Wilbur-Creston mascot Colton Mager leads the cheers Thursday before the State 2B girls game between the Wildcats and Shoreline Christian at the Spokane Arena. Spokane is awash in the State B basketball tournament. I love this event and have attended many games over the years…
Pardon my bursting buttons, but last night my youngest son was honored at his middle school's academic excellence night for making the honor roll. I'm especially proud because this has been a year of big changes for Sam. He left the private school he attended…
Okay. It's not as horrendous as the Idaho baby-slapper, but still! An Idaho dairy worker, convicted of animal cruelty after hidden video captured workers at a Magic Valley dairy slapping, hitting and stomping on animals, has been sentenced to a year of supervised probation. Jesus…
A convicted felon is accused of fleeing from law enforcement and crashing his vehicle into a fuel pump depot at the Coeur d’Alene Airport early this morning. The crash caused about $40,000 in damage and spilled about 200 gallons of aviation fuel. Jared Salamina, 22,…
Legislation that would make it a misdemeanor crime for Idaho law enforcement officials to help enforce any new federal firearms restrictions or registration requirements cleared the House State Affairs Committee today on a party-line vote, the AP reports; it would impose jail time and fines…
SPOKANE, Wash. -- A woman who may be linked to a widespread oxycontin ring out of Montana is also the owner of a Spokane restaurant franchise. Sally Guthrie runs the Flamin' Joes Restaurant in Spokane with 3 locations in the area. KREM 2 tried to…
This week's Twitter recap for those who don't Tweet. Today's edition covers Twitter secrets, my Oscar coverage, and working hard for my money.
The crew of “War Horse” showed off Joey at a promotional event last August in Spokane. If you have seen only the Steven Spielberg movie of “War Horse,” you haven’t seen “War Horse.” More than 1 million playgoers worldwide have already discovered that the original…
At my request and after careful, deliberate consideration, the Idaho Senate recently approved legislation affirming my choice of a state-based health insurance exchange. That bill now goes to the Idaho House of Representatives, where debate figures to be just as passionate. That's understandable, since most…
SEFFNER, Fla. — A huge sinkhole opened up under a man’s bedroom and swallowed him as he screamed for help. He was missing and feared dead today. Officials lowered equipment into the sinkhole but didn’t see any sign of life. Jeremy Bush, who was at…
Milo is all tuckered out from yesterday's vet visit and Thor is well, always tuckered out. Our queen size bed gets a little crowded when my 6'3" husband tries to find foot space, but I don't mind. Two cats are better than an electric blanket…
A blizzard of numbers was presented to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee this morning as to the potential impact of the federal sequestration cuts on the state. Overall, it shows a potential cut of $24.8 million in federal funds going to the state in the current…
Cda Press editor Mike Patrick, takes on Malek critics in today's editorial. Freshmen legislators are to be seen and not heard, is that it? Or is it that legislators who don't take a hard-line, fist-clenching, spittle-spewing stance on one emotional issue suddenly deserve zero support…
WASHINGTON – The Violence Against Women Act now on its way to President Barack Obama’s desk after a yearlong delay has deep ties and connections to the Inland Northwest and its U.S. congressional delegation. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, is a co-sponsor of the bill that…
President Barack Obama speaks in Chicago. WASHINGTON – In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California’s same-sex marriage ban and turn a skeptical eye on similar prohibitions across the country. The Obama administration’s friend-of-the-court…
Regarding the NIC considers sports arena story, commenter WIRED had this to say: "All humor aside though I'm a student at nic and before anything else the powers that be need to address parking." I've heard other complaints about parking at NIC. Is there adequate…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch an exhibition basketball game on Thursday. Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman hung out Thursday with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un on the third day of his improbable journey with a New…
COEUR d'ALENE - Best check those bank statements again. .Complaints of identity theft jumped 20 percent in Coeur d'Alene last year, according to new numbers from the Federal Trade Commission. The city is hardly alone. Complaints of fraudulent tax filings and hijacked credit accounts escalated…
An artist’s conception shows the private group’s envisioned spacecraft. WASHINGTON – It’s a road trip that could test the best of marriages: Mars. A tycoon announced plans Wednesday to send a middle-aged couple on a privately built spaceship to slingshot around the red planet and…
Gonzaga’s Kevin Pangos goes to the basket as Brigham Young’s Brock Zylstra defends. PROVO, Utah – Gonzaga senior forward Elias Harris couldn’t hear a thing in the din of nearly 20,000 fans at the raucous Marriott Center on Thuesday night. But he was thinking clearly,…
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.
