Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator who is gaining momentum in the polls, will be in Coeur d'Alene to address a political rally at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Event Center at the resort golf course from noon to 2 p.m. If you plan to be…
Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum poses for a photo with a supporter at a rally Tuesday in Coeur d'Alene. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Jesse Tinsley's photo essay of Santorum's visit today here. Santorum attracting overflow crowd in Boise, too
The proposed $1.3 billion Superfund cleanup of a century of mining contamination in North Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Basin is being scaled back significantly, Idaho lawmakers were told Tuesday. Instead of taking up to 100 years and costing $1.3 billion, the cleanup would last more like…
5:29 p.m. Via KREM Twitter: "CANCELED Amber Alert Jasmine Walker has been found" 4:49 p.m. Resident @ Ripple & Red Dell/Spirit Lake chased 2 men in gray Jeep off property. 4:33 p.m. Female @ Pinehurst & Cochran/Rathdrum fears for life after beating by male last…
Elizabeth Santorum, daughter of presidential candidate Rick Santorum, greets the crowd Tuesday at the Hagadone Events Center in Coeur d'Alene. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) Idaho likely to spurn cash for exchange/John Miller, AP CdA doc lobbies for market-driven health solutions/Dustin Hurst, IR Santorum drawing large,…
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has sent lamest of lame responses to Terry Harris of the Kootenai Environmental Alliance re: the 4400 signatures collected to save the Dike Road trees: "This is in response to your letter dated Nov 28, which expressed concerns about the…
U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, greets supporters on the Idaho Statehouse steps on Monday before announcing his campaign for re-election in 2012. Dennis Mansfield wonders below whether Labrador's speech last week was a "kickoff" one or a "kick-butt" one. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Joe Jaszewski)…
Jerry Jaeger, left, partner in Hagadone Hospitality, brags that presidential candidate Rick Santorum hit two balls onto the Resort Golf Course' floating green before a campaign stop Tuesday at the Hagadone Events Center in Coeur d'Alene. Because of winter lake levels, the green is moved…
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he will order flags flown at half-staff at state government buildings Saturday in memory of Whitney Houston. The governor says Houston was a "cultural icon" who belongs in the same category in New Jersey music history as Frank Sinatra,…
On her Facebook wall, Christa writes: "Going to my first ever Monster Jam monster truck show this weekend. Courtney Beebe says that I should wear a tank top with a flannel shirt and jeans that sparkle but I'm not so sure. Any one out there…
OutofStaterTater: If I’m late to the party on this topic, I apologize, but I thought this was totally sweet: the keynote for the Kootenai County Lincoln Day this year is Sheriff Richard Mack, who regularly speaks to, and works with…wait for it…The John Birch Society.…
Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at a rally this afternoon in Coeur d'Alene. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Santorum leads Romney in national poll/Associated Press Can Santorum become something more than 'not Mitt'/Washington Post Santorum tries to transform new-found strength into something…
University of Idaho administrators have a lot to deal with. Or, perhaps, these professional academics really don’t know much about running a university. Either way, U of I need not worry about going it alone. Not when the Idaho Legislature is around. Recently, 21 legislators…
Some 24 million voter registrations in the United States contain significant errors, including about 1.8 million dead people still on the rolls and many more approved to vote in multiple states, according to a report released Tuesday. Even though the inaccuracies impact one in eight…
Athletics coaches and officials would be required to remove players from games who show signs of a concussion, according to a measure aimed at boosting protections for young athletes who suffer head injuries. Rep. Erik Simpson of Idaho Falls wants to strengthen laws passed in…
Presidential candidate Rick Santorum is speaking to a packed house at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Events Center (at the golf course) as I type this. I don't know the two people to the far left seated behind him. But Hagadone Hospitality partner Jerry Jaeger, then…
The city of Coeur d'Alene's Parks Department is expected to request financial support Wednesday from Lake City Development Corp. for the McEuen Park redevelopment project. Parks Director Doug Eastwood and Team McEuen are scheduled to make a presentation on the downtown park project and request…
Martha Stewart, bottom left, uses her phone to capture dogs competing at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York Monday. Stewart had a dog competing in the non-sporting category. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Question: Are you as much of a fan of…
11:56 a.m. Caller reports unattended death in 200 block of E4th Avenue/PF. 11:41 a.m. 2 males, one shirtless, are physically fighting behind Jimmy D's, 23rd & Mullan/CdA. 11:34 a.m. A large object is blocking one lane of w/b I-90 @ M/P 23 (Wolf Lodge exit).…
The Senate has voted 26-9 in favor of HB 404a, the anti-Occupy Boise bill, which would evict the encampment from state property on an emergency basis. The bill now goes back to the House for a vote on it as amended in the Senate, which…
SR photog Jesse Tinsley just sent HucksOnline a photo from inside the Coeur d'Alene Resort golf course events center, as supporters wait for presidential candidate Rick Santorum to appear at noon today. He will be visiting Coeur d'Alene for a rally from noon to 2…
Steve Widmyer of Fort Ground Grill has just announced the menu for Blogfest 2012: "The menu I have put together is Bents BBQ pork sandwiches, Fort Ground Mac and Cheese, BBQ beans, Cole Slaw and Marie's famous chocolate chip cookies. I am open for any…
Lester Vann Waters Jr., right, one of two suspects charged with aggravated kidnapping in the disappearance of 43-year-old Sherry Arnold of Sidney, Mont., appears at a hearing in the Williams County Courthouse in Williston N.D. earlier today. District Judge David Nelson ordered the extradition of…
African penguin Howard carries a valentine heart written by a visitor to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Monday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
In an editorial today, the Idaho Argonaut criticizes the 10,000 students on campus for not providing a better following for the Vandal basketball team. Which ranks third in the WAC and has a 15-11 record overall. Only 1,843 attended Saturday's basketball game on campus. Adding…
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.
