This has been a different sort of day at Huckleberries HQ, as the Coeur d'Alene office of The Spokesman-Review moved from the second floor to the first floor. I was MIA for the morning as our competent techs took down and set up our computers,…
Frazier Glenn Cross, also known as Frazier Glenn Miller, appears at his arraignment in New Century, Kan., today. Cross is being charged for shootings that left three people dead at two Jewish community sites in suburban Kansas City on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star,…
The attorney for the man found not guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of a car thief has been working on how much the trial will cost taxpayers. On Thursday, Gail Gerlach was found not guilty in the death of Brendon Kaluza-Graham. The jury…
No kidding. Idaho ranks next-to-last in per capita viewing of pornography according to Pornhub.com, ahead of only Arkansas. In the last 12 months, Idaho had 80 page views per capita page on Pornhub, while Arkansas had 77. The busiest porn watchers? They’re in Kansas, with…
Jane Fink, raptor biologist with Birds of Prey Northwest, releases a 3-year-old bald eagle at the Kootenai County Solid Waste Department Fighting Creek landfill on Monday. The bird, which had been poisoned from feeding contaminates in the area, was found by a worker at the…
Time 2 Vote ... A rabbit fails to clear an obstacle during a bunny hop competition at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Monday Winner -- McGruber, with 6 likes: The big tent of…
Rep. Lawerence Denney on Tuesday criticized outgoing Secretary of State Ben Ysursa for endorsing Phil McGrane over Denney and two other Republicans in the race to replace Ysursa. “I was surprised to see our current Secretary of State endorse somebody in this race,” the Midvale…
Canyon County GOP politics are in an uproar after the GOP candidate, unopposed in the primary, for longtime Rep. Darrell Bolz’ seat turned out to have a criminal record for domestic violence; Idaho Statesman reporters Dan Popkey and Cynthia Sewell report today that the candidate,…
Don Sausser, our Eye on Sherman Avenue, also had his eye fixed on the "blood moon" last night. Tacks day/Fort Boise Holy Week continues/End Notes A few tips on bullies/Out of Kilter 'G' is for good times/Faithful Geek The boys next door/A Simple Mind Day…
Russ Fulcher says he changed his mind about Common Core for a simple reason: “It didn’t come as advertised.” Fulcher said he thought the math and English language arts standards would etch local control into Idaho education. But he now believes the opposite has occurred.…
The Idaho Debates will feature a series of nine debates in Idaho races in advance of the May 20 primary election, the Idaho Press Club, the League of Women Voters of Idaho and Idaho Public Television announced today. The Idaho Debates have featured face-offs between…
Jeffrey “Jeff” Andrew Child, 58, of Coeur-d’Alene, Idaho, formerly of Carbondale, Ill., died Saturday, April 5, as a result of a snorkeling accident off the West Coast of Mexico near La Manzanilla. Jeff was born Feb. 6, 1956, to Robert and Frances Child in Springfield.…
Idaho's sitting Governor, Butch Otter, and I have known each other for 23, almost 24 years. Many of those years have been friendly years - only distancing ourselves for a brief period of time when one another got in the way of the other's mutually-desired…
The Bundy family and their supporters fly the American flag as their cattle were released by the Bureau of Land Management back onto public land outside of Bunkerville, Nev., on Saturday. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jason Bean) A former Arizona sheriff, Richard Mack, claimed that…
Mike Lanza’s ouster from the state’s education task force effort is a sign of a broken, closed political process, Democratic gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff said Tuesday. “That’s a sign of a broken, one-party system, of endemic cronyism—and it’s got to end,” Balukoff said in a…
Litehouse Foods announced plans Monday to purchase a portion of the Coldwater Creek headquarters campus. According to Jim Frank, Litehouse president and CEO, the company has plans to purchase the administration building, one of four buildings spread across the 20-acre site. With 35,000 square feet…
They didn't "add the words," but Coeur d'Alene school board members are going to keep talking about them. Trustees heard, during Monday's school board meeting, from about 21 citizens who were nearly evenly split on whether the school district's anti-discrimination policies should be updated to…
The man accused of going on a hate-crime killing rampage targeting two Jewish facilities over the weekend in Kansas has Inland Northwest ties and served as a key prosecution witness in a 1988 federal case against the now-deceased Aryan Nations leader Richard G. Butler and…
Five voters from Idaho legislative District 3 sent a letter to Republican state House candidate Jeff Ward to discourage him from continuing his campaign. "It appears that you have serious personal and business financial problems owing the state of Idaho taxes in the estimated amount…
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance from anyone that may know the whereabouts of Terry Andrew Clark, 25, of Coeur d'Alene. Early Saturday morning, Clark was attending a large outdoor party in the area of Old Highway 95 and Brunner Road, south of…
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.