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Monday, September 28, 2009
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Steelheading opens Tuesday on Upper Columbia
September 28, 2009 in News, Sports, Outdoors A huge run of steelhead has prompted the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to open the Upper Columbia and five tributaries to steelhead fishing starting Tuesday.
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Idaho reports first swine flu-related death
September 28, 2009 in Idaho BOISE — State health officials are confirming the first death related to the swine flu in Idaho this year.
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Second victim ID’d in double homicide
September 28, 2009 in City The second victim in Saturday’s double homicide has been identified as Jacob J. Potter, 45. 1
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Shock, Tri-Cities in new arena football league
September 28, 2009 in Sports Officials from what will be known as Arena Football 1 said Monday they will have 16 teams ready to play in 2010, including the Spokane Shock and three in former … 2
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Video: Police seek woman in Fred Meyer purse snatching
September 28, 2009 in City Police are asking for helping finding a woman who robbed an elderly woman in a grocery store bathroom. 2
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Spokane, CdA police logs
September 28, 2009 in City, Idaho Click the “documents” tab above to download logs for the Spokane Police Department (Sept. 21 to 27) and Coeur d’Alene Police Department (Sept. 27).
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Gregoire makes case for new Boeing assembly line
September 28, 2009 in Business, Region OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire is stepping up public efforts to court the Boeing Co., part of a high-stakes interstate competition for the second assembly line of the company’s long-delayed … 2
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Canada’s ’Prince of Pot’ taken into custody
September 28, 2009 in Nation/World, Region VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada’s so-called Prince of Pot is now in jail awaiting extradition to the United States for selling marijuana seeds. 7
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EPA clears Superfund disposal project
September 28, 2009 in News, City, Idaho Top Obama Superfund official says more wells, monitoring will be added to controversial project
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High school football player dies from head injury
September 28, 2009 in City A 17-year-old high school football player from Spokane died after suffering a head injury during a game Friday night. 1
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Teen girl robs north Spokane pharmacy
September 28, 2009 in City A teen girl robbed a north Spokane Rite Aid of OxyContin Sunday night, police said. 6
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Oahu’s trash headed for Eastern Washington
September 28, 2009 in Region GOLDENDALE, Wash. — Some of Hawaii’s trash is headed to a landfill in Eastern Washington. 1
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Effects of growing up in poor households can be lifelong
September 28, 2009 in City on Page A1 When Lori Pfingst considers the statistics that will tell the tale of this recession, she isn’t thinking about GDP or unemployment. She’s thinking about teen pregnancy. Low birthweight babies. WASL … 3
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Suspect at large after shooting
September 28, 2009 in City on Page A1 The shooting deaths of two men in Spokane on Saturday may have been sparked by little more than a dispute over two run-down cars, witnesses say. Jack Lamere and a … 4
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Statue honors those who serve youth, community
September 28, 2009 in City on Page A1 A bronze sculpture recognizing the contributions of Scouting in Spokane now stands near the north end of the Monroe Street Bridge after a three-year campaign to finance its casting. The … 1
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Celebrated columnist William Safire dies
September 28, 2009 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – William Safire, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and language maven for the New York Times, whose penchant for the barbed and memorable phrase first manifested itself in speeches he … 1
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Bad drug reactions noted in half a million children
September 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – More than half a million U.S. children yearly have bad reactions or side effects from widely used medicines that require medical treatment and sometimes hospitalization, new research shows. …
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Fugitive Polanski arrested in Zurich
September 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Three decades after he fled the United States following his arrest for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl, Roman Polanski was taken into custody in Zurich on … 1
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‘Calamity’ in Philippines
September 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 MANILA, Philippines – Many Filipinos tried to rebuild their lives today after saving little more than the clothes they wore in a tropical storm and the capital’s worst flooding in …
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World in brief: Honduras limits key freedoms
September 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduras’ interim leaders late Sunday suspended key civil liberties in response to “calls for insurrection” by ousted President Manuel Zelaya, empowering police and soldiers to break up …
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Germany’s Merkel re-elected
September 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a second term on Sunday, along with the center-right majority that eluded her four years ago – nudging Europe’s biggest economic power to …
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Tehran test-fires missiles
September 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles Sunday in drills meant to show Tehran is prepared to crush any military threat from another country. …
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Nation in brief: No malfunction found on copter
September 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 GEORGETOWN, S.C. – Nothing indicates that a medical helicopter malfunctioned before it crashed in coastal South Carolina, killing all three crew members on board, a federal official said Sunday. National …
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Idaho economist: Times are tough, but they’ve been worse
September 28, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 In 2004 and 2005, Kootenai County ranked among the top five U.S. metro areas for best performance in job growth. It’s a much different story today, with nearly 11 percent …
