Spokane firefighter Jeff Hager gives a splash of water to Carol, a 10,000-pound Asian elephant, Wednesday at the Spokane Arena. Carol, along with Patti, center background, were treated to loaves of bread after taking a quick bath from Station 6 firefighters and their pumper engine.…
Dave is taking the next two days off (four if you count the weekend) to attend to personal business. I think he and his beagle may be enrolled in some kind of cell-phone aversion therapy program, but I'm just guessing. Today marks the 13th anniversary…
If there’s thing we know about the internet, it’s that the internet loves cats. But how much do you, Mr. and Mrs. Internet, really know about cats? However much you think you know about the internet’s favorite pet, we’ll bet you didn’t know all of…
Two Idaho lawmakers want Boise State University to explain why it installed metal detectors at each entrance of the school’s football stadium. Rep. Robert Anderst, R-Nampa, told IdahoReporter.com Tuesday that the school should explain to the public why the detectors and the metal-sensing wands Boise…
Global markets are suddenly jittery about the prospect that Scotland, after 307 years as part of the United Kingdom, could become its own country if Scots vote for independence in a Sept. 18 referendum. If proud but tiny Scotland can do it — which polls…
We're about to find out if Tim Tebow can “pass” back to the studio. The former NFL quarterback is joining “Good Morning America” as a contributor, ABC News announced Thursday. Tebow's first day will be Monday, Sept. 15. The first-ever college sophomore to win the…
So, I got "War Bonds: Love Stories From the Greatest Generation" off to the publisher by my September 1st deadline, and am now trying to catch up with the rest of my life! You can see, Thor thinks War Bonds is a very tasty book,…
Today we commemorate 13 years in which the fire and police services are forever connected. Your Fire and Police Departments are tied by our commitment to be the domestic defenders of all those in need. The remembrance today is twofold, of the emotional heartbreak and…
God bless those firemen and those cops who headed for the building tops up coal black stairs toward hell above -- "No man hath any greater love." The Bar of Sherman Avenue
COEUR d'ALENE - The Museum of North Idaho had to write off $26,000, stemming from a vintage hydroplane historical exhibition and failed fundraiser in 2010. The write-off was listed on the museum's 2014 newsletter. Dorothy Dahlgren, the museum director, confirmed the write-off. She said Tuesday…
COEUR d'ALENE - Linda Meyer likens what's happening to her property to the Dr. Suess book "The Lorax." "When they get done, I'm going to make a big sign that says: 'The Grove of The Lifted Lorax,'" she said, pointing down her property line where…
Crystal Bertholic, aka Crystal Explosion, climbed a few steps and stood behind the microphone on stage at nYne Bar & Bistro. Her hair sculpted tall, her lips sparkling red, her corset black, she would deliver just a taste of her burlesque act this morning, she…
I close my eyes and instantly, I’m there – in the sterile hospital birthing room with its “homey” touches of rocking chairs and oak-trimmed wainscoting. The relentless beeping and buzzing of monitors and hovering of medical personnel, a constant reminder that I’m not alone in…
COEUR d'ALENE - John Bujak is tired of the good old boys of the Idaho Republican Party fouling up the political process. The former Canyon County prosecutor parted ways with the state's dominant political party and is now running for governor as a Libertarian. He…
Oscar Pistorius, the South African Olympian who shot and killed his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day last year, was found "negligent" in the killing Thursday, but was acquitted of murder charges before the court recessed for the day without a final verdict. Judge Thokozile Masipa halted…
Idaho typically elects conservative officeholders with skeptical views of government and then allows them to lower the blinds on public information. One would think voters would want the government closest to them to be the most open, but that’s not how it works in the…
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani stands at the edge of the North Pool during memorial observances on the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. NEW YORK (AP) — With the solemn toll of…
1. Sweet corn 2. Devouring a finger steak and knowing it's not cannabilism 3. Reenacting the Oregon Trail (minus the dysentery) 4. The best condiment known to man (fry sauce) 5. Bright blue turf Full list here. Some of these things I find highly suspect.…
Triple Play Family Fun Park in Hayden will expand for a third time with a new laser tag arena and indoor ropes course expected to open in January. Work will begin Monday on the 8,750-square-foot expansion, which will cost more than $1 million, the company…
WASHINGTON — In a major reversal, President Barack Obama ordered the United States into a broad military campaign Wednesday night to “degrade and ultimately destroy” Islamic State militants in two volatile Middle East nations authorizing airstrikes inside Syria for the first time as well as…
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.
