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Sunday, May 20, 2012
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Cougs’ postseason baseball hopes a lost cause
May 20, 2012 in Sports Any remaining doubt was erased once the final out of Sunday’s game was recorded: The Washington State baseball team isn’t going to make the postseason. That disappointing truth became a …
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Mariners sweep Rockies
May 20, 2012 in Sports Jesus Montero and Justin Smoak hit back-to-back home runs, Blake Beavan tied a season-high with seven strikeouts and the Seattle Mariners held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on …
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Burien boy, rescuer saved from 270-foot waterfall
May 20, 2012 in City, News, Outdoors GOLD BAR, Wash. (AP) — A 13-year-old Burien boy is safe after a dramatic overnight rescue above Wallace Falls near Gold Bar, Wash. 2
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Bee Gee Robin Gibb dies at 62
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World, News Robin Gibb, a founding member of the Bee Gees who helped propel the group to international stardom, has died. He was 62. 1
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Fire crews battle Sunday blaze for five hours
May 20, 2012 in City, News The cause of an early morning fire appears suspicious and remains under investigation after the Spokane Fire Department responded to a fire in an unoccupied home on East Sprague.
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Woman, 73, oldest to climb Mount Everest
May 20, 2012 in Outdoors See details about record-breaking climb in Rich Landers’ Outdoors Blog.. 4
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Son: Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing is dead
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a … 3
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Powerful quake kills at least 4 in northern Italy
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World One of the worst quakes to hit northeast Italy in hundreds of years rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, killing at least four people, collapsing factories and sending residents … 1
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Officials hope swift punishment will deter probation violators
May 20, 2012 in City on Page A1 The young woman insisted she hadn’t smoked marijuana recently. A urine test given by her probation officer came back positive for the substance, but she was sure it must have … 12
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NATO to discuss Afghan war’s end
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 KABUL, Afghanistan – It was what President Barack Obama called a “war of necessity,” a conflict thrust upon America by the 9/11 attacks. As NATO’s mission here winds down nearly … 12
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Face scans shake, stir potential bar patrons
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 SAN FRANCISCO – A watchful eye has arrived on San Francisco’s bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out. A new app … 2
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Tropical storm watch issued for S.C.
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 RALEIGH, N.C. – Forecasters late Saturday issued a tropical storm watch for parts of the South Carolina coast after the first tropical storm of the 2012 hurricane season formed in … 1
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G-8 leaders endorse growth
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAMP DAVID, Md. – In a significant political victory for President Barack Obama, the leaders of Germany and other European nations endorsed a policy of economic growth over austerity and … 3
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Chinese legal activist arrives in New York
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – A Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the United States on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had …
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Journalist gets slap instead of Smith kiss
May 20, 2012 in City on Page A4 Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere …
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Obama cites JPMorgan in defending regulation
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Aiming squarely at Republican critics of Wall Street reform, President Barack Obama said Saturday that investment bank JPMorgan’s stunning $2 billion loss serves as a reminder of the … 3
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Zuckerberg weds longtime girlfriend
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 SAN FRANCISCO – A day after the historic Facebook IPO, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status Saturday to “married.” Zuckerberg wed 27-year-old Priscilla Chan, his girlfriend of nearly …
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Historic launch balks at last moment
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A5 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground Saturday after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of …
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NAACP backs same-sex marriage
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A5 MIAMI – The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts “to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.” The National Association … 2
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Father of 30 seeking break on child support
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A5 You have to say this much for Desmond Hatchett: He has a way with the ladies. The 33-year-old Knoxville, Tenn., resident reportedly has set a Knox County record for his … 7
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Americans jailed in Haiti during march
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti moved to crack down on a band of former and would-be soldiers who had been staging protests for more than a year, closing two old military …
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In brief: Student killed in bombing outside school
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 Rome – A bomb exploded outside an Italian high school named after the wife of an assassinated anti-Mafia prosecutor, killing one student and wounding at least seven others, officials said …
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Mubarak minister surging in polls
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 ASWAN, Egypt – Egyptian presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq, written off by many as a contender because of his service as Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister, is enjoying renewed buzz around …
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EPA says mine could hurt rivers
May 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A7 The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that plans for a massive mine in the hills above Bristol Bay in Alaska – home of the biggest sockeye salmon fishery in the … 1
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
