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Thursday, July 16, 2009
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Idaho child immunizations worst in nation, and cuts loom
July 16, 2009 in Idaho Idaho now has the lowest child immunization rate in the nation, and state budget cuts that hit July 1 are making it more expensive and more difficult for Idaho families … 3
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CdA police logs for July 15
July 16, 2009 in Idaho Read the Coeur d’Alene Police Department log for July 15, 2009, by clicking the Documents tab above.
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Idaho fires transportation director
July 16, 2009 in Idaho Idaho’s Transportation Board fired the state’s transportation director, Pam Lowe, on Thursday and named deputy director Scott Stokes as her interim replacement. Lowe, who’s come under fire from lawmakers as …
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Trek for teen sex gets man 9 years in prison
July 16, 2009 An Alabama man who traveled to Eastern Washington to have sex with a 14-year-old girl he met through an interactive video game was sentenced to nine years in federal prison …
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Obama administration scraps Bush logging plan
July 16, 2009 in City, Region The Obama administration is withdrawing the Bush administration’s last attempt at increasing logging in Northwest forests occupied by northern spotted owls and salmon.
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Without fanfare, man helps Crime Stoppers thrive
July 16, 2009 in Voices Some volunteers work on the front lines, visible to the community. Everyone knows their names and positions. But another kind of volunteer spends hours behind the scenes. 1
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Robbers take cash from Domino’s in Valley
July 16, 2009 in City Three young men, one armed with a pistol, robbed a Domino’s Pizza in Spokane Valley shortly after midnight, and made away with an undisclosed amount of cash from an office …
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Charter change has enough signatures
July 16, 2009 in News Petitions for a proposed Community Bill of Rights had enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot in the City of Spokane. 3
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Highs in the 90s through Saturday
July 16, 2009 in City, Idaho Temperatures are expected to rise into the 90s today through Saturday with some locations in the Spokane urban area expected to see highs of around 98 by Saturday.
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Cool pools are hot ticket
July 16, 2009 in City on Page A1 Shadle Park’s new swimming pool – with its multiple slides, diving board and beach-like entry – is attracting capacity crowds with long lines and sometimes long waits to get inside. …
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Vote gives boost to health reform
July 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama achieved a milestone Wednesday when a Senate committee approved a plan to revamp the U.S. health care system. The Senate panel’s action, which attracted no … 1
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Disc maker teams with Joe Jackson
July 16, 2009 in Features, Business, Region on Page A1 Spokane business owner Erick Hansen, who for two years has tried without success to make the city a hub for Blu-ray disc technology, has forged a partnership with Joe Jackson, …
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Seattle light rail on track to open
July 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEATTLE – More than four decades after political wrangling and recession ran a mass transit rail plan for Seattle off the tracks, trains are finally running. Service on the new …
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Accuracy watch
July 16, 2009 in City on Page A2 For 07-16-2009
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Alaska calls session to override Palin veto
July 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Legislature has called itself into a special session to consider overriding Gov. Sarah Palin’s veto of federal stimulus funds for energy-related projects. Senate President Gary … 1
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Globs of mysterious goo floating off Alaska coast
July 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Something big and strange is floating through the Chukchi Sea off the Alaska coast. Hunters from Wainwright, Alaska, first started noticing the stuff sometime early last week. …
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Bagram prison detainees protest
July 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The prisoners at the largest U.S. detention facility in Afghanistan have refused to leave their cells for at least the past two weeks to protest their indefinite imprisonment, …
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Interim leader offers to resign
July 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduras’ interim leader said Wednesday he is willing to step down to help end his country’s political crisis, but only if ousted President Manuel Zelaya isn’t allowed …
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Sotomayor deflects abortion queries
July 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor refused Wednesday to detail her personal views on abortion, saying she couldn’t answer questions about the law “in the abstract,” as Republican senators …
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Russian rights activist slain as critical report is released
July 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 MOSCOW – A well-known Russian rights activist was found slain execution-style on Wednesday, hours after being kidnapped in Chechnya – the latest in a series of brazen murders targeting critics …
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Clash erupts as troops take over police station
July 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 CURIEPE, Venezuela – National Guard troops seized a police station controlled by a leading opponent of President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday, sparking clashes between soldiers and protesters that authorities said …
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Jetliner crashes near Tehran, killing all 168 people on board
July 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEHRAN, Iran – A Russian-made jetliner carrying 168 people nose-dived into a field after taking off from the Iranian capital on Wednesday in a fiery crash that shredded the aircraft …
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Police shoot man near Capitol
July 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 Washington – A man police fatally shot in a chaotic scene near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday fired at them and did not obey commands to put down his weapon, …
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Space shuttle lifts off after month delay
July 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After more than a month’s delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit Wednesday on a flight to the international space station, hauling up …
