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Thursday, October 20, 2011
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Two injured in Hayden crash
October 20, 2011 in News Two drivers were injured in a collision today in Hayden. 1
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Thompson trial: Officer disputes own grand jury testimony
October 20, 2011 in City YAKIMA – After obtaining an immunity letter from the U.S. Department of Justice, Spokane police Officer Tim Moses testified he could not remember or disputed any incriminating things he previously … 26
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Rangers rally in 9th to even World Series
October 20, 2011 in Sports Jason Motte and the St. Louis Cardinals’ bullpen failed to hold on this time, allowing the Texas Rangers to tie the World Series at a game apiece.
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Government forecasts snowy winter
October 20, 2011 Winter in the Inland Northwest could be cold and snowy again if government scientists are right in an official winter outlook issued on Thursday. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center is … 3
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As a dictator, Gadhafi was a different breed
October 20, 2011 CAIRO — In the modern pantheon of the world’s dictators, Moammar Gadhafi stood apart. Far apart. Erratic and mercurial, he fancied himself a political philosopher, practiced an unorthodox and deadly …
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Son of Rod Stewart and Rachel Hunter making name for self with Spokane Chiefs
October 20, 2011 in Sports Of all the opportunities Liam Stewart has had, the one he grabbed and held on to with an unmistakable passion is hockey. 1
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Report: Ex-Coug Harrison has brain tumor
October 20, 2011 in Sports Jerome Harrison thought a trade to the Eagles would bring a new career opportunity. The deal fell through, but it may have saved his life.
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Cougars facing a beat up Oregon State team
October 20, 2011 in Sports Oregon State coach Mike Riley said this week he’s never had as many injuries on defense as the Beavers have suffered this season, part of the reason behind the Beavers’ …
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SUV rolls off Evergreen offramp
October 20, 2011 in City A white sport utility vehicle rolled off the Evergreen Road offramp from Interstate 90, landing the driver in jail and a passenger in the hospital. 4
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Sagle legislator stepping aside after redistricting
October 20, 2011 in Idaho BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With the ink barely dry on Idaho’s redistricting maps, one senator has announced she’s won’t run again following the 2012 session: Joyce Broadsword of Sagle. 7
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Ohio owner of exotic animals was in deep debt
October 20, 2011 ZANESVILLE, Ohio — The owner of an exotic animal farm who killed himself after setting his menagerie of tigers, lions, bears and other beasts loose in the Ohio countryside was … 6
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Medical expert says Zehm was beaten over the head
October 20, 2011 A medical doctor, who testified in the Los Angeles beating trial of Rodney King, testified for federal prosecutors today, saying he found evidence of three baton strikes to Otto Zehm’s … 7
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Gadhafi killed as revolutionary forces take Sirte
October 20, 2011 in News, Nation/World Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi died today as his hometown fell to the one-time rebels who ousted him, ending the last vestiges of control for the man once hailed as the … 63
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Clouds bring chance of showers
October 20, 2011 in City, Idaho The arrival of clouds over the Inland Northwest today is bringing a 20 percent chance of showers to the region.
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Crowd decries social, health services cuts
October 20, 2011 in City on Page A1 Saying the state government now faces “one of its hardest moments since the Great Depression,” the head of the Washington Department of Social and Health Services brought bad news Wednesday … 27
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GOP gives Romney lukewarm embrace
October 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 LAS VEGAS — After a concentrated burst of campaigning, the GOP presidential race has been distilled to a simple question: Can Republicans learn to live with Mitt Romney even if … 5
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District 1 race draws outspoken council critics
October 20, 2011 in City on Page A1 After a packed, six-way primary, voters in northeast Spokane have two unconventional choices to fill the Spokane City Council seat that will be vacated at the end of the year … 14
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Small town cowers as deputies hunt, kill 49 exotic animals
October 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 After the shooting stopped and panic subsided, only a monkey was still at large. The death toll was 49. The carnage included one baboon, six black bears, eight lionesses and … 1
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Search is on for injured hawk
October 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 SAN FRANCISCO – A wildlife rescue group spent a third day in a San Francisco park trying to capture and rescue a red-tailed hawk that appears to have been shot …
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Perry hints at flat tax proposal
October 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LAS VEGAS – Working to distinguish himself from rival Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that he wants to scrap America’s current tax laws and impose a flat …
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Prenatal blood test detects Down syndrome
October 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – A prenatal blood test that can detect Down syndrome in a fetus in early pregnancy is now available to doctors in 20 U.S. cities, says the developer …
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Unsanitary practices led to listeria, FDA report says
October 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Pools of water on the floor and old, hard-to-clean equipment at a Colorado farm’s cantaloupe-packing facility were probably to blame for the deadliest outbreak of foodborne illness in …
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Urban study links health to surroundings
October 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 People who move from a poor neighborhood to a better-off one could end up thinner and healthier than those who stay behind, according to an urban housing experiment that tracked …
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In brief: Social Security hike will be 3.6 percent
October 20, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – Social Security benefits will go up by 3.6 percent next year, the first increase since 2009 for the one in five Americans who rely on government retirement and …
