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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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Wells, Hernandez guide Mariners
August 2, 2011 in Sports Casper Wells hit a two-run homer in his third game with Seattle and Felix Hernandez pitched into the seventh inning to help the Mariners beat the visiting Oakland Athletics on …
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Indians lose to Vancouver in opener
August 2, 2011 in Sports VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Justin Nicolino allowed just one hit in five shutout innings and Garrett Maines delivered a two-run single with one out in the bottom of the eighth …
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Bird, Cash help Storm shine over Silver Stars
August 2, 2011 in Sports SEATTLE — Sue Bird scored 17 points and Swin Cash added 16 to help the Seattle Storm beat the San Antonio Silver Stars 78-64 Tuesday night.
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Tribe will issue same-sex marriage licenses
August 2, 2011 in News An American Indian Tribe in Washington state has adopted a law recognizing gay marriage, making it only the second tribe in the country known to do so. 11
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Police seek info on man found dead in river
August 2, 2011 in City Police are asking for the public’s help to determine how a 40-year-old man ended up dead in the Spokane River on Friday. 1
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Seahawks reach deal with Pro Bowl TE Miller
August 2, 2011 in Sports RENTON, Wash. — Pete Carroll believes he got the deep threat wide receiver he needed in Sidney Rice and burly veteran presence needed on the offensive line with Robert Gallery. …
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Judge not satisfied with salmon-hydroelectric plan
August 2, 2011 in News A federal judge in Oregon has found the Obama administration’s attempt to make federal hydroelectric dams in the Northwest safer for protected salmon violates the Endangered Species Act.
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Man told not to wear bunny suit in public
August 2, 2011 Police in Idaho Falls have told a 34-year-old man to stop wearing his bunny suit in public because it was annoying his neighbors and frightening their children. 20
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Honda Accord tops most-stolen list
August 2, 2011 in City The most-stolen car in Washington state last year was the 1991 Honda Accord, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. 3
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Elder neglect suspect arrested on felony theft charge
August 2, 2011 in City The man charged with mistreating a 106-year-old Kettle Falls woman was arrested today at a hearing initially set to allow him to appoint a new attorney to represent him in … 10
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Colville murder suspect may claim innocence by insanity
August 2, 2011 in City The suspect charged with killing a Colville man last month is exploring the option of pleading guilty by reason of insanity, a prospect that bothers the dead man’s common-law wife.
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Spokane funeral director Chuck Hennessey dies
August 2, 2011 in News Chuck Hennessey, a funeral director in Spokane since 1955, died at age 80. 6
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Obama signs debt-limit bill
August 2, 2011 in Nation/World The Senate emphatically passed emergency legislation Tuesday to avoid a first-ever government default, rushing the legislation to President Barack Obama for his signature just hours before the deadline. The vote … 37
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Maybe this is the week you should be on vacation
August 2, 2011 in City, Idaho Today’s high is expected to reach 87 in Spokane, 88 in Coeur d’Alene.
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Americans cut spending for first time in 20 months
August 2, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Americans cut their spending in June for the first time in nearly two years after seeing their incomes grow by the smallest amount in nine months. The latest data offered … 6
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Debt deal gains House approval
August 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Emergency legislation to scrape past an economy-rattling national financial default sped through the House on Monday night a scant day before the deadline for action. The moment was … 3
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Theft charges likely in 106-year-old’s neglect case
August 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 The neglect case involving a 106-year-old woman found begging for food in her squalid Kettle Falls home has morphed into a records hunt by law enforcement and others who say … 6
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YMCA demolition $250,000 over budget
August 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 The city of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department is more than $250,000 over budget on the demolition of the old YMCA building in Riverfront Park. But the department thinks it … 25
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New guidelines to end copays for birth control
August 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A half-century after the advent of the pill, the Obama administration on Monday ushered in a change in women’s health care potentially as transformative: coverage of birth control …
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Ohio U ranks No. 1 for parties
August 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio University, set in an Appalachian town known for its rowdy Halloween bashes, has been named the nation’s No. 1 party school, pushing the University of Georgia …
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Troop raid rids square of protests
August 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO – Egyptian forces swinging electrified batons and shouting the battle cry “God is great” swiftly chased off dozens of activists Monday who had refused to end four weeks of …
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In brief: Polygamist leader’s case cites God’s rejection of judge
August 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN ANGELO, Texas – Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs was unsuccessful Monday in a third attempt to remove the Texas judge overseeing his child sex assault case – this time based …
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Dyslexia may impair voice recognition
August 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Pick up the phone and hear, “Hey, what’s up?” Chances are, those few words are enough to recognize who’s speaking – perhaps unless you have dyslexia. In a …
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Summer heat forces holiday
August 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Iraq declared a government holiday Monday after temperatures soared above 120 degrees in the midst of a summer electricity crisis that has sparked public protests. While the mercury …
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