The Coeur d’Alene High girls basketball team followed a similar pattern Thursday in its State 5A tournament opener. The Vikings showed glimpses of brilliance coupled with, to borrow a term from coach Dale Poffenroth, stretches of stupidity and foul trouble. The constant, though, for Coeur…
Gonzaga guard Demetri Goodson steals the ball from Loyola Marymount forward Drew Viney (34) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday in Los Angeles. Loyola Marymount upset the No. 13 Zags 74-66. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)Loyola-Gonzaga ESPN boxscoreIdaho 82, Seattle 72UCLA 71,…
Stickman: A political wild card would be great. ... I don't like the banter I see at times that makes others stray. Especially the old timers, that have been quiet of late. I read each day like I said and if it gets too political,…
Seattle Mariners pitcher Cliff Lee signs an autograph for Jane Henderson, left, of Tacoma, Wash., on the team's first day of baseball spring training for pitchers and catchers Thursday in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Brother Frito Ray and his wife, Lisa, have RSVP'd that they'll likely drop by Blogfest 2010 on Saturday afternoon. Frito Ray can't resist the taco bar being prepared for the free eats by Steve Widmyer's Fort Ground Grill in the historic Fortgrounds area. Many others…
Washington State University president Elson S. Floyd offered the school’s vacant athletic director position to Bill Moos on Thursday afternoon. “He did extend the offer,” said Moos when reached by telephone. “My wife (Kendra) and I are going to consider it and, hopefully, we’ll have…
American missionaries arrested on child kidnapping charges, Laura Silsby, 40, right, and Charisa Coulter, 24, both of Meridian, walk towards the courthouse in Port-au-Prince earlier today. A day after eight of their fellow missionaries were released and flown back to the U.S., Silsby and Coulter…
South Korean bride Kim Jong-soon. center, holds a portrait of her groom Kwak Jung-shick who couldn't turn up at a mass wedding ceremony in Goyang, South Korea, Wednesday. The Unification Church organized the biggest mass wedding in a decade, which about 14,000 people around the…
5:57 p.m. Mother wants a deputy to speak to 7YO son re: misbehaving and being disrespectful.5:53 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Library patron caught male in backpack burglarizing her Kia Optima in the library parking lot. Burglar ran off. 5:24 p.m. A Riverstone condo resident reports finding…
The House State Affairs Committee has voted on straight party lines - with all Democrats objecting - to reconsider yesterday’s 13-5 vote to kill a resolution from Rep. Dennis Lake, R-Blackfoot, to block a scheduled 1 percent COLA for state retirees. Rep. Eric Anderson, R-Priest…
Silas Thompson of Twin Falls is hugged by his mother Renee after arriving at the Kansas City International Airport Thursday in Kansas City. Mo. Thompson was among a group of Americans arrested in Haiti on child abduction charges after the Jan. 12, earthquake. (AP Photo/Charles…
The five northern counties of Idaho lead the state in the number of colon cancer deaths per person, a position the North Idaho Cancer Coalition would happily relinquish. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths nationwide and in Idaho. Last year, lung…
In the world of Sen. Patty Murray's reelection campaign, at least, there's nothing like a hanging in the morning to raise campaign cash. The senator's campaign manager, Carol Albert, has sent out a video clip in which a tea party supporter, speaking to a Saturday…
The 24 finalists for the 9th season of the reality singing competition "American Idol," are shown. (AP Photo/Fox, Patrick Ecclestein)Question: Why do/don't you watch "American Idol"?
Idaho would declare that any gun or ammunition manufactured in the state doesn’t have to be registered and is exempt from all federal laws and regulations, under legislation introduced at the request of Rep. Dick Harwood, R-St. Maries, this morning. “This is a state sovereignty…
I've read "The Shack" twice. Once when my oldest son, Nate, was alive and once right after he died, last year. It touched me with a sense of wonder that I had never experienced, when I read it the first time. Upon Nate's death, the…
A Craigslist scheme that stretched from Spokane to Miami led police to a Coeur d’Alene hotel this week, where they arrested a suspect accused of duping unsuspecting buyers through fraudulent advertisements. Joshua J. Mulvey, 25, was arrested on a second-degree theft charge Tuesday at Motel…
Wranglers corral bison into livestock trailers at the Slip and Slide containment facility in Corwin Springs, Mont., on Wednesday in preparation for travel to Ted Turner's Green Ranch along the Madison River west of Bozeman, Mont. The bison, which have tested brucellosis-free, will be kept…
5A STATE TOURNAMENTIdaho Center, NampaThursdayGame 1: Highland (20-3) vs. Eagle (16-7), 1:15 p.m.Game 2: Boise (22-1) vs. Coeur d'Alene (19-4), 3 p.m.Game 3: Centennial (21-2) vs. Meridian (16-7), 6:15 p.m.Game 4: Lewiston (19-2) vs. Mountain View (15-10), 8 p.m.DFO: Colleague Greg Lee will be reporting…
January was National Soup Month, but it’s not too late to celebrate with a steaming bowl of chicken noodle or a hearty serving of black bean. Researchers say that soup can help you lose weight and boost your immunity. Perhaps that’s why Americans consume more…
Smoke billows from a seven-story building in Austin, Texas after a small private plane crashed into it this morning. Federal officials say that the pilot of a small plane that slammed into a building set his house on fire beforehand and then intentionally crashed the…
O'REILLY: Well, they went to Sandpoint, Idaho, [ed. note: Sandpoint is Palin's birthplace] The Times did. And then they brought in all the Nazi stuff that had been up there. And they brought in all the militia stuff, Weaver and such that had been up…
This six photo combination shows Switzerland's Dominique Gisin crashing as she approaches the finish in the women's downhill at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Question: Tell us about a time when you wiped out skiing, snowmobiling, driving, etc.
The House State Affairs Committee has killed HB 497, Rep. Phil Hart’s immigration bill. A motion to amend it instead and remove much of the bill - the section to suspend employers’ licenses for violations - failed on a 6-11 vote, and then a motion…
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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.
