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Monday, December 8, 2008
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STA to consider fare increase
December 8, 2008 in News, City A sharp decline in retail sales tax collections is putting the brakes on Spokane Transit Authority spending, and officials at the agency said a fare increase will be considered next …
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Energy assistance program overflowing with funds
December 8, 2008 in City The federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is awash in funds – $5.1 billion for 2009 – thanks to bipartisan legislation signed Sept. 30 by President Bush.
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Military jet crashes in San Diego
December 8, 2008 in News, Nation/World SAN DIEGO — A military fighter jet preparing to land at a Marine base crashed in a densely populated San Diego neighborhood today, killing two people on the ground and …
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Parking meters popular with shoppers
December 8, 2008 in City Response to the city of Spokane’s sale of its outdated parking meters has been so great that the street department is backlogged filling orders, a city spokeswoman said today.
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Women convicted on monkey smuggling-related charges
December 8, 2008 in City A 29-year-old Spokane woman and her mother were convicted today by a U.S. District Court jury of federal charges related to smuggling a monkey into the United States.
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Region’s U.S. Border Patrol mustangs to march in D.C.
December 8, 2008 in City Mustangs that were running wild less than two years ago will be part of next month’s inaugural parade for Barack Obama.
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Homicide victim’s autopsy planned for today
December 8, 2008 in City Spokane police arrested two suspects in the early Sunday killing of a 50-year-old east Spokane man.
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Hoping for generosity in an uncharitable economy
December 8, 2008 in City on Page A1 David Hunt, a 53-year-old Coeur d’Alene School District counselor, summarizes his current financial situation this way: “My retirement has tanked. For the first time in 25 years, many of my …
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Bureau accepts sweat donations
December 8, 2008 in City on Page A1 The Christmas Bureau opens Wednesday, but dozens of volunteers will arrive at the Spokane fairgrounds at 9 a.m. today to begin setting up. The bureau depends on hundreds of volunteers, …
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For Mumbai’s child witnesses, sense of safety is a long way off
December 8, 2008 in City on Page A1 MUMBAI, India – In the middle of math class, Pinak Patel, 12, sometimes imagines himself shooting terrorists, bravely protecting his family. His schoolmate Abbas Jinial, 14, can’t sleep and keeps …
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Road, weather data just a click away
December 8, 2008 in City on Page A1 For the past few months, Web-savvy drivers have kept a bird’s-eye view on Spokane traffic. Nearly three dozen video cameras send streaming images that people can monitor from their computers.
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Really green
December 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – A 75-gallon tank of goo that in the course of a week or so changed color from lime green to almost black was one of the stars of …
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Gregory will host ‘Meet the Press’
December 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – David Gregory’s new job as moderator of “Meet the Press” was made official Sunday with an announcement on the long-running NBC interview program that he will take …
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Pearl Harbor remembered
December 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – While smoke still billowed from the torpedoed ruins of the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, Thomas Griffin’s B-25 group took off from its Oregon base to …
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Reports: Tribune pondering bankruptcy
December 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Media giant Tribune Co., saddled with billions in debt since it became a privatel y held company last year, has hired bankruptcy advisers, according to its flagship newspaper, …
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Automaker deal could be ready this week
December 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats are drafting legislation that would give the teetering Detroit automakers at least $15 billion in emergency loans early next week and grant the federal government broad …
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Republicans lose long-held seat
December 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy came from behind Sunday to snatch a central Ohio seat from House Republicans after elections officials tallied provisional ballots. Kilroy’s victory by a little more than …
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Obama: Economy likely to get worse
December 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday the economy will get worse before it gets better, pledged a recovery plan “equal to the task” and warned lawmakers that the days …
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China protests Sarkozy meeting
December 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 China protested strongly to France against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s meeting with the Dalai Lama, summoning the French ambassador and calling the incident a “rude intervention” into Chinese affairs. Although China …
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Militants torch Humvees destined for Afghanistan
December 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Militants on Sunday torched 160 vehicles, including dozens of Humvees destined for U.S. and allied forces fighting in Afghanistan, in the boldest attack so far on the …
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Riots in Greek cities enter second day
December 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 ATHENS, Greece – Hundreds of youths angered by the fatal police shooting of a teenager rampaged through Greece’s two largest cities for a second day Sunday in some of the …
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Pakistan targets suspects
December 8, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistani troops seized a camp used by the extremist group blamed in the Mumbai attacks and arrested more than 12 people, militants and a security official said …
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Budget cuts
December 8, 2008 in City on Page A5 If there’s a recession-proof product out there, it may be the Christmas tree. No matter how much people are hurting, it seems they’ll find a way to get that tree …
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10 ways to save on your taxes
December 8, 2008 in City on Page A5 Maybe you haven’t started thinking about your taxes yet. But it’s not too early to do so.
