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News >  Idaho

Utah man’s dad advertised for wife

A 48YO Utah man is embarrassed that his father took out a full-page ad in the Coeur d'Alene Resort, advertising for a wife. Salt Lake City businessman Baron Brooks said he had no idea that his neurotic father was going to take this over-the-top step. (Question: What is the most embarrassing thing your parents did to you?)
News >  Idaho

Sex predator may have Lake City victims

Shaun D. Jesse, a 42-year-old Spokane man who was arrested on a $200,000 Kootenai County warrant and for allegedly sending sexually graphic images and messages to a 16-year-old girl, is believed to have contacted more juvenile females in Coeur d'Alene the same way.
News >  Idaho

Commissioner still seeks permit

Fifty-two days after being notified by Kootenai County that he needs to apply for a building permit for the home he's been living in since 2006, county Commissioner David Stewart remains working on the application to come into compliance. For those keeping score at home, Stewart's political enemies made hay w/this situation during the GOPrimary.
News >  Idaho

Parting Shot — 6.20.16

Janice Lefebre, 87, left, and Jumptown skydiving instructor Dan Aukstikalnis glide to the ground in Orange, Mass., Sunday. Lefebre's children bought her a skydiving package for her birthday after learning that jumping out of a plane was something she always wanted to do. (Question: Have you ever sky-dived?)
News >  Idaho

Wild Card/Monday — 6.20.16

My vacation is over. The state conventions for the Democrats and Republicans are over. The Idaho Republican primary is over. What do we do at Huckleberries Online now? You can answer that question or start your own thread with this Wild Card ...
News >  Idaho

Passenger dies in Fernan Lake accident

A passenger in a vehicle that crashed near the water line of Fernan Lake this morning has died. Kootenai County deputies responded to a call re: the crash at about 4:30 a.m. Although the vehicle involved didn't enter the lake, a passenger was pulled from the water and later was pronounced dead at Kootenai Health.
News >  Idaho

Cutline Contest — Time2Vote

The Cutline Contest today features Tyler Posey striking an unusual pose at the 2016 iHeartRADIO MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Canada. Weekend Winner: DFO.
News >  Idaho

SOS from Cindy

On her Facebook page, Cindy posts: "So ... tomorrow morning I'll be going on my first helicopter ride. If you're the praying kind, send a few my way. Good Golly! What have I gotten myself into now?' Cindy goes on to mention that she gets motion sickness from carnival rides. And that she suspects this might be a problem tomorrow.
News >  Idaho

US Senate blocks gun curbs

A divided Senate blocked rival election-year plans to curb guns on Monday, eight days after the horror of Orlando's mass shooting intensified pressure on lawmakers to act but knotted them in gridlock anyway — even over restricting firearms for terrorists.
News >  Idaho

41 Priest Lake cabins on auction block

Forty-one lakefront cabin sites on Priest Lake will be auctioned off Saturday by the Idaho Department of Lands at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. All of the sites currently have cabins on them, and are leased to the people who own the cabins.
News >  Idaho

Blogos — 6.20.16

HucksOnline blogosphere for Monday includes viewtiful first day of summer photos from Slight Detour. Also: The best gifts/Faithful Geek, Merchant of death/Fort Boise, Idaho droppage/Randy Stapilus, Your weekly (pub) planner/On Tap, Longest day of the year/Simple Mind, Have you reached a verdict?/The Slice, When your sports team doesn't win/Grip...
News >  Idaho

When were you last ID’d?

So there I was at the counter of The Hearth Bakery and Café on Churn Creek Road in Redding, Calif., ordering lunch with Mrs. O and brother-in-law Rik. At the last minute, I decided to add a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale to my order for...
News >  Idaho

Boomer U: Graduating at 64

For Sheila Foertsch, 64, a college degree was just a matter of time. On Friday, when she received her diploma from Spokane Falls Community College, she proved the old adage true: You’re never too old to stop learning. And this wasn’t the first time she’d achieved a degree as a nontraditional student.
News >  Idaho

Erpelding gives Idaho D’s hope

In a column this week, Chuck Malloy of Idaho Business Weekly writes: "Remember this name: Rep. Mat Erpelding of Boise. The 41-year-old assistant House minority leader is going to be around for a long time, and he gives Democrats potentially a bright star for the future."
News >  Idaho

The Bachelor comes to Lake City (sort of)

A Salt Lake City man who has never been married paid for a full-age ad in Saturday's print edition of the Coeur d'Alene Press. He is looking for a wife. And he is particular re: what she looks like and what baggage she brings to the deal. Above all, she must be willing to move to Salt Lake City. Religion is optional.
News >  Idaho

KCSD investigates stabbing

A 22YO Post Falls man is in custody, accused of stabbing a 20YO Coeur d'Alene man in the chest after an argument that may have been fueled by alcohol Sunday night. Austin D. Shultz was booked in the county jail on an aggravated battery charge. Blake E. Minier is in critical but stable condition.
News >  Idaho

Trump dumps campaign manager

Donald Trump fired his embattled campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, on Monday as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee struggled to pivot to the general election and his political operation became at times paralyzed by internal feuding.
News >  Idaho

Idaho 4th best place for doctors

Idaho is ranked the No. 4 best place to practice medicine in the U.S., in a new ranking by the health care industry publication Medscape. Medscape’s ranking factored in Idaho’s oft-lauded quality of life. It also noted that while the cost of living is low and taxes are in the mid-range, the average physician makes $289,000.
News >  Idaho

Court: Assault weapons ban stands

By refusing to hear an appeals, the Supreme Court on Monday tacitly acknowledged that assault weapons bans in New York and Connecticut do not violate the Second Amendment. The high court declined to hear an appeal of a case decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
News >  Idaho

Twin Falls Syrian rape story false

A story that’s circulating on social media and anti-Muslim and conspiracy sites is falsely claiming that 3 young Syrian refugees raped a young girl at knifepoint at an apartment complex in Twin Falls that supposedly is the site where about 50 Syrian refugees had been resettled – when in fact, no Syrian refugees have been resettled to Twin Falls.
News >  Idaho

AM Headlines — 6.20

AM Headlines today feature 3 swell photos by Don Sausser of the double rainbow that appeared above St. Thomas Catholic Church in Coeur d'Alene. Also: Chicken adopts little girl/Press, Agency checks CdA basin fish/Press, Expert: Local economy healthy/Press, Lake City preps for Ironman 70.3/KXLY, Many hands reach for state salary funds/Press ...