I'm back from a brief vacation in which I enjoyed the company of Amy Dearest and pressed her boyfriend into helping me shovel snow twice. Halfway through our first shoveling, he figured out that I'd given him the second best shovel. Busted, I reluctantly handed…
Members of the 391st Engineer Company platoon run through Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho on Tuesday during physical training. More than 100 soldiers with the 391st Engineer Company will mobilize for a year-long deployment to Iraq, and will leave Thursday for training in Wisconsin. (AP…
I was going to see White Christmas at the Spokane Civic Theatre on Friday. I had my tickets waiting for me at the box office for the sold out show, but because I am a chicken when it comes to driving on icy roads we…
5:53 p.m. Vehicle has crashed into median on I-90 @ M/P31 (Fourth of July pass), partly blocking roadway.5:29 p.m. Triple-A tow service tells a local driver who needs help that there are 9 to 10 motorists ahead of him -- and he'll have to wait…
Josh Easley and Dave Martin work while standing on a suspended platform over the new shaft hole on the 4900 level in the Lucky Friday mine last week. They work for Cementation, the contractor that is digging the new shaft that will open up a…
The head of the Washington State Potato Commission Chris Voigt poses for a photo in Moses Lake, Wash. Voigt challenged himself to live on a potato-only diet for 60 days. He's cooked them every way but didn't allow butter, sour cream or any of the…
IloveCdA.com is celebrating the fact that John Flaherty of Flaherty's Framing & Fine Art has been pronounced cancer free -- and is announcing a fund-raiser to help the family with the mountain of bills that was accumulated. More here.Gloves/A Butterfly MomentThe snow/Accidental Rabbit TrailsThe first…
Let's face it - Kyle Brotzman will remember Friday night for the rest of his life. It's going to be a tough journey for the Boise State kicker. But thousands of people on Facebook hope to make that journey a little easier for the Bronco's…
At Priest Lake, Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns snapped this photo of the snowfall today on Lakeshore Drive and wonders if we'll break the record for November.Question: Do you enjoy living through record-breaking weather events?
Cindy: I just received a FB friend request from a fella wearing a gold necklace. I remember the pooka shells of the '70's and the gold chains of the '80's and the gag-me gangsta bling of the '90's, but do men still wear necklaces?Question: I…
Rex Rammell, Idaho Falls, is under investigation in the illegal killing of an elk following a confrontation with an Idaho Fish and Game conservation officer. The officer was patrolling the Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area east of Idaho Falls late this morning where a late…
Via Twitter, McWriters reports: "Watched a City of CDA truck plow the Atlas Bike Path while slowly driving up the UNPLOWED Atlas street. Bike paths have priority in CDA?!"Question: Should bike paths be a priority during heavy snow like we're having today?
A retired French electrician and his wife have come forward with 271 undocumented, never-before-seen works by Pablo Picasso estimated to be worth at least euro 60 million ($79.35 million), an administrator of the artist's estate said Monday. The works include this drawing of a horse.…
Against the Cardinals, Westbrook flew mostly between the tackles. Nine of his rushes were up the middle for 61 yards. All but one carry and 1 yard came inside the tackles, where the 49ers want to mash the most. He went up the middle for…
What man or mouse with a fully functioning human brain and a résumé as thin as Palin’s would flirt with a presidential run? It makes the political biography of Barack Obama look more like Winston Churchill’s, despite the fact that the 44th president breezed into…
Idaho had its Great Fire of 1910 that killed 87 people and its Teton Dam collapse of 1976 that washed away 11 lives, but what was the greatest weather-related disaster in the state’s 120-year history? It wasn’t — as your grandparents may have told you…
Major Margaret Witt, center, with ACLU-WA Legal Director, Sarah Dunne, left, and James Lobsenz, right, react during a news conference today at the office of the ACLU of Washington in Seattle. Witt was suspended in 2004 and subsequently discharged after the Air Force learned she…
Rep. Elaine Smith, D-Pocatello, may try to implement strict guidelines in state law designed to protect student-athletes from returning too soon to fields of play after suffering concussions. Earlier this year, Smith proposed legislation that would require athletes in publicly-funded sports – like high school…
11:38 a.m. 2 dogs are loose in the parking lot of Post Falls post office.11:23 a.m. Someone at Guardian Angel Homes/PF has a ring stuck on her finger.11:22 a.m. Firefighters smell smoke but can't find source after responding to a fire alarm at North Idaho…
On her way to work this morning in the downtown Spokane office, colleague Meghann Cuniff, of the Sirens & Gavels blog, snapped this photo of a street light seemingly flipping off winter.
The surveillance video from the overhead cameras shows Hanni Elabed being beaten by a fellow inmate in an Idaho prison, managing to bang on a prison guard station window, pleading for help. Behind the glass, correctional officers look on, but no one intervenes when Elabed…
Idaho State Parks, brought to you by … The North Face? Columbia Sportswear? REI? With backup cash dwindling and no new income streams in sight, the state might sign a corporate sponsor to stave off park closures. “We’re trying to get very creative in the…
Weekend Poll: Most respondents (a combined 127 of 178, 72%) believe Boise State would do well if the Broncos played in the Pac-10, but would struggle to win the football title. 64 of 178 (36.36%) said BSU would be a perennial contender. Another 63 of…
Wisconsin whitetails apparently are willing to challenge any bull elk that come wandering into their turf during the rut. In an early November battle, a whitetail buck fought to the death with a 640-pound concrete elk lawn ornament. Both critters suffered serious damage. Outdoors writer…
On a "Dear Winter" note on her Facebook page, Cindy declares: "I'm breaking up with you. The sparkling, glittering promise of our relationship has dulled to mind-numbing greyish mush. I told you I needed space, yet you constantly smother me with unwanted attention. I am…
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.
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