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Friday, June 5, 2009
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Brother remembers panhandler as quiet, intelligent
June 5, 2009 A longtime panhandler found dead in a downtown parking lot Wednesday attended Spokane schools as a child but dropped out of society at 19 after failing in the Army, his … 1
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More swine flu found in region
June 5, 2009 in City Two inmates at the Airway Heights Correction Center tested positive for the H1N1 influenza virus – commonly called the swine flu – during the past week. Both cases were mild … 1
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Sandpoint byway work likely to test patience
June 5, 2009 in Idaho Tempers flared last week when the Sand Creek Byway project snarled Sandpoint traffic up to two miles in each direction from the Long Bridge. Embankment and utility work at the …
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Police, Sheriff’s Department investigate two rape reports in CdA
June 5, 2009 in News Two rapes were reported within six hours in Coeur d’Alene late Thursday and early Friday. Detectives are still investigating whether they are related.
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Riverside losing its head ranger
June 5, 2009 in Outdoors, City Riverside State Park is looking for a new head ranger to manage a treasure of public land along the Spokane River and the booming visitation and an uncertain funding that … 1
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WSU student killed in Hwy. 195 crash
June 5, 2009 in City One person has died in a two-car auto accident on Highway 195 just north of the Whitman-Spokane County line, according to the Washington State Patrol. MedStar is transporting another victim … 2
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Free angling this weekend in Wash., Idaho
June 5, 2009 OLYMPIA — Time to bait those hooks: this is free fishing weekend in Washington and free angling day in Idaho on Saturday.
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Idaho unemployment hits 22-year high
June 5, 2009 in Business, City Idaho’s unemployment rate jumped to 7.8 percent in May, a 22-year high. Nearly 5,600 workers lost their jobs last month, pushing the statewide total to 58,300, the Idaho Department of …
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Police: Bomb threat over car repossession leads to arrest
June 5, 2009 in City A bomb threat at an auto dealership Thursday night led to the arrest of a Spokane Valley man, police said.
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Plea deal in the works for former S-R staffer
June 5, 2009 in City A former employee of The Spokesman-Review and his attorney have reached an agreement in principle with prosecutors to plead guilty to several charges of possession of child pornography.
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Cleanup begins at City Parcel site
June 5, 2009 Workers this week began cleaning up contamination at the former City Parcel site in North Spokane, part of a major remediation project expected to cost roughly $750,000. A contractor first …
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Really, we do want your crossword suggestions
June 5, 2009 in City The phone number to give us feedback on your crossword puzzle preference was wrong in today’s newspaper; it should be 459-3814.
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Colvilles building temporary casino
June 5, 2009 in City MANSON, WA — Mill Bay Casino will build a bigger, temporary $7.4 million casino with room for 500 slot machines, up from the 380 now available for gamblers. The building …
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State workers shun furloughs
June 5, 2009 in City OLYMPIA — Employees of states from Hawaii to Wisconsin have been asked to take time off without pay. Yet while Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire says state workers are interested in …
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Gaming device blamed for South Side fire
June 5, 2009 in City An electrical short in a gaming device is being blamed for a basement fire that caused an estimated $60,000 in damages to a South Side home.
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Chance of thunderstorms coming
June 5, 2009 in City, Idaho A hazardous weather outlook was posted for all of Eastern Washington and North Idaho today for the risk of thunderstorms, hail or brief heavy rain starting this afternoon through this …
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Spokane teen accused of DUI in rollover crash
June 5, 2009 A Spokane teenager was arrested on an aggravated DUI charge in Coeur d’Alene Thursday night after a two-car crash that sent the other driver to the hospital. Coeur d’Alene police …
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Man arrested after shots fired in north Spokane
June 5, 2009 in City Spokane police arrested a 22-year-old renter early this morning for allegedly shooting a handgun from his second-story window on the 400 bock of East Nora Avenue. Jamar C. Smith was … 2
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Bonner County police log 6/4/2009
June 5, 2009 Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for June 4, 2009 by clicking the Documents tab above.
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Buyer calls off YWCA deal
June 5, 2009 in City on Page A1 A development company’s recent decision to break an agreement to buy prime riverfront land from the YWCA of Spokane has left the nonprofit group searching for a new buyer in …
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Housing for poor gets cash infusion
June 5, 2009 in City on Page A1 Nearly $20 million in federal help will be coming into Washington and Idaho to prop up low-income housing projects stalled by the recession. The money – $11 million in Washington … 1
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Delving again into nuclear generation
June 5, 2009 in City on Page A1 RICHLAND – A quarter century after its ambitious plan to build five nuclear plants crumbled into a punch line for government incompetence, a regional power consortium in the Pacific Northwest … 4
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Eloquent president stops short of specific
June 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 CAIRO, Egypt – He came with goodwill and eloquence, but the question kept echoing: Were they enough? U.S. President Barack Obama’s long anticipated speech to the Muslim world Thursday sought …
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Storm kills 22, injures 117 in central China
June 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 BEIJING – A storm with gale-force winds killed 22 people and seriously injured 117 in central China, state media said today. Heavy rain and winds of up to 67 miles …
