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Thursday, October 21, 2010
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Blanchette: Price is right for WSU
October 21, 2010 in Sports Look at it this way: If they’re happy at Washington State, it’s hard not to be happy for them. 2
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EWU’s Jolley trying to make good times last
October 21, 2010 in Sports It hit Tyler Jolley earlier this week that his final season of college football might well be past its halfway point. But Eastern Washington University’s senior defensive tackle refused to …
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Sankey runs to record in Gonzaga Prep’s win
October 21, 2010 in Sports Gonzaga Prep running back Bishop Sankey vaulted to the top of the Greater Spokane League’s all-time rushing list Thursday.
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North Central runs to GSL cross country title
October 21, 2010 in Sports There was no way the North Central boys cross country team was going to lose on Wednesday, not with the Greater Spokane League title on the line, not with perfect …
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Spokane unites against Westboro’s message of hate
October 21, 2010 in City A crowd of more than 1,000 has gathered at Eastern Washington University to demonstrate against a group of eight Westboro Baptist Church pickets — by far the largest crowd of … 26
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Wizards cut Adam Morrison
October 21, 2010 in Sports The Wizards on Thursday released former Gonzaga University standout Adam Morrison and 10-year veteran Sean Marks. 8
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Wulff happy with Pac-12 alignment
October 21, 2010 in Sports It’s not difficult to understand why Washington State University coach Paul Wulff is happy the Pac-12 Conference’s North Division will include Stanford and California. He has at least 20 reasons … 4
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FBI probing shots fired at helicopter in Idaho
October 21, 2010 in Idaho The FBI is investigating a report that a hunter fired gunshots at a helicopter in north-central Idaho last week, hitting it twice. 3
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AFL announces division, conference alignments
October 21, 2010 in Sports As expected, the Spokane Shock will stay in the West Division and National Conference for the 2011 season, the Arena Football League announced Thursday.
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Obama challenges GOP on cuts
October 21, 2010 in News SEATTLE — President Barack Obama used a “backyard conversation” in a northeast Seattle neighborhood to defend his policies and ask voters to demand details from Republicans. 76
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Bomb threat empties Garwood Elementary School
October 21, 2010 in News, Idaho Garwood Elementary School in Rathdrum received a bomb threat at about 10:30 a.m. today but a search of the building by law enforcement revealed nothing. Lakeland School District officials evacuated …
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NW today: Man Tasered for jousting at police
October 21, 2010 in Region The FBI is investigating a report that a hunter with a high-powered rifle fired on a helicopter in north-central Idaho last week, hitting it twice. 7
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Sunny and warm for one more day
October 21, 2010 in City, Idaho Today is going to be the last in a string of sunny autumn days as a high pressure area begins to move east, opening the door to what’s shaping up …
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Toyota recalling 1.53 million cars globally
October 21, 2010 in Business Toyota is recalling 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon and other models, mostly in the U.S. and Japan, for brake fluid and fuel pump problems, the latest in a string of quality … 3
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Fairchild airmen deliver aid, forge relationships at preschool
October 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 VASILIEVKA, Kyrgyzstan – The youngsters at Solnyshko preschool in this impoverished village near the border of Kazakhstan were excited to see the American men and women from the nearby air … 14
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District judges’ schedules difficult to track
October 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 An effort to prevent political use of information about their daily duties seems to have backfired on Spokane County District Court judges. Instead, they handed critics an opportunity to accuse … 10
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Military gay ban intact, for now
October 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Acting on a request from the Obama administration, a federal appeals court in San Francisco Wednesday lifted a judge’s order that had halted enforcement of the military’s “don’t … 4
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Hubble pinpoints oldest known galaxy
October 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Scientists have found the most distant space object yet observed, a galaxy born just 500 million years after the Big Bang. The record-breaking discovery, reported Wednesday in … 1
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Pope announces 24 new cardinals
October 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI named 24 new cardinals Wednesday, putting his mark on the body that will elect his successor and giving a boost to Italian hopes to … 1
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Conservatives draw path to zero deficit
October 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LONDON – Fighting record debt, the British government on Wednesday outlined the largest cuts to public spending since World War II – slashing benefits and thousands of public-sector jobs with … 17
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West Bank building booms
October 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 KARMEI TZUR, West Bank – Israeli settlers have begun building new homes at an extraordinary pace since the government lifted its moratorium on West Bank housing starts – almost 550 …
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In brief: U.S. soldier faces murder charges
October 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Baghdad – An American soldier was charged Wednesday with killing two fellow U.S. troops and wounding a third after an argument last month in a former Iraqi insurgent stronghold turned …
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Violent border town installs 20-year-old as police chief
October 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 PRAXEDIS G. GUERRERO, Mexico – There’s a new police chief in this violent borderland where drug gangs have killed public officials and terrified many citizens into fleeing: a 20-year-old woman …
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Mexico destroys 134 tons of pot
October 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 TIJUANA, Mexico – Mexican officials Wednesday began burning 134 tons of marijuana seized in what authorities believe is the largest pot bust in the nation’s history. As a drum and … 3
