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Monday, February 7, 2011
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Officer-involved shooting reported in North Idaho
February 7, 2011 in Idaho A police pursuit erupted in gunfire north of Coeur d’Alene Monday in what investigators are calling an officer-involved shooting. 4
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Driver in crash near GU released from jail
February 7, 2011 in City A Spokane woman accused of hitting two pedestrians while driving near Gonzaga University was released from jail Monday. 8
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Court asked to tell jury Zehm was innocent
February 7, 2011 in News SEATTLE — A jury should be told Otto Zehm hadn’t committed a crime before he was beaten by Spokane police officer who claims Zehm was aggressive and defiant when confronted … 42
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Whitworth ranked No. 1 in Division III hoops
February 7, 2011 in Sports For the first time in school history, Whitworth University’s NCAA Division III men’s basketball team has ascended to the pinnacle of the prestigious D3hoops.com top-25 poll. 1
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Jesse Jackson: MLK bomb planter ‘more sick than mean’
February 7, 2011 in News Whoever left a backpack bomb on the route of Spokane’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day march last month “was more sick than mean,” the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Monday. “We … 32
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Kramer gives Chiefs a fighting chance
February 7, 2011 in Sports It’s not a stretch to suggest Darren Kramer is a big reason the Chiefs are considered one of the surprise teams in the Western Hockey League, not just battling for …
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Robbery suspect wanted after ditching drug rehab
February 7, 2011 in City A robbery suspect allowed to leave jail for drug rehabilitation is wanted by police for escape. 1
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Driver arrested after pedestrians struck near Gonzaga
February 7, 2011 Two pedestrians suffered head injuries Saturday when a car struck them near the Gonzaga University campus. 20
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New murder charge filed in Green River killings
February 7, 2011 in Region Green River killer Gary Ridgway, already serving 48 life terms for a strangling binge that made him one of the nation’s most prolific murderers, was charged today in yet another …
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Nonini pushes parental rights measure
February 7, 2011 in Idaho Coeur d’Alene Rep. Bob Nonini led a long debate in the Idaho House this morning that ended in a split vote to pass his nonbinding memorial backing an amendment to … 1
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Longtime congresswoman Harman to resign
February 7, 2011 in News, Nation/World Longtime Democratic Rep. Jane Harman plans to resign from the House to become the next president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. In an e-mail to constituents on …
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NW today: Divorce, abortion, suicide increase in Idaho
February 7, 2011 in Region The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s 2009 compilation of residents’ vital statistics show an increase in negative aspects and decrease in positive aspects. 9
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Cold weather returns to region
February 7, 2011 in City, Idaho More cold weather is headed to the Inland Northwest this week as an arctic boundary sags southward starting tonight.
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Church’s Super Bowl meal is touchdown for homeless
February 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 Outside, the steel sky started spitting wet snow, but in a downtown Spokane church, 100 homeless men and women watched the Super Bowl in comfort and waited for a hot … 4
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Talks falter on demand for Mubarak’s departure
February 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 CAIRO, Egypt – Opposition groups including the banned Muslim Brotherhood held landmark talks Sunday with Egypt’s vice president, but the two sides remained at apparent loggerheads over opponents’ principal demand: … 17
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Review of NASA reports shows frequent close calls over Wash.
February 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 A pilot leaves Spokane’s Felts Field in a single-engine Cessna planning to touch down at Thun Field near Puyallup, Wash. – but instead lands about 10 miles away at McChord … 4
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Steam system cures concrete faster, saves company money
February 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 A Spokane Valley company that plays a key role in building highways across the Western U.S. has found a way to save significant amounts of energy at its manufacturing plant. …
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AOL buying news site Huffington Post
February 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Online company AOL Inc. is buying highly trafficked website Huffington Post in a $315-million deal that represents a big bet on the future of online news. The … 2
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Photo: Centennial tribute
February 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Happy birthday, Mr. President: Former first lady Nancy Reagan is helped on stage by Frederick J. Ryan Jr., center, Reagan Foundation chairman, as Marine Lt. Gen. George J. Flynn looks …
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Widow of Pakistani kills herself
February 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LAHORE, Pakistan – The wife of a Pakistani man shot and killed by a U.S. official committed suicide by eating rat poison Sunday, explaining before she died that she was …
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In brief: Freight train derails, explodes
February 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 ARCADIA, Ohio – Several tanker cars carrying volatile chemicals continued to burn Sunday evening after a freight train derailed and caused an explosion in northwest Ohio, a fire official said. …
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Hikers plead not guilty to spying
February 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEHRAN, Iran – Two Americans accused of spying appeared in a closed-door Iranian court session Sunday to begin trial after an 18-month detention that has brought impassioned family appeals, a …
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Gunfire kills one at frat house party
February 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Two men angry over a dispute at an Ohio fraternity house party left the gathering and returned early Sunday, spraying bullets into a crowd and killing a …
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Brazil police take more slums
February 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 SAO PAULO, Brazil – Police faced no resistance Sunday as they took control of nine more slums commanded by drug traffickers, an operation that also led to the arrest of …
