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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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Two Idaho ski spots to open
December 10, 2008 in News, Idaho Schweitzer Mountain Resort will open Friday with a manmade snowpack, while other Inland Northwest ski resort are counting on the coming storm to pad their slopes for weekend opening dates.
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Christmas Bureau snapshot: Lillian Gay
December 10, 2008 in News Christmas Bureau recipients come to the bureau for food vouchers, toys and candy. Every person has a story to tell. Reporter Rebecca Nappi is spending two weeks at the Christmas …
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Winter storm warning issued
December 10, 2008 in News A winter storm watch was issued today by the National Weather Service for snow, wind and arctic cold coming to the Inland Northwest over a three-day period starting on Friday.
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Hunting authorized on wildlife refuge
December 10, 2008 in News After eight years of discussion and study, officials at the Turnbull Wildlife Refuge have authorized hunting for the first time since the refuge was established in 1937.
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Detectives arrest Millwood shooting suspect
December 10, 2008 in News Spokane County sheriff’s detectives have arrested a suspect and the victim in a drive-by shooting last month in Millwood.
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Record apple crop projected
December 10, 2008 in Region WENATCHEE, Wash. — This year’s apple crop in Washington is estimated at a record 113 million boxes. 3
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Obama calls on Illinois governor to quit
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is calling for the Illinois governor to resign.
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Forecasters warn of storm bearing serious snow, frigid air
December 10, 2008 in City on Page A1 A winter storm watch was issued Wednesday by the National Weather Service for snow, wind and arctic cold in the Inland Northwest over three days starting Friday. As the storm …
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Christmas Bureau Snapshot: Lillian Gay
December 10, 2008 in City on Page A1 Editor’s note: Christmas Bureau recipients come to the bureau for food vouchers, toys and candy. Every person has a story to tell. Reporter Rebecca Nappi is collecting some of those …
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Judge divides estate among Kitty Oakes’ sons
December 10, 2008 in City on Page A1 Establishing a legal precedent, a Spokane County judge has ruled that the three illegally adopted sons of Kitty Oakes and Billy Tipton can inherit equal shares of her $300,000 estate. …
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Décor lends festive flair to bureau
December 10, 2008 in City on Page A1 The red carpet was rolled out at the Spokane fairgrounds Tuesday, ready for today’s opening of the Christmas Bureau. Thanks to several local companies, the Ag Building is also festooned …
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Décor lends bureau a festive flair
December 10, 2008 in City on Page A1 The red carpet was rolled out at the Spokane fairgrounds Tuesday, ready for today’s opening of the Christmas Bureau. Thanks to several local companies, the Ag Building is also festooned …
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Illinois scandal is irritant for Obama
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Though Barack Obama isn’t accused of anything, the charges against his home-state governor – concerning Obama’s own Senate seat – are an unwelcome distraction. And the ultimate fallout …
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It’s barely recognizable, this digital age flirting
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 Passing a flirtatious note to get someone’s attention is so yesterday. These days, young people use technology instead. About a third of young adults 20-26 and 20 percent of teens …
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‘Car czar’ key in talks on automakers
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Detroit’s automakers may soon be answering to a powerful “car czar,” who would dole out short-term emergency loans like a kid’s allowance, put them on a restructuring diet …
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Bush defends his record as commander in chief
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Bush Tuesday urged President-elect Barack Obama to “stay on the offensive” against al-Qaida and other terrorist groups and said his own administration had “laid a solid foundation” …
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Female dolphins more likely to use sponges as tools
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 When it comes to using tools, some dolphins are like dysfunctional human families – the females work hard all day finding food while the males hang out with their buddies. …
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World in brief: Mumbai suspects’ names on list
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Indian police Tuesday made public what they claimed were the names and hometowns in Pakistan of the suspects who terrorized Mumbai, stepping up the pressure on Islamabad to intensify a …
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Cruise operators work around piracy
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BERLIN – A German cruise ship plans to evacuate passengers in Yemen and fly them to the next port of call today to avoid any possible encounters with pirates off …
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Musicians don’t want their tunes used to torment
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – Blaring from a speaker behind a metal grate in his tiny cell in Iraq, the blistering rock from Nine Inch Nails hit Prisoner No. …
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Obama sees opening to stress tolerance
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 CHICAGO – Barack Obama says his presidency is an opportunity for the United States to spread a message of tolerance, starting the day of his inauguration and continuing with a …
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Nation in brief: Bond wants to stay chairman of NAACP
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 Three weeks after announcing he would not seek another term as chairman of the NAACP’s national board, veteran civil rights activist Julian Bond said Tuesday that he has changed his …
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Veteran actor Robert Prosky dies
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Robert Prosky, a character actor with hundreds of credits on stage and screen including “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Hill Street Blues,” has died in a Washington hospital. He was …
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Factory sit-in continues, but creditor offers loans
December 10, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A7 CHICAGO – The creditor of a Chicago plant where laid-off employees are conducting a sit-in to demand severance pay said Tuesday it would extend loans to the factory so it …
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