At Priest Lake, Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns spotted nature's art as she walked along the beach this morning.
How green is your valley, and: Death takes a vacation/Dogwalk MusingsGlobal warming/From A Simple MindNIAC karaoke benefit at Baja Bargarita/Get Out! North IdahoRemembering school Chrismas memories through [...]A flock of ducks launch from the open water area of Cannon Hill Park pond Friday in Spokane. Most of the water surface has iced over except for a small area on the south-side of the pond where the ducks can still swim. (Dan Pelle/SR)
Vehicle strikes 2 students on different crosswalks [...]The number of Spokane-area Pearl Harbor survivors has dwindled to a handful as the nation marks the 68th anniversary of the attack that propelled it into World War II. But there was a time, Jim Sinnott recalls, when survivors were so plentiful he had five or six as co-workers at the [...]
The number of Spokane-area Pearl Harbor survivors has dwindled to a handful as the nation marks the 68th anniversary of the attack that propelled it into World War II. But there was a time, Jim Sinnott recalls, when survivors were so plentiful he had five or six as co-workers at the [...]
Feeding that started in the ’70’s now attracts more than just elk
This is an interesting story about what feeding elk in the Elkhorn subdivision of the Wood River Valley has led to.
Elk herd troubles Idaho neighborhood
By Ariel Hansen – The Magic Valley Times-News [...] 
Wildlife Services, the agency that does the killing
“The USDA’s own statistics show that most livestock losses come from weather, disease, illness, and birthing problems, not predation.”
Wildlife Services: The Most Important Wildlife Agency You’ve Never Heard Of
Andrew Wetzler NRDC Switchboard [...] 
Zelda Krup: I'm swerving off the road (figuratively speaking). KREM just aired a portion of the 911 call of the Mead, WA, woman's call to 911 while being stabbed to death. The day this happened, I included a paragraph in my blog post on HBO about how I hope' [...]
Oregon's LaGarrette Blount (9) scores on Oregon State in the second half during their NCAA college football game Thursday in Eugene, Ore. Oregon defeated Oregon State 37-33 to win the Pac-10 title and go on to play in the Rose Bowl. Blount, as you may recall, was suspended by Oregon [...]
Oregon's LaGarrette Blount (9) scores on Oregon State in the second half during their NCAA college football game Thursday in Eugene, Ore. Oregon defeated Oregon State 37-33 to win the Pac-10 title and go on to play in the Rose Bowl. Blount, as you may recall, was suspended by Oregon [...]
Protesters wave signs outside a barricade at a local bookstore in Norman, Okla., where former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is signing copies of her book, "Going Rogue," Thursday. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Thursday Poll: 83 of 98 (85 percent) respondents said they haven't had a speeding ticket in the last three years.' [...]Erik Loney/KXLY e-mailed this photo from the 9:13 a.m. crash scene in Post Falls. You can read his story here.
11:54 a.m. Resident of Cordillera/Worley reports a neighbor has told him that a man in a dark-blue Chevy Blazer is cutting wood w/o authorization on his property.11:43 a.m. A rollover [...]Tim Ruskell, right, looks on as Tod Leiweke, left, CEO of the Seattle Seahawks, talks to reporters during a news conference announcing Ruskell's resignation as general manager of the NFL football team on Thursday in Renton, Wash. Leiweke said that Seahawks vice president for player personnel Ruston Webster will serve [...]
A retired police officer from Lewiston who was given a $75 speeding ticket two years ago has had the citation thrown out in court. David Estes fought the speeding ticket all the way to the Idaho Court of Appeals. The Lewiston Tribune reports that the court decided to reverse his [...]
"I didn't even have to ask my daughter to pose like this at Universal Studios. She thought of it before I did," writes Idaho Dad/A Family Runs Through It. "It was the funniest thing to her to be gobbled up by the giant fake shark." More here.
NFL post-game' [...]I'll be turning over the controls of HBO Central to CindyH for a few hours today -- from 11:15 a.m. to about 2:30 p.m. The class of 1984 -- the staffers who joined the SR in 1984 -- will be honored for 25 years of service with a nice lunch' [...]
Investigators work at the site where a car was struck by a train on North Arden this morning. The woman had just dropped her 4-year-old son off at school in Spokane Valley. She was airlifted to the hospital. See story below. (J. Bart Rayniak/SR)
Cartoon: A conservative's wish list/David Horsey, P-I[...]The losing candidate in a Coeur d’Alene City Council race filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the outcome, naming all council members as defendants, along with the mayor, the city clerk, and Kootenai County’s clerk and elections manager/Alison Boggs, SR. More here. And: Copy of Brannon lawsuit here.
Monday's Poll: Only [...]At his perch high above the downtown, Don Sausser offers this view of the Coeur d'Alene Resort lights.
George Harrison, gone these 9 years/Atmospheric RuminationsHeroes and heroines/Bay ViewsBeing black in America -- or not so/Dogwalk MusingsFriday local music thingie: Rex James/Get Out! North IdahoWhen not to' [...]Sarah Palin greets a crowd with her son Trig as she makes an appearance to sign copies of her book "Going Rogue" at Hasting book store in Richland, Wash. on Sunday. Thousands showed up for Palin's book signing in the Tri-Cities. (AP Photo/Tri-City Herald, Paul T. Erickson)
Cartoon: Religion in [...]As you know, Jim Brannon has until 5 p.m. today to ask the state for an official recount of his 5-vote loss to incumbent Mike Kennedy in the Nov. 3 Coeur d'Alene municipal election. Also, those who may seek to challenge the election entirely have the same deadline for filing' [...]
The blogmistress of Live, Love, Laugh, Hope saw this sight and many others while out for a peaceful drive with her dog earlier today. She posts: "I thought these turkeys were pretty brave to be running around in the open the day before Thanksgiving! There was a total of 16" [...]
McDonald Elementary School students race in annual Turkey Trot in Moscow before break. (Moscow-Pullman Daily News photo)
Akey job talk: 'A good thing'/Idaho StatesmanRocker Huey Lewis baits ducks, ending hunting near Montana property/APSeeley Lake helps nurse great Dane pups after mother's death/MissoulianSpackman to remain water resources top [...]McDonald Elementary School students race in annual Turkey Trot in Moscow before break. (Moscow-Pullman Daily News photo)
Akey job talk: 'A good thing'/Idaho StatesmanRocker Huey Lewis baits ducks, ending hunting near Montana property/APSeeley Lake helps nurse great Dane pups after mother's death/MissoulianSpackman to remain water resources top [...]
Bing Crosby didn’t have to dream of a white Christmas — he could bank on it. The crooner was from Spokane, a city that is among the most likely to have a white Christmas each year. According to weather experts, Spokane has a white Christmas about 70 percent [...]
Washington and Washington State first squared off in 1917 in what was to be known as the Apple Cup. Washington State won the first game. The series did not stay close for long as Washington won four games in a row in the 1920’s and have not looked back, holding [...]
