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News >  Idaho

In Search Of An Arsonist

An arsonist is keeping a Kootenai County neighborhood on edge in the middle of one of the worst fire seasons on record. Investigators say at least 16 fires have been set this summer near homes just southwest of Hayden Lake. Question: What would be good punishment for this individual if/when s/he is caught?
News >  Idaho

20 Active Fires Close Majority Of North Fork

The U.S. Forest Service has closed most of the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River, the largest emergency closure in Idaho Panhandle National Forest history. "It was a difficult decision to make and we don't do these things lightly," Jason Kirchner, a spokesman for...
News >  Idaho

WSU Footballers 1st In — Arrests

Mike Rosenberg, formerly of the San Jose Mercury News, broke down arrests involving college football players over the last 5 years -- and guess what? Washington State ranks 1st on the list -- with 31 arrests -- with Florida, Georgia, Texas A&M & Oklahoma rounding out the Top 5.
News >  Idaho

Mild Criticism Ignites UI’s Petrino

Seems UI Vandal football coach has thin skin and a hair-trigger temper. Reacting to mild criticism about the UI passing attack in a newspaper article, Petrino lost his cool at Wednesday's practice and banned the media from the field. The reporter, Michael-Shawn Dugar, tells the tale of his close encounter with Petrino below.
News >  Idaho

Sen. Crapo Provides VA ‘Gun Grab’ Letter

After viewing Wednesday's HucksOnline poll, a representative of U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo's office sent HucksOnline a letter from the VA telling a veteran that he wasn't capable of handling his affairs -- and could lose his 2nd amendment right. Crapo is concerned that the Obama administration is attempting gun grab from vets and oldsters ...
News >  Idaho

AM Scanner Traffic — 8.20.15

Scanner Traffic for Thursday morning (14 items) includes transients trying to set up camp along Highway 95 on Avista property & kayaker who spilled kayak on Lake Pend Oreille.
News >  Idaho

AM Headlines — 8.20.15

AM Headlines for Thursday includes poignant photo of a sheep dog & 2 pups protecting carcass of fawn killed by central Idaho fire + 20 active fires close North Fork, Heart of the West art show opens at resort, Water quality project cuts Twin Lake erosion, Veteran-themed pizza shop opens in Hayden + more ...
News >  Idaho

Poll: Obama Not After Guns

In Wednesday's poll, a supermajority of Hucks Nation disagrees with U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, who contends that the Obama administration is trying to take guns away from returning veterans and Social Security recipients. Today's Poll: Do you believe ignite cda is transparent & accountable?
News >  Idaho

Trump Calls Bergdahl ‘Dirty, Rotten Traitor’

At a town hall in New Hampshire on Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a Blaine County man who spent five years as a prisoner in Afghanistan and is being charged with desertion, a "dirty, rotten traitor," and appeared to pantomime his execution.
News >  Idaho

Souza Attacks URD Name Change

State Sen. Mary Souza is on the attack again vs her No. 1 target, ignite cda, the urban renewal district formerly known as Lake City Development Corp. Souza contends that the urban renewal agency is violated state code by changing its name to something that doesn't identify it as a URD.
News >  Idaho

Tea Cups Hold Warm Memories

For her Front Porch column this week, Cindy Hval writes of the warm memories she has of her fragile tea cup collection -- a collection that has mostly survived a household of 5 males. She writes: "Closing my eyes, I can still hear the startling sound of china hitting a tile floor in one of the most memorable catastrophes.'
News >  Idaho

Ex-NIC Exec Pleads Guilty To 2 Felonies

The former financial aid director for North Idaho College pleaded guilty this morning to computer crimes and attempted misuse of public funds related to a scheme to entice students to have sex in exchange for college aid. Joseph M. Bekken could be given up to...
News >  Idaho

Edit: Crude Is Down, Why Not Gas?

In an editorial this AM, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune points out that the price of Western Texas Intermediate crude oil dipped below $42 per barrel on Wednesday. The last time crude was that low, Idahoans were paying $1.82 per gallon of gas. Yet, we're now paying the 7th highest fuel prices in USA. What's up with that?
News >  Idaho

3 Firefighters Die In Twisp Fire

Three firefighters were killed and four others injured Wednesday as raging wildfires advanced on towns in north-central Washington. Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said the deaths in a wildfire near Twisp were confirmed, but he said he was not immediately releasing further details about the...
News >  Idaho

ignite cda OKs $6.5M Budget

Ignite cda board members passed a budget Wednesday despite objections at a 20-minute public hearing. Coeur d'Alene's urban renewal agency, formerly known as Lake City Development Corp., is expected to receive $6.5 million in tax increment funds in the 2015-16 fiscal year.
News >  Idaho

Things I Would Say to My Father

Reporter William L. Spence of the Lewiston columnizes about his father's recent death and the struggle is mother is having in the aftermath. Question: Is there something you wished you could say to a departed parent?
News >  Idaho

Hump Day Wild Card — 8.19.15

The guys at Vertical Earth of East Sherman Avenue fixed the gears and recurring flat tire on my mountain bike, so I rode to work this AM. It's all down hill from the Borah Triangle to the SR's Coeur d'Alene office. Which makes for a...
News >  Idaho

Parting Shot — 8.19.15

In this photo taken with a long exposure, a fairgoer is silhouetted while watching the Ferris wheel at the Iowa State Fair, Sunday, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
News >  Idaho

Another Stupid Person Observance …

... "I heard someone SHOOTING OFF FIREWORKS last night off 4th St. near Deerhaven, west side" -- Facebook Friend Jeanne Helstrom. Question: What is something you've heard or seen that was exceptionally dumb, given the mega-dry conditions we're experiencing this summer?
News >  Idaho

USFS Shuts Chunk Of NIdaho Forest

The U.S. Forest Service today closed a large chunk of the North Fork Coeur d’Alene River drainage due to a forecast of hazardous fire weather and because of close to 20 fires already burning on the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District. “It’s probably among the...
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Cutline Contest — Time2Vote

Today's Cutline Contest features German lass Lisa showing off the official Oktoberfest beer mug on the Oktoberfest grounds in Munich, Germany, this week. Tuesday Winner -- JohnA.
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PM Scanner Traffic — 8.19.15

Scanner Traffic for Wednesday PM (21 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 17 more items) includes serious crash involving GMC & flatbed truck at Idaho Street & Prairie Avenue, near Prairie Falls Golf Course, Post Falls.
News >  Idaho

HucksOnline Blogos — 8.19.15

In the daily roundup of HucksOnline blogosphere links, Marianne Love provides shot after spectacular shot of scenes from her trip to Ravenwood Arabians in Ronan, Mont., Tuesday. Enjoy.