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Monday, January 16, 2012
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Then & Now: Andee Schmick
January 16, 2012 in Sports It might have been the quickest interview for a “Then and Now” subject. “Then: young and vibrant,” Andee Schmick wrote. “Now: old and tired.” But even though she is “unemployed” … 1
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Paton eulogized on ‘big screen’
January 16, 2012 in Sports Jim Paton’s life was so fascinating and touched so many lives, that it could have been made into a movie. And so it was, in a poignant video on the … 1
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Spokane Chiefs fall to Seattle Thunderbirds
January 16, 2012 in Sports There’s really nothing gentle about hockey – and that includes honest feedback when a lackluster performance is turned in.
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Police: Fatal stabbing appears accidental
January 16, 2012 in News Spokane police say a weekend stabbing death of a knife-wielding man in a downtown apartment building appears to be accidental. Police have not yet identified the man, who died around … 11
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Poll: 87% of Idahoans favor texting-while-driving ban
January 16, 2012 in Idaho A new statewide survey shows that 87 percent of Idahoans favor a ban on texting while driving – including 78 percent who say they’d strongly support it. 11
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Thousands turn out for MLK march
January 16, 2012 in News As they began the downtown Unity March during Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, tears overcame the two men who’ve led the annual event for more than 20 years. … 12
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Idaho grocers plead for remedy after $1M in spoiled food
January 16, 2012 in Idaho Idaho’s grocery stores are putting up $100,000 of their own money and asking state lawmakers to change back to multi-day distribution of food stamps each month, after having to throw … 20
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Firefighters save woman from Monday apartment fire
January 16, 2012 in News Woman rescued and treated for smoke inhalation in North Spokane fire. 1
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Getting There: Leaders work to draw companies to West Plains
January 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 Local leaders hope that a sprawling new Caterpillar Logistics plant on the West Plains is the first in a series of new business arrivals near the airport. Vacant land surrounding … 19
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Witnesses: Captain steered too close to reefs, fled amid chaos
January 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 GIGLIO, Italy – Maritime authorities, passengers and mounting evidence pointed Sunday toward the captain of a cruise liner that ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan coast, amid accusations that … 1
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Feds stepping up police-abuse cases
January 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEATTLE – If the Seattle Police Department feels singled out by the U.S. Department of Justice and its findings of an unconstitutional pattern of excessive force by officers, it shouldn’t. … 25
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With three awards, silent film leads the pack at Globes
January 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The black-and- white silent film “The Artist” led the Golden Globes with three wins Sunday at a show that spread Hollywood’s love around among a broad …
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Tomb is rare discovery
January 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 CAIRO – Egyptian and Swiss archaeologists have unearthed a roughly 1,100-year-old tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings, an antiquities official said Sunday. It is the … 3
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‘Forgotten’ university collection worth millions
January 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A massive cache of musical treasures that’s grown to include a fragile harp-piano, the pioneering Moog synthesizer and the theremin used for “The Green Hornet” radio …
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Tanker carrying fuel approaching final reach to Nome
January 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 NOME, Alaska – Crews worked to build a path Sunday over a half-mile of Bering Sea ice for the final leg of a Russian tanker’s mission to deliver fuel to …
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Aide says Huntsman dropping out
January 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Jon Huntsman will withdraw today from the race for the Republican presidential nomination, his campaign manager told the Associated Press on Sunday. Huntsman will endorse Mitt Romney at … 4
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Suspect’s father is also homeless
January 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 YORBA LINDA, Calif. – The father of the man suspected of killing homeless men in Southern California is himself homeless and says his son last week showed him a picture … 2
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Russian probe crashes in Pacific
January 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 MOSCOW – A Russian space probe designed to boost the nation’s pride on a bold mission to a moon of Mars has come down in flames, showering fragments into the …
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Philbins sell Connecticut home for $3 million
January 16, 2012 in Features on Page A4 Television host Regis Philbin and his wife, Joy, have sold one of their Connecticut homes for $3 million. The Greenwich Time reports that town records show the Colonial home in … 1
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Ban to Assad: Stop violence
January 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIRUT – The U.N. chief demanded Sunday that Syria’s president stop killing his own people and said the “old order” of one-man rule and family dynasties is over in the …
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In brief: Gunmen storm compound, kill police
January 16, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Iraqi security forces on Sunday battled gunmen who detonated a car bomb before blasting their way into a government compound and killing seven policemen in a one-time Sunni …
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Photos Then and Now: Bright city night
January 16, 2012 in City on Page A5 When a Spokane Chronicle photographer made a nighttime photo of South Stevens Street curving into West Ninth Avenue in 1966, Spokane was a bustling business center. Aluminum, timber products, chemicals, … 2
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In brief: Parade, fair, speech among today’s events
January 16, 2012 in City on Page A5 Several events are taking place today to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day: • The annual Unity March, community resource fair and children’s activity fair will take place in downtown …
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Snow blankets West Side; Inland Northwest may see few inches
January 16, 2012 in City, Idaho, Region on Page A6 Snow showers have blanketed most of Western Washington over the weekend, snarling traffic in Seattle and its suburbs and stranding buses on freeway ramps. More snow showers are predicted for …
