LastDemoInIdaho encountered a peripheral problem that other senior citizens might share. First, he had to hire a guy down the street to haul away tree trash. Then, he had to pay and extra $300 to the transfer station to accept the three loads of tree trash. He considers the 2nd payment to be "double payment" for locals. Thoughts?
At IdahoPanhandler.com, Keith Boe, of Post Falls, provides this photo of Coeur d'Alene's waterfront as we approach the official beginning of Christmas season in Coeur d'Alene, which will occur with the parade on Sherman Avenue and wreath lighting at the Coeur d'Alene resort.
AM Scanner Traffic for Tuesday (14 items & counting) includes a road rage incident involving a former boyfriend who was in a 2nd vehicle harassing a female on the freeway ...
Today, Panhandle Health District (PHD) released the 2015 blood lead survey results. Results show that blood lead levels continue to decrease in the Silver Valley. PHD’s Lead Health Intervention Program (LHIP) screens for lead poisoning in children. Those living in northern Idaho’s Silver Valley are vulnerable to lead poisoning.
Here's an odd one for you from AP: Police in south-central Idaho say a man stalked a Kimberly woman and stole 90 pairs of her underwear. The Times-News reports that Edgar Ivan Flores Aguilar, 24, of Twin Falls, was arraigned Friday on one count of burglary and one count of first-degree stalking.
The Idaho Statesman reports: The Obama administration has responded to Idaho’s Gov. Butch Otter and 29 other governors, all but one Republican, who called for a halt to U.S. refugee resettlement following the Nov. 13 Paris terrorist attacks. A letter outlines the “rigorous security vetting process" for refugee applicants.
"So ... has anyone noticed how 'so' has become the new buzzword/cool-thing/hipster wanna-be usage?" -- Facebook Friend.
President Barack Obama shakes hands with French President Francois Hollande during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington Tuesday. Hollande's visit to Washington is part of a diplomatic offensive to get the international community to bolster the campaign against the Islamic State militants.
Jeff Conroy of St. Vinny's has announced that the agency's warming center will be open Thanksgiving night and Friday night as a result of extreme cold weather that is expected those two nights. St. Vinny's is looking for donations of warm food for its two locations, if you're able to provide it. Contact information below.
AM Headlines for Tuesday: Schweitzer to open Friday/SR, 2 arrested after foot pursuit/Press, North Idaho couple living in powerless barn/KREM, Feds plan $1M worth of forest work in NI/EOBoise, Idaho Judicial Council namess new director/EOBoise, Kokanee eating bald eagles enliven Bayview/Outdoors
In the poll Monday, a solid majority of Hucks Nation says President Obama lacks a coherent strategy for fighting ISIS. 110 of 182 respondents (60.44%) said Obama lacks a coherent strategy for fighting the Islamic terrorists. Today's Poll: How big of a problem is racism in this country?
About half of Americans, 49 percent, say that racism is "a big problem," according to a new national poll conducted by CNN and the Kaiser Family Foundation. A third of Americans, 33 percent, described racism as "somewhat of a problem" in society, while 9 percent said it is "a small problem" and 7 percent said it is "not a problem at all.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is far and away the most popular senator among his own constituents, a new Morning Consult poll reveals. The veteran lawmaker, who is also a Democratic candidate for president, scored an 83 percent approval rating among voters in Vermont. His 13 percent disapproval rating also ranks as the lowest in the country.
GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz has named Idaho state Treasurer Ron Crane as his Idaho state chairman, and former state GOP Chairman Norm Semanko as his state campaign director. “Idaho is an important state for us ..." Cruz said in a press release.
Nearly three months after the Pullman Planned Parenthood office was firebombed, police say there are no suspects in the case. Pullman Police Cmdr. Chris Tennant said detectives followed lots of early leads to their logical conclusions, and in recent weeks the number of leads has diminished.
The Tamarack RV Resort on Government Way suffered tremendous damage, as last week's windstorm destroyed five RVs, leaving some homeless. Tim and Charlee Morgan, along with their 7-year-old daughter, Alyssa, now consider themselves homeless again after a tree completely totalled the motor home in which they lived.
Coeur d'Alene's urban renewal agency approved as much as $1.6 million for the planned Mullan Avenue realignment construction project. "It's just going to be a whole improvement in that area," said Coeur d'Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer, who is also a board member for urban renewal agency ignite cda.
Utility crews continued to make progress in restoring power, but about 23,500 homes and businesses remained in the dark Monday night. Avista CEO Scott Morris said crews from six states and British Columbia have joined the massive undertaking of rebuilding Spokane’s power grid.
I spent the day portion of my weekend, with my neighbor Steve, repairing a fence knocked over by Wind Storm 2015. Steve and I and other neighbors put in that fence 25-plus years ago. Unfortunately, we set the foundation for the 4-by-4s too well. It...
Flip flops with the design of the U.S. flag lay next to its owner, a Cuban migrant sleeping inside of the public restroom of the border control building in Penas Blancas, Costa Rica, border with Nicaragua.
In an online article for the Inlander, Quinn Western provides the back story for Kim Vezina, the 27YO woman found dead, floating in Lake Coeur d'Alene Nov. 9. Her sister, Jennifer Goe, of Moses Lake, said she doesn't know the Kim Vezina who had drug & alcohol problems. She describes her sister before she went astray.
Scanner Traffic for Monday PM includes (25 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic w/13 more links) includes officer finding another transient camp along Nettleton Gulch Road ...
The Cutline Contest today features Huckleberries Online mascot, Huckleberry, surveying damage in the Borah Triangle after Wind Storm 2015. Weekend Winner: JohnA.
As last Tuesday’s winds approached hurricane-force speeds, Debbie Simock was sitting in an emergency meeting at Avista’s corporate headquarters. Every 10 minutes, the company’s online outage map refreshed, showing thousands of additional customers without power.
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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