commemorate the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, but this year’s ceremonies will be different – at least at the main commemoration site in Manhattan. There, politicians will be voiceless. About 3,000 people died in the coordinated hijackings…
It'll be interesting to see whether there's any protesters at the McEuen Field ground-breaking ceremony this morning. Or whether Councilman Ron Edinger is chained to some tree in front of of the bulldozers. It'll also be interesting to see if many who signed petitions in…
On his Facebook wall, Dave Chamberlain offers this photo of workers busy taking down the back stops at McEuen Field after the ground-breaking ceremony for the new McEuen Field this morning. Dave tell Huckleberries that he saw the activity after a hike on Tubbs Hill…
Of the four minor party candidates that will be on the Idaho presidential ballot, former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson intrigues me most: Rocky Anderson, former two-term mayor of Salt Lake City, lawyer and human rights activist, is the Justice Party candidate for president.…
5:41 p.m. Security at KMart, 201 W. Neider, sees shoplifter concealing items. 5:39 p.m. Female driver in black Mustang left Exxon, H95 & Appleway, w/o paying for gas. 5:29 p.m. Individual is at CPD lobby to report possible child enticement. 5:17 p.m. Joshua wants to…
On her Facebook wall, Kerri Thoreson posts: "Here's the veterans flag monument gifted to the City of Post Falls in memory of Lt. Col. Manny Schneidmiller, USMC, by his family. It was a perfect breezy day for those flags to wave over the home of…
GoDaddy, which hosts more than 5 million websites, said it was still investigating what may have caused many of its clients' sites to get knocked offline. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Internet company told the Los Angeles Times that its IT department was working aggressively to investigate…
Starting this month, a certificate with a bright gold star will help diners in the five northern counties recognize food establishments for excellence in food safety. The recognized establishments have met all the state’s standards of excellence for health and safety during their last regular…
At Slight Detour, Marianne Love let's the photos explain why she loves her Bonner County 'hood so much, beginning with the photo above, which is one of the fruits of her 2012 labor. More here. 10 things about the first week of school/A Butterfly Moment…
I'm running this Channel 19 TV video of the McEuen Field ground-breaking, showing the exact scene as Mayor Sandi Bloem spoke this morning. (Photo: Citizens for a Positive Coeur d'Alene)
"I wouldn't say we're quite an SEC team. But if that conference wants to invite us, we'll go" -- UI football coach Robb Akey re: LSU game.
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.
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