We've made it past Ironman Coeur d'Alene. And the sheriff has torpedoed the Diamond Cup. I paid through the nose for giant tomato plants that are ready to produce. And the sun is shining. Can we just say that summer has finally arrived -- and…
The ARC Gloria, official flagship of the Colombian Navy, docks at the Tampa Convention Center on Monday in Tampa, Fla. The ship is traveling around the world to introduce people to the South American country, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The three-mast sailing vessel boasts…
If you live in Washington, odds are greater that you have seen a UFO than if you lived in, say, South Dakota. Or even Idaho. That's according to data compiled by the National UFO Reporting Center, which has tracked sitings of unidentified flying objects for…
Where do you put a 14-year-old boy accused of murdering his father and younger brother? Not among other juvenile offenders, a Kootenai County judge said today. First District Judge Benjamin Simpson said he can’t in good conscience keep Eldon Gale Samuel III in the county’s…
Post Falls Police Department Facebook: "On June 9th the men's restroom at Falls Park was vandalized. The toilet paper dispenser was destroyed and there was graffiti written on one of the stalls. If you have any suspect information, please contact Detective Moss at 773-2952." 4:39…
Update: PFPD Facebook page now shows 14 arrests. See names of arrested people in comments section below. Some 11 people were arrested and two more were issued citations when a SWAT Team executed a search warrant in Post Falls early Wednesday. The Post Falls-Rathdrum Multi-Agency…
On her Facebook page, Kerri Thoreson posted this photo of the evening clouds above Ironman Coeur d'Alene Sunday. Occupy the River protest set/SNP Glacier's Logan Pass opens tonight/DIL Army: Bergdahl venturing out into public/AP Edit: Schools: Compete for customers/Press Police investigate questionable kidnapping/Press County fire…
Time 2 Vote ... Brazilian soccer team supporters kiss before the recent World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Chile at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File) Tuesday Winner -- No one received…
The Vandals are homeless no longer. After a one-year stint as an independent, Idaho football officially joined the Sun Belt Conference on Tuesday. "We look forward to rejoining the Sun Belt Conference and competing in a league that was recently recognized as the best of…
A plurality of voters think Barack Obama is the worst president since World War II, a new poll says. According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, 33 percent of voters think the current president is the worst since 1945. Obama’s predecessor, former President George…
Seattle Mariners' Robinson Cano, left, blows a bubble as he heads to first base after being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros today, in Houston. The visiting Mariners beat the Astros 5-2 to sweep their…
July 20 marks the 25th anniversary of the death of a governor never elected by the people of Idaho who nonetheless had a more profound and lasting impact upon Idahoans than many of its elected governors. His name was Forrest H. Anderson, the 17th governor…
Cherry season in the Pacific Northwest is sweet – and maddeningly short-lived. Thanks to Mother Nature, though, this year’s crop is slated to be plump and plentiful, perfect for making an abundance of classic summertime treats like cherry pies, cobblers and clafoutis. Ripe, raw and…
A young Christopher Walken starred in Paul Mazursky's 1976 film “Next Stop, Greenwich Village.” Paul Mazursky died on Monday. Dan Webster/7 Blog discusses Mazursky's impact on the film industry of the 70s-80s in his post today. Fulfilling/Slight Detour Corporate sins/Fort Boise So sue me/Dogwalk Musings…
In an Idaho Post Register editorial today, Corey Tauley writes that it's time Idahoans quit voting straight ticket: Think of the Idaho Republican Party as candy and the Idaho Democratic Party as broccoli. It gives a majority of Idahoans pleasure to vote Republican, to oppose…
City arts liaison Steve Anthony, left, and Arts Commission Chairman Joe Sharnetsky, look on as crews prepare to place The Great Escape Blue Heron on the west end of McEuen Park. (Coeur d'Alene Today photo: Keith Erickson) The second piece of artwork planned for McEuen…
Protesters turn back three buses carrying 140 immigrants as they attempt to enter the Murrieta U.S. Border Patrol station for processing on Tuesday in Murrieta, Calif.(AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise, David Bauman) Besides the temperature and hurricane season, there’s something else heating up in these United States…
Kerri Thoreson Facebook: "The military emblems have been replaced at the flag pole in Q'emiln Park! Back in March when it became clear that the stolen emblems would not likely be recovered, I put out a call to raise funds to replace them. The goal…
Two free movie tickets and a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel are up for grabs in this week's Spokesman-Review News Quiz. You're 10 interactive questions away from being in the running for Friday's drawings. You can take the quiz here. Answer to Question…
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office has taken custody of Marcus A. Rael, the subject involved in the pursuit with area law enforcement and subsequent exchange of gunfire on Interstate 90 in the early morning hours of June 22. Rael is currently being held at the…
"Dreamed I went to get a haircut and a new guy was there. We laughed and chatted while he did my hair. Then he spun me around to face the mirror and I discovered he'd cut ALL of my hair off! He snipped the top…
A duck with its ducklings crosses a footpath in Offenbach, near Frankfurt, central Germany, earlier today. (AP Photo/dpa,: Frank Rumpenhorst)
11:47 a.m. Worker @ Savage Custom Concrete/Post Falls appears ill. 11:32 a.m. Suspicious male reported in Coeur d'Alene's McEuen Park. 11:19 a.m. ISP officer says Washington motorhome didn't start 2 small fires @ I-90/H97 (Wolf Lodge Bay). 11:06 a.m. ISP officer reports one of two…
Freedom Rider Joan Trumpauer Mulholland talks with members of the No Chains singing group, which performed at a gathering at the Education Department in Washington today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act. The Civil Rights Act of 1964…
"If Idaho’s Republican Party was a dog, you’d put it down. If it was a horse, it’d be heading for the glue factory. If it was a plane, you wouldn’t get on board, not with the engine leaking oil and the pilot doing vodka shots…
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.
