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Sunday, November 29, 2009
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4 police officers shot dead in Wash. coffeehouse
November 29, 2009 in Region PARKLAND, Wash. — A man with an extensive criminal past — whose 95-year prison sentence was commuted in Arkansas nearly a decade ago — was being sought Sunday as a … 26
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Man shot by Spokane deputies
November 29, 2009 in City A 65-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds after he confronted Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies with a gun.
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Among fundraisers’ challenges: Fears that some abuse resources
November 29, 2009 in City on Page A1 Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery Executive Director Amy Swanson says it’s the question she most often hears: “What about the people who abuse your system?”
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Marines to be deployed to Taliban stronghold
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 KABUL – Days after President Barack Obama outlines his new war strategy in a speech Tuesday, as many as 9,000 Marines will begin deploying to southern Afghanistan to renew an … 2
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Charities struggle with growing needs, plunging donations
November 29, 2009 in City on Page A1 On his recent rounds delivering food to homebound elderly and disabled people, a Meals on Wheels volunteer noticed that one of the recipients didn’t look well. The driver sees the … 1
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PTSD cited in vet’s murder acquittal
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 JOHN DAY, Ore. – When Jessie Bratcher’s fiancee told him the baby might not be his, that she had been raped two months earlier, he went quiet. The former Oregon … 4
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Thanksgiving – and labor day
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 BOSTON – A Boston woman has succeeded at one of the all-time great Thanksgiving Day juggling acts: She cooked the turkey while helping deliver her baby granddaughter. Patricia McCalop was …
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Traces of bomb found at Russia train wreck
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Russian investigators discovered traces of an improvised bomb Saturday on the rail line between Moscow and St. Petersburg, where a train derailment killed at least 26 people in what appeared …
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Bin Laden nearly caught in ’01
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when U.S. military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to …
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Black Friday receipts up a tad
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – Shoppers who endured long lines and sometimes-frigid temperatures spent only slightly more during their Black Friday shopping sprees than they did last year, according to data released Saturday …
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Debt-ridden Dubai looks to Abu Dhabi for help
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – As world markets absorbed the shock of Dubai’s debt crisis, the ruler of the once-booming city-state left town for an important meeting in a desert … 1
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World in brief: Canada, India craft nuclear deal
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 Toronto – Canada has concluded negotiations on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India to sell nuclear technology and materials to the energy-starved South Asian nation, Canada’s prime minister said Saturday. …
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Much riding on Honduras vote
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – This Central American country holds a presidential election today in a bid to regain international legitimacy after a coup that has rattled the hemisphere and frustrated the …
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Nuclear authority changes hands
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan’s president relinquished command of its nuclear arsenal to the prime minister, a political ally, and signaled he was ready to shed more power as he faces …
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Naked mole rats becoming favored research animal
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 SAN ANTONIO – Naked mole rats don’t get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-age researchers handling them. “They really …
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Nation in brief: Van full of kids flips on freeway
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 New Orleans – A minivan packed with children blew a tire, clipped a delivery truck and rolled on a Louisiana interstate Saturday, killing five people and critically injuring another 10, …
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Monsanto draws antitrust scrutiny
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A6 For plants designed in a lab a little more than a decade ago, they’ve come a long way: Today, the vast majority of the nation’s two primary crops grow from … 1
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Venezuela will seed clouds
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A9 CARACAS, Venezuela – Hugo Chavez says he is going out to “bombard” clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate …
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Swiss vote on banning new minarets
November 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A9 GENEVA – Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum today whether to accept a ban on the construction of minarets, which right-wing parties regard as symbols of militant Islam. The … 1
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Downtown gallery closes after 13 years
November 29, 2009 in City on Page B1 Art lovers will be short a gallery on First Friday. Lorinda Knight closed the doors on her Lorinda Knight Gallery on Saturday after a 13-year run in downtown Spokane.
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Drug web snagged many
November 29, 2009 in City on Page B1 Snow covered the ground and the wind howled furiously as a young Canadian man approached the Colville National Forest, piloting a helicopter packed with marijuana. Federal agents say Samuel Jackson … 1
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Hunt begins for perfect presence
November 29, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 Each year after Thanksgiving, Mike Tuel sets up a temporary forest in the asphalt parking lot at Runge Furniture Store in Coeur d’Alene. Wooden scaffolds hold dozens of dark green …
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In brief: Boy leads deputies on vehicle chase
November 29, 2009 in City on Page B1 A 16-year-old boy was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of drunken driving after leading Spokane County deputies on a pursuit that lasted nearly 20 minutes. The teen also received traffic … 1
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In brief: Car hits meter; tavern evacuated
November 29, 2009 in City on Page B2 Firefighters evacuated a Spokane tavern and closed a portion of Broadway Avenue late Friday after a car hit a natural gas meter, causing a leak. About 20 people were in …
