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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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Blanchette: Pirates coach Ramsay one for ages
May 2, 2012 in Sports This replays itself probably once a season anyway, even now. The umpires come to the ballpark for the Saturday doubleheader, make their way to the Whitworth Pirates dugout and encounter …
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Angels’ Weaver no-hits Twins
May 2, 2012 in Sports ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jered Weaver pitched the second no-hitter in the majors in less than two weeks, completely overmatching Minnesota and leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-0 win …
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Sounders shut out Galaxy
May 2, 2012 in Sports SEATTLE — Eddie Johnson scored for the second straight game, directing home a header just before halftime, Fredy Montero scored his first goal of the season on a 35-yard strike …
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Rays, Shields hold off Mariners
May 2, 2012 in Sports ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For the Mariners, it was game in which, as manager Eric Wedge put it, “One guy gave us every opportunity to win the ballgame offensively.”
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Border Patrol’s Spokane presence raises questions
May 2, 2012 in City, News Federal agents have increased their presence in the Spokane area in what some believe is an overreaching effort to combat illegal immigration at a local level. Officials with the U.S. … 32
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Machtolf carries on legacy at G-Prep
May 2, 2012 in Sports Thirty years ago David Machtolf’s late uncle Dave and father Mark – Gonzaga University’s baseball coach – were multisport stars whose talents cemented their place among the greatest athletes in … 2
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Landers: Coyotes aren’t the main problem
May 2, 2012 in Sports Coyotes defending their pups on the bluff below High Drive last week – sending a few dogs to the vet for stitches – created a minor stink on the South … 8
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Five people dead in Ariz. shooting rampage
May 2, 2012 in News GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — A man fatally shot four people, including a toddler, at a home in a Phoenix suburb Wednesday before being found dead, authorities said. Gilbert police said … 5
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Defending Bloomsday champ Mekonnin returns
May 2, 2012 in Sports It may be hard to beat the excitement of the elite races at last year’s Bloomsday.
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MAC board fires director again
May 2, 2012 in City, News The board of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Cultures upheld the firing of the museum’s executive director this afternoon, in a decision that has revealed significant division between the … 7
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Zags land big man from Poland
May 2, 2012 in Sports The first member of Gonzaga’s 2012 men’s basketball recruiting class figures to make a big impression. Przemek Karnowski, a 7-foot-1, 280-pound center from Poland, announced his intentions Wednesday morning on …
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Judge tosses lawsuit opposing Camp Easton sale
May 2, 2012 in Idaho, News, Region A Kootenai County judge on Wednesday ruled against legal challenges by area Boy Scouts and their supporters to halt the proposed sale of Camp Easton to a North Idaho development … 4
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Angler who died in Waitts Lake ID’d, retrieved
May 2, 2012 in News The angler who died Saturday after jumping into Waitts Lake in Stevens County to retrieve his fishing rod has been identified. 1
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Idaho senator sends state-funded letter to new district
May 2, 2012 in Idaho Kris Sabo of Sagle was surprised when an official state-funded letter arrived in the mail from Idaho Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood, talking about Nuxoll’s record and thanking supporters as she … 8
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Bloomsday skies to be partly cloudy, likely dry
May 2, 2012 in City, Idaho The National Weather Service is forecasting a Bloomsday not unlike many of them in past years - cool and cloudy.
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Police: Junior Seau found dead at California home
May 2, 2012 in Sports OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Former NFL star Junior Seau was found shot to death at his home this morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43. 3
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DEA apologizes to college student left in cell
May 2, 2012 in Nation/World SAN DIEGO — The Drug Enforcement Administration issued an apology today to a California student who was picked up during a drug raid and left in a holding cell for … 13
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Protection sought in west for rare woodpecker
May 2, 2012 in Nation/World RENO, Nev. — Smokey Bear has done such a good job stomping out forest fires the past half-century that a woodpecker that’s survived for millions of years by eating beetle … 4
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Avista reports slight drop in first-quarter profit
May 2, 2012 in Business, City Avista Corp. reported a profit of $38.4 million for the first quarter, slightly down from last year’s first quarter profit of $41.9 million. 14
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Munch’s ’The Scream’ may fetch $80M at auction
May 2, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — One of the art world’s most recognizable images — Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” — could sell for $80 million or more when it is auctioned at Sotheby’s … 1
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Tsunami-swept Harley in container found in Canada
May 2, 2012 in Nation/World It must have been a wild ride. Japanese media say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle lost in last year’s tsunami has washed up on a Canadian island about 4,000 miles away. 14
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Calif. man forgotten in cell says he drank urine
May 2, 2012 in Nation/World A college student who federal drug agents forgot and left in a holding cell for five days without food, water or access to a toilet said Tuesday that he drank … 3
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Obama: Wars are winding down
May 2, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 KABUL, Afghanistan – President Barack Obama told Americans on Tuesday that after a decade of post-Sept. 11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, “we can see the light of a new … 63
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Kayakers were ill prepared
May 2, 2012 in City, Outdoors on Page A1 A kayaking group apparently was ill prepared for the lethal combination of near-freezing temperatures, cold water and high winds that took the life of a Gonzaga University honors student April … 8
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
