Photo from video of armed man who robbed coffee stand at 12th & Sherman/CdA. (Photo courtesy of Coeur d'Alene police) A gunman wearing a SpongeBob SquarePants mask robbed a Coeur d’Alene coffee stand Wednesday night, escaping with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. No…
Huckleberries hears from a Berry Picker embedded in the Coeur d'Alene Library tonight that a standing-room-only crowd is attending the State of the School District presentation by the Coeur d'Alene Education Partnership. Four of five Coeur d'Alene School Board trustees have attended (Chairman Tom Hamilton…
Jack and Jackie Harbaugh, parents of Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, hold hands during a news conference today for NFL football's Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. Their sons will be coaching against each other in…
It's been quite a week so far, triggered by Brent Regan's loose lips at that legislative forum Saturday. I expect things to settle down until the next board meeting -- unless something is said tonight at that Coeur d'Alene Education Partnership forum. Click here for…
Huckleberries has been trying to determine how the audience at the now infamous legislative meeting in Post Falls Saturday reacted to Coeur d'Alene School Board Trustee Brent Regan's insensitive "joke" about President Barack Obama. I've been told that the description in the Coeur d'Alene Press…
6:09 p.m. Coeur d'Alene police using canine to track robber n/b on 13th Street/CdA. 5:53 p.m. Coeur d'Alene police are searching for a male in a black hoodie wearing a Sponge Bob Square Pants mask. Apparently, he used a handgun to rob a business in…
Earlier this month, Karin Craver, of the U.S. Postal Service, and her pet wolf Matohota pose together in Polebridge, Mont. Craver delivers mail twice a week year-round and is frequently greeted by residents at their mailboxes. (AP Photo/Daily Inter Lake, Brenda Ahearn) More snow on…
At the Coeur d'Alene Press online site, the newspaper is announcing that it has received copies of two letters from Coeur d'Alene attorney Steve Bell re: the anti-Obama "joke" by school Trustee Brent Regan. One letter asks the NAACP to investigate Regan and the other,…
A former Coeur d'Alene police detective is seeking financial compensation from the police captain who rear-ended the detective while both officers were off duty, resulting in injuries that ended the detective's law enforcement career. Tracy L. Martin retired from the police department last Dec. 5…
In this Oct. 1, 1987, file photo, Patty, left, and Maxine Andrews, of the famed Andrews Sisters, smile as they hold their star plaques which they received as they accepted a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Patty Andrews, the last survivor of the…
As the debate over Idaho Gov. Butch Otter's proposed state health insurance exchange heats up, a North Idaho senator has sent out a mass email and posted a message on Twitter comparing the role of insurance companies to “the Jews boarding the trains to concentration…
A mountain lion caught recently in a wolf foothold trap set on the southwestern boundary of Glacier National Park was turned loose by state wildlife officials, but the National Park Service employee who discovered the animal and reported it to game wardens was caught the…
The American Kennel Club says the Labrador Retriever is the nation’s most popular dog for the 22nd straight year. According to the AKC top 10 list released today, the German Shepherd still commands the No. 2 spot. The Golden Retriever has nosed out the Beagle…
The Sand Creek Byway has another accolade for its trophy case. The American Council of Engineering Companies of Idaho has picked the U.S. Highway 95 realignment project as the first-place winner for the 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards competition for transportation. The $112 million bypass project,…
Sen. President Pro Tem Brent Hill, center, and Rep. Jeff Thompson, right, wait for a slice of pie on Wednesday. Hill went for the banana cream pie. (Photo: IdahoEdNews) The sweet smell of fresh flakey crusts and fruit fillings lured hundreds of people to the…
There's another thing worth mentioning from the presser involving the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations response to Trustee Brent Regan's insensitive, anti-Obama remark -- derogatory ethnic jokes. Tony Stewart, long-time local human rights leader, said of such jokes: "One of the most harsh…
Expect this week to play prominently in future presidential debates. It’s when Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Florida) first big test as a contender for the GOP presidential nomination began. Rubio and seven other senators, ranging from Republicans John McCain and Lindsay Graham to Democrats like Chuck…
Federal authorities unsealed a 73-count indictment today, including bank fraud, money laundering and wire fraud, against a Spokane developer largely blamed for the complicated legal and financial mess of the Ridpath Hotel. Gregory D. Jeffreys, 53, is currently being held in the Spokane County Jail.…
Coeur d'Alene Press editorial this morning: We're not interested in debating whether or not Regan's comment, referring to assault weapons and President Obama as both being black and scary, meets your definition of a racist or inappropriate remark. Consider this: Would Regan have made that…
“Oh, how we love Idaho,” declared Rep. Linden Bateman, R-Idaho Falls, as he began presenting HCR 5 in the House this morning, his resolution to name the Capitol Auditorium the “Abraham Lincoln Auditorium,” and marking March 4 as the 150th anniversary of the creation of…
National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday today before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence. Supporters and opponents of stricter gun control measures face off at a hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence…
12:13 p.m. Hayden mother reports her sons won't behave. 11:49 a.m. Wanted suspect not on CityLink bus when it stopped at 11:45 a.m. 11:37 a.m. CPD Blues will be at Riverstone CityLink stop to arrest wanted suspect (11:33 item). 11:33 a.m. U.S. Marshal trying to…
Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes announced that levy elections for three school districts will be held on March 12. “Coeur d’Alene, Kootenai Joint, and Post Falls school districts will each have supplemental maintenance and operations levy issues on the ballot,” said Hayes. “Voters residing in…
Mary Souza/OpenCDA.com is back in her soapbox castigating City Attorney Mike Gridley for inviting her to be part of the Vision 2030 project. Mary, who recently was washing her hands re: Coeur d'Alene Trustee Brent Regan's insensitve remark at that legislative forum, is back claiming…
On his Facebook page, Robin Loznak of Kellogg, Ore., entitles this photo, "Horsing Around." Robin writes: "A pair of horses engage in little horseplay in their pasture at a small farm near Roseburg, Ore., on Tuesday." You can see more of Robin's outdoors photography here.…
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.
