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Sunday, June 14, 2009
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One-car crash on Highway 2 kills Arkansas man
June 14, 2009 in City An Arkansas man died on Highway 2 near Creston after his car rolled and he was partially ejected, according to Washington State Patrol.
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Spokane man injured in downtown bridge fall
June 14, 2009 in City A Spokane man suffered serious injuries after falling about 40 feet down an embankment at a downtown bridge Sunday afternoon.
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Bonner County police logs 6/13/2009
June 14, 2009 in City Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for June 13, 2009, by clicking the Documents tab above.
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FBI: Holocaust Museum shooter expected to survive
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Authorities say the man charged with killing a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will likely survive the injuries he suffered when other museum guards returned …
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A bit of reflection may curb warming
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Could climate change be staved off by making the United States look like the set of “Mamma Mia!”? That was suggested in a recent talk by Energy Secretary …
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Tehran erupts in riots over disputed election
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 TEHRAN, Iran – Huge swaths of the Iranian capital erupted in fiery riots that stretched into the early hours today as hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared victory in his quest …
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For some groups, Web isn’t so worldwide
June 14, 2009 in City on Page A1 When Angela Tafoya and her boyfriend were laid off a couple months ago, they quickly found out that the job market is mostly digital these days. “We’ve gone into a … 5
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Message mentioned rudder problem on jet
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 RIO DE JANEIRO – A burst of automatic messages sent by Air France Flight 447 before it crashed includes one about a problem with a rudder safety device but lacks …
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N. Korea vows bold nuke effort
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea responded to new U.N. sanctions with more defiance, promising Saturday to step up its nuclear bomb-making program by enriching uranium and threatening war on …
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Obama outlines health care cuts
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Under pressure to pay for his ambitious reshaping of the nation’s health care system, President Barack Obama on Saturday outlined $313 billion in Medicare and Medicaid spending cuts …
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Pakistan Taliban leader challenged
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – A new Islamic militia leader has emerged in Pakistan to openly challenge al-Qaida-affiliated warlord Baitullah Mehsud for the first time from within his own tribe, …
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Iraqi leaders rally after lawmaker slain
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – The government Saturday blamed al-Qaida in Iraq for killing a prominent Sunni lawmaker as leaders across the sectarian divide rallied together, deploring the murder and pledging to prevent …
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In brief: Half Dome climber falls to his death
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 Yosemite National Park, Calif. – A male hiker fell to his death on Saturday while climbing Yosemite’s famed Half Dome, park rangers said. The man fell from the granite monolith …
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Terrorist can sue over torture memos
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A6 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A convicted terrorist can sue a former Bush administration lawyer for drafting the legal theories that led to his alleged torture, a federal judge has ruled who …
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‘Lone wolf’ killers hard to stop
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – An elderly man enters a crowded museum carrying a rifle and begins shooting. A young man in Arkansas pulls the trigger outside a military recruiting office. Another man …
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In Passing
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 Kenny Rankin, popular singer Kenny Rankin, a singer-songwriter and musician whose song “Peaceful” was a hit for Helen Reddy and who had popular covers himself of a pair of Beatles …
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Global finance leaders seeing signs of stability
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 Financial chiefs from the Group of Eight industrialized nations Saturday offered their most optimistic assessment yet of the global crisis, noting encouraging signs of economic stabilization and calling for an …
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Iranian results thwart hopes
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a stinging setback to the Obama administration’s hopes of cultivating a better relationship with the Islamic republic. Although Ahmadinejad and …
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Energy-saving white roofs have an aesthetic dark side
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – To get all the benefits of a white roof, plain old white paint will not do. Instead, the roofs should be covered in a reflective coating, or a …
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Lejeune water study finds no definite link to disease
June 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A10 RALEIGH, N.C. – Contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune can’t definitively be linked to health problems among people who lived at the Marine base over three decades, according to a …
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Pride Parade, festival fill downtown with color
June 14, 2009 in City on Page B1 In downtown Spokane on Saturday, same-sex couples walked comfortably hand-in-hand through the streets. Many people wore rainbow-colored clothing and some dressed in drag; a couple of tiaras sparkled in the … 1
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In brief: Girl hurt on Lake CdA dies of injuries
June 14, 2009 in City on Page B1 A 14-year-old Coeur d’Alene girl involved in a personal watercraft accident died Saturday as a result of her injuries. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department said she sustained extensive internal and …
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Music week’s crescendo outstanding
June 14, 2009 in City on Page B1 I had major doubts Monday. I didn’t think the seventh annual Spokane Street Music Week could possibly live up to 2008, which collected a record $3,800 for the food bank. …
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Vying for stimulus
June 14, 2009 in Business on Page B1 Area universities are submitting hundreds of applications for millions of federal dollars to be handed out over the next two years through the Obama administration stimulus package. Washington State University …
