On this day in history: In 1794, Antoine Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry, was executed on the guillotine during France's Reign of Terror. In 1970, the album "Let It Be" was released by the Beatles. In 1978, David Berkowitz pleaded guilty in Brooklyn to…
It’s difficult to think about my mother this Mother’s Day. Mom passed away three years ago, on May 11, the day before what would have been my Dad’s birthday. So every Mother’s Day, I am reminded of her. It’s not that I enjoy my memories…
A 68-year-old North Idaho man was killed in an auto-pedestrian accident this afternoon at Spokane County Raceway. The accident happened about 1:30 p.m. on the track’s road course, where the man, a contractor, was talking with the park’s General Manager Jay Livingston off the track.…
Spokane Fire Department crews attend to an injured motorcyclist on east-bound I-90 after an accident involving a pickup in Spokane. The cyclist crashed his bike into the slow-moving truck and suffer a severe ankle injury according to WSP TRooper Joe Liebrecht. Story here. (Dan Pelle/Spokesman-Review)Idaho…
Since the first APhoto of the Day didn't attract any interest, I'll try again with this one: A hippopotamus looks on in a pool of water on a hot summer day in Mumbai, India, Friday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)Cutlines:1. Read my lips……
Update (from 5:30 p.m. Thursday): A 4YO Athol area boy is in Sacred Heart Hospital after being run over by a large rototiller, pulled behind a tractor, driven by his father. The father apparently didn't see what happened. He found his son after he felt…
Hey, if vampires can play baseball ("Twilight"), why can't slugs play tennis. Marianne Love/Slight Detour has posted a number of "Farm Fresh Photos" on her site here.
Coeur d'Alene police are seeking information about a 4- to 5-year-old girl who may have been fondled by a registered sex offender. A witness, who said she used to live with the sex offender, said she saw the girl on the man's lap when she…
"I just have had one helluva case of the blues for what seems like forever now… no particular reason why- I mean, you'd think everything'd be just ducky, ya know? But it's even gotten to the point where I'm considering counseling, medication, or maybe both.…
Jon Heder, left, and Efren Ramirez are seen in this undated promotional movie still from the film "Napoleon Dynamite." Last winter's independent-film showcase has produced a string of successes, among them "Napoleon Dynamite," "Open Water," "Garden State" and "Super Size Me." (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Aaron…
Digger: So I slept in this morning and rushed out of the house after my shower and forgot my Blackberry. Now, I've never considered myself to be addicted to my “crackberry” but the more I go through the day realizing that “I need to check…
A man reportedly in his 50s killed himself by jumping from the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Interstate 90, east of Coeur d'Alene this afternoon. Witnesses contacted police after seeing the man jump about 12:20 p.m. Reportedly, the man left his Chevrolet on the bridge. One…
The Idaho Senate has adjourned sine die, Latin for “without a day,” meaning they’ve ended their work for the legislative session. Lt. Gov. Brad Little banged a rubber mallet on a foot-long wooden handle that serves as his Senate gavel, to close the session. “Very,…
Greg Metz, right, caretaker of the Yellow Pine Bar property near the Salmon River in central Idaho's Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, looks on recently as caretaker Sue Anderson pours a cup of coffee for pilot Ray Arnold, center, after Arnold delivered mail to…
Steve Sibulsky: What's with the flaggers at every stoplight on US 95, just standing around all day? The work's done at night! What a boring job…probably pays well, tho!Question: We're always saying that flaggers have a cush job -- high pay for relatively little work.…
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11:53 a.m. Power is out & stop lights aren't functioning @ 95 & 53.11:38 a.m. 99YO male tripped, fell and was hit by the electric doors @ Shopko/Ironwood. He's complaining of a hip injury.10:40 a.m. A garbage truck has dumped its smoldering load in a…
The jury in the federal asbestos trial has found W.R. Grace not guilty on all counts, according to University of Montana journalism and law students who are blogging from the courtroom. It was a unanimous decision. More here. Missoulian story here.Question: Are you surprised by…
CPD Blue Report: "Due to children being present, officers suggested they all go downstairs to her apartment and leave the RP’s apartment. The female was unsteady as she walked to the door. One of the officers attempted to open the door handle for her and…
The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center kicks off a weekend of "firsts" beginning tonight, celebrating its grand opening with a lineup of full-scale bravo and special activities. ... Local donors and dignitaries will get first crack at sneaking a peek of…
US singer and actress Miley Cyrus, right, seen with her father US musician Billy Ray Cyrus, as they address the crowd, on their arrival for the British Premiere of the film ' Hannah Montana', at a Leicester Square cinema, in London April 23. Barack and…
Molly at Horizon was awesome but the whole terrorism mess means that you have to show proof of ID to open an account. So when I whipped out my driver's license, Molly looks at me and says, "You know this is expired, right?" WRONG! I…
Item: Testing finds lead in children: Material detected in 6 percent; levels are high for two kids/Mike Prager, SR More Info: The first widespread testing for lead exposure among Spokane children found that 6 percent of those tested had ingested measurable amounts of toxic lead.…
As spring continues to thaw out, insects can be seen coming coming out of their lethargy and sluggishly moving around like this bee found on a window in the Student Union Building. Jake Barber/ArgonautIdaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRSunshine is headed our way for Mother's Day/Mike Prager,…
In the HBO Poll Thursday, a plurality of 47% (50 of 107) believes the biggest loser in the never-ending 2009 Idaho Legislature session is House Education Chairman Bob Nonini, R-Post Falls, followed by Gov. Butch Otter @ 31% (33 of 107). In a distant third…
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.
