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Thursday, March 12, 2009
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Bruins down Cougars
March 12, 2009 in Sports Darren Collison scored 15 points and No. 15 UCLA beat Washington State 64-53 Thursday night in the Pac-10 tournament men’s basketball quarterfinals for its fifth consecutive victory.
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Vandals lose at tourney
March 12, 2009 in Sports Kyle Gibson had 23 points and Olu Ashaolu scored eight of his 14 in the first five minutes of the second half to help the sixth-seeded Louisiana Tech Bulldogs knock …
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Stark witness says abuse led to killing
March 12, 2009 in News When Shellye L. Stark gunned down her husband in an early-morning confrontation, she was reacting to a marriage so rife with abuse that she suffered from a clinical disorder called …
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Here’s the dirt: Red Lobster, other stores near completion
March 12, 2009 in Business Northtown Square, the retail conversion of the former Wendle at Northtown auto dealership, is completing interior work and waiting for the ground to thaw to tackle surface parking. The project’s …
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Colville hatchery among proposed state cuts
March 12, 2009 in City A Colville hatchery that raises sport fish for more than 60 regional lakes is slated for closure as part of $30 million in anticipated budget cuts at the Washington Department … 3
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Man who kept storage unit arsenal pleads guilty
March 12, 2009 in City, Region SEATTLE — A 65-year-old Spokane man has pleaded guilty to five charges involving illegal weapons he stockpiled in a suburban rental storage unit.
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Wash. Supreme Court stays Brown execution
March 12, 2009 in Region OLYMPIA — The state Supreme Court stayed the execution of Cal Coburn Brown on Thursday, just hours before he was to die for the murder of a 22-year-old woman. 3
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Lawmakers mull Otter plans to boost roads, cut schools
March 12, 2009 in Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s plan to boost road spending three different ways but cut education sent Idaho lawmakers reeling Thursday, with some saying the governor’s right and others calling for “middle … 1
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City to replace entertainment district signs
March 12, 2009 in City The City of Spokane will replace the signs it placed last month on meters in the new downtown Entertainment Parking District in an attempt clear up confusion over who can … 1
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Used couch came with furry stowaway
March 12, 2009 in City The used couch that Vickie Mendenhall bought for $27 came with a furry surprise – a calico cat that hid inside it for more than two weeks. On Thursday afternoon, … 1
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Idaho Senate passes day care licensing bill
March 12, 2009 in Idaho Idaho’s state Senate voted strongly in favor of requiring basic licensing and safety standards for all the state’s day care operations on Thursday, passing the licensing bill by a 30-5 …
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Spokane’s Manilow concert postponed
March 12, 2009 in City, Idaho The Barry Manilow concert scheduled for Saturday night in Spokane has been postponed until late October, according to the singer’s Web site.
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Student sues SFCC over anti-abortion display
March 12, 2009 in City A Spokane Falls Community College student who was barred from putting up an anti-abortion display is suing the college in federal court in Spokane. 7
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2 finalists pass on top job at UI
March 12, 2009 in Idaho, Region MOSCOW, Idaho — Kansas State provost Duane Nellis is the second finalist to withdraw his name from the search for the next University of Idaho president since the list of …
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Thinning project will create 55 jobs
March 12, 2009 in City, Idaho COEUR D’ALENE – More than $2 million in federal stimulus funding will be used to thin trees in four North Idaho counties, restoring the ecosystem and lowering the risk of …
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Sprinkler break floods Skyway Elementary
March 12, 2009 in City, Idaho A broken sprinkler head at Skyway Elementary School in the Coeur d’Alene School District caused water damage to four classrooms overnight and forced the school to move classes to other …
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Record low set for second consecutive day
March 12, 2009 in City, Idaho A new record low was set in Spokane this morning for the second day in a row as an arctic cold wave held its grip on the region this morning. …
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Police: Man who fell from Parkade committed suicide
March 12, 2009 in City, Idaho Spokane police today said that a man who fell to his death from the Parkade garage in downtown on Wednesday committed suicide. 1
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‘I knew this could be my whole career,’ Olsen testifies
March 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 After he shot Shonto Pete in the head on a February night in Peaceful Valley, suspended Spokane police Officer Jay Olsen said, he felt his life imploding. He didn’t call … 8
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U.S. lawmakers sizing up health benefits for taxation
March 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – With President Barack Obama’s plan to tax the rich to pay for health care facing deep skepticism on Capitol Hill, key lawmakers are pressing a different way to … 3
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Emaciated delta returning to roots
March 12, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 Once, the Pack River Delta pulsed with life. The boggy land bred swarms of mosquitoes, which attracted silent bats and garrulous songbirds. Tall grasses concealed shrews and voles, protecting them …
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Officials float pool fee proposal
March 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 Like fluoride in the water and potholes in the streets, the very idea of charging admission at Spokane’s public pools keeps making waves. There’s been just one year since Spokane …
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New drug czar to focus on treatment, borders
March 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The White House on Wednesday said that it will push for treatment, rather than incarceration, of people arrested for drug-related crimes as it announced the nomination of Seattle …
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Palin’s daughter, fiance call it quits
March 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASILLA, Alaska – Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin, the teenage daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, have broken off their engagement, Johnston said Wednesday, about 2 1/2 months after the couple …
