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Monday, October 3, 2011
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Norman Chad: Nice stories from college football
October 3, 2011 in Sports Abraham Mercado is a place kicker at Morgan State University in Baltimore. He would be a blip on the college football radar, except that he’s Mexican-born, an orthodox Jew and …
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Lobbestael will start against UCLA
October 3, 2011 in Sports Quarterback Jeff Tuel will return to practice full-time Tuesday, but he won’t be returning to the starting lineup this week, Washington State coach Paul Wulff said after the Cougars went …
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Chiefs mum, but clearly unhappy with rough play
October 3, 2011 in Sports Sometimes saying nothing carries more weight than a speech. That was certainly the case from the Spokane lockerroom after the Chiefs’ Western Hockey League home opener on Saturday.
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First Look: Washington State at UCLA
October 3, 2011 in Sports How far have the Cougars come since last season? We will find out Saturday, in the only true rematch – same team, same venue – as last year. 1
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Spokane woman shoots would-be marijuana thief
October 3, 2011 in City A woman shot a man in the head today as he tried to steal marijuana plants from her home in north Spokane, police said. His accomplice is still at large … 44
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Dead professor’s records must be disclosed
October 3, 2011 in News, Idaho A judge has ruled the University of Idaho should release the personnel records of a former professor who police say killed a 22-year-old graduate student and then committed suicide after …
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NW today: Group sues to protect pygmy rabbit
October 3, 2011 in Region An environmental group is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its decision that the tiny pygmy rabbit does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act.
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Grizzly killed that likely mauled two in Yellowstone
October 3, 2011 in Outdoors, City BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials say they have killed a grizzly bear that fatally mauled a hiker after DNA evidence linked the bear to the scene of … 2
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Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder
October 3, 2011 in Nation/World, Region An Italian appeals court has thrown out Amanda Knox’s murder conviction and ordered the young American free after nearly four years in prison for the death of her British roommate. … 30
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Washington permanently bans ‘bath salts’
October 3, 2011 in City OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The state Pharmacy Board has filed a rule permanently banning so-called “bath salts” that are used as drugs to mimic the effects of cocaine, LSD, ecstasy, … 14
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Wet weather approaches Inland NW
October 3, 2011 in City, Idaho A Pacific storm system is moving closer to the Washington coast and is expected to bring rain starting tonight.
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Knox supporters gather in Seattle, await verdict
October 3, 2011 in Nation/World, Region With some unable to hold their tears, Amanda Knox supporters watched on television intently as the Seattle native pleaded her innocence today in an Italian courtroom in the 2007 murder … 1
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Health care law looms over new Supreme Court term
October 3, 2011 in Nation/World The nine justices of the Supreme Court, who serve without seeking election, soon will have to decide whether to insert themselves into the center of the presidential campaign next year. … 18
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Stocks tank as Greece admits it won’t hit targets
October 3, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Stocks took another battering Monday after Greece admitted it won’t meet its deficit reduction targets, raising renewed fears that the country will not get crucial bailout loans it needs to … 2
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Immune system discoveries earn Nobel in medicine
October 3, 2011 in Nation/World Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries about the immune system that opened new avenues for the treatment and prevention of infectious illnesses and cancer.
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The lender next door: Peer-to-peer loans gaining popularity
October 3, 2011 in Business, City on Page A1 Spokane’s Richard Guzzard has lent about $12,000 over the past two years to people he’s never met. The retired assistant prison warden has shifted to peer-to-peer lending as his preferred … 10
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Getting There: Valley seeks input on redesigning Park Road
October 3, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Valley is asking for the public’s help in designing a newer, rebuilt version of Park Road from Indiana to Broadway avenues. An open house about the project is set …
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Fears fuel vaccine avoiders
October 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 CHICAGO – By age 6, children should have vaccinations against 14 diseases, in at least two dozen separate doses, the U.S. government advises. More than 1 in 10 parents reject … 19
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Weighty questions await Supreme Court justices
October 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court today opens one of its most anticipated terms, in which the justices could strike down President Barack Obama’s health care law, empower local police to … 26
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‘Arrested Development’ spinoff, film announced
October 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – The Bluth family’s frozen banana stand may be back in business. At an “Arrested Development” reunion Sunday at the New Yorker Festival, the creators and cast announced …
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Protesters will stay ‘as long as we can’
October 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – The protesters who have been camping out in Manhattan’s Financial District for more than two weeks eat donated food and keep their laptops running with a portable … 8
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Militants free woman in Philippines
October 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 MANILA, Philippines – Muslim militants freed a Filipina-American after 2 1/2 months in captivity in the southern Philippines but are still holding her 14-year-old son and a relative, authorities said …
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Official denies bomb maker’s death
October 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Al-Qaida’s top bomb maker in Yemen did not die in a drone strike on a convoy, a top Yemeni official said Sunday, a report that dashed the hopes … 1
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In brief: Nevada bumps up caucuses
October 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 RENO, Nev. – Nevada Republicans have decided to move up their presidential caucuses to stay ahead of Florida’s newly scheduled Jan. 31 primary, a move that will cost the state …
