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Saturday, August 30, 2008
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McCain’s bold choice
August 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 MINNEAPOLIS – John McCain’s advisers predicted weeks ago that the presumptive Republican nominee would use his national convention week to try to recapture his image as a maverick reformer and …
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Locals abuzz over candidate’s Idaho roots
August 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 She was born in Sandpoint in 1964, became a high school basketball whiz in Alaska and attended North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene before graduating from the University of Idaho …
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Drug wars claim new territory
August 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 MEXICO CITY – The sickening discovery of 11 headless bodies, heaped like broken dolls near the colonial city of Merida, underscored a bitter lesson Friday for Mexico: The battle to …
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Pilot dies in crash at Hayden elementary
August 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 An experimental aircraft crashed into a Hayden elementary school Friday, killing the pilot but not injuring two teachers who were outside eating lunch about 25 yards from the crash site. …
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Airliners nearly collide over Atlantic
August 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Two airliners were one minute from colliding when at least one of the planes turned away from the other over the Atlantic Ocean this week, federal authorities said …
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NASA may postpone retirement of shuttle
August 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has ordered his top officials to study how the agency could fly the space shuttle beyond its planned retirement in 2010, according …
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Karadzic won’t recognize tribunal
August 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic declined to enter a plea Friday in a courtroom in The Hague, refusing to recognize the legitimacy of the United Nations war crimes tribunal …
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Georgia cuts diplomatic ties to protest Russian incursion
August 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 TBILISI, Georgia – Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia said the move would only make things worse. …
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Deadly Hurricane Gustav moves through Caymans
August 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Gustav became a hurricane again on Friday and moved through the Cayman Islands, the start of a buildup that could take it to the U.S. …
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Edwards returning to public arena
August 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 RALEIGH, N.C. – In a return to the public stage, John Edwards has confirmed plans to talk politics a month after admitting to an extramarital affair. But his wife won’t …
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Palin supports drilling, opposes species protection
August 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin may have swept into office as an advocate for polished ethics and open government, but she’s been a business-as-usual Alaskan governor when it comes to environmental …
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More passengers boarding in Spokane
August 30, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Passenger numbers at Spokane International Airport continued to increase compared with 2007 even as airlines announce service cutbacks. In July, 168,844 passengers boarded planes, up 1.5 percent over July 2007. …
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Union urges machinists to reject Boeing offer
August 30, 2008 in City on Page A8 SEATAC, Wash. – Leaders of Boeing Co.’s Machinists union called Friday for a strike after rejecting the aerospace giant’s “best and final” contract offer. They urged union members to reject …
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Airlines planning to increase fares
August 30, 2008 in Business on Page A8 ATLANTA – The grip U.S. airlines have on travelers’ wallets is about to get tighter as carriers go ahead with plans to trim their domestic schedules due to the high …
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SHOPPING LIFE
August 30, 2008 in City on Page A8 For women car buyers, kicking the tires isn’t what it used to be. A new study conducted by Johnson Controls Inc. found that what women want in a vehicle is …
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FAA outage reveals lack of redundancy
August 30, 2008 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – When a computer glitch at a Federal Aviation Administration center caused widespread airline delays this week, it served as a reminder that the U.S. flight system is waiting …
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Boy hit by truck placed in coma
August 30, 2008 in City on Page B1 The boy struck by a city dump truck while riding his non-motorized scooter was listed in critical but stable condition Friday and was in a medically-induced coma to keep him …
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County’s motorsports park finally gets in gear
August 30, 2008 in City on Page B1 Scott McArthur, of the Spokane Pro Gas Association, has seen hundreds of thousands of people turn out for a day of drag racing at venues around the country. That kind …
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Ex-firefighter faces new troubles
August 30, 2008 in City on Page B1 Former Spokane firefighter Daniel Ross – dismissed from his city job in 2006 in a firehouse sex scandal involving an underage girl – has been accused of sexual abuse against …
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Koi lovers restock Manito Park pond
August 30, 2008 in City on Page B1 Koi can once again call Manito Park home. Thirteen of the colorful Japanese fish entered the recently disinfected pond in the park’s Japanese Gardens on Friday. They were the first …
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Stranded hikers rescued
August 30, 2008 in City on Page B2 CONCRETE, Wash. – Two hikers from Massachusetts have been rescued after being stranded for two nights in the North Cascades. On Friday, rescuers helped 33-year-old Matthew Edwards and 27-year-old Robin …
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Medical Lake let top cop serve after allegation
August 30, 2008 in City on Page B2 City officials allowed Sgt. Joe Mehrens to remain Medical Lake’s interim police chief for nearly four months after he came under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct against one of the …
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Washington Records
August 30, 2008 in City on Page B2 Spokane County Marriage licenses
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Ex-guard avoids jail with voyeurism plea
August 30, 2008 in City on Page B2 A former federal security guard avoided jail time Friday when he was placed on community supervision after pleading guilty in state court to a felony voyeurism charge. Darin Earl Wanless …
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
