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Saturday, May 30, 2009
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Dogs take to the air
May 30, 2009 in City If there were a people’s choice award at the Saturday’s North West Air Dogs dock-jumping competition, it surely would go to Kip the border collie.
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Spokane Valley woman dies in ATV wreck
May 30, 2009 in Idaho A 60-year-old woman has died in an ATV accident on Rathdrum Mountain.
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YouTube sensation finishes second
May 30, 2009 LONDON — She gave a final curtsey, a shimmy of her hips, and walked off stage, leaving the winners to perform an encore.
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Big sixth inning saves WSU
May 30, 2009 in Sports NORMAN, Okla. — Derek Jones and Jared Prince hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning to lift Washington State to a 3-2 victory over Wichita State in an NCAA …
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Man feared drowned on St . Joe
May 30, 2009 in Idaho A 54-year-old man is believed to have drowned Friday after a kayaking accident on the St. Joe River in Idaho, according to the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office.
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Pharmacy shooting sparks debate over self-defense, undue force
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 OKLAHOMA CITY – Confronted by two holdup men, pharmacist Jerome Ersland pulled a gun, shot one of them in the head and chased the other away. Then, in a scene …
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Gates issues warning to North Korea
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 SINGAPORE – Drawing the most explicit U.S. line yet on North Korea, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates vowed today that the Obama administration would hold North Korea “fully accountable” if …
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Worthy expansion
May 30, 2009 in Business on Page A1 The owners of one of Spokane’s best-known hotels have bought another historic downtown inn. Karen and Walt Worthy this week purchased the Hotel Lusso, at 1 N. Post St.
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Montana town wants detainees
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 HARDIN, Mont. – On Capitol Hill, politicians are dead-set against transferring some of the world’s most feared terrorism suspects from Guantanamo to prisons on U.S. soil. But at City Hall …
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Leno wraps up 17-year ‘Tonight Show’ run
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 BURBANK, Calif. – With a touch of emotion in his voice and a bit of dampness in his eyes, Jay Leno on Friday said his final farewell to “The Tonight …
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Chavez picks Lenin for Obama
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez says he has a new book for President Barack Obama: “What is to be Done?” by communist Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet state. …
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Phil Spector gets prison sentence of 19 years to life
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Phil Spector was sentenced Friday to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot through the mouth in the …
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Obama says he’ll name new cybersecurity coordinator
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – In a speech from the White House East Room, President Obama Friday declared the country’s computer and digital networks a “strategic national asset” and said he would personally …
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GOP looks to soften Sotomayor criticism
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – While some prominent conservative activists are hurling epithets at President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, more Republicans are telling them to chill out and “grow up” or risk …
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Plant for destroying munitions opens
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 MOSCOW – Russia and the United States formally opened a plant Friday in Siberia to destroy a huge stockpile of artillery shells filled with deadly nerve agents, more than a …
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Nuclear talks yield ‘program of work’
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 The 65-nation Conference on Disarmament broke a dozen years of deadlock Friday and opened the way to negotiate a new nuclear arms control treaty. Diplomats welcomed the adoption of a …
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Prince Harry tours WTC site, meets victims’ kin
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW YORK – Prince Harry bowed his head in prayer at ground zero Friday “in admiration of the courage shown by the people of this great city” – as he …
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Man wins over $1 billion in lawsuit against Cuba
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 MIAMI – In what is considered the largest civil judgment against the Cuban government, a Miami-Dade County judge on Friday awarded more than $1 billion to a Miami man who …
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Bush, Clinton share stage at Toronto forum
May 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 TORONTO – Former President George W. Bush called former President Bill Clinton “his brother” and the two rarely disagreed in their first-ever appearance together on stage. The Republican and Democratic …
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A first impression of Spokane can last a lifetime
May 30, 2009 in City on Page A7 Imagine for a moment that you are a newcomer to Spokane, a visitor, and you find yourself in Riverfront Park at exactly this time of year. You hear a roar, … 1
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Protest outdraws ombudsman forum
May 30, 2009 in City on Page A7 The warmest day of the year appeared to be enough to keep crowds from a Friday meet and greet with the three finalists vying to be Spokane’s first police ombudsman. … 6
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Man’s body found in Pend Oreille River
May 30, 2009 in City on Page A7 The Bonner County Sherriff’s Office and emergency personnel found the body of an adult male in the Pend Oreille River near Johnson Creek on Friday. Lt. Doug Harris said the …
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Accuracy watch
May 30, 2009 in City on Page A7 For 05-30-2009
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Rescued puppies seek caring home
May 30, 2009 in City on Page A7 In a firm yet gentle voice, Richard Danner coaxed the puppies from their cages Friday afternoon. “Come here, little one. I’ll help you,” he said. “Come on …”
