Idaho Gov. Butch Otter will have surgery Monday, a hip-resurfacing procedure on his left hip that’s similar to a fairly extensive procedure he had on his right hip in 2008. “So I will be out of the office for a period of time,” he told…
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This image released by Focus Features shows Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in a scene from "The Theory of Everything." The film was nominated for an Oscar Award for best feature earlier today. The 87th Annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 22,…
In its 14-page, annual report, the Lake City Development Corp. touted two projects as particularly significant in 2014 -- McEuen Park makeover and the purchase of Burlington North Santa Fe right of way. Question: Would we have those projects without LCDC involvement?
The morning headline roundup features story of House Ways & Means Committee voting to introduce a controversial bill that would extend anti-discrimination protections to the state's gay community.
In this week's Front Porch column, Cindy uses the phrase, "Sorry for your loss," during an unexpected encounter with a woman who suffered a miscarriage -- and then wonders if she was being too trite. Was she?
Wednesday Poll: Coeur d'Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer earned high marks from Hucks Online voters for his performance during his first year in office. 95 of 205 respondents (46.34%) gave Widmyer A's for his work, while 59 of 205 respondents (28.78%) awarded him B's. For the…
An online real estate blog has ranked the city of Post Falls as the second most boring city in Idaho. According to Movoto.com the city of Ammon, just outside Idaho Falls, is the only city more boring than the River City. Coeur d'Alene, on the...
At the Lewiston Tribune, William L. Spence says Gov. Butch Otter is, in many ways, a Gem State version of Norman Vincent Peale, the Methodist minister and author of "The Power of Positive Thinking." Optimistic Butch always thinks things are getting better and better in Idaho -- even if they're not.
The Constitutional Defense Council has voted unanimously to pay the court-ordered $401,663 in attorney fees and costs to the winning side in Idaho’s same-sex marriage case, and 3-1 to pay $55,000 for costs for outside counsel hired by Gov. Butch Otter in his appeals of…
Damon Rosenau. 11, shares a laugh with Seattle Mariners outfielder James Jones during a visit by organization Wednesday at the Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County in Post Falls. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust) Trevor Miller had a message for Seattle Mariner James...
With reports going viral of a 9-year-old boy getting arrested for allegedly stealing gum from a local grocery store, 1st District Court officials on Wednesday tried to set the record straight on a couple details. "The juvenile did not remain detained for an extended period...
So the Kootenai County prosecutor has admitted that putting a warrant out on a 9-year-old who’s accused of grabbing bubblegum from a grocery store was not, um, warranted. “I have concluded that my office’s request to have an arrest warrant issued was a mistake under…
Techmeister Dan tweaked the daily Huckleberries Online poll, by moving it up to a more prominent position in the lefthand rail. He's still working on other tweaks to make your online experience here better. Remember. You can get the the "Recent Comments" section quickly by...
Marking the end of the holiday season, Rigoberto Ruiz, owner of Ruiz Cleaning Service, scrapes away the holiday decorations from the windows of the downtown Walla Walla, Wash., Banner Bank, earlier today. (AP Photo/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Greg Lehman)
With a quick meeting, no questions or comments, and a 6-1 vote the House Ways & Means Committee has voted to introduce the “Add the Words” bill, to add the words “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the Idaho Human Rights Act and ban discrimination...
Faulty water heater causes Subway restaurant in Post Falls to be evacuated close to dinner time. (32 items in today's Scanner Report)
And now an announcement from Cindy Hval: "Hey CdA friends! Jöcelyn Stott wrote about War Bonds: Love Stories From the Greatest Generation in the current issue of Coeur d'Alene Living Local magazine! Copies are free and available at are coffee shops and Albertson's. Be sure…
Grangeville attorney named 2nd District judge/Eye on Boise Denney arrives for final portion of ethics training/Eye on Boise INW poultry producers urged to watch for flu/Becky Kramer, SR Re-bidding schedule for IEN could mean no fed $$$ 'til mid-2016/EOB
Me: "Butter is back up to $3.99 a pound!" Him: "Good thing gas is down to $1.79 so we can afford butter" -- Cindy.
Details of John Lee's actions during Saturday's shootings in Moscow are beginning to emerge after his Idaho fugitive arrest warrant was submitted to Whitman County judicial officials Monday and made public Tuesday. In the affidavit of probable cause in support of the warrant, detectives describe...
Bumperstickers on a white pickup truck in the Sanders Beach area, photographed by Walkabout, indicate that Arfee the 2YO black labrador may be gone, but he's not forgotten -- nor is the shooting incident last summer.
Shoshone Conservative wonders which one of Gov. Butch Otter's cronies are yanking his chain to prevent him from pushing for the popular repeal of Idaho's sales tax on groceries.
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