She may only be 14 months old, but Sorella Stoute is already a seasoned eBay user. Just ask her father, Paul Stoute, who recently opened up his email to discover the toddler had bid on a 1962 Austin Healey Sprite -- and won. The Oregon…
2nd District Congressman Mike Simpson says he's had “one of his most successful fundraising quarters ever,” raising more than $300,000 for his re-election campaign, the largest amount raised since his first election to Congress in 1998. The latest campaign finance reports, for the most recent…
Robert Post talks to the Associated Press on May 31 about his home, in Mantoloking, N.J., which was flooded during Superstorm Sandy last year. Post has a pacemaker that needs to be checked once a month by phone, but the phone company refuses to restore…
WASHINGTON – Credit unions have been snatching customers from banks amid consumer frustration over rising fees and outrage over Wall Street’s role in the financial crisis. Now banks are fighting back by trying to take away something vital to credit unions: their federal tax exemption.…
The beauty of a pressed sandwich isn’t just that it can be done ahead of time, but that it actually should be done ahead of time. Because this is one of those rare sandwiches that improves with time. And as an added bonus, it also…
I snapped this pic of the crowd at last year's Wallace Blues Festival. As I said in the Wild Card we are looking forward to some great music and fun in Wallace, Idaho, this weekend. Here's my summary from last year and here's more information…
SHOSHONE, Idaho (AP) - A 19-year-old Shoshone man whose mother is in prison for plotting to kill her former father-in-law was badly injured in a "fight club" boxing match. The Times-News reports Blue Haddon suffered a head injury Monday evening. He was initially hospitalized in…
From left, Mallory King, Sophie Anderson, Tiger Ashtianti and Christian Duhamel star in Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre’s production of “Mary Poppins.” CdA Summer Theater's production of Mary Poppins is based on the 2004 hit Broadway version of the P.L. Travers naughty nanny epic, and it…
Supporters of House Bill 2, an abortion bill, react in the gallery of the Texas House after the bill passed Tuesday in Austin, Texas. AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas House on Tuesday night provisionally approved tough new abortion restrictions, making good on a third attempt…
The Club for Growth, the national group that funneled money to bankroll one-term 1st District Idaho Rep. Bill Sali’s run for Congress in 2006, announced today that it not only is endorsing 2nd District Rep. Mike Simpson’s GOP primary challenger, Bryan Smith of Idaho Falls…
WASHINGTON – In an initiative aimed at rooting out future leakers and other security violators, President Barack Obama has ordered federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on behavioral profiling techniques that are not scientifically proven to work, according to experts and…
HAYDEN - Officials at Hayden City Hall so far are planning for a 9 percent increase for next year's general fund and public works budget compared with the current fiscal year. On Tuesday night, the city council conducted the final of three budget workshops. Mayor…
Marcel Kittel, right, crosses the line ahead of Andre Greipel, center, and Mark Cavendish to win Stage 10 of the Tour de France. SAINT-MALO, France – Hitting the asphalt at something like 60 kilometers per hour (40 mph) flayed off a patch of skin from…
As teacher contract negotiations continue in the Nampa School District, Idaho Education News reports that nearly 100 teachers and community members participated in an hour-long tailgate party before last night’s school board meeting, designed to welcome new board members and urge the district to focus…
WASHINGTON – Framing a new argument against President Barack Obama’s health care law, congressional GOP leaders called Tuesday for a delay in the law’s requirement that individual Americans carry health insurance. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and other senior Republicans told Obama in a letter…
Before a public memorial at the Spokane Convention Center, a Spokane Fire Department honor guard prepares to remove the casket of firefighter John Knighten from a Station 4 fire truck Monday. Knighten, 45, died June 30 after a three-year battle with cancer. Colin Mulvaney, photo.…
Woke up this morning to find Thor had deposited a hairball on the stairs. The good news was at least it was on the uncarpeted section. The bad news is I "saw" it with my foot. The day can only get better, right? Here's your…
SPOKANE, Wash.--Dry Fly Distilling ranks among the 25 Top Craft Distillery Tours in the U.S. according to an online food and drink website. The Daily Meal named the Spokane-based company, Dy Fly Distilling, the eighth best in the nation. The article described craft distilleries as…
A Syracuse, N.Y. hospital is facing $22,000 in fines due to improper handling of patients, including one "dead" patient who opened her eyes as doctors were about to remove her organs. The Syracuse Post-Standard reported that the New York State Health Department found St. Joseph's…
So my BFF Bill Oakely, a producer of the television show Portlandia, and former writer for the Simpsons, breezed through Spokane this weekend and tweeted me this photo to prove it. Oakley, you may remember drew my ire when he read my article about the…
In this file photo Ben Wetzel displays one of his handmade holsters. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois became the last state in the nation to allow public possession of concealed guns as lawmakers rushed Tuesday to finalize a proposal ahead of a federal court’s deadline. Both…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than 800 Idaho National Guard employees will start taking furlough days mandated by federal budget cuts. Idaho National Guard spokesman Col. Tim Marsano says about 860 full-time employees will have one unpaid day off each week between now and the…
NBCNEWS.COM - The big Ford F-250 pickup has become the favorite of U.S. car thieves, replacing the Cadillac Escalade, the luxury SUV that had topped the theft chart for nearly a decade. But although the big Caddy fell to only sixth place in the annual…
Kootenai Health’s new logo is described as a spark symbolizing the connection of service lines to create a unified whole. Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene is changing its name to Kootenai Health. For the past six years Kootenai Health has been the name of…
In this file photo a few juicy arils give just the right burst of flavor to a bowl of Greek yogurt. Idaho will join three other states in a pilot program to serve Greek yogurt as part of school lunch programs. Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo…
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