I appreciate Cindy subbing on short notice while I took care of some personal business Wednesday. It's a comfort to have her out there able to back stop me, even with her incredibly busy schedule. Seems as though a lot of news happened for her…
Lifeguards from the region compete in the South Atlantic Lifesaving Association regional lifeguard competition on Thursday at the Horseshoe in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. (AP Photo/The Sun News, Janet Blackmon Morgan)
Moments ago, Mayor Steve Widmyer of Coeur d'Alene released the following statement re: the officer-involved shooting of a black labrador named Arfie in downtown Coeur d'Alene Wednesday: Coeur d’Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer said there will be a complete and thorough review of the officer-involved shooting…
The Idaho State AFL-CIO announced its endorsement of federal, statewide and legislative candidates Wednesday, leaning heavily toward labor's traditional allies in the Democratic Party. Of the group's 54 endorsements, three went to Republicans: Sen. Shawn Keough of Sandpoint, Rep. Luke Malek of Coeur d'Alene and…
Time 2 Vote ... Jody Thomas and her 3-year old daughter, Kailyn Thomas, float around in the mud pit at the annual Wayne County Parks Mud Day at Hines Park- Nankin Mills Area, in Westland, Mich., on Tuesday, Kailyn's birthday. You write the cutline. (AP…
4:45 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for July 9-10 here. 4:35 p.m. Suspicious package @ North Idaho Museum turns out to be bag of trash. 4:21 p.m. North Idaho Museum, 115 Northwest Blvd/CdA, reports suspicious package on premises. 4:13 p.m. CPD officer calls…
Photographer Don Sausser, who provided this photo, wonders what attracted so many bicyclists to the Coeur d'Alene Resort today. Anyone? Hauser sets waterboard, waterski competition/Press Family: System failed Deaconess shooting victim/KREM Audit: More proof of review needed from state treasurer/AP AFL-CIO endorsement list: 51 Democrats,…
The Spokesman-Review has created an online walking tour for the sprawling new McEuen Park downtown. From your phone, tablet or laptop go to spokesman.com/guides and click on McEuen Park, then launch the tour for insights to the park’s many attractions. Saturday would be a good…
The Coeur d'Alene Police Department is currently reviewing the officer involved shooting of a dog that occurred yesterday (July 9th) at 821 Sherman Ave. Animal Control officers originally identified the dog as a pit bull. The Police Department had a veterinarian examine the dog and…
The search for Coeur d’Alene’s next police chief has been narrowed to 2 candidates. Lee R. White, left, assistant police chief in Mesa, Arizona, and Gary R. Jensen, chief of police in Logan, Utah, have both visited Coeur d’Alene and will soon be interviewed in…
Melinda George pauses before taking the final few uneven steps to the top of the Great Wall of China. Her husband, Thom, reports: "Sections of the Great Wall appear, from a distance, to meander from peak-to-peak, but once you are up on the wall, the…
Sam Crawford (RE: OTV: Are local cops too gung-ho?): Where are our mayor and city council on this issue? Why are they silent? Why haven't any of these officials publicly asked if there might be a problem with the leadership of the police department? Why…
An Idaho police officer shot what he thought was a lunging pit bull, but the owner says it was a black Lab named Arfee. The owner, Craig Jones, was eating lunch at a nearby restaurant in Coeur d'Alene when the shooting happened and can't believe…
On his Facebook wall, earlier this week, Robin Loznak of Kellogg, Ore., posted this photo, "Eye to eyes," and comments: "A jumping spider checks me out from her perch on a reed in a small pond on the ranch this afternoon." You can see more…
The Coeur d'Alene Big Band will perform a free concert at Hayden City Park tonight from 6 to 8:30. The park is behind Hayden City Hall on Honeysuckle and Government Way. Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket. The band will also perform…
So, in a cautionary text to my daughter I warned her against brigands. Brigands? The word, giving testament to a childhood with my nose buried in classic stories, just popped up. At least I didn't tell her to beware of knaves and highwaymen -- Cheryl-Anne…
The federally administered “e-rate” funding program — much maligned by state elected officials — could actually provide a boon to Idaho. The Federal Communications Commission is looking at new rules that could free up e-rate money for WiFi in 726 Idaho schools and 143 Idaho…
DeePee (Stapilus: Evans earned respect): Well, I'm gonna start a food-fight here, but amongst all the governors I've covered over the years, including Cecil(x2), John, Dirk and Butch, Phil Batt, the humble onion-farmer, was the best. No-nonsense; he could be prickly and even school-marmish, but…
The ambitious goal set in 2012 by the Idaho State Board of Education to have 60 percent of the state's 25- to 34-year-olds hold a post-secondary credential by 2020 may not be ambitious enough, according to a survey from the Idaho Business for Education organization.…
When he interviewed to become its executive director, Marco Azurdia was full of ideas for improving the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges. One of those ideas was improving the NWAACC's cumbersome name. After almost three years in charge of the organization that oversees sports…
Ike Bailey sails on Monday, June 16, 2014, off Arrow Point on Lake Coeur d'Alene. (SR photo: Tyler Tjomsland) The wind gust can be seen on Lake Coeur d’Alene before it ever reaches the sails. The wind whips up the channel south of Arrow Point…
Everywhere you turn in 4000 Holes, the Beatles are grinning back at you – from posters hanging around the store, cardboard cutouts in the corner, vintage memorabilia behind the counter, a Fab Four clock shaped like a gold record on the wall. It seems perfectly…
11:46 a.m. Someone is having breathing problems @ 1100 block of North Idaho/Post Falls. 11:38 a.m. CPD officer is needed to serve warrant on girl already incarcerated at juvenile detention. 11:29 a.m. Rest stop transient (10:13 item) tells ISP officer that he left disabled van…
Items: Man dead in CdA officer involved shooting/SR Sandpoint police shoot, kill knife-wielding woman/Bee Cops shoot, kill labrador inside 'suspicious' vehicle/BoingBoing Suspect told friend he 'had to kill' 6YO daughter as well as mother/SR Question: Do you still feel safe living in North Idaho?
Tuesday-Wednesday Poll: A strong majority of Hucks Nation opposes any move to repeal Coeur d'Alene's open-container law. Action on the open-container law is a possibility after a council subcommittee voted 2-0 earlier this week to exempt a bike bus from it. 126 of 218 respondents…
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.
