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Friday, April 16, 2010
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Mariners tame Tigers
April 16, 2010 in Sports Felix Hernandez returned home and showed why Seattle recently gave him $78 million, and the Mariners’ usually quiet bats made their most noise in eight months in an 11-3 victory … 1
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2 on trial for pregnant woman’s slaying near Tonasket
April 16, 2010 in City Two Spokane residents charged in the ice-pick slaying of a pregnant woman near Tonasket last year face life in prison if convicted by an Okanogan County jury this month. 1
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2 Spokane men dead after boat capsizes in Sprague Lake
April 16, 2010 in City, Region Two Spokane men were found dead in Sprague Lake today after their boat capsized. 1
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Whitworth board approves president pick
April 16, 2010 in City An economics professor from Birmingham, Ala., has been appointed president of Whitworth University, the Board of Trustees announced this afternoon.
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SEC accuses Goldman Sachs of defrauding investors
April 16, 2010 in Business The government on Friday accused Wall Street’s most powerful firm of fraud, saying Goldman Sachs & Co. sold mortgage investments without telling the buyers that the securities were crafted with … 10
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Toyota to recall 600,000 Sienna minivans
April 16, 2010 in Business Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans sold in the United States to address potential corrosion in the spare tire carrier cable. 1
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Universities looking to federal government for funds
April 16, 2010 in City Public university presidents across the nation are discussing a new source of money to keep their campuses going. 2
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Wash. initiative would end state liquor monopoly
April 16, 2010 in City Washington voters could see a campaign to privatize liquor stores this fall. A campaign called Modernize Washington has filed paperwork for an initiative to end the state monopoly on liquor … 30
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Some Sea-Tac flights canceled by Iceland volcano
April 16, 2010 in Region A number of European flights at Sea-Tac Airport have been canceled because of the eruption of a volcano in Iceland. 1
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Senate panel: Lax regulators helped doom WaMu
April 16, 2010 in Business The chairman of a Senate panel investigating the causes of the financial crisis is blasting federal bank regulators who ignored mounting risk at Washington Mutual and then fought among themselves … 1
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Police: Driver hits pedestrian, parked car, motel
April 16, 2010 in City A 36-year-old woman was arrested for driving under the influence Thursday night after she struck a man standing along a parking lot at a North Side motel. 5
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Warm today, cooler Saturday, warm again Sunday
April 16, 2010 in City, Idaho Mostly sunny skies and highs in the lower 70s had made today feel like spring ought to feel.
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Bicyclist seriously injured after car hits him
April 16, 2010 in City A bicyclist on Cheney-Plaza Road was seriously injured Thursday evening when he was struck by a car in the southbound lane of the road two miles south of Cheney. 11
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Ash from Iceland eruption grounds travelers worldwide
April 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LONDON – An enormous ash cloud from a remote Icelandic volcano caused the biggest flight disruption since the 2001 terrorist attacks Thursday as it drifted over northern Europe and stranded …
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Every step to home loan solution a fight
April 16, 2010 in City on Page A1 On Monday, Jim Shafer learned by mail that he had been denied a modification for his home loan. Also on Monday, Jim Shafer learned by phone that he had been … 3
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Jobless benefits extension approved
April 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Just hours after Congress passed an $18 billion bill to restore unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed, President Barack Obama made it the law of the land. The … 4
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Tea party in the park
April 16, 2010 in City on Page A1 There may be plenty of disagreement in political rallies of thousands, but Oakesdale resident Ken Hanson’s opinion on taxes is one that was nearly universal at Thursday’s Tea Party gathering … 54
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Obamas earned $5.5 million in 2009
April 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Thursday reported earning $5.5 million last year, with the majority of it from the sale of the president’s books. … 4
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Accuracy watch
April 16, 2010 in City on Page A2 For 04-16-2010 1
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NAACP leader Hooks dead at 85
April 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NASHVILLE – Civil rights leader Benjamin L. Hooks, who shrugged off courtroom slurs as a young lawyer before earning a pioneering judgeship and later reviving a flagging NAACP, died Thursday …
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In brief: Safety review ordered for mines
April 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – President Barack Obama ordered top federal officials to launch a full-scale safety review of coal mines around the nation on Thursday, and asked Congress to close legal loopholes …
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Obama details goals for NASA
April 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – At the launch center where the U.S. had dominated space travel over the last half century, President Barack Obama on Thursday laid out a new vision for …
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Rule gives gay couples same hospital visitation
April 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama late Thursday ordered most hospitals across the country to grant the same visitation rights to gay and lesbian partners that they do to married heterosexual …
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Fireball lights up Midwest sky
April 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – A fiery ball of light witnessed by thousands as it swept over the upper Midwest on Wednesday night was almost certainly a large meteor that probably left a …
