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Monday, February 6, 2012
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Weary Chiefs grind out ‘ugly’ victory
February 6, 2012 in Sports So, it wasn’t pretty. A win is still a win. The positives outweighed the negatives for the Spokane Chiefs on Monday night – with two finishes on the power play, … 2
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Spokane Council rejects firefighter labor contract
February 6, 2012 in City A tentative labor contract with Spokane firefighters was narrowly rejected Monday night by Spokane City Council members. 53
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Gonzaga’s freshmen rate high in playing time
February 6, 2012 in Sports With the exception of a few transfers from four-year schools and junior colleges, the list reads like a who’s who of Gonzaga men’s basketball from the last 15 years.
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Police reform resolution wins Spokane council OK
February 6, 2012 in News, City The Spokane City Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution calling for a series of measures that they said would improve accountability of the police department. 4
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Then & Now: Lisa Comstock-Schultz
February 6, 2012 in Sports When Eastern Washington University’s diminutive point guard Chene Cooper this year became the women’s basketball all-time assist leader at the school, she broke a record that had stood for more …
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Sense of family uplifts Fisher, Whits swimmers
February 6, 2012 in Sports Two years ago, Kara Fisher learned that her dad was terminally ill. She learned something else: At Whitworth, you never swim alone.
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Powell gave his kids’ toys to charity before explosion
February 6, 2012 in News GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) — Josh Powell planned the deadly house fire that killed him and his young sons for some time, dropping toys at charities and sending final emails to … 5
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WA House committee advances gay marriage bill
February 6, 2012 in Region OLYMPIA — A House committee on Monday approved a measure to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, setting the stage for final passage this week. 43
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Ex-husband arrested for Deer Park woman’s murder
February 6, 2012 in News, City The ex-husband of a woman found strangled to death in her Deer Park home has been arrested for her murder. 4
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Sacred Heart gets go-ahead to expand
February 6, 2012 in Business, City Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center will be allowed to add 75 new patient beds under a legal settlement reached today. 5
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Last day to register for school levy elections
February 6, 2012 in Region Today is the last day to register in person for the Feb. 14 levy elections for several Spokane County school districts. 18
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Wash. legislator: let’s vote on a capital gains tax
February 6, 2012 in City OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Senate’s chief budget writer on Monday proposed a plan that would have voters decide not only on a temporary sales tax increase this year, but … 18
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Lawmaker wants to boot EPA out of Silver Valley
February 6, 2012 in Idaho An Idaho lawmaker says the Silver Valley is clean enough, and she wants the EPA to end its Coeur d’Alene Basin cleanup, rescind its Superfund designation and get out of … 38
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Inslee calls for focus on six industries
February 6, 2012 in City Jay Inslee, a Democratic candidate for governor, said he would focus the state’s job creation efforts on six “key industry clusters” – aerospace, life sciences, military, agriculture, information technology and … 30
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Bucket-list chase in Butte leads to arrest
February 6, 2012 in City BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it’ll cost him a $1,000 fine … 7
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New fight, lockdown at Walla Walla penitentiary
February 6, 2012 in Region WALLA WALLA — A second inmate fight in a week renewed lockdowns at the Washington state Penitentiary at Walla Walla. 3
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CDC: Too many kids breathe others’ smoke in cars
February 6, 2012 in Nation/World Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren’t all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list. 29
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Fire kills father, boys on West Side
February 6, 2012 in Region on Page A1 GRAHAM, Wash. – Josh Powell’s note was simple and short, a farewell to the world two years after his wife vanished. “I’m sorry, goodbye,” Powell wrote in an email to … 4
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Getting There: Highway 95 upgrade slated for major work
February 6, 2012 in City on Page A1 A long-term effort to widen and improve U.S. Highway 95 north of Coeur d’Alene will take a major step forward this year. Two important segments will undergo construction in the …
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Ritzville taps roots to cultivate tourism
February 6, 2012 in City on Page A1 More than 10,000 cars and trucks whiz past Ritzville on Interstate 90 each day. Some in the town of roughly 1,700 residents hope a wheat-themed interpretive center could lure some … 2
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Egypt says 19 Americans will be ordered to stand trial
February 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 CAIRO – Relations between Washington and Cairo plummeted further Sunday when Egypt’s military-controlled government announced that 19 Americans working for pro-democracy groups, including the son of a Cabinet official, would … 1
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England’s queen marks 60 years on the throne
February 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – Queen Elizabeth II marked her Diamond Jubilee today with a message thanking all those who had supported her over her 60-year reign and reaffirming her dedication to serving … 4
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Gingrich undaunted as GOP race heads back east
February 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LAS VEGAS – Now it’s on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine. With back-to-back victories fueling him, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is looking toward the next states that hold GOP … 4
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Ocean documentarian deGruy dies in crash
February 6, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Mike deGruy, an award-winning cinematographer who spent three decades making documentary films about the ocean, was killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia. He was 60. …
