I enjoyed sitting on the curb with my wife and 3 other family members Friday evening, watching the assortment of vintage vehicles circle Sherman and Lakeside avenues. It seemed to me that there were a fair share of 1967-69 Chevy Camaro SS cars cruising this...
A member of the National Park Service leads Malia Obama, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and Sasha Obama, on a tour of Carlsbad Caverns in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, in Carlsbad, N.M. The Obama family traveled to Carlsbad Caverns National Park to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of America's national park.
So I'm at a family wedding in the boonies, 12 miles from Redding, Calif., last weekend when I noticed a sign on a fence post: "This property protected by the Second Amendment." For some reason, I thought I was in Idaho, not California. It was a long trip in a relative few days, with some down time in Portland to visit Amy Dearest and Okie Doke.
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (18 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 14 more items) includes hazmat response to large oil spill on Meyer Road/H53, Rathdrum ...
Brooke Harrison-Davis, left, and Samantha Budd show off their aviation theme hats during the fourth day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting at Ascot, England, Friday. You write the cutline. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)
My wife has reminded me three times that Father's Day is Sunday. At church, we celebrate the day by asking fathers to pick numbers to win a pie of their choosing. At home, I could care less. I appreciate a call from Junior and Amy Dearest. Otherwise, I celebrate Father's Day as the one annual observance that I don't have to remember.
In the HucksOnline blogosphere today, Coeur d'Alene Ped Bike reports that Coeur d'Alene has its first bike Boulevard, on Young Avenue. Also: I am freezing/Simple Mind, Most memorable urinals/The Slice, What if ... Trump wins?/Bay Views, Idaho Week in Review/Better Idaho, Glacier Park's Sun road opens/Outdoors ...
In fall 1965, while a freshman at Columbia University, Chris Carlson took a date to Greenwich Village. That day, he heard unknown Robert Zimmerman (the future Bob Dylan) sing: “Yes, and how many deaths will it take ‘till he knows/That too many people have died?” Now, Carlson said enough people have died to do something re: assault rifles.
Carrie Scozzaro/Inlander reviews opening day of Coeur d'Alene's Best Food Court, the Lake City's first food court dedicated completely to food trucks. The food court is located on Best Avenue, 510 Best Ave.
"Idaho Dems just voted 159 yes, 90 no to pass a resolution that instructs lawmakers to be more like Bernie" -- Melissa Davlin/Idaho Reports co-host @ Idaho Democratic Convention.
In a newsletter tweeted by Congressman Raul Labrador's office today, Labrador writes: "The House passed an important bill (Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act) this week to strip the IRS of a tool the agency used to harass nonprofit and charitable groups and threaten First Amendment Rights."
Bernie Sanders has urged his supporters to look beyond the Democratic presidential nomination in a speech that stopped short of fully endorsing Hillary Clinton but made clear he was no longer actively challenging her candidacy.
In an editorial earlier this week, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase takes aim at the bogus Idaho GOP attempt to paint legislative Democratic leader John Rusche of Lewiston as a socialist: "Republicans will provide no evidence supporting their charge -- but they will ask you for money."
Hundreds of people gathered in Coeur d’Alene Thursday night to honor and remember the 49 victims in Orlando and to show that what happened on Sunday will not be tolerated. Holding signs and singing songs of unity, people packed in front of McEuen Park to stand in solidarity with Orlando.
My hope was that at least for a few hours, we could lay down our politically divisive views on gun control, religion and homosexuality and simply be human beings acknowledging the horrible loss of life. Perhaps grieve in unity for just a bit with the families of the bereaved -- Cindy Hval. More below.
In her Front Porch column this week, Cindy Hval reacts to news of yet another mass murder in this country: It’s not unheard of for me to write a column through tear-swollen eyes. After all, a personal column is, well, personal. In this space, I’ve...
Guns are no longer allowed in one of Twin Falls’ best-known restaurants. Signs have recently gone up at the Depot Grill telling patrons not to bring firearms or other weapons inside. The owner and general manager of the Depot Grill both say they own guns, hunt and support the Second Amendment, and have no problem with concealed carry.
AM Headlines for Friday features the opening of the new Cracker Barrel restaurant next Monday. Also: Presidential historian to visit Lake City/Press, Coeur d'Alene honors Orlando victims/KXLY, All fireworks banned on Colville Reservation/KHQ
8 legislative interim committees approved/EOBoise, 'Close the Gap' Idaho lauds panel appointment/EOB...
WASHINGTON - Responding to several legislative proposals being offered in the wake of the Orlando terrorist attack that would limit the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding American citizens, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo issued the following statement: "The terrorist attack in Orlando, the most recent of...
In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune gives JEERS to ... to state Rep. Ron Nate, R-Rexburg. Nate wore a secret tape to a fence-mending session with Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill, R-Rexburg. And then tried to play the victim when a newspaper asked for a copy of the recorded conversation.
At a young age Jacques Croom II was warned by his father to ease up on the gas in hot rods. But that didn't stop the Coeur d'Alene man and retired law enforcement officer from putting a car collection into gear. This evening, he plans to drive one of his three hot rods in the annual Car d'Lane cruise downtown from 6 to 9 p.m.
Ironman 70.3 Coeur d'Alene is roughly one week away and hundreds of volunteers are still needed. Dani Zibell-Wolfe, volunteer director for Ironman Coeur d'Alene, said the half-Ironman will require about 1,500 total volunteers and at least 600 are still needed. (Question: Have you ever volunteered to help during IronmanCDA?)
With the Idaho Democratic Party’s state convention under way in Garden City, here’s a look at a 90-year-old delegate from Bonners Ferry who’s a dedicated Bernie Sanders backer. Faye Morris has long cared about politics, but this is her first time as a convention delegate.
A Montana company is planning to construct a three-story, 52-unit apartment complex on the northeast corner of Mullan Avenue and Eighth Street. The project is called The Lake Apartments and owner Brian Glenn said he is excited to build the project in Coeur d’Alene.“
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.