Our HBO Grub Club restaurant review week is at the halfway point. Grub Clubbers have given The Porch almost top marks across the board (except for that tough gang of food critics from Spokane, headed by JBelle). You can get read the reviews to date…
Utah State forward Brady Jardine, left, reaches around to steal the ball from Idaho guard Steffan Johnson during their game tonight in Logan, Utah. Utah State won the WAC game 80-62. ESPN boxscore here. (AP Photo/The Herald Journal, Eli Lucero)Women: Idaho 61, Nevada 53
Utah is the latest Rocky Mountain state to consider this sticky question: Should it be legal for cyclists to run red lights—after, of course, they’ve slowed and looked for cars? It’s legal in Idaho and has been since 1982. And, it was on its way…
Troy Tymesen (pictured) told Huckleberries Online that he never told former council challenger Steve Adams that he had the plans to build a two-story parking garage at street level on McEuen Field, in place of the old tennis courts. Tymesen remembers talking to Adams after…
Brendan Smythe, 33, and his wife Michele, 31, of Eagle, Idaho, will attend the Nashville national Tea Party convention Thursday through Saturday. In Boise, Idaho Tea Party Boise has its roots in late-night kitchen table conversations between Jim Escobar and Brendan Smythe. Neither had been…
President Barack Obama, right, is hugged by Senate Majority leader Harry Reid of Nev., prior to addressing the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Issues Conference this morning at the Newseum in Washington. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Top Cutlines:1. Like many Americans, Obama would…
5:20 p.m. Recreationalist reports that his wallet and personal belongings were taken from Bronze Bay boat launch.5:16 p.m. Resident of Beck/Post Falls has permission from F&G to get elk off property.5:14 p.m. 3-vehicle accident with minor injuries is blocking H95 & Sunset.4:25 p.m. A male…
In the interview we were told not to whine about looking for three jobs a week because some states require fifteen job searches a week. And it occurred to me that I am relatively lucky – secretaries are a dime a dozen (almost literally). But…
At A Family Runs Through It, Idaho Dad comments that a day rarely goes by when he, as a parent, doesn't experience a sense of dread or disappointment. "Thankfully," he continues, "these feelings are usually minor. We get over them quickly, or at least with…
The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations Board of Directors released a statement today expressing the deepest concern and out-rage over the recent series of hate crimes that have taken place in the Inland Northwest. The organization has decided to spearhead a campaign to…
A high school gym teacher and local cheerleading coach is accused of sexually abusing a teenager. Darin J. DeBolt, 26, a teacher at Lakeside High School in North Idaho, appeared in court today on one count of sexual battery of a minor child ages 16…
Residents of the mountain village of Callebas, Haiti, including Melanie Augustin, left, and Sorianta Leantus, second from right, pose for a photo earlier today. Parents in this struggling village said they willingly handed 20 children over to the American missionaries who promised the kids a…
Idaho announced a large haul of signees today, including Arizona State transfer tailback Ryan Bass and defensive end Maxx Forde, who switched his commitment from Washington State late in the process/Josh Wright, SR. More here.
At OpenCDA.com, Mary Souza has an interesting post re: her contention that Finance Director Troy Tymesen has plans to replace the tennis courts at McEuen Field with a two-story parking garage. Seems her source was Steve Adams (pictured), an unsuccessful challenger for a City Council…
Idaho Fish and Game officials say they’re moving ahead with plans to reopen a public shooting range at Farragut State Park this spring, despite a so-far successful lawsuit from nearby neighbors that shut down the range in 2007. Since it was shut down by court…
We've been discussing Mike Jorgenson's legislation to require that driver's tests be given in English. Frankly, I think the bill penalizes individuals who are safe drivers but haven't picked up our lingo yet (read: the bill is absurd and unnecessary). However, the topic caused me…
University of Washington head football coach Steve Sarkisian places freshly faxed letter-of-intent from Jamora Hauoli, of Hauula, Hawaii, on a desk with 24 other letters-of-intent in the Graves Annex building on campus, during national signing day, today in Seattle. Vince Devlin/SportsLink reports that WSU has…
Jennifer Watson: Jehovah's Witnesses are the door to door telemarketers of the world. I got so fed up with it, I notified them that if they didn't stop calling and visiting, I would file police reports and contact my lawyer to sue them. Once they…
More Idahoans are going hungry now than ever before, according to a new, once-every-four-years study released today by the Idaho Food Bank and “Feeding America,” a national group. The numbers are up sharply - 142,200 Idahoans received emergency food last year, a 59 percent increase…
I have spent a great deal of time researching this issue to find out what is really happening on the reservation with tribal police and the community. I have spoken with most of the officers in the department about this issue. I have also talked…
11:22 a.m. A noninjury crash and construction on I-90, near NW Blvd, is backing up traffic.11:17 a.m. Resident on 4100 block of Troy/CdA reports a male pedestrian looking in her window.11:12 a.m. A male is lying beside his vehicle in front of Wells Fargo @…
NotBetterJustWiser: Look people … the point is, everybody makes mistakes. There is no degree of sin. For so many to vilify a man who spent all of his adult life working earnestly to build a successful, prominent business, be a dedicated family man, support his…
A gas pedal from a recalled Toyota is shown at Magnussen's Toyota dealership in Palo Alto, Calif. New York Times story here. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)Question: Do you drive a newer model Toyota? Do you know whether or not it has been recalled? Do you plan…
Item: English-only drivers' test could hinder refugees: Objections prompt the bill's sponsor to say he won't insist on the provision for the exam if other lawmakers object/John Miller, Associated PressMore Info: For legal refugees like 19-year-old Penasiel, jobs are often hourly and miles from where…
The issue is this: When a cross-deputization agreement between the county and tribe broke down in 2006, tribal officers no longer had the authority to arrest non-tribal citizens on the reservation. Keep in mind that 80 percent of those living on the checkerboard reservation are…
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.
