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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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Afloat over – and in – the aquifer
July 15, 2008 in Idaho on Page A1 About 10,000 years ago, the Missoula Floods laid the bedrock for the region’s water supply. An ice sheet crept across the Idaho Panhandle, damming the Clark Fork River and creating …
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Bush lifts 18-year ban on offshore oil drilling
July 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Bush on Monday lifted a presidential ban on offshore oil drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf that was implemented by his father, escalating a confrontation with Democrats …
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Fire 80 percent contained, still under investigation
July 15, 2008 in City on Page A1 Officials on Monday continued to investigate the cause of a wildfire that burned more than 1,000 acres of Spokane Valley forests and destroyed 11 homes, even as hundreds of firefighters …
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A calling to fight fires
July 15, 2008 in City on Page A1 As young firefighter Marty Shier returned to the Dishman Hills fire lines Monday night for another 12-hour shift, he continued fulfilling a goal he set following a family tragedy 15 …
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Lawmakers push for more American-made flags
July 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The American flag has many labels: Stars and stripes. Old Glory. And sometimes, made in China. Congress can’t halt the flow of Chinese-made flags, but lawmakers can try …
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Pleas entered in bomb plot case
July 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Three men accused of plotting to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners in 2006 have pleaded guilty to conspiring to set off bombs, but denied targeting planes or attempting to cause injuries, …
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Attack at base triggers worries
July 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – An insurgent raid that penetrated an American outpost in eastern Afghanistan, killing nine soldiers, has deepened doubts about the U.S. military’s effort to contain Islamic militants and …
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Sudan leader faces genocide charges
July 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 NAIROBI, Kenya – The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court charged Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Monday with genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for orchestrating a …
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Paper for printed money nearly gone in Zimbabwe
July 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 HARARE, Zimbabwe – It has come to this: Zimbabwe is about to run out of the paper to print money on. Fidelity Printers & Refiners, the state-owned company that tirelessly …
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Suppressed paper warns of risks
July 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Government scientists detailed a rising death toll from heat waves, wildfires, disease and smog caused by global warming in an analysis the White House buried so it could …
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Measles cases highest in decade
July 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 A flurry of imported measles cases has kindled outbreaks in 15 states and two cities that together have given the United States its largest case toll in a decade, health …
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FAA moves to reduce odds of runway collisions
July 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration announced a series of runway safety initiatives Monday designed to avoid the types of conditions that led to a 2006 crash in Lexington, Ky., …
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Wildfires shift, extending evacuation
July 15, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 SAN JOSE, Calif. – A large wildfire in a national forest spread farther away from the storied coastal town of Big Sur on Monday but forced residents of another community …
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Belgian bid satisfies Bud owners
July 15, 2008 in Business on Page A6 ST. LOUIS – The King of Beers, the folks who spent lavishly to bring you the Bud Bowl, the Talking Frogs, the Whassup Guys and the Clydesdales, is being swallowed …
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GADGETS
July 15, 2008 in Business on Page A6 Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal with Netflix. The arrangement Microsoft Corp. announced Monday at …
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Boeing test flight uncovers glitch
July 15, 2008 in Business on Page A6 The first test flight of Boeing’s 777 freighter was affected Monday by a glitch with the electronic recording and transmission of data. The freighter landed at Paine Field in Everett …
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Comcast buys cable TV system serving 1,500 in Liberty Lake
July 15, 2008 in Business on Page A6 Comcast Corp. has taken over operating the 1,500-subscriber cable TV system serving Liberty Lake, the company announced. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Community Cable Service, which has provided …
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Mortgage giants stay afloat
July 15, 2008 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Now that the federal government has thrown a lifeline to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers could be on the hook for billions more if the …
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City agrees to sewer fixes
July 15, 2008 in City on Page B1 Two years after a fisherman discovered a city pipe discharging raw sewage into the Spokane River, the Spokane City Council on Monday agreed to a plan to prevent future spills. …
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Accuracy watch
July 15, 2008 in Idaho on Page B1 For 07-15-2008
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Toddler falls three stories, breaks leg
July 15, 2008 in City on Page B1 A 2-year-old girl pushed out a window screen Monday and fell three stories onto a grassy area below, Spokane Police said. A dispatcher later said the girl broke her leg …
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Now everyone can listen up
July 15, 2008 in City on Page B1 Korra and Omer Olson hadn’t attended homeowners association meetings at their Spokane Valley retirement community in several months for a simple reason: Both are hard of hearing and they couldn’t …
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New primary complicates race for Congress
July 15, 2008 in City on Page B1 With a half-dozen candidates running for Eastern Washington’s seat in Congress, voters have more choices than for any primary in 30 years. It’s not simply the number of candidates that …
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Council delays vote on euthanizing cats
July 15, 2008 in City on Page B2 A vote to eliminate a mandatory 3-day waiting time before unlicensed cats can be euthanized by SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. was delayed Monday night by the Spokane City Council. Council members agreed …
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