Gonzaga's guard Marquise Carter calls time after fighting for a loose ball against Santa Clara in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday. Gonzaga stopped Santa Clara 73-62 to move to within a half game of first-place St.…
This wild ride called HucksOnline began 9 years ago today with a post that warned readers to fasten their seatbelts and expect turbulence ahead. That post was prophetic. You & I have had a Wild Ride for the last 9 years. Many have come and…
Jacob Roberts, 9, of Rexburg, Idaho, center, holds a sing as he waits for Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, at Twin Falls Senior High School in Twin Falls today. Paul will make stops in Moscow and Spokane Friday and then one in Boise…
From blog by Kevin Richert/Idaho Statesman, a statement by UI President Duane Nellis re: Idaho Bored of Education decision to remove "flagship" from UI designation: "I have just returned to Moscow from the Idaho State Board of Education meeting in Boise and let me tell…
5:49 p.m. 12YO developmentally disabled boy has left facility on Meadow Lark/CdA. 5:41 p.m. Hayden Super 1 security reports catching a shoplifter who's being cooperative. 5:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Feb. 16-17 here. 5:12 p.m. Hayden WalMart on Honeysuckle reports catching…
Republican presdential hopeful Ron Paul greets supportors on Thursday after giving a speech at Twin Falls High School in Twin Falls. 1,200 people attended the political rally at the school. Twin Falls Times-News story here. (AP Photo/Times-News, Ashley Smith) Paul announces Boise rally Saturday/Betsy Russell,…
A Coeur d'Alene man wanted for possible felony probation violation for a DUI is at the front of sheriff's Major Ben Wolfinger's class of individuals wanted on felony warrants this week. Richard Arlan Whiterock, 36, of Coeur d'Alene (upper left) is wanted for the alleged…
Skin doctors told House lawmakers to ban tanning for people under 18, while a personal liberties activist argued such laws turn Idaho into a “nanny state.” Similar bans are being debated in states including Washington, West Virginia and Utah. On Thursday, Blake Sampson, a University…
Models line up for rehearsal at the Calvin Klein Fall 2012 show during Fashion Week in New York today. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes) Question: Would you want to be this thin?
In this Oct. 27, 1986, file photo, New York Mets GAry Carter is lifted in the air by relief pitcher Jese Orosco following the Met 8-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 7 of baseballs World Series at New York's Shea Stadium. Baseball…
"OK Dave," emails a Berry Picker, " this is a typical site at the Kroc Center. It is hard sometimes even for real compact cars to get into their slots and open doors. The irony is the new parking lot is empty, whileI can count…
While other lawmakers are running legislation to put limits on urban renewal agencies, one lawmaker wants to pass a law completely removing authorization for them. Rep. Robert Schaefer, R-Nampa, introduced a bill Thursday in the House Local Government Committee that would entirely repeal Idaho’s urban…
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas shakes hands at Twin Falls Senior High School, today in Twin Falls, Idaho. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Individual liberties need to be restored, Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul told hundreds during today's town hall meeting in Twin Falls.…
Rep. Carlos Bilbao (pictured), R-Emmett, took up the issue that consumed Washington, D.C., last week proposing an Idaho law to prohibit requiring insurance policies to cover contraception, sterilization and "abortifacients," or abortion-inducing drugs. Bilbao presented his House Bill 530 to the House Health & Welfare…
The University of Idaho will no longer be the state’s “flagship” university — at least in its mission statement — after the State Board of Education voted unanimously to remove the word from the Idaho’s mission statement at Thursday's meeting. Idaho President Duane Nellis voiced…
Cornel Rasor (pictured), the conservative chairman of the Bonner County Board of Commissioners who helped bring us the Property Rights Council, has circulated a five-page email to Idaho state GOP Central Committee members, asking them to endorse the presidential campaign of maverick Ron Paul. Rasor…
A fiery sun burns over mountains that look like they’re made of stained glass. The starry galaxy glows, and a calligraphy inscription reads: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” Thanks to 17-year-old Scott Coffey’s Eagle Scout…
Pitchers, including Hong-Chih Kuo, (32), from Taiwan, listen to instructions from Seattle Mariners pitching coach Carl Willis, center, during spring training baseball, Tuesday in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Question: Do you have higher hopes for the Seattle Mariners in 2012 than you did in…
11:48 a.m. PFPD officer asks fellow officer at scene of fire mansion if he needs a break. 11:36 a.m. 2 horses are loose in open range in 300 block of N. Idaho & Prairie/PF. 11:29 a.m. Cutlass/Hayden resident sez salesman w/o permit has come to…
Firefighters pour water on a luxury home that burned early Thursday Post Falls. The riverside home appears to be a total loss. The house, assessed at $1.54 million, is owned by Leonard & Pam Wallace. SR story & more photos here. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley)
Wednesday Poll: 127 of 220 respondents (57.73%) said they weren't impressed more favorably by president candidate Rick Santorum's visit to Coeur d'Alene & Boise, where he was greeted by packed crowds. 53 of 220 respondents (24.09%) said they were impressed more favorably after the visits.…
Lake City Development Corp. agreed Wednesday to allocate $11.5 million to the city of Coeur d'Alene to pay for Phase 1 of the McEuen Field project. But before anything can be cashed in, the urban renewal agency said it wants to add contingencies to the…
Republican Dan Green has announced he will seek another term as Kootenai County Commissioner. Green, who won the Republican nomination for County Commissioner in 2010 by a 24 point margin and was unopposed in the General Election, expects to be challenged in the Republican primary…
In this photo made taken from Feb. 4, security camera footage provided by Bismarck Schools, a man identified as 28-year-old Sherwin Shayegan of Bothell, Wash., dressed in a basketball uniform, stands in a hallway at Century High School in Bismarck, N.D. Dubbed the Piggyback Bandit,…
Sen. Nicole LeFavour, D-Boise, has been overruled in her attempt to challenge Senate Assistant Majority Leader Chuck Winder's ruling that her amendment to SB 1215 can't be considered. The bill is about increasing penalties for prison contraband; LeFavour argued that the bill says it's about…
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.
