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Saturday, July 2, 2011
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Shock lose first game to Arizona
July 2, 2011 in Sports The Spokane Shock’s spotless record against Arizona came to an end Saturday night at Phoenix.
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Indians lose on 11th-inning homer
July 2, 2011 in Sports Jayson Langfels had trouble with his glove in the 10th inning but created trouble with his bat in the 11th. Langfels led off the 11th with a home run to …
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Fister’s hard luck continues in bizarre M’s loss
July 2, 2011 in Sports San Diego’s Cameron Maybin walked after just three balls were thrown by Seattle’s Doug Fister and came around to score the only run of the game on Alberto Gonzalez’s fifth-inning …
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Indians’ Cone begins pro career with friend in mind
July 2, 2011 in Sports University of Georgia teammates Zach Cone and Johnathan Taylor were pursuing a line drive in the left-center field gap when a horrific collision ensued in early March.
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Oil spill in Montana river prompts evacuations
July 2, 2011 in News, Region LAUREL, Mont. (AP) — An ExxonMobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River in Montana ruptured Saturday and leaked hundreds of barrels of oil into the waterway, causing a 25-mile … 9
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Chavez’s cancer has Venezuela anxious
July 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez’s revelation that he is battling cancer raises questions about the future of his drive to bring socialism to Venezuela and create a Latin America … 13
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Resourceful officers: School cops wear many hats
July 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 A job description for a school resource officer reads: “law enforcement officer, law-related counselor and law-related educator.” Becky Wilkey, the Ferris High School resource officer, would add to that list: … 12
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Planes going aloft may cause rain, snow to fall
July 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – Next time you get snowed in at the airport, you might want to blame the planes. A new report has found that planes flying through certain kinds … 11
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Casualties at odds with U.S. war plans
July 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – June was the deadliest month in nearly a year for U.S. service members in Afghanistan and Iraq even as the United States said improved security in both countries … 11
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GOP presidential slate growing
July 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 DETROIT – U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, a guitar-playing, five-term congressman from Detroit’s suburbs known for his eccentric sense of humor and independent streak, said Friday that he plans to seek … 2
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Accuracy watch
July 2, 2011 in City on Page A2 For 07-02-2011
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‘Murky’ water veiled body in public swimming pool
July 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 FALL RIVER, Mass. – A preliminary investigation shows “murky and cloudy” water in a public swimming pool helped conceal the body of a drowned woman for two days while people … 1
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Ex-IMF chief freed without bail
July 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Smiling faintly as he walked out of court, former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest Friday after prosecutors acknowledged serious questions about the credibility …
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Threat to Los Alamos easing
July 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Officials at the nation’s premier nuclear weapons laboratory and in the surrounding northern New Mexico town began planning Friday for the return of thousands of residents …
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In brief: Shriver files divorce papers
July 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Los Angeles – Maria Shriver formally filed for divorce Friday, moving to end her 25-year marriage to Arnold Schwarzenegger just weeks after the former governor publicly acknowledged fathering a child …
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Seattle man held in ’57 killing of girl
July 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – A Seattle man was charged Friday in the long-unsolved slaying of a 7-year-old girl who was abducted in 1957 near her home in northern Illinois, prosecutors said. DeKalb …
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In brief: Huge protests held across Syria
July 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 Beirut – Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded cities around Syria on Friday in what activists described as the largest outpouring against the regime of President Bashar Assad and a …
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Gadhafi threatens to attack Europe
July 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 TRIPOLI, Libya – A defiant Moammar Gadhafi threatened Friday to carry out attacks in Europe against “homes, offices, families,” unless NATO halts its campaign of airstrikes against his regime in …
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Moroccans say yes to reform constitution
July 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 RABAT, Morocco – Moroccans on Friday overwhelmingly approved a new constitution their king says will bring the country much-needed democratic reform, the Interior Ministry announced. The preliminary results showed a …
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Jim Kershner’s This day in history » On the Web: spokesman.com/topics/local-history
July 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago The bedraggled passengers of the sunken steamship Spokane arrived back in Seattle from the wreck site in British Columbia – and they were angry.
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In brief: State corrections boss resigns suddenly
July 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 The head of Washington’s corrections department abruptly resigned Friday for what the governor’s office simply described as “personal reasons.” Gov. Chris Gregoire said in a statement shortly after accepting Eldon …
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An event built for two
July 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 If you start seeing double around Spokane this weekend, it’s not your eyes playing tricks. The Northwest Tandem Rally for two-seat bicycles is in town through Monday.
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Jim Kershner: A certain reserve, and so refreshing
July 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 Before there was Facebook, before there was Twitter, there was this: June 23, 1923: Lola and children at home. Fern and I worked. Clear in a.m., partly cloudy in p.m. …
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Time to sign up or shut up as initiative deadline nears
July 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – As Washington residents hit the parks, the malls and the supermarkets this holiday weekend, they may get a chance to take part in one bit of democracy central …
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
