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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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CdA Council approves McEuen plan
May 24, 2011 in Idaho The Coeur d’Alene City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1 to move forward on a plan to dramatically update its aging downtown park, McEuen Field, despite extensive opposition, mostly to removing … 9
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Sasquatch sweep NWAACC meet
May 24, 2011 in Sports Gathering up equipment with two more championships in the books, the next head track coach at the Community Colleges of Spokane allowed how thrilled he was about his promotion. “But …
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Fallen soldier remembered as dedicated to family
May 24, 2011 in News A Medical Lake soldier was killed Sunday in Baghdad, Iraq. Sgt. 1st Class Clifford E. Beattie, 37, died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised …
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Mead boys send three golfers to final round
May 24, 2011 in Sports It was a mixed day for Greater Spokane League boys golfers Tuesday in the first round of the State 4A golf tournament at The Creek at Qualchan Golf Course.
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Twins end Mariners’ six-game winning streak
May 24, 2011 in Sports MINNEAPOLIS – Doug Fister cruised through the first six innings against Minnesota, keeping the struggling Twins off balance by mixing his pitches and getting them to flail at a few …
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Vandals lose scholarship despite APR improvement
May 24, 2011 in Sports The University of Idaho is the only local NCAA Division I school that suffered any fallout from the most recent Academic Progress Rates numbers, released by the NCAA on Tuesday.
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Bruised Shock QB prepares for Kansas City
May 24, 2011 in Sports Spokane hopes the old football adage about teams making their biggest improvement from Week 1 to Week 2 applies to the quarterback position.
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State will allocate money for Spokane medical school
May 24, 2011 in City, News The Legislature will release a Capital Budget for 2011-13 at 3:15 p.m. that will include $35 million to start construction of a new medical school in Spokane at the Riverpoint … 36
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Driver shocked with Taser after Valley police chase
May 24, 2011 in City An intoxicated driver was shocked with a Taser this morning after a high-speed police chase that ended with his SUV slamming through an iron fence and striking a carport at … 17
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Defense carries East Valley soccer to Final Four
May 24, 2011 in Sports The opponent in the semifinals of the State 2A boys soccer tournament remains a bit of a mystery to Jeff Paulus.
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Deal reached on deep state spending cuts
May 24, 2011 in City, News Legislative leaders unveiled a new version of the 2011-13 operating budget they described as painful but sustainable. A deal on the capital budget and changes to the state’s debt limit … 10
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Detectives ask for help finding man missing since April
May 24, 2011 in City Spokane County sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help to locate a 51-year-old Greenacres man who disappeared April 24 after an argument with his wife.
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NW today: Students use pennies to illustrate debt
May 24, 2011 in Region Students in a Snohomish High School marketing class illustrated the national debt for their classmates with a display in the cafeteria using pennies. Each penny represented $1 billion. 3
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Forecast: Rain, sun, rain … and cool weekend
May 24, 2011 in City, Idaho, Region Today’s soggy weather will be followed by sunshine and higher temperatures in the Inland Northwest Wednesday.
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Alpine College closure leaves students, staff seeking answers
May 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 The note on Alpine College’s doors said “permanently closed.” Still-full staff mailboxes and dishes in the employee kitchen sink were signs of the abrupt departure. Students who arrived Monday for … 20
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Massive tornado kills at least 116 in Joplin, Mo.
May 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 JOPLIN, Mo. – Rescue crews dug through piles of splintered houses and crushed cars Monday in a search for victims of a half-mile-wide tornado that killed at least 116 people … 1
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Slain Spokane native honored for heroism at Fort Hood
May 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 FORT HOOD, Texas – The Army presented a heroism medal Monday for the man credited with being the first to try stopping the Fort Hood gunman before being slain in … 6
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Developmental disabilities on rise in American kids
May 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – One in every six American children now has a developmental disability, a 15 percent increase since 1997, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday. The … 38
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Ash cloud nearing Scotland forces flight cancellations
May 24, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – A dense ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano blew toward Scotland, causing airlines to cancel today’s flights, forcing President Barack Obama to shorten a visit to Ireland, and …
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Preacher predicts October Rapture
May 24, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 OAKLAND, Calif. – California preacher Harold Camping said Monday his prophecy that the world would end was off by five months because Judgment Day actually will come on October 21. … 4
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In brief: FBI reports drop in crime levels
May 24, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Crime levels fell last year compared to 2009, continuing a downward trend that saw a 5.5 percent drop in the number of violent crimes last year and a …
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Pakistani troops retake naval base
May 24, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistani commandos recaptured a major naval base from Taliban attackers after a bloody and humiliating 18-hour standoff that raised questions about militant infiltration in the security services …
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Irish crowd fetes Obama
May 24, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 DUBLIN, Ireland – He downed a pint of Guinness with a distant cousin and checked out centuries-old parish records tracing his family to Ireland. From the tiny village of Moneygall …
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Netanyahu condemns return to past
May 24, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Israel’s prime minister promised to present his vision for an Israeli-Palestinian peace in a speech before U.S. lawmakers today, but vowed his country would not return to mid-1967 … 11
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