I suppose most of you will be planted in front of your TV sets at noon today when USA plays Belgium in the World Cup. I'll probably listen to the game on my head set while I'm out walking at noon. I actually like listening…
United States' goalkeeper Tim Howard saves a shot by Belgium during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Belgium and the USA at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, earlier today. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) DFO: Tim Howard's goal-keeping against Belgium was amazing.…
The Latah County Commissioners on Monday approved a one-year contract with Kootenai County for juvenile detention services. Cost was the primary factor, said Commission Chairman Dave McGraw. "We made a sound fiscal decision," McGraw said of the change. "It'll leave us with money we can…
A spirited discussion embroiled the Whitman County (Colfax) Commissioners on Monday about whether to display the national motto, "In God We Trust," in their chambers at the courthouse. Earlier this month, the commissioners received a request to do so by In God We Trust-America, a…
Only 2 entries today? Acrobatic dancer Dandre Sibbles stands on his head as he works through a routine, in Union Square, New York. Sibbles performs with the dance troupe W.A.F.F.L.E., which stands for We Are Family For Life Entertainment. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Bebeto…
5:30 p.m. Someone is sleeping in front of a Coeur d'Alene liquor store, unknown which one. 5:36 p.m. Equipment on transformer shorted @ 17300 block of Three Forks Road/Hauser. 5:19 p.m. 16YO ballplayer has bloody nose & coughing up blood after running into fence @…
On her Priest Lake Facebook page, Pecky Cox posts: "I was driving north on 57 and noticed a big "bird" chasing a baby deer at the meadow.. baby deer was running and Mama behind him. I had no cars behind me so I stopped which…
Rick Henderson is passionate about many things - family, religion, politics and the right to protect oneself. A confessed firearms enthusiast, he owns more than a dozen guns, already has a concealed weapon permit and is in the process of getting his enhanced concealed permit.…
Belgium's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois can not stop a shot by United States' Julian Green (16) as Green scores his side's first goal in extra time during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Belgium and the USA at the Arena Fonte Nova in…
An Idaho judge sent a Post Falls man with seven drunk driving convictions to prison for six years. Glenn Lange, 49, pleaded guilty to a March 27 DUI and resisting arrest case. Neighbors familiar with his history called police when they saw him driving under…
Stickman & Walkabout used the golf balls from the floating green area (that Walkabout finds floating along Tubbs Hill) to provide their annual greeting to the Ironman Coeur d'Alene competitors who pass their Coeur d'Alene apartment. (Photo: Don Sausser) Call of the not-so wild/Slice Can…
OrangeTV (RE: New bar set to rock downtown Coeur d'Alene): Ah, this again. It's not a new bar. It's an old bar with a new name. Let's list the bars in the downtown vicinity: Iron Horse, Crickets, Moose, Beacon, Crafted, Mik's, Lakers, Rocker Room, Eagles.…
In this June 13, 2013 photograph, Doug Miller, left, of the Coeur d’Alene hydroplane race committee, and Ted Grange, center, of the H1 hydroplane sanctioning body, are all smiles as Miller hands Grange a large check made possible by sponsor Keith Kroetch, right, during a…
Belgium's Marouane Fellaini, second from left, goes for a header against United States' Jermaine Jones (13) as United States' goalkeeper Tim Howard, left, eyes the ball during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Belgium and the USA at the Arena Fonte Nova…
A transient, originally from Wisconsin, was arrested Saturday after he would not leave Super 1 Foods. John Stieg had already been trespassed from the location once in June and, according to a Kootenai County Sheriff's Office report, was inside the store Saturday, "yelling at customers…
This little town of 928 (Wellpinit, Wash.) — with its one grocery store, one gas station and one stop sign — is far, far away from the national controversies of the day. To get here, you drive about an hour north of Spokane, past fields…
The big week-end is almost upon us. Entertainment galore. But wait, there's more. This year, thanks to Chan Karupiah, owner of five Bayview Marinas, the kids will have their venue as well. Chan has arranged to have a carnival which is being set up in…
In a column today, Opinion Editor John Alexander of the Twin Falls Times-News says that Democratic guv candidate told his Editorial Board months ago that his intention wasn't to win when he entered the race: "Balukoff could bloody Otter — fresh off a tough primary…
This is what you hear about soccer in the United States: You hear that soccer can never be as big here as it is in the big soccer countries around the world because our best athletes, at least not enough of them, will never come…
Spokane Fire Department water rescue members head upstream after retrieving an inflatable raft near the Bowl and Pitcher, June 30, 2014, in Riverside State Park. Seven people, including 2 adults and five children were rescued by firefighters after the raft flipped. All were reported to…
11:59 a.m. Man tells Social Security office that he won't live to see tomorrow after disability claim denied. 11:39 a.m. Unconscious female is having no trouble breathing @ 100 block of Anton/CdA. 11:06 a.m. Caller reports male w/head in hands @ Goodie's/Appleway doesn't look well.…
An Argentine supporter holds up a sign that reads "Argentina I Love You" during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, today. Argentina scored a goal in overtime to win its knockout…
Officers will be out in force to ensure that everyone has a safe celebration. There will be an extra emphasis in patrol throughout the city as well as the downtown area, Tubbs Hill, the City Park and McEuen Park. As a reminder, fireworks and alcohol…
In the following statement, released Monday, Gov. Butch Otter tries to tie Democratic opponent A.J. Balukoff to Hobby Lobby decision of U.S. Supreme Court: "Like his support for same-sex marriage, the Hobby Lobby case provides a vivid example of how my Democrat opponent's support for…
More than 15 percent of Idahoans live in poverty according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s a little higher than the nation as a whole. Now, a new census report shows that Idaho’s poor are becoming increasingly concentrated. People who study poverty say when the…
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.
