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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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Eastern, Whitman pile up points
November 17, 2009 in Sports CHENEY, Wash. — Benny Valentine scored 23 points and Brandon Moore had 19 points and career-best totals of 19 rebounds and five blocked shots, carrying Eastern Washington to its first …
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Judge lets drug dealer out of jail for Thanksgiving
November 17, 2009 in News A Spokane-area drug dealer who has failed to show up for court 75 times and is awaiting sentencing on his latest cocaine conviction will be allowed to leave the Spokane … 9
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Suspects in violent home invasion robbery captured
November 17, 2009 in News Masked gunmen pistol whipped a woman in her Spokane Valley apartment late Monday before forcing her into a closet as her child slept in another room.
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Zags fall short at Michigan State
November 17, 2009 in Sports EAST LANSING, Mich. — Durrell Summers hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:02 left, made two at the line with 5.7 seconds to go and finished with 21 points to help … 4
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Man who died in cliff fall identified
November 17, 2009 The 56-year-old Spokane Valley killed Monday after falling from a cliff in the Dishman Hills Natural Area was identified Tuesday as Stuart Anderson. A memorial fund for Anderson has been …
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Spokane woman’s memorial to daughter grows anew
November 17, 2009 in City Abe Lincoln got some company Monday. Three new European hornbeam trees were planted in a triangular traffic island holding Spokane’s Lincoln statute at Main Avenue and Monroe Street. 1
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Idaho approves land swap with Avista
November 17, 2009 in Idaho Top Idaho officials enthusiastically agreed Tuesday to a land swap with Avista Corp., trading 120 acres of steeply forested land along Trestle Creek on the east side of Lake Pend …
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Bigelow Gulch, Forker closed Wednesday
November 17, 2009 in News Sections of roads will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for maintenance work.
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Idaho shuts another wolf hunting zone
November 17, 2009 in Idaho State officials say hunters have reached their limit for killing wolves in a hunting zone in northern Idaho.
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Spokane County employment the highest since February
November 17, 2009 in News, Business Spokane County employers hired more than 3,000 workers in October, restoring total employment numbers to the highest level since February, and taking the unemployment rate to the lowest level since … 15
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Spokane, Bonner County police logs
November 17, 2009 in Idaho Read the Spokane police log for Nov. 12 through Nov. 16 and Bonner County law enforcement log for Nov. 16, 2009.
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Police: Would-be Seattle ninja impaled on fence
November 17, 2009 in Region Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it. 7
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Army suicides to top 2008, but progress reported
November 17, 2009 in Nation/World Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year’s, but a recent decline in the pace of such deaths could mean the Army is making progress in stemming … 2
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Warm air arrives ahead of storm front
November 17, 2009 in City, Idaho Mild temperatures at daybreak were coming from the warm sector of a broad Pacific storm system that is battering the West Coast this morning with wind, rain and snow in …
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Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open
November 17, 2009 in Nation/World Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that a 2012 presidential bid is “not on my radar,” but wouldn’t rule out playing some role in the next presidential election. 1
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Federal funds kept schools afloat, but ‘safety net’ ends soon
November 17, 2009 in City on Page A1 Washington, unlike many other states, was quick to use federal stimulus funds to shore up school budgets during the last wrenching budget cycle. The state spent $362 million in stimulus … 15
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Federal panel urges changes in breast cancer screening
November 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 Women in their 40s should stop routinely having annual mammograms and older women should cut back to one scheduled exam every other year, an influential federal task force has concluded, …
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Obama, Hu uncover parallels, differences
November 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 BEIJING – President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao emerged from hours of intense talks today determined to marshal their combined clout on crucial issues, but still showing divisions …
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Wounded soldier believes fast action at Fort Hood saved life
November 17, 2009 in City on Page A1 Since a killer’s bullet entered the back of his left shoulder, Pfc. George Stratton III, of Post Falls, has shaken President Barack Obama’s hand and been hugged by the first …
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Accuracy watch
November 17, 2009 in City on Page A2 For 11-17-2009
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Soldier mother skips deployment for baby
November 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 SAVANNAH, Ga. – An Army cook and single mom may face criminal charges after she skipped her deployment flight to Afghanistan because, she said, no one was available to care …
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Swine flu infects Ukraine politics
November 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 KIEV, Ukraine – In Ukraine, swine flu is causing electoral fever. In a hard-fought presidential campaign, critics of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko accuse her of stirring up panic to grab …
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Iranian uranium site heightens concerns
November 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 VIENNA, Austria – Iranian construction of a previously secret uranium enrichment site is at an advanced stage, with high-tech equipment already in place at the fortified facility ahead of its …
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Study finds lack of insurance has role in trauma deaths
November 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Patients who lack health insurance are more likely to die from car accidents and other traumatic injuries than people who belong to a health plan – even though emergency rooms … 1
