Turkey Day is rapidly approaching, as is Black Friday, which, according to Mrs. O, now starts sometime Thursday afternoon. She asked innocently whether there is a football game scheduled around the opening of the Black Thursday/Friday shopping spree. The 49ers, of course, will be playing…
A law enforcement officer watches over Morehouse College students, who marched from campus, raise their fists in the air joining others in a rally and protest at the CNN Center, Tuesday in Atlanta, the day after a grand jury's decision not to indict a white…
Top Comment -- Scootermom (RE: Protesters torch Ferguson businesses): I find the rage understandable. The black community just got told, in a really condescending way, that their lives aren't worth much. Again. I don't like rioting. I lived through LA in 1992, and it wasn't…
Hunting for a wild Christmas tree is a Thanksgiving tradition for many families, and the Panhandle National Forest wants people to know permits are on sale now. "The day after Thanksgiving and the day before Thanksgiving are usually our biggest days for Christmas tree permits,"…
5:14 p.m. Driver of older Jeep speeding, reckless @ s/b 4th Street/Honeysuckle Avenue, Hayden. 5:01 p.m. White Cargo van w/Washington plates & blacked-out windows, been prowling area of H95/Presley Road. 4:57 p.m. CPD officers en route to Bluegrass Park to investigate report of fight. 4:33…
Former Spokane County deputy prosecutor Marriya Wright pleaded guilty to second-degree rendering criminal assistance today in front of a visiting judge from Whitman County. Wright was accused of helping convicted felon Matthew Baumrucker (pictured) evade police in March. He was wanted on a warrant and…
"It’s tempting to think of this year’s holiday show at the Coeur d’Alene Resort as 'A Travolta Family Christmas,' posts Carolyn Lamberson/7 Blog. "After all, the show is produced by Ellen Travolta, who also appears, along with her sister, Margaret, and her husband, Jack Bannon.…
Four bald eagles were counted today at Lake Coeur d'Alene in the weekly fall survey conducted during the annual fall-winter congregation at the northeast corner of the lake. That's up from zero birds counted last Wednesday by U.S. Bureau of Land Management biologist Carrie Hugo…
A federal judge on Monday issued a 60-day stay in a wedding chapel’s civil rights lawsuit against the city of Coeur d’Alene concerning same-sex marriage and a discrimination law. Attorneys for Donald and Everlynn Knapp, owners of Hitching Post Weddings LLC, and for the city…
A hundred years after soldiers briefly laid down their arms at Christmastime during World War I, the Modern Theater Coeur d’Alene brings to the stage “All is Calm,” a musical representation of that incredible time in history. Director Abbey Crawford has assembled a talented all-male…
A few days ago, Linda Lantzy/Idaho Scenic Images, posted this photo of the Coeur d'Alene Resort boardwalk from a few years ago and wrote: "It's kinda dreary out there today. This is from a different day a few years ago of the CDA Resort boardwalk.…
The recount has been completed in Nez Perce County in the District 6 House race, and the outcome was the same as it was on Election Night: Freshman Rep. Thyra Stevenson (pictured), R-Lewiston, has lost to Democratic challenger Dan Rudolph. The final figures from the…
Like most members of Congress, Republican Reps. Howard Coble of North Carolina and Doc Hastings of Washington state are millionaires. They also share something else: They’ll retire at the end of the year after turning down lucrative congressional pensions. Coble, 83, is surrendering a pension…
At Boise State Public Radio, Adam Cotterell reports: "Idaho resort towns like Coeur d’Alene, Sun Valley and McCall had higher crime rates than most of the state’s other towns and cities according to the FBI’s annual report of crime stats released this week. Kevin Wolff,…
A South Ogden father is suing Weber School District after his daughter was passed over for the Bonneville High School women’s basketball team. Attorney Rick Westmoreland said his daughter wasn’t cut because of her skill, but because of a district policy that allows just two…
Defenders of Wildlife issued the following press release to media moments ago: "After significant public opposition and in the face of legal challenges from Defenders of Wildlife and other conservation organizations, today the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) withdrew its permit to allow an…
From his perch high above Sherman Avenue, Don Sausser snapped this photo of workers putting the giant Coeur d'Alene resort wreath in place for the lighting ceremony scheduled for Friday evening.
Coeur d'Alene Police Facebook: On (Monday) two separate victims reported someone used a large rock to smash out the rear window of their vehicle. One incident occurred in the 1200 block of Lakeside at approximately 6:40 p.m. The other incident happened in the 1200 block…
I just did my "I'm going skiing" dance for the first time this year upon confirmation of my plans for Friday -- SR blog buddy Alison Boggs.
Former Postmaster Teresa Belau abused her position when she stole a gift card from the mail, a Boise County judge said in sentencing her Monday. “I do think the punishment needs to be harsher than petit theft and recognize that you did abuse trust,” Magistrate…
The Vandals take the court tonight for an event that, as of late, has been one-sided, both on the scoreboard and by location. Idaho (2-1) will face Boise State at 6 p.m. at CenturyLink Arena with the hopes of snapping a five-game losing streak against…
In this Aug. 4 file photo, a female bear cub with badly burned paws who had been named Cinder is put into a crate before a flight from East Wenatchee, Wash., to Lake Tahoe, Calif. The cub that was injured in a massive Washington state…
Monday Poll: A near supermajority of Hucks Nation sez the Coeur d'Alene area is more diverse today than it was 10 years ago. 67 of 166 respondents (40.36%) said Coeur d'Alene is a little more diverse today. 39 of 166 (23.49%) said it is a…
With recreational marijuana legal or nearly so in four Western states - including two that border Idaho - pro-pot activists in Idaho say it's time to make another attempt at legalization here. Marijuana becomes legal July 1 in Oregon, in late February in Alaska and…
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.
