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Thursday, January 13, 2011
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Blanchette: Outdoor hockey game is all about the spectacle
January 13, 2011 in Sports When the Chiefs and the Kootenay Ice meet at Avista on Saturday afternoon in the first outdoor game in the 45-year existence of the Western Hockey League, the point isn’t …
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Cougars lose in overtime
January 13, 2011 in Sports Freshman Allen Crabbe had a career-high 30 points, Harper Kamp scored 18 and California held on to beat Washington State 88-81 in overtime Thursday night. 1
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Gonzaga cruises past Pepperdine
January 13, 2011 in Sports Gonzaga’s Big Three of Rob Sacre, Steven Gray and Elias Harris combined for 62 points to lead the Bulldogs to 92-75 victory over visiting Pepperdine on Thursday the the McCarthey …
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Stanford upsets No. 17 Huskies
January 13, 2011 in Sports Josh Owens scored the go-ahead basket on a left-handed tip-in with 29 seconds left and Stanford stunned No. 17 Washington 58-56 on Thursday night to stay unbeaten in Maples Pavilion …
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Montana downs Eastern Washington
January 13, 2011 in Sports Will Cherry scored 15 points and capped a 15-1 run early in the game with a 3-pointer that sent Montana on its way to a 66-47 win over Eastern Washington … 1
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City battles slush, standing water
January 13, 2011 The City of Spokane is battling the slush and standing water that has made for sloppy streets tonight and into tomorrow. 1
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Spokane home prices and sales fell last year
January 13, 2011 Home sales in Spokane County fell almost 9 percent in 2010 compared with 2009, according to figures released Thursday by the Spokane Association of Realtors. Sales of 4,250 homes were … 2
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Conoco says shipment ‘delays must end’
January 13, 2011 in Idaho ConocoPhillips says “the delays must end” in its quest to ship four huge truckloads of oil-refinery equipment along Highway 12 out of Lewiston, Idaho. The big oil company filed that … 11
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Avista storage site looted
January 13, 2011 in City Someone stole more than $5,000 worth of tools and copper wire from an Avista Utilities storage site in Spokane Valley early Wednesday. 6
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Gabrielle Giffords’ recovery shows ‘raw courage’
January 13, 2011 in Nation/World Even Gabrielle Giffords’ doctors are starting to call her recovery a miracle. Few people who take a bullet to the brain — just 10 percent — survive such a devastating … 1
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WSU advises meningitis vaccine
January 13, 2011 in News University encourages students living in close quarters to get vaccinated following the illnesses of two students on the Pullman campus.
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Slush, speed blamed for N. Spokane accident
January 13, 2011 in City A combination of slush on the highway and driving too fast for conditions were blamed for a traffic accident this morning that injured a 40-year-old driver, the Washington State Patrol …
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Big meltdown floods urban streets
January 13, 2011 in City, Idaho A major meltdown underway across the Inland Northwest is creating traffic hazards along streets and arterials where storm drains are blocked by packed ice and snow.
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Obama calls for unity in tragedy’s aftermath
January 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 TUCSON, Ariz. – President Barack Obama, facing the challenge of consoling Arizona and uniting the nation, urged Americans on Wednesday not to point fingers of blame but to “expand our … 88
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Plan packs school lunch with extra nutrition
January 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Schoolchildren would have to hold the fries – and pick up more whole grains, fruits and vegetables – on the lunch line under proposed new federal standards for … 6
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Snow packs it in for now, but rain in forecast
January 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 One day after a Wednesday snowstorm tied up morning traffic on Interstate 90 in Spokane, forecasters were predicting that much of the snow pack below 4,000 feet in elevation will …
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Rathdrum single mother second jackpot winner
January 13, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 When Holly Lahti found out she won $190 million in the Mega Millions Lottery, she kept her cool. For a moment or two. At first, “she was very quiet about … 3
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Facebook to broadcast Amber Alerts
January 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The Amber Alert program, which broadcasts emergency bulletins about child abductions, got a big new friend Wednesday when Facebook announced that its more than 500 million users would …
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Unrest reaches Tunisia’s capital
January 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 TUNIS, Tunisia – Tear gas and stone-throwing youths reached the heart of Tunisia’s once-calm capital Wednesday as rioters desperate for jobs defied their autocratic president in escalating unrest that poses …
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Haiti marks year since earthquake
January 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The air was choked with memory Wednesday in this city where everyone lost a brother, a child, a cousin or a friend. One year after the earthquake, …
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Rain, mudslides kill 257 in Brazil
January 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 RIO DE JANEIRO – Summer rains sent tons of red mud and torrents of water rushing down mountainsides in towns outside Rio, enveloping homes of rich and poor alike and …
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Hezbollah collapses Lebanon government
January 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIRUT – Lebanon’s government collapsed Wednesday after Hezbollah and its allies resigned from the Cabinet in a dispute with Western-backed factions over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former …
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Palin takes on critics in video
January 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Sarah Palin lashed out Wednesday at her critics, saying it was a “blood libel” when some in the media and on the left said she’d contributed to an … 34
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Officials detail busy morning before shooting
January 13, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 TUCSON, Ariz. – For Jared Loughner, the morning of the deadly shooting rampage was a blur of activity. He hustled to Walmart twice. He ran a red light, with the … 1
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
