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Monday, June 21, 2010
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Police ombudsman debate runs late into night
June 21, 2010 in City The Spokane City Council Monday night debated late into the evening about a plan giving the city’s police ombudsman authority to conduct independent investigations into police misconduct. 3
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No bail for suspect in pipe bomb murder plot
June 21, 2010 in Idaho A suspected hitman-turned-informant who federal investigators say didn’t tell them he’d already planted a bomb on the car of a murder-plot target was ordered held without bail on Monday. 2
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Libraries compare notes on merger options
June 21, 2010 in News, City An informal study shows consolidation of the Spokane and Spokane County library systems would face big financial, logistical and political obstacles.
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Trial in Zehm death postponed to next year
June 21, 2010 in News, City The federal trial of Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. has a new date: March 7. 17
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Early report says boulder killed Idaho miner
June 21, 2010 in Idaho SILVERTON, Idaho – The falling slab of rock that fatally injured a worker at the Galena Mine Friday was 4 ½ feet long by 2 ½ feet wide and 2 …
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Power restored in Deer Park area
June 21, 2010 in City Electrical power has been restored Deer Park area this afternoon. Avista Utilities reported that the outage that started at 2:09 p.m. initially affected nearly 1,900 customers. 1
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I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass to close 2 hours tonight
June 21, 2010 in Region Interstate 90 on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass will close tonight to traffic in both directions from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. to allow for rock blasting.
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USDA stops using beetles vs. invasive saltcedar
June 21, 2010 in City, Region The federal government has declared a cease-fire in its biological war against saltcedar, a nonnative tree that has taken over riparian areas across the West.
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Spokane pools closed by rain today
June 21, 2010 in City Swimming pools in Spokane and Spokane County are being closed today due to rain and cool temperatures.
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Business update: Borrowers exit mortgage program
June 21, 2010 in Business The Obama administration’s flagship effort to help people in danger of losing their homes is falling flat. More than a third of the 1.24 million borrowers who have enrolled in …
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Billings residents mop up after Sunday tornado
June 21, 2010 in Region Survivors of a tornado that tore into Montana’s largest indoor arena and leveled several commercial buildings returned to a scene of devastation Monday — awe-struck that a twister so destructive …
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Vet featured in S-R series dies
June 21, 2010 in City John Wills, a World War II veteran who was featured in The Spokesman-Review’s Voices of War series in 2008, has died. 1
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Avista to open Post Falls dam gates
June 21, 2010 in Idaho Avista Corp. will open additional gates at the Post Falls Dam today after heavy rains have caused the water level on Coeur d’Alene Lake to rise. The utility won’t open …
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Summer starts out wet, wet, wet
June 21, 2010 in City, Idaho The first day of summer has been wet across the Inland Northwest with a flood watch being posted for parts of North Idaho earlier today.
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High court upholds anti-terror law
June 21, 2010 in Nation/World The Supreme Court has upheld a federal law that bars “material support” to foreign terrorist organizations, rejecting a free speech challenge from humanitarian aid groups. 4
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Moviegoers burn midnight oil to push ‘Toy Story 3’ to No. 1
June 21, 2010 in Features It’s usually not clear whether an animated movie will be a hit until parents start taking children to matinees on Saturday afternoon.
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Inland Northwest teachers close the book
June 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 Inland Northwest school districts are losing hundreds of years of education experience as teachers and other employees retire in greater numbers. The number of retirements nearly doubled in the Spokane … 4
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BP’s ‘worst case’ even worse
June 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 ATLANTA – The effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill continued to spread eastward Sunday, leaving tar balls along the white beaches of the Florida Panhandle, while Washington lawmakers … 1
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Town putting immigration concerns to a vote
June 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 FREMONT, Neb. – Angered by a recent influx of Hispanic workers attracted by jobs at local meatpacking plants, voters in the eastern Nebraska city of Fremont will decide today whether … 8
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Spokane, STA want input on transit alternative
June 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 Building a streetcar line in downtown Spokane is getting serious consideration. The Spokane Transit Authority wants the public’s help in deciding where a line would go and what kind of … 6
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Nations split on whale hunting
June 21, 2010 in City on Page A2 CASABLANCA, Morocco – A showdown looms this week over the 25-year ban on commercial whaling: Should it be eased, which might mean fewer whales are killed? Or should it remain … 2
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Chicago subway fire injures 19
June 21, 2010 in City on Page A3 CHICAGO – A fire in a Chicago subway injured 19 people Sunday and sent black smoke billowing from grates along city streets. The Chicago Transit Authority said heavy smoke was …
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Protesters await ship
June 21, 2010 in City on Page A3 OAKLAND, Calif. – Hundreds of protesters condemning Israel’s recent raid on a flotilla bound for Gaza picketed at the Port of Oakland, where an Israeli ship is due to arrive. … 1
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Nation/world in brief: Officials identify shooting victims
June 21, 2010 in City on Page A3 SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Authorities on Sunday identified the two people killed when a man walked into a Southern California fast-food restaurant with two handguns and opened fire on his …
