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Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Athletes find adventure at Farragut
June 11, 2009 in Idaho You’ve seen the grueling races on television. Teams of hard-bodied athletes trek through forests, paddle raging rivers and scale rocky spires over hours or days. They get muddy and bloody. …
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Students put on the ritz at Holmes
June 11, 2009 Holmes Elementary School’s cafeteria was transformed into a first-class dining establishment Thursday so graduating sixth-graders could practice the etiquette they’d studied all week. 1
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Radioactive wasps causing a buzz at Hanford
June 11, 2009 in City Workers at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site are conducting a sting operation to dig up radioactive wasp nests that could number in the thousands. 1
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Adventure Race week opens at Farragut
June 11, 2009 You’ve seen the grueling races on television. Teams of hard-bodied athletes trek through forests, paddle raging rivers and scale rocky spires over hours or days. They get muddy and bloody. …
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Groundwork under way for South Hill office complex
June 11, 2009 in Business Silvey Construction and a partner group of investors are working through ground preparation on the South Hill’s next large office complex, at the corner of East 29th and Martin.
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Ex-Cougar Leaf to surrender in Texas
June 11, 2009 in City, Sports CANYON, Texas — Former NFL quarterback and WSU player Ryan Leaf will surrender on drug and burglary charges in Texas, according to his lawyer.
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Fed says recession wiped out $1.3 trillion in personal wealth
June 11, 2009 in Business, Nation/World WASHINGTON - The brute force of the recession earlier this year turned back the clock on Americans’ personal wealth to 2004 and wiped out a staggering $1.3 trillion as home …
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Jury decides in Rosauers’ favor
June 11, 2009 in City It took a Spokane jury about an hour today to decide in favor of Rosauers Supermarkets in a lawsuit brought by a family who claimed their 11-year-old daughter was unlawfully … 3
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Spokane Police logs 6/10/2009
June 11, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for June 10, 2009, by clicking on the Documents tab above.
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Anti-smoking vote gives US agency new power
June 11, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON— Congress struck the U.S. government’s strongest anti-smoking blow in decades Thursday with a Senate vote to give regulators new power to limit nicotine in cigarettes, drastically curtail ads and …
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US tests: minor minicar crashes can be costly
June 11, 2009 in Business, Nation/World WASHINGTON— Even a fender-bender in a fuel-efficient minicar can lead to thousands of dollars worth of repairs, the insurance industry found in new crash tests.
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Gonzaga’s Daye leaning toward NBA
June 11, 2009 in Sports Despite questions about the lanky 6-foot-10 forward’s strength and toughness, Austin Daye said after working out for Brown’s Charlotte Bobcats on Thursday that he’s heavily leaning toward keeping his name …
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Grizzly had killed bull elk, farmer says
June 11, 2009 in City, Idaho ROSE LAKE, Idaho – The grizzly bear that was shot near Rose Lake this week had killed an elk on the Bugle Mountain Elk Farm, said owner Dave Riley. 1
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State superintendent: Math and science graduation requirement “unrealistic”
June 11, 2009 Washington Schools Superintendent Randy Dorn wants another delay in the math and science graduation requirements. 2
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High court suspends Eugster from law for 18 months
June 11, 2009 in City A divided state Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that Steve Eugster should be suspended from practicing law for 18 months. Three of the justices called for a harsher penalty, saying … 1
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LC among 1,500 best U.S. high schools
June 11, 2009 in City Lewis and Clark High School has been ranked 827th out of the 1,500 best high schools in the United States, according to Newsweek magazine. This is the sixth year the …
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CdA officials warn of fire danger after small blaze
June 11, 2009 in Idaho Officials are warning of increased fire danger this year after illegal fireworks sparked a small grass fire in Coeur d’Alene that threatened a boat trailer. Firefighters and neighbors contained the …
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Museum gunman to face murder charge
June 11, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — An 88-year-old white supremacist who opened fire in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial and Museum, killing a guard, will be charged with murder, officials said Thursday. Security Guard Stephen …
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Hayden man: Suspected museum gunman angry, violent
June 11, 2009 in City, Idaho, Nation/World The suspected gunman in today’s shootout at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. used to live in North Idaho. James W. von Brunn, 89, a white supremacist who chronicled his … 6
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Lincoln County funnel clouds were weak tornadoes
June 11, 2009 in City A series of funnel clouds spotted in northern Lincoln County during an intense thunderstorm last Saturday have been classified as the lowest level of tornadoes by the National Weather Service. …
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More sun today; showers this weekend
June 11, 2009 in City, Idaho Another warm spring day is expected across the Inland Northwest, although showers are considered a possibility after 2 p.m. as more clouds develop.
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WHO: Swine flu pandemic has begun, 1st in 41 years
June 11, 2009 in Nation/World GENEVA — The World Health Organization has told its member nations it is declaring a swine flu pandemic — the first global flu epidemic in 41 years. 1
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CdA takes action against homelessness
June 11, 2009 in City on Page A1 A one-day count of the homeless last year in Coeur d’Alene turned up 418 people. The same year, St. Vincent de Paul served 1,707 homeless individuals in Kootenai County.
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Obama: Museum shooting an ‘outrageous act’
June 11, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – An 88-year-old gunman with a violent and virulently anti-Semitic past opened fire with a rifle inside the crowded U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday, fatally wounding a security …
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