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Thursday, August 6, 2009
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Storms spark small fires, power outages
August 6, 2009 in News, Region Storms moving throughout the region Thursday ignited several small fires throughout Eastern Washington and knocked down power lines.
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Bail bondsman faces theft charges
August 6, 2009 in News, City The prosecution calls him “a threat to the administration of justice.” His lawyer says he’s the victim of a civil dispute turned media circus. 2
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Park Board OKs new contract with Mobius
August 6, 2009 in News, City The Spokane Park Board approved a 50-year contract Thursday with a group trying to put a science center on the north edge of Riverfront Park. 5
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Police seek help in solving racial attacks
August 6, 2009 in News, City, Idaho In one case, a 15-year-old boy dislocated his shoulder. In the other, a man spent three days in a hospital for brain swelling. Both said their assailants yelled racial slurs.
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Congress OKs $2B refill of ’cash for clunkers’
August 6, 2009 in Business, Nation/World WASHINGTON — Pedal to the metal, Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation Thursday night with an additional $2 billion for “cash for clunkers,” the economy-boosting rebate program that caught the …
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Former S-R security chief pleads guilty to sex crimes
August 6, 2009 in City The former security supervisor for The Spokesman-Review pleaded guilty Thursday to three sexual assault charges that could keep him in prison for life.
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City, county offer incentives to save water
August 6, 2009 in City Think of it as cash for flushers – or credit, depending where you live. The City of Spokane and Spokane County unveiled new programs Thursday designed to cut the amount … 2
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Coeur d’Alene police logs, Aug. 5
August 6, 2009 in Idaho Click the “documents” tab above to download the Coeur d’Alene Police Department logs for Aug. 5, 2009.
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‘80s teen flick director John Hughes dies in NYC
August 6, 2009 in Nation/World NEW YORK — Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood’s youth impresario of the 1980s and ’90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as “Home Alone,” “The Breakfast Club” …
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Senate confirms Sotomayor for Supreme Court
August 6, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor Thursday as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.
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Judge hears arguments on WaMu retirement accounts
August 6, 2009 in Business, Region SEATTLE — A federal judge heard arguments on what should happen with retirement accounts for tens of thousands of past and present Washington Mutual employees.
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Spokane police logs, Aug. 3 to 5
August 6, 2009 in City Click on the “documents” tab above to download the Spokane Police Department activity and service logs for Aug. 3 to 5, 2009.
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Pot grower ordered to pay for environmental damage
August 6, 2009 in City A Mexican national arrested last August when federal and state agents shut down a large marijuana growing operation in the Okanogan and Wenatchee national forests was sentenced to 75 months …
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Bonner County police logs, Aug. 5
August 6, 2009 in Idaho Click the “documents” tab above to download the Bonner County police logs for Aug. 5, 2009.
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Bill Clinton’s role evolving
August 6, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The diplomatic mission to rescue two American TV journalists jailed in North Korea lasted less than two days. But in the brief time that former President Bill Clinton …
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Honeybee ailment could be losing its sting
August 6, 2009 in City on Page A1 Washington State University researchers on the trail of a mysterious honeybee killer have narrowed the list of contributors to two: a microscopic pathogen and pesticides. “We are getting closer to … 3
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Mail carrier faces fraud, theft charges
August 6, 2009 in Business on Page A1 A Seattle Postal Service worker with a Lexus and a bad alibi was charged with mail theft and bank fraud last week after he allegedly stole a $208,307 check that … 2
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Health reform edges forward
August 6, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Senate negotiators are inching toward bipartisan agreement on a health care plan that seeks middle ground on some of the thorniest issues facing Congress, offering the fragile outlines …
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APA repudiates reparative therapy for gays
August 6, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments. In a resolution …
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Accuracy watch
August 6, 2009 in City on Page A2 For 08-06-2009
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Rand Paul running for Senate
August 6, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 FRANKFORT, Ky. – Rand Paul, the son of 2008 presidential candidate Ron Paul, ended months of speculation Wednesday by saying he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated …
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Nation in brief: Sotomayor gains Republican votes
August 6, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor won more GOP support in her drive toward near-certain Senate confirmation today as the first Hispanic justice. Republican Sens. Kit Bond of Missouri …
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Clunker vote likely today
August 6, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Senate reached a deal on saving the dwindling “cash for clunkers” program late Wednesday, agreeing to vote on a plan that would add $2 billion to the …
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Movie writing legend dies at 95
August 6, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Budd Schulberg, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter who wrote about corrosive ambition and power in “On the Waterfront” and “A Face in the Crowd” and in best-selling books such as “What …
