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Sunday, May 16, 2010
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Short bench hurts M’s
May 16, 2010 in Sports ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.– In the aftermath of yet another one-run loss, Mike Sweeney shrugged off suggestions his lower back was too sore to play and insisted he was available when … 1
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Another wild win for Shock
May 16, 2010 in Sports OKLAHOMA CITY - Another back-and-forth contest on the road. Another wild fourth quarter, particularly in the closing minutes. And another Shock win. Spokane hiked its road record to 3-0 with … 1
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Robbery suspect arrested
May 16, 2010 in News, Idaho, Region A suspected robber is in jail after Moscow and Pullman police worked together Saturday to apprehend him in connection with a gunpoint holdup earlier in the week. The victim had … 1
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Home damaged by smoke
May 16, 2010 in News, City A home in the 5400 block of North Whitehouse was damaged by fire today and the resident is being assisted by the Red Cross. The exact cause of the fire … 2
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Highway construction season is upon us
May 16, 2010 in News, City Work is ramping up for the season on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass, where the state Department of Transportation is in the middle of a series of major improvements … 1
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Shooting on Tubbs Hill
May 16, 2010 in News, Idaho, Region A hiker on Tubbs Hill in Coeur d’Alene called police to report finding the body of a woman on a trail just before 2 p.m. today, said Lt. Rob Turner … 1
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Parade-goers enjoy the view
May 16, 2010 in City on Page A1 There aren’t a lot of bad seats at the Lilac parade, but some are better than others. Like thousands who lined sidewalks in three-deep rows, 5-year-old Levi Knight of Spokane …
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Illicit ivory trade far from extinct
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 PUTIAN, China – Carefully, the Chinese ivory dealer pulled out an elephant tusk cloaked in bubble wrap and hidden in a bag of flour. Its price: $17,000. “Do you have …
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Biomass challenge
May 16, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 KETTLE FALLS, Wash. – Roaring furnaces unleash the energy of wood at Avista Corp.’s Kettle Falls generating station. Chips and bark become white-hot ash as temperatures soar to 2,500 degrees … 4
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Crash’s sole survivor flies home
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – The 9-year-old Dutch boy who miraculously survived a plane crash in Libya returned to the Netherlands aboard an airborne ambulance Saturday and was whisked away to a …
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Accuracy watch
May 16, 2010 in City on Page A2 For 05-16-2010 1
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‘Yeild’ signs taken down in Nevada
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 SPARKS, Nev. – Residents no longer have to shake their heads over two “Yeild to bikes” signs along a busy Nevada street. Officials in Sparks say the misspelled signs were …
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Fighters escort airliner
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Canadian fighter jets escorted a Cathay Pacific airliner coming from Hong Kong to a safe landing in Vancouver International Airport on Saturday following a bomb threat, … 1
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Nonprofits face IRS deadline
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 DES MOINES, Iowa – More than 200,000 small nonprofits across the nation are days away from losing their tax-exempt status because they haven’t filed a new form with the Internal …
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Award ruse snares scores of fugitives
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California corrections officials dangled an attractive offer Saturday before hundreds of parolees who have become fugitives: Turn yourself in, get a $200 reward and qualify for an … 1
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Spill could devastate Gulf wildlife
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 VENICE, La. – Biologist Dennis Takahashi-Kelso peered into the cobalt waters of the Gulf of Mexico 20 miles off the Louisiana coast. The only sign of pollution was a plastic …
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Latest try to stem leak unsuccessful
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 BP engineers struggled Saturday to insert a 6-inch suction tube into a broken pipe a mile below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in a second attempt to divert …
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California woman earns degree at 94
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 OAKLAND, Calif. – It’s never too late to earn your college degree. Just ask 94-year-old Hazel Soares. The San Leandro, Calif., woman was one of about 500 students to pick …
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Episcopal Church ordains second openly gay bishop
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 LONG BEACH, Calif. – Seven years after the Episcopal Church caused an uproar by consecrating its first openly gay bishop, it has done the same thing again – only this …
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In brief: Embassy visitor charged, released
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 Santiago, Chile – A Pakistani man detained with suspicious chemical residues at the U.S. Embassy in Chile was charged with possessing explosives on Saturday, and then set free pending further …
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Drug wars’ influence on elections growing
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A7 MEXICO CITY – One candidate was gunned down with his son inside his business. Another is missing after assailants torched her home. In some towns near the U.S. border, parties … 2
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Small-scale projects utilize energy, heat
May 16, 2010 in Idaho on Page A8 The Northwest gets about 2.4 percent of its energy from biomass. Mills often burn wood waste for steam to run equipment and generate electricity. Wood also heats rural schools and …
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Proof in primaries for Senate fixtures
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Voters in four states will go to the polls Tuesday in primary elections that could offer the best window so far into the level of anti-incumbent, anti-establishment sentiment …
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U.S. security initiatives called flops
May 16, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – A high-tech “virtual fence” to catch illegal border crossers. Next-generation nuclear detectors at ports. Tamper-proof driver’s licenses in every state. These were signature Bush administration initiatives to protect … 1
