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Sunday, August 14, 2011
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Seahawks’ Curry ready to meet expectations
August 14, 2011 RENTON, Wash. – High expectations come with high draft picks, especially when you’re the highest-picked player at your position in nearly a decade. That’s what happened to Wake Forest outside …
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Playing first major, Bradley wins PGA
August 14, 2011 JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — In a major with names hard to remember, Keegan Bradley delivered a comeback difficult to forget. Five shots behind with three holes to play in the …
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Cougars developing quality depth at receiver
August 14, 2011 in Sports PULLMAN – Mike Levenseller has said it before. And he’ll say it again before he calls it quits as a receiver coach. There is depth and then there is quality …
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Man hospitalized after collision with train
August 14, 2011 in Idaho A train smashed into an off-roading sport utility vehicle east of Rathdrum, Idaho, flipping the car and ejecting the driver.
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M’s beat Red Sox, win series
August 14, 2011 in Sports SEATTLE — When the trade was made that brought Charlie Furbush to Seattle, there wasn’t much background to know if the pitcher could eventually use his long left-handed frame to … 1
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Main Event: Low prices, high hopes
August 14, 2011 in Business Wal-Mart’s earnings report on Tuesday will be an important indicator.
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Community snapshot: Average wages
August 14, 2011 in Business Indicator tracks wages and salaries for most of those employed locally and in the state. 1
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As gold’s value continues surge, business spikes locally
August 14, 2011 in Business on Page A1 As gold prices skyrocket, area residents are searching through closets, drawers and jewelry boxes to find rings, chains or other items worth selling. For many, the question becomes: Is that … 9
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Hanford cleanup safety doubts raised
August 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – The Energy Department has asserted that Bechtel Corp. underplayed safety risks from equipment it is installing at the nation’s largest nuclear waste cleanup project, according to government … 5
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That’s NEWS to you
August 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 1. The fastest- growing job classification in Spokane County is A. Medical technician
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‘Lone Ranger’ gets ‘whoa’ from studio
August 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – A source close to Walt Disney Studios’ big-screen adaptation of “The Lone Ranger” starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer says the production has been shut down because … 2
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Accuracy watch
August 14, 2011 in City on Page A2 For 08-14-2011
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Perry declares, starts campaign
August 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHARLESTON, S.C. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he came to New Hampshire immediately after launching a presidential bid Saturday in South Carolina for one reason. He intends to compete … 11
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In brief: Passengers on flight with bat sought
August 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 ATLANTA – Health officials are still looking for 15 passengers who were on a flight in which a bat flew inside the airplane’s cabin so they can protect them against …
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Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll
August 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 AMES, Iowa – Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won a test vote of Iowans on Saturday, a show of popularity and organizational strength for the tea party favorite five months before … 10
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World Bank leader sounds warning
August 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 SYDNEY – The global economy was entering a “new and more dangerous” phase because of the debt crisis in Europe, World Bank chief Robert Zoellick warned Saturday. Zoellick, speaking in … 1
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Scout lost in Utah put skills to use
August 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 He was scared, but the 12-year-old Boy Scout still knew what to do when he got lost during a Utah wilderness outing: He built a shelter made of tree branches …
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‘Made in China’ is a bit overhyped
August 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOS ANGELES – Convinced that everything you buy these days has a Made-in-China label? Then you aren’t paying attention. Things made in the USA still dominate the American marketplace, according … 4
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Stage collapses at fair; 4 die
August 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 INDIANAPOLIS – Authorities said they have confirmed at least four deaths after a stage collapsed Saturday night during a storm at the Indiana State Fair, where the country group Sugarland …
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Flash mob tweet may be crime
August 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 LOS ANGELES – A rapper could face criminal charges after a tweet from his Twitter account incited a telephone flash mob that overwhelmed the emergency phone system at one of …
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Mother, kids die in fire
August 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 JACKSON, Miss. – Linda Simmons Henderson walked around the burned-out apartment building and shook her head. “They said it was something to do with the stove,” the 54-year-old Mississippi woman …
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Protect yourself when selling
August 14, 2011 in Business on Page A6 If you have gold to sell, whether quality heirlooms or pieces of “scrap” (broken chains, a single earring, dental crowns), you need to protect against rip-offs, say area gold buyers. …
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That’s News to you answers
August 14, 2011 in City on Page A6 Below are the answers to this week’s news quiz. For a longer, interactive challenge and a chance to win lunch for two at Spokane’s Clinkerdagger restaurant, go to spokesman.com/newsquiz 1. …
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British cops slam role for U.S. police chief
August 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 LONDON – Tensions between Britain’s government and police leaders flared Saturday over Prime Minister David Cameron’s recruitment of a veteran American police commander to advise him on how to combat … 1
