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Sunday, May 29, 2011
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WCC title gets away from Zags
May 29, 2011 in Sports Gonzaga’s bid for the WCC baseball championship ended on a sharply hit ball that was snared by San Francisco third baseman Stephen Yarrow, giving the Dons a 4-2 victory Sunday …
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No sweep for M’s
May 29, 2011 in Sports Left-hander Jason Vargas got touched up for the second start in a row and the Mariners’ run of success came to a thunderous end by way of a 7-1 loss …
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Turn for the worse at Indy 500
May 29, 2011 in Sports Leading by almost 4 seconds with a lap to go, JR Hildebrand skidded high into the wall on the final turn, and Dan Wheldon drove past to claim an improbable …
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Harvick wins when Earnhardt runs out of gas
May 29, 2011 in Sports The gas tank in his Chevrolet ran dry along the backstretch at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and as Dale Earnhardt Jr. tried to coast his way through the final turn, Kevin …
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Two killed, 21 injured in Cascades bus crash
May 29, 2011 in News CLE ELUM, Wash. — A bus carrying soccer fans forced one car off the road and then slammed into a disabled pickup truck and its driver on the shoulder of …
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Dam removal project will be biggest in U.S. history
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 PORT ANGELES, Wash. – The Elwha River on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula once teemed with legendary salmon runs before two towering concrete dams built nearly a century ago cut off fish … 31
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‘Duh’ research a staple of science
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 Medical researchers have unlocked the human genome, wiped out smallpox and made great strides in the fight against AIDS. They have also published studies revealing that: 10
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Spokane parks upgrades include new cost
May 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 It seemed like a monumental task. But Spokane park leaders have built everything they promised and more with the $43 million park bond voters approved less than four years ago. … 13
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Model dies in fall from hotel window
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 ATLANTA – A model celebrating her birthday died and another woman was critically injured when they plunged from a 10th-story window of a luxury Atlanta hotel early Saturday morning, investigators …
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Anti-Taliban leader killed
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide bomber claimed the life of one of Afghanistan’s most renowned anti-Taliban commanders Saturday in a brazen strike that also killed a provincial police chief and …
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Obama: U.S. will train F-16 pilots in Poland
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WARSAW, Poland – President Barack Obama announced Saturday that the United States has agreed to send F-16 fighter jets and C-130 cargo aircraft to train in Poland, a move Polish …
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After four years, Egypt reopens border with Gaza
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 RAFAH, Gaza Strip – Egypt lifted a 4-year-old blockade of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, greatly easing travel restrictions on the 1.5 million residents of the Palestinian territory in a … 1
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Deal may calm clashes in Yemen
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 SANAA, Yemen – Yemen’s embattled president and the country’s most powerful tribal leader agreed Saturday to end five days of gunbattles that killed 124 people and pushed the country’s political …
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Parks keep service up despite cuts
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 HELENA – Closed parks, fewer services and more volunteer help are some of the ways states are coping with steep budget cuts that could limit vacations and long summer weekends …
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Joint Chiefs leader chosen
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is expected to announce Monday that he will name Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, rounding out …
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Former Honduran leader returns after forced exile
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Ousted former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned from exile on Saturday to a boisterous welcome from his supporters, ending a nearly two-year political crisis that started when …
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In brief: Gay-rights foes, activists arrested
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 Moscow – Moscow police arrested more than 30 people trying to hold two unauthorized gay-rights demonstrations in the capital Saturday. Opponents of gay rights scuffled with the demonstrators and with …
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Twisters’ wrath overruns savvy
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – Storm science has greatly improved tornado warnings in recent years. But if that’s led anyone into a sense of security, that feeling has taken a beating in recent … 1
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Contaminants found in fish
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 LOS ANGELES – Traces of mercury and PCBs are widespread in sport fish in California’s urban coastal waters, a survey released last week by the state water board found. But …
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Bacteria blame game extended to weather
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 LOS ANGELES – We already blame bacteria for spoiling our food, damaging our gardens, causing all sorts of infections and illnesses and making us squirm and sneeze. Now, scientists say, …
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In brief: Geezer Bandit’s bank stickup is his 14th heist since 2009
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A8 Morro Bay, Calif. – The aging bank robber known as the Geezer Bandit has struck again, his 14th robbery since August 2009, the FBI said Saturday. The bandit, described by …
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Big defense contractor fends off cyber attack
May 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Hackers launched a “significant and tenacious” cyber attack on Lockheed Martin, a major defense contractor holding highly sensitive information, but its secrets remained safe, the company said Saturday. …
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Session had its winners, losers
May 29, 2011 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – In a legislative marathon that stretched 30 days longer than expected, the 2011 Washington Legislature may have produced an extra helping of winners and losers. How big the … 3
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Jim Kershner’s This day in history
May 29, 2011 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago The president of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce floated a modest proposal: Establish Spokane as the site of the summer capital.
