Most of us are used to the sounds of controlled combustion as a piston (or rotary) engine works its strokes and climbs up its rev range. However, it’s not often one gets to hear a turbine jet-powered ...

Sep. 3—Spectators gathered at Hells Gate Marina on Saturday perked up as soon as they heard a jet boat roar down the Snake River. The telltale rumble signaled a racing team headed to the finish line.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho -- Some of the fastest boats on the water are back in North Idaho. Teams from across the world are competing in the World Championship Jet Boat Race. The races are scheduled on 4 ...

Jet boats could race up the Coeur d’Alene River in May as part of a four-river jet boat championship. The St. Maries Chamber of Commerce has applied for a Kootenai County marine permit to include 30 ...

PORT ANGELES — Silenced by the pandemic in 2020, the roar of jet-powered sprint boats returns for faithful racing fans Saturday at Port Angeles’ Extreme Sports Park. Two-person sprint boat teams from ...

D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.