On a Twitter account, Sammy_CdA posts his disgust with a Coeur d'Alene business owner that allows its food handlers to come to work with hickies on their neck. Asks Sammy: "Wonder if he cares?"Question: Would you be bothered by a restaurant food handler or checkout…
The 2010 Legislature is finished, so we can all breathe easier. There won't be any more silly constitutional amendments or resolutions for at least another year. There will be no more attacks on education and social funding for another year. Now, the solons will return…
This combo of eight photos provided by the U.S. Marshals Service on Monday shows from top left, David Brian Stone Sr., 44, of Clayton, Mich,; David Brian Stone Jr. of Adrian, Mich,; Jacob Ward, 33, of Huron, Ohio; Tina Mae Stone and bottom row from…
A body found in the Spokane River west of Post Falls last weekend has been identified as 31-year-old Spokane fugitive wanted since December on car theft charges. A bail bonds company had offered a $1,000 reward for tips that led to the arrest of Christopher…
Remember the funeral for the young Marine being protested by a bunch of religious zealots calling themselves Baptists who do so as a practice in their belief that the war is God's "divine retribution" for America's sins, Catholics and Gays ? The Supreme Court is…
New UTEP men's basketball coach Tim Floyd embraces Mary Haskins, widow of long-time UTEP coach Don Haskins, following a news conference today in El Paso, Texas. Floyd, a former University of Idaho basketball coach, was announced as successor to Tony Barbee as coach. Floyd worked…
The Florida State cheerleaders perform in the first half of an NCAA Dayton Regional semifinal college basketball game against Mississippi State Sunday in Dayton, Ohio. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)Top Cutlines:1. The crowd cheers as a contestant successfully converts the difficult 3-7-10 split…
5:46 p.m. 3 females who look to be about 12YOs are not seatbelted in the silver Focus in which they're driving/riding on Spokane/Post Falls.5:34 p.m. A dead turkey is reported lying on H95 @ Garwood Road.5:33 p.m. A blue truck failed to stop at the…
The University of Idaho Law School has had three separate acts of defacement or vandalism that were later determined to be hate crimes by the Risk Management Office occur since August. Kim Stretch, 42, is a third year law student from Fresno who said she’s…
Seth Lee Auten, 33, of Hayden has been identified as the victim of a fatal, one-vehicle accident, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department. last night. Auten was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Ramsey Road, between Lacey and Wyoming. He was…
Minority leaders Rep. John Rusche, left, and Sen. Kate Kelly give the Democrats' version of the legislative review in the Capitol rotunda in Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Katherine Jones)Otter praises legislative session, and: 'I'm very proud of 'em'/Eye On BoisePopkey: From…
Silas Parks pleaded guilty this afternoon to two counts of voluntary manslaughter and one count of first-degree arson in connection with the death last year of his pregnant wife Sarah Parks. Parks, 26, was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder and the arson…
Congregations from throughout the Inland Northwest join Jews around the world this week in the annual celebration of freedom known as Passover. About 60 people were preparing Monday to participate in a Seder – the traditional feast at sundown that celebrates the exodus from Egypt…
Kootenai County First District Judge John Luster declared the mistrial after the prosecution played a 911 tape in which witness Julie Oliver, a neighbor, offered an opinion on two points that the prosecution must prove. In the 911 tape, Oliver tells the dispatcher that she…
Senator Shirley McKague tries on a snuggie given to her and Sen. Melinda Smyser, right, by Sen. Bert Brackett during a break in the Senate Chambers about an hour before the close of the 2010 session on Monday in Boise. (AP Photo/Matt Cilley)Otter praises 'sensitivity,…
Curtis Allgier, charged with capital murder and seven other felonies, appears at the Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City earlier today. He is accused in the June 2007 killing of 60-year-old prison officer Stephen Anderson who was shot with his own gun while taking Allgier…
We aren’t taking it personally, but we didn’t receive our invitation by the County Commissioners “to the County’s development and construction communities” to attend a “Community Development Forum” on Monday evening, April 5th, at 5 p.m. Given the lack or progress on the Comprehensive Plan,…
Via Kevin Richert's blog site, AARP picked the 2010 Legislature winners & losers, including "Living wills, advance directives, or other end of life instructions, which AARP listed in the "loser" category: Learn someone else’s conscience on your deathbed. The ill-conceived Freedom of Conscience bill (Senate…
Three brothers accused of harassing a Coeur d’Alene man because of his ethnicity will stand trial this week in Kootenai County District Court. Opening statements are expected today in the trial of Ira Gino Tankovich, 47, Frank James Tankovich, 46, and William Michael Tankovich Jr.,…
The Easter Bunny might lower your chances of having a heart problem. According to a new study, small doses of chocolate every day could decrease your risk of having a heart attack or stroke by nearly 40 percent. German researchers followed nearly 20,000 people over…
An angler's dog barks at a 49-inch long sturgeon caught at "The Wall" in Oregon City, Ore., Thursday. At the end of March, a tradition stretching back at least six decades will abruptly cease, when new state regulations take effect banning fishing from The Wall.…
11:57 a.m. Caller is concerned re: welfare of 4 children who are left alone by their mother, south of the Spokane River.11:05 a.m. A dog-bite victim from Sundown Drive/CdA is at North Idaho Intermediate Care.10:59 a.m. Daniel, a local upholstery worker, reports that he's owed…
A defense motion to dismiss one of two murder charges against Silas Parks has been denied by Second District Judge Jeff M. Brudie. Parks, 25, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson in connection with the June 24…
A pair of cow elk playfully spar with each other on the steep slopes of the Lewiston Hill. The cows took a break recently from feeding for a shoving match with each other to see who was queen of the hill (Lewiston Tribune Photo: Steve…
Monday Poll: 107 of 189 respondents (57%) said they weren't bothered that Sarah Palin's Facebook page uses cross-hairs to target Dem congressional seats. 79 of 189 (42%) said they were bothered by the use of cross-hairs on Palin's page.Today's Poll: What letter grade would you…
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.
