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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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Man confronts plow drivers with pistol
December 23, 2008 in News, City Spokane Police arrested a man Tuesday on the charges of felony harassment after he reportedly used a handgun to confront two plow-truck drivers who were clearing residential streets in front …
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Zags fall to Portland State, 77-70
December 23, 2008 in Sports Portland State had not beaten a Top 25 team since reinstating its basketball program in 1996-97, and there weren’t many signs the Vikings figured to do it against No. 7 … 9
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State proposes closing east-side women’s prison
December 23, 2008 in News OLYMPIA – Citing the state’s budget crisis, prison officials want to close Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women, Washington’s only women’s prison east of the Cascade Mountains.
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Experts say many roofs can handle snow weight
December 23, 2008 in News Despite a record snowfall and more on the way, most homeowners don’t need to worry about clearing their roofs of snow. Not yet, anyway.
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Train-car collision ties up traffic in Spokane Valley
December 23, 2008 in City The Washington State Patrol responded to a train-car collision at Pines Road and Montgomery Avenue in Spokane Valley this afternoon.
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County says ‘no thanks’ to emergency declaration
December 23, 2008 in News, City One day after Spokane Valley Mayor Rich Munson declared an emergency in his city because of the winter conditions, Spokane County commissioners declined to do the same. 1
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Snow+slope=fun
December 23, 2008 in City, Idaho Perhaps you like your winter with more vertical, in which case ski areas want you to know that cities aren’t the only place with snow.
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Travel better today
December 23, 2008 in News Airports, trains and buses doing better today during weather reprieve.
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State Route 27 closed again
December 23, 2008 in News Roads remain slick, but authorities are reporting fewer collisions and slide-offs this morning. Meanwhile, State Route 27 has been closed for snow removal. A detour is available. 1
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Snow, snow and more snow
December 23, 2008 in News Forecasters say to brace for more snow. The Inland Northwest will see two more storms before the weekend is over, said Greg Koch, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
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Idaho, Washington growing fast
December 23, 2008 in City on Page A1 Idaho remains one of the country’s fastest-growing states, but its growth rate has slipped over the past three years, according to new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau. From July …
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Hits keep coming
December 23, 2008 in City on Page A1 Fresh off a record snowfall, another storm continued to make travel treacherous on Monday, as local governments continued to take financial hits from an unprecedented year of snow removal. The …
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Fund poised to meet its goal
December 23, 2008 in City on Page A1 The Christmas Fund is within reach of its goal of $495,000 thanks to generous donations from the community. A donation of $7,652 from Lee & Hayes, PLLC, of Spokane, and …
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Travelers face early deadline
December 23, 2008 in City on Page A1 Holiday travelers in the Inland Northwest should get where they’re going by noon Wednesday. Otherwise, they may be in for another wintry nightmare. That also goes for Santa Claus, according …
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Bush honors injured soldiers, has MRI at Walter Reed
December 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – President Bush made what is expected to be his final trip as commander in chief to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in northwest Washington, D.C., on Monday, where …
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Paris mayor’s letter on Kennedy a hoax
December 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – The New York Times admitted Monday it published a fake letter purportedly from the mayor of Paris criticizing Caroline Kennedy’s Senate bid as “appalling” and “not very …
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Five convicted of plot to kill U.S. soldiers
December 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAMDEN, N.J. – Five Muslim immigrants accused of scheming to massacre U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix were convicted of conspiracy Monday in a case that tested the FBI’s post-Sept. 11 …
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Franken expected to hold slim lead
December 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Democrat Al Franken is poised to hold on to a 48-vote lead over Republican Sen. Norm Coleman as the state Canvassing Board prepares to award a final pile of votes …
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U.S. presses Russia on missiles for Iran
December 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – U.S. officials said Monday that they want answers from Russia on whether it is selling advanced surface-to-air missiles to Iran, a move the U.S. insists could threaten American …
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Karzai wants details on U.S. surge in Afghanistan
December 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai pressed America’s top military leader Monday on the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and preparations to pour up to 30,000 more forces into the country, …
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Mexico honors beheaded soldiers
December 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 CHILPANCINGO, Mexico – The decapitated bodies of the soldiers lined a major boulevard, accompanied by a sign: “For every one of mine that you kill, I will kill 10.” A …
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Pandas off to Taiwan in goodwill gesture
December 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 A pair of pandas in China set off today on their long-awaited goodwill journey to their new home in Taiwan after a breakfast of carrots and steamed corn buns and …
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Guinea’s ruler, who seized reins in ’84, dies
December 23, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 CONAKRY, Guinea – Guinea President Lansana Conte, who has ruled the African nation with an iron hand since seizing power in a coup nearly a quarter century ago, has died …
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Verner selects three for court
December 23, 2008 in City on Page A6 Two public defenders and a district court commissioner are Mayor Mary Verner’s choices to lead the city’s new independent municipal court. Verner announced Monday that she selected Spokane County District …
