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Saturday, October 1, 2011
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Blanchette: Give Tofflemire thought on Sunday
October 1, 2011 in Sports Think about Joe Tofflemire and those like him whose willing participation in our Sunday amusements came at the steepest price.
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Chiefs have plenty to cheer in home opener
October 1, 2011 in Sports As opening nights go, Saturday couldn’t have gone much better for the Spokane Chiefs and the 9,348 fans at the Arena.
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Unknown culprits clobber soda machine with explosives
October 1, 2011 in News, City A soda machine in front of Broadway Foods was blown up tonight.
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WSU notebook: One important catch
October 1, 2011 in Sports Marquess Wilson has made harder catches. The sophomore wide receiver has made longer ones.
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NYC police arrest 700 protesters on Brooklyn Bridge
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World NEW YORK — New York City police say about 700 protesters have been arrested after they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut down a lane of traffic for several hours. 4
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Huskies roll over Utah 31-14
October 1, 2011 in Sports Keith Price threw three touchdown passes, Chris Polk rushed for 189 yards to surpass 3,000 in his career and Washington cruised to a 31-14 victory over Utah on Saturday. 1
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Vandals fail on two-point conversion, lose
October 1, 2011 in Sports Underdog Idaho went for the win instead of forcing a second overtime, and Brian Reader’s two-point conversion pass fell incomplete as error-prone Virginia escaped with a 21-20 victory Saturday.
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EWU beats Weber State for first victory
October 1, 2011 in Sports Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns as defending FCS champion Eastern Washington held on over Weber State 27-21 for its first win of the season on … 1
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WSU rallies to stun Colorado 31-27
October 1, 2011 in Sports Marquess Wilson sped past two defenders and hauled in a 63-yard touchdown pass from Marshall Lobbestael with 1:10 left to lead Washington State to a stunning 31-27 comeback win over … 9
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Journalist examines health care issues in upcoming talk
October 1, 2011 in City Journalist T.R. Reid traveled the world’s richest democracies several years ago in search of answers. He wanted to find the best treatment for an old shoulder injury that was causing … 6
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Feds, Midnite Mine operators reach deal on cleanup
October 1, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 The federal government has reached an agreement with one of the world’s largest mining companies on a $193 million cleanup of a defunct uranium mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation. … 4
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ROTC cadet out for run pulls man from river
October 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 Christopher Smith, a Gonzaga University junior from Tampa, Fla., found himself dangling from a ledge over the Spokane River before daybreak Friday in a daring rescue of a suicidal man … 10
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Arabian Peninsula offshoot founded by escaped prisoners
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Based in the Yemeni tribal hinterlands but possessing global ambitions, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has become the most active and lethal of the affiliates to emerge from …
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U.S. drones kill influential al-Qaida operative in Yemen
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – U.S. Predator drone aircraft armed with Hellfire missiles carried out the targeted killing in northern Yemen of Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric who was a U.S. citizen, … 21
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Accelator smashes its last atom
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – The end came at 2:36 p.m. Friday, when Helen Edwards pressed red and blue buttons in the control room at Fermilab in Batavia, Ill., and sent a science …
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Family finds father six days after his car went over cliff
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 VALENCIA, Calif. – By the fifth night, David La Vau was convinced he was going to die. The 67-year-old father of six was trapped at the bottom of a remote …
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Florida upsets GOP schedule
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida decided Friday to hold its Republican presidential primary on Jan. 31, snubbing a party rule against fast-track delegate-selection for 2012 and triggering angry responses from traditional …
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In brief: Suspect arrested in casino killing
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 San Francisco – A man accused of killing the leader of the San Jose Hells Angels in a shootout at a Nevada casino has been arrested on a college campus …
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Chaplains can lead same-sex weddings
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Defense Department issued new guidelines Friday that allow military chaplains to officiate at same-sex weddings, on or off military installations, in states where such weddings are allowed. …
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Mandatory prenup? No, says church
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 MEXICO CITY – The Roman Catholic Church reacted harshly Friday to a bill proposed by Mexico City legislators that would require all couples to sign a prenuptial agreement specifying how …
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Second typhoon strikes Asia
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 MANILA, Philippines – The second typhoon in a week battered the rain-soaked northern Philippines today, adding misery to thousands of people, some of whom still perched on rooftops while several …
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In brief: Throng in Egypt shows impatience
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 Cairo – Thousands of protesters once again gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday to voice their exasperation at the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces. The military, which has been …
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Canadian court upholds legal drug injection site
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 VANCOUVER, B.C. – North America’s only legal drug injection facility saves lives and should stay open, Canada’s Supreme Court ruled Friday. The court’s decision could facilitate the eventual opening of … 1
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Myanmar leader yields on dam
October 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A8 YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s president called Friday for work on a controversial Chinese-backed hydroelectric dam to be halted and the concerns of its critics settled, in a startling turnaround welcomed …
