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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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Infant boy taken off life support
December 30, 2008 in News A baby who police say was abused by his mother’s boyfriend was taken off life support Tuesday afternoon, three days before his three-month birthday. Izayah Arlen Wayne Denison’s heart, kidneys …
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Rockford’s unofficial historian killed by falling snow
December 30, 2008 in City A Rockford woman found dead under snow that fell from her roof suffocated to death, a sheriff’s spokesman said.
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Snow, wind on the way
December 30, 2008 in City National Weather Service radar images show the next in a series of winter storms moving into the lower Columbia Basin this evening and headed toward the Inland Northwest. This storm … 1
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Gas leak temporarily evacuates day care
December 30, 2008 in News, City Fire crews evacuated St. Anne’s Child and Family Center at 5th and Browne in downtown Spokane earlier today after a reported gas leak. The gas has been shut off to …
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Body of eighth B.C. snowmobiler found
December 30, 2008 in Nation/World FERNIE, British Columbia — The eighth and final body was found today from a group of snowmobilers buried by weekend avalanches in western Canada’s backcountry, police said.
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Firefighters battle three-alarm blaze in Spokane
December 30, 2008 in City A cutting torch being used to rebuild a collapsed awning may have sparked the three-alarm fire at a cold storage business this morning. Firefighters controlled the blaze at 1:15 p.m. … 1
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Stress is driving folks to smoke
December 30, 2008 in City The stress of empty wallets and mounting bills is triggering a return to old habits: former smokers are lighting up again. 1
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Dying convicted murderer denied prison leave
December 30, 2008 in News, City A Spokane man convicted of murder has been denied prison leave to go die at home.
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Spokane plows returning to residential streets
December 30, 2008 in City Spokane plows are finishing up emergency routes and arterials and are starting another pass through residential areas today, according to a city press release.
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Baptist church’s roof, others collapse
December 30, 2008 in City Three more roofs have collapsed in Spokane County since early this morning, including one at Trinity Baptist Church. The investigation into the Five Mile Rosauer’s roof collapse continues.
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Dec. consumer confidence drops to all-time low
December 30, 2008 in Business, Nation/World NEW YORK — Consumer confidence hit an all-time low in December, dropping unexpectedly in the face of layoffs and deteriorating markets for housing, stocks and other investments.
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Washington gets $28M in federal foreclosure aid
December 30, 2008 in Region OLYMPIA — Washington will receive $28 million in federal home foreclosure aid.
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Officials urge caution as roof loads deepen
December 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 The weight from snow and rain caused a partial collapse of the roof at the Rosauers Supermarket at Francis Avenue and Maple Street on Monday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of … 1
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Israeli official declares ‘all-out war’ on Hamas
December 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 JERUSALEM – Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak declared “an all-out war against Hamas” on Monday as fighter jets raked the Gaza Strip with bombs for the third straight day and …
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Monday’s inundation pushes month past snowfall record
December 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 The latest in the ongoing succession of snowstorms closed roads and left Spokane covered in an all-time record: the most snow in any month since record keeping began in 1881. … 1
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Postal Service unveils ’09 stamps
December 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Lucy and Ethel lose their struggle with a chocolate assembly line. Joe Friday demands “just the facts” with a penetrating gaze. A secret word brings Groucho a visit …
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Mexicans return home for ‘troca’ fest
December 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 JALPAN DE SERRA, Mexico – Organizers of central Mexico’s annual parade of tricked-out “trocas” say more migrants are returning to their homeland, and many are planning to stay for a …
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Nation in brief: Palin’s daughter gives birth to boy
December 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 The teenage daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has given birth to a son months after the announcement of her pregnancy became one of the first dark …
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Katrina was ‘tipping point’ for Bush, ex-aide says
December 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Hurricane Katrina not only pulverized the Gulf Coast in 2005, it knocked the bully pulpit out from under President George W. Bush, according to two former advisers who …
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Lawyer: Impeachment not merited
December 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s lawyer said Monday that a vague array of charges and evidence doesn’t merit removing the governor from office, and he urged a House committee …
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Activists block official events
December 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Thailand’s government was forced to change the venue of its key policy speech today as thousands of demonstrators loyal to exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra surrounded Parliament, extending months …
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Former prime minister wins Bangladesh vote
December 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 DHAKA, Bangladesh – Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political alliance won a landslide victory in elections aimed at restoring democracy to the troubled South Asian nation, an election official said …
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Cubans line up to gain Spanish citizenship
December 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 HAVANA – More than 400 Cubans of Spanish ancestry mobbed that country’s stately embassy in Havana on Monday, waiting to apply for citizenship under the newly enacted “law of grandchildren.” …
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Dairies to compensate babies’ families
December 30, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIJING – The companies whose tainted milk products sickened nearly 300,000 children and were blamed in the deaths of six will likely pay 1.1 billion yuan ($160 million) in compensation …
