President Barack Obama speaks to media before signing H.R. 1138 Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act on Friday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Behind the president, from left are, Gary O'Malley, executive director, Sawtooth Society, Rick…
The University of Washington beat Washington State University in last year’s Apple Cup, and Husky head coach Chris Petersen’s team finished with a better record than Mike Leach’s Cougars. But Leach was still ahead in one category: He topped the list of salaries received by state employees last year, at $2.75 million.
Workers at Pacific Steel and Recycling in north Spokane accidentally punctured a barrel Wednesday morning, releasing a yellow vapor plume that sickened workers there and at a nearby city building. Nearly 100 firefighters and paramedics responded to Pacific Steel, 1114 N. Ralph St., where hazmat crews hosed workers off.
Marshall Swearingen of the High Country News reports of the tense standoff occuring at a mine site near Lincoln, Mont., between the USFS and the constitutionalist Oath Keepers. The USFS says the mine owner is out of compliance with federal rules. The well-armed Oath Keepers are on the site to protect the owner's mining rights.
Jadd Davis, artistic director of the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre, tells Huckleberries that tickets are still available for each of this weekend's four performances of "Shrek." Best seats are available for Saturday show. See advance story by SR's Caroline Lamberson below.
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday AM (19 items & counting) including mutual aid call from Spokane to help handle people hurt by hazmat situation @ Pacific Steel & Recycling.
A federal judge has sanctioned Idaho for misleading the court about medical and mental health care for inmates. The ruling from U.S. District Judge David Carter means that the Idaho Department of Correction will remain under the court's supervision until at least the fall of 2017. (See Angry North Idaho's tweet response below.)
Long-time commenter Don Sausser says there are clear signs that Idaho and this region are preferred living places for a lot of people, including young families. He wonders why there's so much negativity in the HucksOnline comment section about Idaho. And wonders whether it would be better if those who don't like the Gem State leave.
I think more people approve of liver, than Congress -- Scootermom. Question (for liver haters): Is there something you dislike more than liver?
AM Headlines for Wednesday includes Don Sausser's recent photo of sunbathers on Independence Point + Idaho Records/Coeur d'Alene Press, Sandpoint police shooting kills man/KREM, Coeur d'Alene fire inspector honored/Press, Editorial: A terrible senior citizen secret/Press, Post Falls shooting victim in intensive care/Press + more ...
Spokane minister Derrick G. Moore, 51, was acquitted of a hate crime charge last week by convincing a jury he was acting in defense of his home when he allegedly used a gay slur while physically removing his gay son and another man from a shower. One of the men received a cut above his eye in the scuffle. Did the jury make right decision?
The new Gallup sampling finds that only 14 percent of U.S. adults are satisfied by lawmakers’ recent performance on Capitol Hill. The results released Wednesday show a 3-point drop in approval for lawmakers, Gallup added, down from 17 percent in July. The polling agency’s latest…
In the wake of scandals and missteps from Idaho's Republican majority, the new Idaho Democratic chairman is optmistic that his party can pick up seats in the Legislature and win statewide office. Former Pocatello lawmaker Bert Marley was elected to the party's top spot recently, replacing Larry Kenck, of Post Falls.
Monday night's crash at Pleasantview Road and Prairie Avenue was the 14th accident and second fatality at the intersection in the past 10 months. (Question: Which intersection in the area worries you most while driving through it?)
In a Moscow-Pullman Daily News story, Terri Harber reports that supremacists legally purchased Idaho voter registration lists to use in a recent robo-call campaign. The racists were denouncing plans to allow Syrian refugees at a Magic Valley center. Question: What do you think the racists were trying to accomplish with their robo-call campaign?
A new generation is close to experiencing the slow, circular joys of riding on the same carousel youths of the Lake City did decades ago. In the four years since it was given back, all 20 of the original horses from the 1922 Spillman carousel...
Tongue firmly cheek, letter writer David Hodin of Loon Lake, Wash., urges Congress to re-start the military draft, if congressmen are so keen on going to war with Iran. And he suggests that there be no exemptions and that the children of congressmen be drafted first. Question: Is there any scenario in which you'd be OK with reinstituting the draft?
A Sandpoint man was killed in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon. Two Bonner County Sheriff's deputies and a Sandpoint Police officer were involved in the shooting, which happened about 3:23 p.m. in the 1000 block of Ruth Street. The name of the adult male killed,…
This is the time of the summer when I enjoy plucking tomatoes off the vine -- cherry tomatoes or the Early Girls -- and popping them into my mouth. You can't buy that sweet taste at a grocery store. Toss in an evening game of...
A fingerling trout removed from a trap in the contaminated waters of the Animas River in Durango, Colo., leaps from the hands of Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Aquatic Biologist Jim White today. The fingerling was shown to Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper during a tour of the area.
“There are very few things in state government that are more important than defending our state Constitution” Senate Pro Tem Brent Hill re: story that Idaho has been ordered to pay nearly $900,000 in legal fees after losing court fights to defend unconstitutional law.
I always figured that the "dog days of summer" was, basically, the month of August, the weeks when the summer was winding down. Now, as a result of a post by Paul Turner/The Slice, I realize the dog days run from about July 3 until -- today. Aug. 11 is suppose to be the end of the mos tsultry period of summer. How should we acknowledge this fact?
The Cutline Contest for Tuesday features a BB-8 droid from the upcoming film, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Monday Winner -- Uncle Bob.
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (23 items & counting + AM Scanner Traffic link with 11 more items) includes suspicious grass fire in Dalton Gardens area ...
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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