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Sunday, August 16, 2009
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Arsonists torch three vehicles on the South Hill
August 16, 2009 in City People in a South Hill neighborhood woke up to the sound of fire, police sirens and their cars set on fire early Sunday morning. Three cars were set on fire …
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Yang topples Tiger in the PGA
August 16, 2009 in Sports In a year of spoilers at the majors, Y.E. Yang was the biggest of all. He toppled the mighty Tiger Woods.
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Bolt shatters 100-meter world record
August 16, 2009 in Sports Usain Bolt saved the celebration for after the finish line this time and showed that, yes, he can keep breaking that world record. He obliterated it, in fact.
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Phosphate detergent ban seems to be working
August 16, 2009 in City on Page A1 The storyline of the near-ban on phosphorus in dish detergent in Spokane County has focused on scofflaws sneaking Cascade across the state line in a dogged attempt to keep their … 10
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Data show mega-quake could strike near Seattle
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Using sophisticated seismometers and GPS devices, scientists have been able to track minute movements along two massive tectonic plates colliding 25 miles or so underneath Washington state’s Puget …
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Reform may not make us healthier
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Ask around for the healthiest country in the world, and the United States won’t come close to topping the list. People live longer in just about every … 2
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Bollywood star downplays detention
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 ROSEMONT, Ill. – Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday downplayed being questioned at a U.S. airport, saying it was part of a necessary but unfortunate procedure. Khan, one of …
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Kuwait wedding tent fire kills 41
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 KUWAIT CITY – A fire at a wedding tent Saturday has killed at least 41 women and children guests and injured 76 others, authorities said. The official Kuwait News Agency …
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Militant Gaza imam dies in blast
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – An imam who wanted to impose Islamic law in the Gaza Strip was killed Saturday in an explosion at one of his hide-outs, ending a …
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Senator’s visit may ease Myanmar talks
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Sen. James Webb met with top officials in the hard-line military government of Myanmar on Saturday and arranged for the release of an American prisoner there, part of a mission …
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Bombing targets election
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide car bombing outside the U.S. military headquarters in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday was the most serious indication yet of the Taliban’s designs to disrupt Thursday’s presidential …
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Fire evacuations persist in parched California
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 DAVENPORT, Calif. – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged residents to heed mandatory evacuation orders Saturday as 6,800 firefighters battled to control nearly a dozen blazes across the parched state. Schwarzenegger …
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Zelaya aide alleges U.S. complicity
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – A top aide to Honduras’ ousted president accused the United States of involvement in the coup, saying Saturday that the plane that flew Manuel Zelaya into exile …
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Mousavi forms grass-roots front
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 TEHRAN, Iran – A defiant Mir Hossein Mousavi declared the creation of a grass-roots political movement Saturday, but the Iranian opposition leader failed to spell out a strategy that could …
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Oil workers urged to attend rallies
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 A petroleum industry trade group is asking oil companies to recruit employees and retirees to attend rallies attacking climate-change legislation, an approach to grass-roots politics that resembles strategies used recently …
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Obama speaks about grandmother’s death
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Now, it’s personal. President Barack Obama invoked his own anguish over the death of a loved one as he challenged the debunked notion that Democratic efforts …
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In brief: Ana prompts storm watches
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 Miami – Tropical storm watches were issued Saturday for the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and other parts of the Leeward Islands as Ana raced west through the Atlantic. Tropical …
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Transit union talks resume
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 OAKLAND, Calif. – Management of the San Francisco Bay Area’s commuter rail system and the union representing its train operators and station agents returned to the bargaining table Saturday, hoping …
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Blogger’s case may test free-speech protections
August 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 CHICAGO – Internet radio host Hal Turner disliked how three federal judges rejected the National Rifle Association’s attempt to overturn a pair of handgun bans. “Let me be the first …
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Doug Clark: Neo-Nutzies give residents a bad name
August 16, 2009 in City on Page B1 Oh, no! The neo-Nutzies are acting out in North Idaho again. 1
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Region in brief: Man’s body recovered from Lake CdA
August 16, 2009 in City on Page B1 The body of a Post Falls man, missing and presumed drowned in Lake Coeur d’Alene since July 6, was recovered Saturday morning. Robert J. Meadows, 49, was found near Arrow …
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Case points out judge’s dual role
August 16, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – A bitter dispute between a crusading, reformist judge and Idaho’s judicial establishment is shining light on a little-noticed quirk: Idaho is the only state where, by law, the … 2
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All together now
August 16, 2009 in City on Page B1 It was just warm enough Saturday afternoon for kids to cool off in the giant fountain at Riverfront Park. The day-long Unity in the Community celebration, however, finished out with …
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Region in brief: Town puts dark sky ordinance into effect
August 16, 2009 in City on Page B2 WHITEFISH, Mont. – Three years after the Whitefish City Council adopted an ordinance to reduce the amount of light shining skyward, the city’s dark sky ordinance takes effect Monday. The …
