The National Insurance Crime Bureau released statistics monitoring 2009 car thefts. This is the sixth straight year that thefts are going down, but some of the highest car theft rates are right here in the Inland Northwest. Yakima ranked the highest in the region at…
Philadelphia Flyers' national anthem vocalist Lauren Hart sings next to a statue of Kate Smith during a ceremony where a design of a postage stamp honoring Smith was presented, in Philadelphia, Wednesday. Smith was best known for performing composer Irving Berlin's "God Bless America." The…
The serviceman showed up around 11 a.m. at The Roosevelt Inn Bed & Breakfast, said Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Christie Wood. John and Tina Hough have owned the business for about 11 years, Tina Hough said. The power shut-off notice listed unpaid bills totaling $3,132.14.…
Nathaniel Hoffman/Boise Weekly offers 10 things that Sarah Palin can do when she's in Boise (includes Sarah Palin do-it-yourself, cut-out mask):Ride Rex Rammell's dinosaur. (Alternately, there is always the mechanical bull at Dirty Little Roddy's.)Picket the Boise Bike Week Block Party with "Drill, Baby, Drill"…
On his Get Out! North Idaho Facebook page, OrangeTV offers this shot of downtown Coeur d'Alene from the 1940s, looking north on 4th from Front. Do you see Wilson's Drug on the right? The buildings certainly look familiar. But not the cars.Idaho F-and-G to weigh…
OK, I asked my Facebook friends whether I should publish this superb roadkill shot by online buddy Robin Loznak of Roseburg, Ore. (and formerly w/the Great Falls, Tribune). They gave me the go-ahead and new Facebook friend Loznak posts that he has more dead animal…
6:10 p.m. Caller reports that rocks have been thrown thru windows on Hydra/Post Falls residence, but nothing appears to be missing.5:53 p.m. Caller @ Nikoma & Gray Eagle/Rathdrum reports ordering a neighbor off his property after they appeared in court today on a noise complaint.5:48…
The 4 Kootenai County coroner candidates are almost entirely funding their primary campaigns by personal loans. Demo Jody DeLuca Hissong has the most money on hand, after loaning herself $3000. Hissong is running unopposed for the Dem nomination. Douglas Stafford, Debbie Wilkey and Tom Cronin…
Incumbent Dan English has raised four times as much as Republican Cliff Haydens in the Kootenai County clerk's race in which both are running unopposed for their party's nominations:Dan English has raised $2600 in cash and a $750 personal loan -- and spent $798, for…
Challenger Dan Green has more than five times as much money on hand as the incumbent in his three-way race to claim Commissioner Rich Piazza' District 3 seat. Stay tuned:Dan Green has raised $19,378 and spent $17,781, for a balance of $1598. He has loaned…
Alison Boggs' is working on a story re: this incident involving Roosevelt Inn owner John Hough. She has talked to Hough's. Stay tuned.HucksOnline has learned the following from spokeswoman Christie Wood re: the man taken into custody over the utility dispute: "The male was never…
Challengers Chris Fillios and Jai Nelson have raised and spent two and three times as much as incumbent Rick Currie in their attempt to unseat the veteran commissioner from District 2. The 7-day pre-election campaign finance statements show:Chris Fillios has raised $9348 in contributions and…
I'll be reviewing and posting campaign finance reports that were due at 5 o'clock Tuesday, beginning with the races for county commissioner and coroner. I'll get to the legislative races, as I have time today. Should be interesting reading. Before I even look, any of…
Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin shows her hand with the saying "I am the NRA" as she speaks during the NRA national convention in Charlotte, N.C., Friday. Palin will be flying to Boise Friday to stump for Republican Vaughn Ward in his 1st Congressional District…
The Veterans of the City of Kellogg, Idaho served a Petition of Recall for all 6 city council members and the mayor. The Petition was signed by 20 verified registered voters, notarized, and delivered to the city clerk Wednesday morning. Some of the people of…
KHQ's Shred Day is underway right now, what are you doing to keep your personal information safe? Experts say, with identity theft on the rise, now more than ever it is important to shred all sensitive documents you might have lying around your home, or…
From the May 15, 2010 Idaho Falls Post-Register: "Teacher negotiations are the last piece of the budget puzzle in Rexburg, where trustees are trying to make about $3 million in cuts. Last week, teachers turned down the trustees' proposal of 10.5 percent in pay cuts…
Mishka, a Karelian bear dog that helped State Fish and Wildlife agents capture a black bear in a ravine near State Route 16 and Pearl in Tacoma, Wash., earlier today, takes a final sniff as the tranquilized bear was carried to a mobile holding cage.…
On Facebook, sidekick CindyH posted this morning that she was on her way to the dentist "which isn't fun anymore since they won't give me nitrous oxide for routine cleanings. Then there's the lying about flossing. This time I'm going to tell the truth." Which…
11:56 a.m. Randall reports that bicyclists are hogging the road on Upriver Drive.11:45 a.m. Caller in 5300 block of E. Ohio Match reports a strange pitbull is sleeping in her driveway.11:08 a.m. Fisherman on the shore of Hauser Lake are creating a road safety hazard.11:04…
I forgot to ask congressional candidate Raul Labrador a question I've wondered about for some time: Can a guy named Raul, from Puerto Rico originally, win a race in the overwhelmingly white 1st Congressional District of Idaho. Spokesman Dennis Mansfield offered this reply a few…
A raccoon peers out from his home in a hole in a tree in Moreland Hills, Ohio on Saturday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)Top Cutlines:1. Vaughn Ward dares to peek out of his hiding place, hoping the tempest has blown over -- Cabbage…
Monday Poll: 73 of 122 respondents (60%) support the fact that retiring Coroner Bob West endorsed Deb Wilkey in a 3-way GOP race to succeed him. 37 of 122 (30%) believe he should have stayed neutral.Today's Poll: Does it matter to you that congressional candidate…
Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., along with his daughter, Alex, and his wife, Susan, celebrate at a primary night watch event at the Valley Forge Military Academy & College in Wayne, Pa., Tuesday. Sestak beat incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter, in the Democratic Senate primary. (AP Photo/Michael…
The United States Secret Service is investigating a series of frauds in the Coeur d'Alene area in which more than a dozen people had their debit card numbers stolen. Everyone reported the fraud reports using the cards at the Schlotzsky's in Coeur d'Alene, but investigators…
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.
