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Saturday, April 12, 2008
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A year later, family of Virginia Tech gunman still lives ‘in darkness’
April 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Like so many thousands of Virginia Tech parents, Sung Tae and Hyang Im Cho spent the day of April 16 calling their son’s cell phone and sending him …
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Track bidder angry at county
April 12, 2008 in City on Page A1 A Deer Park businessman, who cast a higher per-acre bid than Spokane County for Spokane Raceway Park property at an auction Thursday, said Friday he’s angry that he was outbid …
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Officials speculate on fallout
April 12, 2008 in City on Page A1 Having agreed Thursday to spend about $4 million to buy an Airway Heights racetrack, the county must now persuade voters to spend an even bigger sum. And opinions differ over …
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Matching pairs
April 12, 2008 in City on Page A1 Darlene Cate has raised her great-grandchildren in a loving Spokane Valley household, but there’s only so much the 71-year-old who walks with a cane can do for rambunctious 11-year-old Ashley …
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Lottery numbers
April 12, 2008 in City on Page A2 Friday’s Washington Daily Game: 0-4-0 Friday’s Washington Keno: 1-9-12-18- 22-23-28-38-40-41-47-48-49-54- 59-63-68-70-74-77
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Monument honors Laika, Russia’s first dog in space
April 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 MOSCOW – Russian officials on Friday unveiled a monument to Laika, a dog whose flight to space more than 50 years ago paved the way for human space missions. The …
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U.S. focuses on Iran as key threat in Iraq
April 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Last week’s violence in Basra and Baghdad has convinced the Bush administration that actions by Iran, and not al-Qaida, are the primary threat inside Iraq, and has sparked …
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Bushes paying $221,635 in taxes
April 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The federal tax bill for President Bush and his wife: $221,635. That’s how much the Bushes owed on their adjusted gross income of $923,807 for the year 2007, …
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Men board bus, bring it to stop
April 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 ERIE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Two road workers jumped onto a moving school bus carrying 31 young students and steered it safely to a stop after the driver apparently suffered a …
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Top al-Sadr aide gunned down
April 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 NAJAF, Iraq – Followers of the renegade cleric Muqtada al-Sadr chanted anti-American slogans and vowed revenge for the assassination Friday of al-Sadr’s top aide in Najaf, where outrage over the …
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Clinton crime plan would add 100,000 cops
April 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 PHILADELPHIA – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, campaigning Friday in Philadelphia, announced a $4 billion-a-year anti-crime plan that would put 100,000 new police officers on the streets and help state and …
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Nation in brief: College shuts down after threats made
April 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 Officials of a Catholic liberal arts college shut it down indefinitely Friday and told students to leave campus after threatening messages were found scrawled in the bathroom of a freshman …
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Bush OK’d interrogation tactics talks
April 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 CRAWFORD, Texas – President Bush said Friday that he was aware his top national security advisers had discussed the details of harsh interrogation tactics to be used on detainees. Bush …
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Youth panel honors adults
April 12, 2008 in City on Page A8 If there were a little more spring in the steps and sway in the hips of the 270 people who showed up Friday for the Chase Youth Commission’s Breakfast of …
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Pakistan’s kite festival falls to unrest
April 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 LAHORE, Pakistan – A festival that draws thousands to Pakistan’s cultural capital to usher in spring by flying colorful kites has fallen victim to the country’s violence and political turmoil. …
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World in brief: Police prohibit political rallies
April 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 Police banned political rallies Friday as the crisis deepened over Zimbabwe’s unresolved presidential election, with a senior police official warning that anyone who defies the order “will be dealt with …
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For gay couples, tax season comes with extra burden
April 12, 2008 in Business on Page A10 MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. – For gay couples, the April 15 tax filing deadline can be a reminder of the disparities they face, even in a nation that is becoming more …
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Frontier Airlines in bankruptcy
April 12, 2008 in Business on Page A10 DENVER – Frontier Airlines sought bankruptcy protection Friday, the fourth carrier to do so over the past several weeks as exorbitant fuel prices eat into earnings and a weak U.S. …
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STCU drops student loans
April 12, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Spokane Teachers Credit Union has stopped making student loans. Despite its roots in education, President Steve Dahlstrom said this week, STCU cannot justify making loans sure to lose the institution …
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Region in brief: Avista to pay fine for missing deadline
April 12, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Avista Corp. will pay a $50,000 fine to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission for failing to submit a report to state regulators by a Dec. 31 deadline. Last year, …
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Employers using tax forms to verify dependents
April 12, 2008 in Business on Page A10 One last thing to do before sending in your tax return: Make a copy for your boss. Employers are asking workers for a copy of the front page of their …
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Media history is interactive in Newseum
April 12, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A11 WASHINGTON – Newspaper revenue is sliding and television networks are desperately wooing a dwindling audience. For industry veterans, the outlook has never been so bleak. What better time to throw …
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GE lowers forecast on heels of unexpected slip in profits
April 12, 2008 in Business on Page A11 Normally reliable General Electric Co. shocked investors with a nearly 6 percent decline in its first-quarter profit and slashed its earnings forecast for the full year. That sent its own …
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GE report rattles investors, rekindles anxiety
April 12, 2008 in Business on Page A11 NEW YORK – Wall Street stumbled Friday after a disappointing first-quarter report from General Electric Co. surprised the market and stoked concern about the health of both corporate profits and …
