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Saturday, May 2, 2009
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Council to debate revised sign ordinance
May 2, 2009 in News, City Many Spokane business owners were outraged by the City Council’s attempt to adopt new sign rules two months ago, and their reaction has paid off.
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Bus service a lifeline for city’s poor
May 2, 2009 in News, City In a nation that boasts a car for every two residents, the road to economic recovery cannot be traveled on foot. This is the first lesson a homeless family seeking … 3
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WSU student killed in apparent fall
May 2, 2009 in News Stuart John Robertson, a 21-year-old Washington State University student, was found dead Saturday morning on the side of State Route Highway 270 in Pullman.
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Driver leaves scene of accident
May 2, 2009 in News, City Police are looking for information regarding a hit-and-run accident Friday night. 9
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Longshot wins Kentucky Derby
May 2, 2009 in Sports Mine that Bird, a 50-1 longshot, pulled off an upset at the Kentucky Derby today. The horse poured it in on late, finding a gap along the inside rail down …
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Firefighters respond to South Hill market
May 2, 2009 in City Emergency crews quickly contained a fire at the South Hill Rocket Market, 726 E 43rd Ave, on Saturday. A fire official on scene said the blaze started in a small …
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Fort Missoula headlines historical sites in Montana’s cultural mecca
May 2, 2009 in Awayfinder destinations Late author-poet John Updike called Missoula, Mont., the Paris of the 1990s. A decade of so later, Missoula remains the cultural mecca of the Treasure State.
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Glacier Park announces pre-centennial events
May 2, 2009 in Awayfinder destinations Glacier National Park is quickly approaching its 100th anniversary. The park has empowered a team of volunteers to help plan and implement a community-based Centennial Program to take place throughout …
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Silverwood Theme Park
May 2, 2009 in Awayfinder destinations So your travel budget this summer may not let you afford a trip to play somewhere far away. Luckily for you, the Northwest’s largest theme park is nearby, just north …
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Report clears dispatcher in Pete shooting
May 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 An internal investigation has cleared a Spokane police dispatcher of wrongdoing after questions arose over the truthfulness of his testimony in the acquittal of an off-duty officer who shot a … 15
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Bloomsday facts: Today and beyond
May 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 Number pick-up: Race numbers can be picked up at the trade show today from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The show is in the Group Health Exhibit Hall at the …
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Getting greener
May 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 When 50,000 runners and walkers reach for water during Bloomsday, they leave quite a few paper cups behind. In previous years, cleanup crews have swiftly removed the trampled cups as …
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Plan to go green has some seeing red
May 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 Citing fears of meddling by the United Nations and concern over increased government spending, some Spokane City Council members are opposing suggestions from a local task force that wants to … 11
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Forest Service closing caves to stop bat fungus
May 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The U.S. Forest Service is closing thousands of caves and former mines in national forests in 33 states in an effort to control a fungus that has …
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Experts divided over severity of swine flu
May 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – More than a month into the swine flu outbreak that has now affected 13 countries, medical experts are wondering aloud whether the contagious disease will ever become the …
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Dieters, exercisers get product alert
May 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Government health officials warned dieters and body builders Friday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold supplement linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least …
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Area businesses close plants in Mexico
May 2, 2009 in City on Page A3 Two Spokane-area manufacturers are temporarily closing Mexico plants as that country struggles to contain further outbreaks of swine flu. Liberty Lake’s Telect Inc. closed its plant in Guadalajara Friday and …
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Espionage charges will be dropped
May 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 The U.S. government is abandoning espionage-law charges against two former lobbyists for a pro-Israel advocacy group, federal officials announced Friday. Prosecutors said they will ask a judge to dismiss the …
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Lines drawn for high court confirmation
May 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Friday that he plans to move quickly to name a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, as senators and interest groups on …
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Deaths of 3 bring April U.S. toll to 18
May 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 Two Marines and a sailor were killed during combat operations in western al-Anbar province Thursday, the U.S. military announced Friday, bringing to 18 the number of American casualties in Iraq …
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Britain names new poet laureate
May 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – For the first time since the post was created in 1668, Britain has selected a woman as its poet laureate. Long-acclaimed Scottish-born poet Carol Ann Duffy, who has …
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Cubans show communist pride on workers’ day
May 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 HAVANA – Throngs of people who gathered in front of the government headquarters for the annual May Day celebration sent a clear orchestrated message Friday: The Cuban government isn’t planning …
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Flu wallops Mexican tourism
May 2, 2009 in Business on Page A8 ACAPULCO, Mexico – Acapulco’s mayor is telling tourists from Mexico City to go home, and residents are stoning their cars. Cancun’s hotels are pleading for visitors to fill their empty …
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Manufacturing index improves
May 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 U.S. manufacturing activity in April posted its best showing since September, when the financial crisis erupted. The performance was driven by a rise in new orders reflecting higher business and …
