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Sunday, April 11, 2010
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M’s limp home
April 11, 2010 in Sports ARLINGTON, Texas – Pretending the first week on the road never happened might be the best thing the Mariners can do. And now, heading into today’s home opener at Safeco … 2
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North Idaho teens injured in crash
April 11, 2010 in News, Idaho, Region Four teenagers were injured this afternoon when a car ran off the St. Joe River Road and hit some rocks. The Idaho State Patrol reports that alcohol was involved.
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Barn fire consumes hay
April 11, 2010 in News, Idaho, Region Multiple units from Kootenai County Fire and Rescue and the Hauser Lake Fire Department responded to a two-alarm barn fire in Post Falls this afternoon.
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Motorcyclist killed
April 11, 2010 in News, City, Region A 35-year-old Spokane man died sometime late Saturday or early Sunday when his motorcycle ran off the road near Gieger Blvd. and Electric. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office has not … 5
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Driver hits the Davenport Hotel
April 11, 2010 in News, City, Region Spokane Police say a woman who sideswiped several cars and plowed into the Davenport Hotel late Saturday was likely drunk. 3
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Poland loses leaders in crash
April 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 MOSCOW – The plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski on Saturday gutted a nation’s leadership and silenced some of the most potent human symbols of its tragic and …
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On one vital safety issue, kids should take back seat
April 11, 2010 in City on Page A1 Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children between the ages of 2 and 14, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Child safety seats reduce … 2
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Rebuilding a fractured family
April 11, 2010 in City on Page A1 After about half an hour, Bill Connington suspected something was wrong. His estranged wife was due in a Spokane grocery store parking lot that afternoon with their two boys, but … 3
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Boy, 13, ready for Everest attempt
April 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 KATMANDU, Nepal – At age 13, Jordan Romero is headed to Mount Everest in an attempt to become the youngest person to scale the world’s highest mountain – and complete … 2
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Accuracy watch
April 11, 2010 in City on Page A2 For 04-11-2010
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GOP leader Steele admits mistakes
April 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW ORLEANS – In damage control mode, GOP national chairman Michael Steele on Saturday sought to quell the furor over his management of the Republican National Committee by acknowledging errors … 1
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In brief: Teen killed in mall gunfight
April 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MUSKOGEE, Okla. – Gunfire broke out inside a crowded Oklahoma shopping mall Saturday, leaving a teenager dead and several injured in what witnesses described as a gunfight, police said. Five …
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Thai conflict deepens after fatal clashes
April 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 BANGKOK, Thailand – Anti-government protesters said today they would not negotiate an end to violence in the Thai capital after savage clashes between activists and soldiers that killed at least …
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Haitians moved to new camp
April 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 CORAIL-CESSELESSE, Haiti – The first of 50,000 earthquake victims that officials fear are most threatened by Haiti’s looming rainy season were relocated Saturday as nonprofit groups scrambled to receive them. …
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Ousted Kyrgyz leader has backers
April 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 JALAL-ABAD, Kyrgyzstan – In the stronghold of Kyrgyzstan’s deposed president, residents clustered on the streets Saturday, holding intense discussions on whether to follow the figures who claim to be the …
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U.K. organ donor list rife with errors
April 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – Britain’s transplant authority said Saturday that it was investigating several hundred thousand errors in its organ donor list stretching back about a decade. The National Health Service Blood …
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U.S. site in Mexico targeted
April 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 MEXICO CITY – An attacker threw an explosive device over the wall around the U.S. consulate in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, breaking windows and startling employees inside but …
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Kaczynski held pro-U.S. stance
April 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 WARSAW, Poland – Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died Saturday in a plane crash in Russia, was a one-time anti-communist activist who teamed up with his twin brother to take …
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Meinhardt Raabe, Munchkin coroner
April 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 Meinhardt Raabe, who played the Munchkin coroner in “The Wizard of Oz” and proclaimed in the movie that the Wicked Witch of the East was “really most sincerely dead,” has …
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Cherokee icon’s humility endeared her
April 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – One of the most influential American Indian leaders in recent history, most knew former Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller for strengthening her tribe and drawing the accolades … 1
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Health care reform may ease shortage of local physicians
April 11, 2010 in City on Page B1 Spokane medical educators and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell say health care reform can help ease the shortage of doctors in Eastern Washington. During a Saturday news conference called to highlight … 78
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Washington House OKs tax plan
April 11, 2010 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – Democratic leaders began pushing a package of some $668 million in higher taxes through the Legislature on Saturday, suspending rules as they tried to beat the Tuesday deadline … 15
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Jim Kershner’s This Day in History
April 11, 2010 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago A man had a double stroke of bad luck when he was riding the rails on an outbound train.
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In brief: Fire spreads from outside into home
April 11, 2010 in City on Page B1 A fire Saturday afternoon caused significant damage to a home on Spokane’s South Hill. The blaze, reported shortly before 5 p.m., started outside the home at 1708 E. 10th Ave., …
