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Saturday, February 14, 2009
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Zags get by Dons
February 14, 2009 in Sports Austin Daye made five free throws in the final 27.8 seconds and finished with 17 points in No. 19 Gonzaga’s 11th victory in 12 games, 78-73 over undermanned San Francisco …
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Oregon State nips WSU
February 14, 2009 in Sports Washington State’s men’s basketball suffers a disappointing home loss to the Oregon State Beavers.
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Buses carrying EWU track team crash near Seattle
February 14, 2009 in City Two buses carrying the Eastern Washington University track team crashed Friday after an errant driver cut off one the buses on state highway 520 just east of Seattle.
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Top music students converge on Spokane
February 14, 2009 in City Spokane is playing host to about 1,600 high school musicians, plus their band, choir and orchestra directors, this weekend as the National Music Educators Association holds its annual conference at …
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Gigantic stimulus package passes
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – After taking office last month, President Barack Obama called on Congress to pass a historic, massive economic stimulus bill in an effort to bolster the flagging economy. Following …
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January a welcome lift
February 14, 2009 in City on Page A1 Skiers and snowboarders flocked to the mountains in January despite the economic downturn, boosting revenues for Inland Northwest resorts hurt by the season’s late start. Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Sandpoint …
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Emissions goal unlikely, leaders say
February 14, 2009 in City on Page A1 Three years before the city’s deadline to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, many Spokane leaders say the goal aimed at slowing climate change can’t be achieved. At least not by …
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Murder case: No-contact order in 1997
February 14, 2009 in City on Page A1 A no-contact order filed two months after Becky and Uriah Brosnan were married in 1997 showed early signs of domestic abuse. After that, there were no police reports or repeated …
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Justice Ginsburg home after cancer surgery
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg went home from the hospital Friday with a very encouraging lab report that found no sign her cancer had spread. Moreover, the …
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Appeals court rules ADA covers diabetes
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 SAN FRANCISCO – In a decision with potential implications for the nation’s 24 million diabetics, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that a Type-2 diabetes patient was entitled to the …
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Ice built up on plane before crash
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The pilots of a Continental Connection commuter plane discussed icing on the plane’s wings shortly before it plunged from the sky near Buffalo on Thursday night, killing all …
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Female suicide bomber kills dozens in Iraq
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – A female suicide bomber struck a tent filled with women and children resting during a pilgrimage south of Baghdad on Friday, killing 40 people and wounding about 80 …
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Chavez’s ambition on line Sunday
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 CARACAS, Venezuela – In a vote with huge ramifications, Venezuelans will decide Sunday whether to give President Hugo Chavez the chance to remain in power indefinitely. Approving Chavez’s proposal to …
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First officer was from West Side suburb
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. – The first officer on the Continental Connection flight that crashed near Buffalo, N.Y., had a passion for aviation and decided in her senior year in high …
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100,000 deportees had kids in U.S.
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – More than 100,000 parents whose children are U.S. citizens were deported over the decade that ended in 2007, a Department of Homeland Security’s investigation has found. The parents …
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Peanut Corp. of America files Chapter 7 bankruptcy
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 ATLANTA – The peanut processing company at the heart of a national salmonella outbreak is going out of business. The Lynchburg, Va.-based Peanut Corp. of America filed for Chapter 7 …
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Abductors threaten to kill American
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 QUETTA, Pakistan – Kidnappers threatened on Friday to kill an American employee of the United Nations within 72 hours and issued a grainy video of the blindfolded captive saying he …
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Chaos, arrest unravel new Zimbabwe unity
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – It was Day One for Zimbabwe’s new government of national unity on Friday, and already the paralysis had set in: The swearing-in ceremony that was supposed …
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Jet’s front wheel fails on landing
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 The nose wheel of a British Airways passenger jet collapsed with a loud bang as it landed Friday evening at London City Airport, sending the plane scraping across the tarmac …
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Congress limits CEO bonuses
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – The stimulus package crafted by Congress this week imposes new limits on executive compensation that could significantly curb multimillion-dollar pay packages on Wall Street and go much further …
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What’s in the stimulus package
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 A look at many of the spending programs and tax cuts included in the stimulus legislation approved Friday: HEALTH CARE
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Dramatic final vote ends tense day
February 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – It was a marathon day in Congress, marked by historic action and political theatrics. The House Republican leader dropped a printout of the 1,100-page stimulus bill on the …
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Alleged scammer arrested in Mexico
February 14, 2009 in City on Page A6 A Florida man who escaped prosecution in an online phone scam that cost businesses millions of dollars has been arrested, federal officials said this week. Officials said the suspect, Edwin …
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WHEELS
February 14, 2009 in Business on Page A6 When buying a vehicle, be sure to compare apples to apples. Example: The cheapest Hyundai Accent model starts at $9,970, while the cheapest model of the similar Toyota Yaris starts …
