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Friday, December 28, 2012
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Blanchette: GU’s Pangos has worked way back
December 28, 2012 in Sports The scoreboard had been dark for nearly an hour and still he had yet to settle his load onto his locker stool, hear the hiss of a shower or take …
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Pangos hits seven 3s, scores 31 to lead GU past Baylor
December 28, 2012 in Sports A slight smile formed on Kevin Pangos’ face as he watched a replay of one of his seven 3-pointers that helped lift No. 13 Gonzaga past Baylor 94-87 Friday night … 1
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Hawks’ Okung living up to expectations
December 28, 2012 in Sports The reggae-playing big man talks, just not about himself. That’s Russell Okung’s ground rule for interviews, which is really kind of appropriate since he’s a left tackle, which means he’s …
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Chiefs’ Walchuk took long road to Spokane
December 28, 2012 in Sports Just when Dylan Walchuk’s future looked a bit blurry last year, he was contacted by old friends he thought had forgotten about him. 1
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Williams, Fiddler pace Chiefs
December 28, 2012 in Sports CRANBROOK, British Columbia – Todd Fiddler scored his team-high 25th goal and Eric Williams recorded his second shutout of the season Friday as the Spokane Chiefs edged the Kootenay Ice …
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Cougars take home game on the road
December 28, 2012 in Sports There was a time when Ken Bone wanted to play as many games in Pullman as possible. Then he saw what attendance can be like during Christmas break. So the … 1
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GU, WSU women have growing rivalry
December 28, 2012 in Sports Two of the last three Gonzaga-Washington State women’s basketball games have come down to the final seconds.
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Seattle’s efficiency at peak during late run
December 28, 2012 in Sports Buried within the dizzying numbers the Seattle Seahawks have posted the last three weeks that grabbed the attention of the entire NFL, is a steady rise in efficiency that’s at …
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Marine takes down burglar in his parents’ Spokane Valley home
December 28, 2012 in City After two dangerous tours in Afghanistan, Marine Cpl. Alex Pohle confronted a new threat on the home front: a burglar in his parents’ Spokane Valley home. 37
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Avista warns of employee imposters
December 28, 2012 in City Avista issued an alert today warning area residents of people prowling around Spokane homes and claiming to be Avista employees when confronted. 9
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Crapo won’t fight drunk-driving charges
December 28, 2012 in Idaho WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo says he won’t fight charges of drunken driving when he appears in court in January. 25
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Medical examiner identifies Spokane shooting victim
December 28, 2012 The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the woman shot at a Spokane party Wednesday as 20-year-old Ciara R. Hardin. 24
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Ignition interlock devices to include camera starting Jan. 1
December 28, 2012 in City Smile, you’re on drunk-driver camera. In an effort to increase accountability for those with a history of driving while intoxicated, all alcohol ignition interlocks in Washington will be equipped with … 14
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Fire that destroyed longhouse confirmed to be electrical
December 28, 2012 in City Investigators confirmed an accidental electrical fire is to blame for the destruction of the Chief Joseph Nez Perce Longhouse. 6
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Health of George H.W. Bush ‘improving’
December 28, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush remains in intensive care at a Houston hospital, but he’s improving. Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath said Friday that the 88-year-old former … 21
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Strike likely averted at East Coast ports
December 28, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The union for longshoremen along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico has agreed to extend its contract for 30 days, averting a possible strike that … 1
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State’s basic wage rises
December 28, 2012 in City on Page A1 The minimum wage in Washington will go up to $9.19 an hour on Jan. 1, keeping the state ahead of all others and nearly $2 above the federal minimum wage … 5
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Still an oracle
December 28, 2012 in Business on Page A1 In the late 1990s, when community leaders talked about ways to invigorate Spokane’s economy, the name Bernard Daines often dominated the discussion. Daines, who moved back to the Spokane area … 12
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Schwarzkopf, Gulf War commander, dies at 78
December 28, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Truth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn’t care much for his popular “Stormin’ Norman” nickname. The seemingly no-nonsense Desert Storm commander’s reputed temper with aides and subordinates … 4
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Victory in a triathlon isn’t always the fastest time
December 28, 2012 in City, Health on Page A1 Triathlete Rachel Johnson cried as she traveled to southern British Columbia for Ironman Canada in August. “I would get choked up just thinking about being able to participate in the …
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Drop in Mississippi River threatens barge traffic again
December 28, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 ST. LOUIS – The Mississippi River level is dropping again and barge industry trade groups warned Thursday that river commerce could essentially come to a halt as early as next …
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Storm pushes across Northeast
December 28, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 CONCORD, N.H. – A muted version of a winter storm that has killed more than a dozen people across the eastern half of the country plodded across the Northeast on …
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Ailing Bush getting excellent care
December 28, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 HOUSTON – Former President George H.W. Bush, who has been hospitalized for more than a month, is getting excellent medical treatment and would advise people to “put the harps back … 1
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Putin vows to bar adoptions by U.S.
December 28, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he will sign a controversial bill barring Americans from adopting Russian children, while the Kremlin’s children’s rights advocate recommended extending the ban …
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