Jennifer Locke comments: "I think a possible wild card is the ordinance passed in June. I was there that night and I have never seen that many people at the library. I had to wait 2 hours standing outdoors to even get into the room…
In her Slight Detour blog, Marianne Love posts: "I also wondered where this door's car ended up. If anyone around Bonners Ferry sees someone driving a car without a door, tell 'em to go to Deer Creek. The door is in pretty good shape." More…
On its Facebook page, Coeur d'Alene Education Partnership posts: "A parent's guide to the new Idaho Core Standards will be coming home with every SD 271 student this week. Keep an eye out for it and check out this link to the State website for…
Idaho’s Court of Appeals today overturned a lower-court ruling that blocked a driver’s license suspension for a former Kootenai County court official after a misdemeanor DUI arrest in 2011. The Idaho Transportation Department appealed the decision about the license suspension for Marina Kalani-Keegan, former Kootenai…
The shoes to be worn in the 2014 Miss America pageant's "show us your shoes" parade by Miss Washington, are displayed during a new conference today in Atlantic City N.J. The preliminary competitions began Tuesday, which is back in Atlantic City after a six-year absence.…
On her Facebook page, Amber Copeland posts: "If you haven't had the chance yet to look at my website, please do. And remember that I am an open book. I look forward to the chance of answering any and all of your questions. Heck, if…
A Republican lawmaker said he'll vote to authorize military action against Syria if President Obama returns his Nobel Peace Prize. Freshman Tea Party Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) suggested the swap in a press statement Tuesday ahead of the president's primetime address to sell strikes to…
A group that formed over a spaghetti dinner is celebrating four decades of creating a voice for conservation in the Idaho State Legislature and beyond. The Idaho Conservation League is inviting the public to its 40th Anniversary Celebration, at 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, on…
Apple Inc introduced two new iPhones on Tuesday including the "iPhone 5C" that comes in five colors and starts at $99 with a contract, priced to bring one of the industry's costliest smartphones within reach of the masses in poorer emerging markets. Chief Executive Tim…
Scott Anderson, head of the Roger Ebert Sculpture fundraising campaign, gives a thumbs up next to a scale model of a sculpture of famed film critic Roger Ebert, outside the Virginia Theatre on Tuesday in Champaign, Ill., where he announced plans to raise money for…
12:08 a.m. Red car crashed into several mailboxes on sidewalk @ 9th/Woolsey, CdA. 11:56 a.m. Elderly female in white sedan has 4-way flashers on @ e/b I-90 onramp/H41, PF. 11:54 a.m. 67YO male hurt in fall when snagged jeans cuff on chair @ Ramsey/Dolan, Rathdrum.…
Occasionally, I get an encouraging email/text/phone call that reinforces that what I do here and in my Sunday Huckleberries print column matters. This is from column reader Lolita Sutton in the Spokane Valley: If you ever doubt the positive impact you have on people's lives,…
A group of young fans spell out their support for the Seattle Mariners as they sit in the outfield bleachers Saturday during a baseball game between the Mariners and the Tampa Bay Rays Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Question: When did you first become a…
The weekend was an active one as in addition to the Farragut Reunion, the Bayview Mercantile closed it's doors. Citing the expense of hiring all of the help, the Bjergos were feeding a loss. Both have well paying jobs with Scott an aircraft mechanic and…
At least 89 people have reported getting sick after eating Chobani Greek yogurt manufactured in Twin Falls, the Food and Drug Administration reported. FDA spokeswoman Tamara Ward told The Times-News (http://bit.ly/17nnX7P) on Monday that some have described nausea and cramps. No link has been confirmed…
Spokane police have installed new Automated License Plate Recognition cameras on two patrol vehicles. The camera eyes are mounted in black boxes just below the light bar at left and right above the doors. The cameras scan vehicle license plates looking for stolen cars. Kaitlin…
Monday Poll: In the early going of the fall campaign, Hucks Nation is predicting that Councilwoman Kerri Thoreson will beat Councilman Ron Jacobson to succeed Clay Larkin at mayor of Post Falls. 94 of 159 respondents (59.12%) picked Thoreson to win the mayor's race. 65…
OrangeTV: For what it's worth, I attempted asking Mary Souza several days ago via her campaign Facebook page if she had permission to put her signs where she was putting them. My post was deleted within several hours and I was permanently blocked from commenting…
Following are the candidate stands on McEuen Field, as reported by Tom Hasslinger in today's Coeur d'Alene Press: Joe Kunka: "I'm sure when it's done, it'll be an amazing place to go. But I don't think it was a necessity and anytime it's not a…
This July 12 photo shows a flyer seeking information regarding Cody Lee Johnson is posted on a Kalispell, Mont., street corner. Johnson's newlywed wife confessed she pushed her husband face-first off a cliff in Glacier National Park, then lied about his death and told authorities…
Item: Labrador joins Risch, would vote no on use of force in Syria/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman More Info: Rep. Raul Labrador has become the second member of the four-man all-GOP Idaho congressional delegation to say he will oppose the use of force in Syria. “I…
Item: District adjusts weapons policy: Officials given leeway on pocketknives/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: School trustees in Coeur d'Alene have tweaked the district's weapons policy to give principals and the superintendent more discretion regarding disciplinary action when a student unwittingly brings a pocketknife…
The Atlas Brothers Steve Atlas, bottom and Sam Lewis, perform a pose on Thursday at The Body Practice in Spokane. (SR photo: Tyler Tjomsland) Steve Atlas came late to the art of hand-to-hand balancing. He was almost 36 when he did his first handstand, only…
Item: Coeur d'Alene prevails against lawsuit to block downtown high-rise/Jeff Selle, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: The City of Coeur d'Alene prevailed last week in a lawsuit that was initially filed to stop a high-rise condominium project on the corner of First Street and Lakeside…
Nearly a year after voters trounced Tom Luna’s Students Come First proposals in a referendum, the state schools superintendent acknowledged he did not do enough to make the plan transparent or to involve Idahoans. “Our plan under Students Come First was a legislative plan,” Luna…
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.