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Monday, February 28, 2011
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Fitting finale for Zags’ Gray
February 28, 2011 in Sports Steven Gray, the aspiring actor, had quite the curtain call Monday night in his final home game for Gonzaga as the Bulldogs defeated Cal State Bakersfield 96-49 on Senior Night …
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Friedt overlooked at times, never forgotten
February 28, 2011 in Sports With its array of long-range offensive weapons constantly at the ready, the Whitworth men’s basketball team occasionally tends to overlook Felix Friedt. But that trend doesn’t seem to last very …
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State 1A last act for sisters
February 28, 2011 in Sports The thought hadn’t occurred to MacKenzie Taylor – never crossed her mind. The Freeman post, the only senior on this year’s 20-1 team, heads off Wednesday morning to play in …
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Manslaughter charges filed over deadly explosion
February 28, 2011 in City Manslaughter charges have been filed against two men for a deadly explosion outside a party north of Chattaroy last fall. 2
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Snoqualmie Pass reopened after avalanche
February 28, 2011 in City Interstate 90 on Snoqualmie Pass has reopened after a lengthy closure to clear an avalanche from the road, according to the Washington state Department of Transportation. T
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Idaho lawmakers deadlock over liquor hours
February 28, 2011 in Idaho A North Idaho lawmaker led a move Monday to try to kill the state Liquor Division’s plans to experiment with later hours, til 9 p.m., at its busiest stores, saying …
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Nat’l Geographic interested in cougar photos
February 28, 2011 CASHMERE — Cougar madness continues. Brad Thomas was still trying to process all the attention he was getting from his cougar photos when National Geographic magazine e-mailed him on Feb. …
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Idaho debates bill to allow texting if driver not distracted
February 28, 2011 in Idaho How about a texting-while-driving bill that says it’s OK to text if you’re careful, but not if you’re not? That’s what an Idaho lawmaker has proposed as a compromise, after … 7
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Police nab robbery suspect within 20 minutes
February 28, 2011 in City Police today arrested a robbery suspect less than 20 minutes after a heist at a Spokane Valley convenience store. 3
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Mining firm’s stock jumps 14% on earnings report
February 28, 2011 Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. is having a strong day on the stock market, with share prices up 14 percent after the precious metals miner reported higher-than-expected earnings. 1
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Newman Lake woman dies after snowmobile hits tree
February 28, 2011 in City, Region A 41-year-old woman from Newman Lake died of injuries suffered when her snowmobile hit a tree in northwestern Montana.
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NW today: School ‘fight club’ revealed on video
February 28, 2011 in Region Some Tacoma parents discovered a fight club at their children’s school after seeing a cell phone video.
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Blustery winds bring February to a close
February 28, 2011 in City, Idaho Rain and snow are likely today as a strong cold front drapes across the region and moves from north to south. In addition, wind gusts to 30 mph in Spokane … 4
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Idaho had ‘great statesman’ in McClure
February 28, 2011 in Nation/World, Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Former U.S. Sen. James McClure, who spent six years as chairman of the Energy Committee and fought to keep Idaho’s wilderness areas controlled by the state, has died. … 1
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Getting There: Winter brings out the worst in local drivers
February 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 Last week’s carnage on ice in the Inland Northwest offered yet another reminder, as if anyone should need one, that slowing down on snow is not an option. It’s a … 1
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Teacher at Crosswalk Teen Shelter helps struggling students
February 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 Teacher Ken Jernberg is unflappable among the chaos at Crosswalk, a Spokane teen homeless shelter. One day last week, a few unfocused teens flitted around the 3
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Oscars have new king
February 28, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – “The King’s Speech” was crowned best picture Sunday at an Academy Awards ceremony as precise as a state coronation, the monarchy drama leading as expected with four …
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Astronauts prep for first of two spacewalks
February 28, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex geared up Sunday for the first spacewalk of their mission, amid some good news from Mission Control. Flight controllers …
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Libyan revolution closes in on Tripoli
February 28, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 ZAWIYA, Libya – With residents shouting “Free, free Libya,” anti-government rebels who control this battle-scarred city nearest to the capital deployed tanks and anti-aircraft weapons Sunday to brace for an …
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Last U.S. veteran of WWI has died
February 28, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – A spokesman says the nation’s last surviving veteran of World War I has died in West Virginia. He was 110. Biographer and family spokesman David DeJonge …
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In brief: U.N. chief: Belarus broke embargo
February 28, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – The U.N. chief said Sunday that Belarus has broken an international arms embargo on Ivory Coast by shipping three attack helicopters to military forces supporting the longtime …
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Tea party 2012 poll favors Paul, Cain
February 28, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 PHOENIX – Tea party supporters voting in a straw poll at a national summit favor conservative Texas Rep. Ron Paul and Georgia radio host Herman Cain for president in 2012. … 4
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Wisconsin officials let protesters stay at Capitol
February 28, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin authorities backed away Sunday from a threat to evict hundreds of labor-rights demonstrators who have occupied the state Capitol for nearly two weeks. Union members, students …
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Boehner downplays talk of shutdown
February 28, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – House Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, told a convention of religious broadcasters in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday evening that a federal government shutdown was not appropriate and not …
