Our sunny summer weekends are running out. So you need to get out this weekend and enjoy yourself. Hike Tubbs Hill. Jump in the lake. Go for a drive. Go for a bike ride on the Centennial Trail. Of the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes.…
Former Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr., left, waves after being introduced by broadcaster Rick Rizzs at a luncheon in his honor at the team's ballpark in Seattle today. The Mariners began a two-day celebration of Griffey on Friday. Griffey is being inducted into the team's…
President Obama on Friday rejected calls for the United States to boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. "I know that one question that's been raised is, how do we approach the Olympics? I want to just make very clear right now I do not…
3:14 p.m. Unruly male customer trying to fight others at Post Falls Burger King. 2:58 p.m. Non-injury crash b/n vehicle & motorcycle reported on H41/Post Falls area. 2:43 p.m. Rented Jetskis reportedly being ridden from Coeur d'Alene resort Boardwalk at high rate of speed in…
Time 2 Vote ... A blindfolded Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Tanner copies the behavior of trainer Wade Davey, left, during a demonstration at the Dolphin Research Center on Grassy Key in Marathon, Fla. Dolphins may be known for their intelligence and playful behavior. But turns…
This has been another great week of summer in North Idaho. It’s so wonderful that I decided to give out awards to celebrate our little slice of heaven. I heart CDA: This award goes to Jimmy Mac who knows a good thing when he sees…
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, talks with state Rep. Ed Morse, R-Hayden, at the Kootenai County Reagan Republican luncheon Thursday. Notice the Mary Souza for mayor campaign button on Crapo's jacket. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) Habeus terrum/Fort Boise Safe kids/Stebbijo's Place Children not allowed/From A Simple…
Just four months after the state Legislature and Gov. Butch Otter created an Obamacare state insurance exchange, it’s become a lot clearer why the exchange backers didn’t want this to be called a state government agency. They opted instead to claim it’s an “independent body,…
From Get Out! North Idaho, OrangeTV offers this Sushi Porn: Shoga Sushi in Sagle somehow flew under our radar since it opened last year but it looks like the kind of place we could fall deeply in lust with! Question: How often do you eat…
A friend of OrangeTV/Get Out! North Idaho Facebooked the following after eating at Top of China: "I quite enjoyed the butter laden seafood. The server was attentive. The fortune was a bit materialistic. The other patrons were unobtrusive. 13 angel fish is perhaps an unlucky…
A car matching the description of one driven by kidnapping suspect James DiMaggio has been found in Valley County. The vehicle was found in a remote, mountainous area near the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Friday morning, according to Andrea Dearden, spokeswoman for…
Taylor Sauer’s final Facebook status update predicted her sudden, violent death. “I can’t discuss this now. Driving and facebooking is not safe! Haha,” she wrote. Shortly thereafter, the 18-year-old Caldwell, Idaho, teen rear-ended a slow tanker truck at 80 miles an hour on Idaho’s Interstate…
Idaho State Rep. Luke Malek (R-Couer d'Alene) is ranked second in a list of the country’s "Worst State Legislators of 2013" released Friday by the nation's largest marijuana policy organization, the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). The seven state representatives and one senator were selected based…
The 12 Schwandt brothers pose for a photo in their home in Rockford, Mich. Clockwise from bottom left are, Tyler, 21, holding Tucker, 2 days, Vinny, 10, Drew, 16, Zach, 17, Charlie, 3, Calvin, 8, Brandon, 14, Luke, 19 months, Gabe, 6, Wesley, 5 and…
11:41 a.m. Female crushed hand between hitch & trailer in Post Falls area. 11:36 a.m. Rescuers checking vehicle that crashed 50 feet down gulch off H95/Cougar Gulch. 11:23 a.m. Patrol officer asks highway district to remove dead deer from Seltice Way/Huetter. 11:22 a.m. Undisclosed road…
Among other things on Day 1 in Coeur d'Alene, the Treasure Seekers blog visited Forest Cemetery: "The cemetery has some beautiful stone work, a self guided walking tour and is very well maintained. I do have a bit of a pet peeve (let me rant…
Update: A car matching the description of one linked by police to California Amber Alert suspect James DiMaggio has been found in a remote area of Idaho, authorities told CNN's Miguel Marquez on Friday. The vehicle was located in the remote River of No Return…
The Idaho Legislature’s Federal Lands Interim Committee will take its time studying whether the state could or should acquire public lands controlled by the federal government. Sen. Chuck Winder, a Boise Republican and committee co-chairman, said the group has until the 2015 legislative session to…
Thursday Poll: Hucks Nation says the federal government should manage federal lands within the state of Idaho -- not the Idaho government. 78 of 126 respondents (61.9%) side with the feds in the handling of 33 million acres of public lands in the state. 47…
Members of the Mead High School Color Guard, including from left, Lexi Kozyra and Katie Olsen, practice spinning and catching their flags in the school's parking lot in Mead, Wash, Thursday. The team numbers 33 members and have been practicing twice a week all summer.…
During the first decade of the 21st century, 95 oversized loads - sufficiently wide to require interrupting traffic - traversed U.S. 12 from both directions and hardly anyone noticed. On the other hand, topography, politics, the Montana courts and weather blocked ExxonMobil's dream of an…
Idaho’s junior lawmaker, Congressman Raul Labrador, has added a fourth town hall during the August recess, making a Friday afternoon stop in Council. Labrador will appear from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Council Mountain Cafe, 102 Moser Ave. (The event was originally set…
Coeur d'Alene spokeswoman Kristina Lyman provides these highlights of Tuesday's City Council meeting: Momentum continues on McEuen: Progress continues at McEuen Park. The basketball courts are nearly complete and tennis courts will be paved next week. The concrete has been poured for the parking garage…
Three weeks. Three weeks until Labor Day weekend. Three weeks to cram in all that you’ve not accomplished this summer. Camping. Big dumb action flicks. Fruit picking at Green Bluff. Lazy days at the lake. Visits to Silverwood. Hiking. You get the idea. The problem…
Councilwoman Deanna Goodlander (re: McEuen Field archway contract awarded): a selection panel is defined by the Public Art Policy. It consists of 3 arts professionals, two of whom must be artists, a citizen, a city councilmember, the landscape architect, engineer, professional involved in the project…
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.
