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Saturday, May 21, 2011
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CCS track coach retiring after collecting 33 conference titles
May 21, 2011 in Sports The story begins, as it so often does, with how it almost wasn’t a story at all.
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Mariners continue to ride great pitching
May 21, 2011 in Sports Rookie Michael Pineda allowed only two hits while striking out nine in seven innings and Mike Wilson had two run-scoring hits to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 4-0 win …
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Timberlake girls capture Idaho State 3A track crown
May 21, 2011 in Sports It took four years of hard work and heartbreak, but Timberlake senior Caitlyn Nichols finally won gold at the Idaho state track meet. Now, Nichols and her teammates are coming …
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Lake City girls enjoy perfect finish in softball
May 21, 2011 in Sports Lake City sophomore pitcher Casey Stangel no-hit Timberline for 6 2/3 innings as the Timberwolves shut out the Wolves of Boise 2-0 in the State 5A softball tournament championship game …
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Legislature grinds toward compromise
May 21, 2011 in City OLYMPIA – Legislators may reach a deal sometime Sunday on one of the key stumbling blocks to passing a budget and adjourning, a spokesman for Gov. Chris Gregoire said this …
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Motorcyclist injured in head-on collision
May 21, 2011 in News A motorcyclist was hospitalized today after sustaining injuries in a crash Highway 97, just south of Interstate 90 in Idaho.
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Fairchild crew rescues victim of ATV crash
May 21, 2011 in City A helicopter crew from the 36th Rescue Flight at Fairchild Air Force Base today rescued a man involved in a roll-over ATV accident near Mullan, Idaho. 1
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Shackleford holds off Animal Kingdom to win Preakness
May 21, 2011 in Sports Shackleford battled for the lead from the start and held off a late charge from Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom to win the Preakness Stakes.
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World still waiting for rapture
May 21, 2011 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Some shut themselves inside to pray for mercy as they waited for the world’s end. Others met for tearful last lunches with their children, and prepared … 61
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Pope blesses shuttle astronauts
May 21, 2011 in News CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The 12 astronauts circling the Earth received a blessing from Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday in the first ever papal call to space. 6
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Sea sounds abound, affecting marine life
May 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEATTLE – For a decade, marine biologists have been trying to unravel the subtle ways sonar may harm whales and dolphins, which hunt and travel using echolocation. But experts peeling … 1
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No lapse in routine
May 21, 2011 in City on Page A1
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Missing man had drowned
May 21, 2011 in City on Page A1 A body found in the Spokane River on Thursday has been identified as a Coeur d’Alene tribal member missing since a phone call with his girlfriend ended abruptly in March. …
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Israeli leader reproves Obama
May 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday publicly lectured President Barack Obama on the shortcomings of his plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks during a tense Oval Office appearance … 84
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Bomb plot trial delayed till August
May 21, 2011 in City on Page A1 The trial of domestic terrorism suspect Kevin W. Harpham was delayed Friday from May 31 to Aug. 22 following a request for more time from defense attorneys. Kim Deater, of …
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Bill bans teaching of homosexuality
May 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A bill passed Friday by the Tennessee Senate would forbid public school teachers and students in grades kindergarten through eight from discussing the fact that some people … 13
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Accuracy watch
May 21, 2011 in Idaho on Page A2 For 05-21-2011
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Neighbors spurn ex-IMF chief, out on bail
May 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Dominique Strauss-Kahn is out of jail, but instead of living under house arrest in a ritzy Manhattan apartment building that his wife had secured for him, the …
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Sculpture meant to honor late pontiff draws criticism
May 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 ROME – A new, modernist sculpture of Pope John Paul II is turning into a monumental bust. The Vatican on Friday slammed the giant artwork outside Rome’s Termini Train Station, …
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Syrians fire on protesters
May 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIRUT, Lebanon – Syrian security forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, ignoring international pressure, fired on anti-government protesters, killing at least 34 on a day activists tried to draw the …
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Museum honors Freedom Riders
May 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Freedom Riders who were attacked in Alabama’s capital city on May 20, 1961, returned 50 years later to be hailed as heroes and have a museum dedicated …
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In brief: Pawlenty set to announce run
May 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 St. Paul, Minn. – Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a laid-back Midwestern Republican who governed a Democratic-leaning state, is running for president and will declare his candidacy on Monday in …
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Al-Qaida eyed tankers as targets
May 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden’s personal files revealed a brazen idea to hijack oil tankers and blow them up at sea last summer, creating explosions he hoped would rattle the …
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Drug lord captured at party
May 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 MEXICO CITY – Mexican federal police captured a leading member of the Gulf drug cartel Friday at what appeared to have been his birthday party, authorities said. Gilberto Barragan Balderas …
