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Sunday, March 7, 2010
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Spokane firefighters run to the top in stair climb
March 7, 2010 in City A team of stair climbers from the Spokane Fire Department finished in third place out of 129 teams competing Sunday in a Seattle stair climb fund raiser for the Leukemia … 1
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Grays fingerprints all over this one
March 7, 2010 in Sports LAS VEGAS – His right elbow was Saran wrapped in ice, where before a sleeve of white tape had buttressed the joint bruised by a crash to the floor both … 1
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No stopping Gonzaga
March 7, 2010 in Sports Top-seeded Gonzaga marched on Sunday night, setting the tone early and then quelling a Loyola Marymount comeback to claim a 77-62 victory in the West Coast Conference Tournament semi finals …
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‘Hurt Locker’ earns best-picture Academy Award
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World The Iraq War drama “The Hurt Locker” won best picture and five other prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow. Bigelow is the …
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List of winners at the 82nd annual Academy Awards
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World Motion Picture: “The Hurt Locker.” Actor: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart.” Actress: Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side.”
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GU women roll into final
March 7, 2010 in Sports LAS VEGAS – One statistic in the box score said it all: Gonzaga points off turnovers 27, Santa Clara 2. OK, make it two: GU’s edge in second-chance points, 18-4. …
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Mainline to reopen after Columbia Basin derailment
March 7, 2010 in Region Burlington Northern Santa Fe workers plan to have the railroad’s mainline track reopened Sunday evening after 24 cars from a train carrying corn derailed in Eastern Washington.
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Senate passes tax plan
March 7, 2010 in News With not a vote to spare, Senate Democrats approved an $800 million tax package that includes hikes in sales and business taxes, sending it to the House for an almost … 6
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Snow possible Monday through Wednesday
March 7, 2010 in City, Idaho Spring-like temperatures today are going to give way to a shot of late winter weather with snow expected in all but the lowest elevations of the region this week.
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Whits to NC for Sweet 16
March 7, 2010 in Sports The NCAA Division III men’s basketball committee has selected the four sites for the sectional rounds of the national tournament and Whitworth University is headed to Guilford College in Greensboro, … 1
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County braces for appeals to river water quality plan
March 7, 2010 in City on Page A1 A new plan for reducing algae-feeding pollution in the Spokane River is a mixed blessing for Spokane County’s $167 million sewage treatment project. The plan should enable the county to …
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Elections reflect U.S. progress in Iraq
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – When the Bush administration invaded Iraq seven years ago, it pledged to leave behind a democracy that would be a model for the entire Middle East. Instead, it … 1
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Tribal program is saving Salish
March 7, 2010 in City on Page A1 USK, Wash. – For the first time in a couple generations, young people are speaking ancient words of hope for Native Americans on the brink of losing the first language … 1
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Armed gang hits poker tournament
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 BERLIN – A heavily armed group stormed a poker tournament in a German luxury hotel Saturday afternoon and made off with a jackpot, a police spokesman said. Several participants at …
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Iceland voters reject debt deal
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Still furious over the crippling aftermath of the global financial crisis, Iceland’s voters on Saturday resoundingly rejected a $5.3 billion plan to pay off Britain and the …
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Haiti’s president coming to U.S. to plead for help
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Haitian President René Préval arrives in Washington on Monday for meetings with Congress and President Barack Obama as the White House prepares to ask lawmakers for more than …
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Surfers pitch in to help Chile
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 CURANIPE, Chile – When the earthquake hit last weekend, this surfing hamlet was hosting a competition from its signature point: the rock of San Pedro, splashed with a colorful mural …
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In brief: Mubarak undergoes abdominal surgery
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Cairo – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak underwent a successful operation in Germany on Saturday to remove his gall bladder after temporarily handing over power to the prime minister, the state-owned …
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In brief: McCain says race is all about jobs
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 Tucson, Ariz. – Amid criticism that he’s too moderate, Sen. John McCain on Saturday said the Arizona GOP Senate primary should be about fixing the economy, not political ideology. “My …
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Toyota fights critics who blame electronics
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW YORK – Toyota Motor Corp. plans Monday to try to undercut suggestions that its electronics systems caused the sudden acceleration problems that led to the recall of more than …
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Rare butterflies released
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOS ANGELES – A rare blue butterfly took flight Saturday morning on a windswept bluff of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in California. Then another. And then another. A cluster of …
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Marjah leader reportedly has violent past
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 KABUL, Afghanistan – As soon as a U.S. Marine-led offensive swept the Taliban from Marjah recently, a new civilian leader was rushed in, vowing to “bring back dignity” to the …
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New testimony offered in Knox murder case
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 ROME – A convict has offered new testimony in the murder case of American student Amanda Knox, according to the lawyer for Knox’s former boyfriend. Knox and her former boyfriend …
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Taliban death reported
March 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A6 ISLAMABAD – A top Pakistani Taliban commander close to al-Qaida is believed to have been killed in an army airstrike, officials said Saturday, in the latest apparent blow to insurgents …
