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Monday, August 3, 2009
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Dog tag returns home after 66 years
August 3, 2009 in City More than 66 years after Cpl. Walter Raymond Hahn of Spokane died in the battle for Guadalcanal, his dog tag made it back to his sister in Washington state. 1
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McDermott calls for review of salmon recovery
August 3, 2009 in Region U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott has called for a scientific analysis of the federal government’s Northwest salmon recovery effort, saying that most wild stocks remain at dangerously low levels despite the …
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Lawsuit claims CdA police assaulted teen
August 3, 2009 in Idaho A woman who claims a Coeur d’Alene police officer groped her during a drunken driving arrest last summer has video of the interaction from a police cruiser’s dash camera. 2
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Boise police: Body found in canal matches missing boy
August 3, 2009 in Idaho BOISE — Police say a body pulled from an Ada County canal matches the size and age of an 8-year-old boy who disappeared more than a week ago.
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British Columbia on wildfire alert
August 3, 2009 in Nation/World, Region VANCOUVER, B.C. — Almost 3,000 people have been evacuated since Sunday and 85 percent of British Columbia remains on high alert as lighting strikes and tinder-dry forests continue to fuel …
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Temperatures to cool, air quality to improve later this week
August 3, 2009 in News After a run of hot temperatures, cool weather and thunderstorms are expected to reach Spokane and Coeur d’Alene by Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. While the weather outlook …
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Spokane police logs, July 24 to Aug. 2
August 3, 2009 in City Click on the “documents” tab above to download service and activity logs for the Spokane Police Department covering July 24 to Aug. 2.
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CdA police logs, July 31 to Aug. 2
August 3, 2009 in Idaho Read the Coeur d’Alene Police Department log for July 31, 2009, to Aug. 2, 2009, by clicking the Documents tab above.
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Officials look for source of pollution in Colfax
August 3, 2009 in Region COLFAX — State Ecology Department researchers will be taking water samples next week along the South Fork Palouse River in Colfax to try to find the source of fecal bacteria.
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Sockeye season opening at Lake Wenatchee
August 3, 2009 in Outdoors Special fishing season authorized so anglers can harvest some of more than 23,000 sockeye salmon headed into this central Washington lake.
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Trentwood branch on list of possible USPS closures
August 3, 2009 in Nation/World, City WASHINGTON — Facing staggering financial losses, the Postal Service is looking at closing nearly 1,000 offices across the country, and the list includes Spokane Valley’s Trentwood branch.
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Administration: Clunker deals could end by Friday
August 3, 2009 in Business, Nation/World WASHINGTON — The government’s wildly popular “cash for clunkers” program, offering $4,500 rebates to customers who trade in gas guzzlers, is likely to end Friday if the Senate doesn’t approve …
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Man admits to killing former classmate in Moscow
August 3, 2009 MOSCOW — A 23-year-old man convicted of slaying a Boise State University student pleaded guilty Monday to killing a former high school classmate during an erratic, 6,500-mile road trip across …
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Driver identified in fatal Hayden crash
August 3, 2009 in News The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department has identified the man killed Sunday night in a crash near Hayden. Bernie “Jack” Barnes, 74, of Hayden, was pronounced dead at the scene of …
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Valley crews fighting house fire
August 3, 2009 in News The Spokane Valley Fire Department responded just before 6 a.m. this morning to a house fire at 13302 E. Broadway. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and no …
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Plan envisions U.S. facility for detainees
August 3, 2009 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is looking at creating a courtroom-within-a-prison complex in the United States to house suspected terrorists, combining military and civilian detention facilities at a single maximum-security … 1
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Seat damage a ‘sad waste’
August 3, 2009 in City on Page A1 Damaged bus seats are stacking up at the Spokane Transit Authority’s bus barn. They’re waiting for repair because a rider with a knife has been slashing the seat fabrics. More …
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Valley groups keep up fight
August 3, 2009 in City on Page A1 Supporters of an effort to disincorporate the city of Spokane Valley say they have more than half the signatures needed to put the proposal before voters. But they’ll have to … 4
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Gulf War pilot’s remains found
August 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Navy pilot Michael “Scott” Speicher was shot down over the Iraq desert on the first night of the Gulf War in 1991 and it was there he apparently …
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New, early works by Mozart unveiled
August 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 SALZBURG, Austria – Technically demanding and at times furiously paced, two newly identified Mozart works unveiled Sunday are helping scholars complete their assessment of the maestro’s very early achievements. The …
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Alaska’s king salmon vanishing
August 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Yukon River smokehouses should be filled this summer with oil-rich strips of king salmon – long used by Alaska Natives as a high-energy food to get through …
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Iran threatens jail time for critics of hearings
August 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIRUT, Lebanon – Iran’s hard-line Revolutionary Court warned Sunday that those criticizing its ongoing proceedings against post-election protesters could face jail time themselves. The threat came after a chorus of …
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Gay clergy nominated for bishop
August 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Two Episcopal priests in same-sex relationships are among the nominees for assistant bishop of Los Angeles, officials said Sunday. The Rev. John L. Kirkley of San Francisco …
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Low vitamin D levels seen in kids
August 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Millions of U.S. children have disturbingly low vitamin D levels, possibly increasing their risk for bone problems, heart disease, diabetes and other ailments, according to two new studies … 1
