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Sunday, April 12, 2009
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Chief come up short at home
April 12, 2009 in Sports It took two overtimes to do it. For the Vancouver Giants, it was enough to tie their Western Hockey League playoff series against the Spokane Chiefs and spark a Game …
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For tax procrastinators, clock is ticking
April 12, 2009 in City, News Don Hearn is waiting until the last minute. As he usually does. 1
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Stimulus money to fix Five Mile Road
April 12, 2009 in News One of the biggest traffic complaints on Spokane’s North Side is finally being resolved. City and county officials recently announced they will move ahead with reconstruction and widening of Five … 1
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Missing teen found at Moses Lake
April 12, 2009 in City, News KC Allen Kultgen, a 13-year-old boy missing for almost two weeks, was found today at Moses Lake. 1
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Navy snipers set free captured captain
April 12, 2009 in News MOMBASA, Kenya — U.S. Navy snipers opened fire and killed three pirates holding an American captain at gunpoint, delivering the skipper unharmed and ending a five-day high-seas hostage drama on …
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State, railroad reach agreement
April 12, 2009 in City, Region OLYMPIA – State transportation officials have worked out an agreement with the Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad to keep the company running trains on 110 miles of taxpayer-owned track west of …
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Alternative programs make connections with students that keep them coming back
April 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 The principal’s office at Havermale High School is more like a lounge, with a open door and rare moments of solitude. It isn’t trouble that brings students to Principal Fred … 3
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Low patient count threatens Shriners Hospital
April 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 The problems facing Spokane’s Shriners Hospital for Children are daunting: too few patients, high costs, falling donations. It’s a troublesome scenario that has put the hospital on the short list … 1
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Web site reveals first family’s dog
April 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Who let the dog out? That’s the Washington mystery du jour.
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Survivor describes killer tornado
April 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The worst sound Eric Funkhouser said he has ever heard was a 10-second “voom” followed by a man’s screams. A tornado hit Funkhouser’s home in Murfreesboro, about …
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FDA challenged on food container safety
April 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 MILWAUKEE – An international consortium of industry, academic and government scientists has rejected as incomplete and unreliable the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s case that a chemical found in food …
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Teen’s strip-search goes to high court
April 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAFFORD, Ariz. – April Redding was waiting in the parking lot of the middle school when she heard news she could hardly understand: Her 13-year-old daughter, Savana, had been strip-searched … 1
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Sunday school teacher booked in child’s death
April 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 TRACY, Calif. – Police said Saturday they do not know what motivated the Sunday school teacher they arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl whose body was …
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Thai protesters halt Asia summit
April 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 BANGKOK – Thailand’s humiliated government today arrested the leader of demonstrators who shut down a 16-nation Asian summit. The prime minister vowed further crackdowns as the protesters regrouped in the …
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Suicide bomber kills 9, injures 30
April 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 A suicide bomber detonated an explosives belt Saturday among U.S.-allied Sunni paramilitaries collecting their salaries at an army base, killing nine and wounding about 30, Iraqi officials said. The attack …
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Dave Arneson, D&D co-creator
April 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 Dave Arneson, one of the co-creators of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy game and a pioneer of role-playing entertainment, died Tuesday. He was 61. Arneson died in hospice care in …
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Tiny horse learning to guide blind Muslim
April 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 DEARBORN, Mich. – Seeing-eye dogs are a nonstarter among many Muslims who consider the animals unclean, but a horse the size of a dog just might work. “This is a … 1
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Our Kids calendar
April 12, 2009 in City on Page A6 Our Kids: Our Business events this week. Find the full list at spokesman.com/ourkids. Monday
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U.N. close on N. Korea text
April 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council’s five permanent powers and Japan reached agreement Saturday on a statement condemning North Korea’s April 5 rocket launch over Japan. The text would …
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‘Shine as lights in the world,’ Benedict urges
April 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI carried a tall, lit candle symbolizing hope into a darkened St. Peter’s Basilica packed with faithful Saturday night in the traditional start of the …
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New orangutan colony found in Indonesia
April 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 JAKARTA, Indonesia – Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia – perhaps as many as 2,000 – giving a rare boost to …
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In brief: Man dies in rollover crash
April 12, 2009 in City on Page B1 A 54-year-old Spokane County man died early Saturday in a one-car accident on the Palouse Highway near Sands Road, south of Spokane. The driver, whose identity was not been released, …
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Mix of ages helps egg on the festivities
April 12, 2009 in City on Page B1 For Charlotte Carpenter, finding the plastic, goody-filled Easter eggs wasn’t about the candy. “I’ll have to give them to my husband,” said Carpenter, who is diabetic. “The fun of it …
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Investigation lashes Idaho fish, game agency
April 12, 2009 in City on Page B1 Conservation officers at the Idaho Fish and Game department employ department vehicles for personal use, put their children and families in harm’s way by taking them on patrols, misspend public …
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