This Monday photo provided by Bob Leonard shows second from left, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was dubbed Suspect No. 1 and third from left, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, who was dubbed Suspect No. 2 in the Boston Marathon bombings by law enforcement. This image was taken approximately…
A barrage of gunshots erupted in Watertown, Mass., shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, with preliminary reports indicating that police had finally cornered Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19. The flurry of activity came less than an hour after Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick ended a…
5:13 p.m. PFPD officer reports Chevy Silverado parked in handicap spot @ Idaho Street biz. 4:38 p.m. A black German shepherd is running loose near Mongolian Barbecue, 3213 Govt Way. 4:26 p.m. Male driver of red pickup, with female passenger, reported very drunk when he…
Gonzaga University's premier seven-footer Kelly Olynyk steps before television cameras and sportswriters to talk about his decision to enter the NBA draft Friday at the McCarthey Athletic Center at GU. JIM Meehan provides the SR story here. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) Judge orders jail in…
Former Gonzaga University point guard Dan Dickau, whose long hair and curls were a trademark during his playing days, is now running his own barbershop. After six seasons in the NBA, Dickau hung up his shoes in 2011. Last fall, he and his wife moved…
On his Facebook wall for his trustee campaign, Coeur d'Alene School Trustee Brent Regan takes exception to comments by Coeur d'Alene council members Ron Edinger and Deanna Goodlander re: the sale of Person Field. Edinger was the lone council member voting no this week on…
In his Slice blog, Paul Turner asks readers if they know who starred in the movie, "The Cross and the Switchblade." For those keeping score at home, I interviewed the late Pastor David Wilkerson years ago in Redding, Calif. Do you know who starred in…
Item: GOP lawmaker calls for 'increased surveillance' of Muslims after attack/Julian Pecquet, The Hill. More here: Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) called for “increased surveillance” of Muslims on Friday, saying the Boston Marathon bombing suspects' links to Chechnya represented a “new front” in the war on…
Genette Gabica paints a bedroom closet door on the back porch of the Bayview home of Yvonne Wallis on Wednesday while updating many features of the house, Wallis is one of four victims of an attack taht occurred December 2010. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn…
Fun news for my BFF with word that the hit television show "Glee" has cast Coeur d'Alene's own Patty Duke as well as Meredith Baxter to appear in the upcoming Season 4 finale. Baxter and Duke reportedly will return for Glee's fifth season. Glee airs…
It’s been a busy week for Congressman Raul Labrador’s spokesman. Three times, Michael Tate has alerted reporters that major new outlets have — for the umpteenth time — hailed his boss as a key player on immigration reform. On Friday, Tate circulated a cut-and-paste of…
Really, it's just a dressed-up scrimmage four-plus months before the season. Yet Idaho is treating tonight's spring football finale like a “real” game, with 15-minute quarters, clock stoppage and all. First-year coach Paul Petrino said he hopes to run 200 plays – or “as many…
Gonzaga’s Kelly Olynyk has decided to bypass his senior season and declare for the NBA Draft, The Spokesman-Review has learned. Olynyk, who turned 22 on Friday, averaged 17.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 blocks as a junior. He made 63 percent of his…
Toronto Blue Jays' Rajai Davis spins through air after being brushed back by Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday in Toronto. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young) Thursday Winner: DFO, with 5…
11:44 a.m. ISP officer lists charges he's filing against a man and a woman caught during a traffic stop -- possession of marijuana & paraphernalia for her, same 2 charges, plus destruction/concealment of evidence for him. 11:37 a.m. CPD Blue requests Yates mortuary transfer dead…
During the heated debate on the state insurance exchange, I made it a point to tell people that my chief political rival on the issue, Gov. Butch Otter, is a friend of mine, and still is. In the midst of battle during the winter, I…
Unlike many states, Idaho is expected to finish the 2012-13 budget year in the black — to the tune of $60 million. That’s good news. Or is it? It depends on your point of view. For the glass half-full perspective, Idaho Statesman reporter Dan Popkey…
This combination of undated photos shows Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19. The FBI says the two brothers and suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing killed an MIT police officer, injured a transit officer in a firefight and threw explosive devices at police…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy posts re: a conversation she had with two of her sons: Wow. Long converations with firstborn and lastborn have me weighing the merits of private school vs. public school education. Most of you know we sent all 4 of our…
Itron employees Sheena Trumble, right of Australia and Janet Penz, left of Minneapolis braved the ropes course at Lutherhaven summer campsite in Coeur d'Alene on Thursday. Itron donated the $35,000 ropes course that features team and solo balance activities and aerial trust jumps with safety…
On Tuesday, the Coeur d'Alene City Council gave final approval to the purchase of Person Field and Bryan Field from the Coeur d'Alene School District. But two council members weren't happy about it. In her draft minutes, City Clerk Renata McLeod reports comments made by…
In this Feb. 6 file photo, from left, Joshua Kusterer, 12, Nach Mitschke, 6, and Wyatt Mitschke, 4, salute as they recite the pledge of allegiance during the “Save Our Scouts” prayer vigil and rally against allowing gays in the organization in front of the…
From City Clerk Renata McLeod's draft minutes of the Coeur d'Alene City Council meeting Tuesday: Monte Larson, 930 N. 5th Street, stated that the Coeur d’Alene American Legion Baseball Memorandum of Understanding states that replacement of the field will include equal or better facilities, restroom…
A divided Pocatello City Council has defeated a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, with Mayor Brian Blad casting the tie-breaking vote at a tense, packed meeting last night, the Idaho State Journal reports. The council had split…
The suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were "losers" with no religious or political motivation, their uncle said Friday. The uncle, who identified himself as Ruslan Tsarni, said the brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev would have no religious or political motivations for carrying out an…
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