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Saturday, May 5, 2012
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Cougars’ bullpen comes up short in loss to Cal
May 5, 2012 in Sports As a planned fireworks display sounded in the background, Donnie Marbut spent a good 15 minutes speaking with his Washington State baseball team in left field at Bailey-Brayton Field on …
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Mayweather wins unanimous decison over Cotto
May 5, 2012 in Sports Floyd Mayweather Jr. used his speed and accuracy to win a unanimous decision Saturday night over a game Miguel Cotto in one of his toughest fights.
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M’s back Hernandez in blanking of Twins
May 5, 2012 in Sports Getting their staff ace to shut down one of the worst offenses in baseball wasn’t the key to the Seattle Mariners finally snapping their losing streak at seven games.
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Seahawks will have rare QB duel with Jackson, Flynn
May 5, 2012 in Sports Tarvaris Jackson took the first snap of Friday’s workout. That this fact is even worth mentioning gives you an idea of just how scrutinized Seattle’s quarterback situation is going to …
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EWU football position-by-position breakdown
May 5, 2012 in Sports Here’s a position-by-position look at the Eagles following spring camp: 3
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Police seek information on evidence in stabbing
May 5, 2012 in News Spokane police are seeking information about possible evidence in the slaying of Sharlotte McGill. Major Crimes detectives want to speak to anyone who knows about a car battery stolen within … 6
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I’ll Have Another rallies to win Kentucky Derby
May 5, 2012 in Sports I’ll Have Another didn’t seem to have the goods to win the Kentucky Derby. Sold as a yearling for a paltry $11,000, ridden by a rookie jockey hardly anyone knew …
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WSU gives Gregoire honorary doctorate
May 5, 2012 in News PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State University gave Gov. Chris Gregoire an honorary doctorate degree at a graduation ceremony in Pullman on Saturday. 7
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EWU emphasized balancing act in spring football
May 5, 2012 in Sports If the Eastern Washington football coaches had one goal going into spring drills, it was to get more physical.
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Police identify woman killed in Whitman Co. crash
May 5, 2012 The head-on collision in Whitman County that killed one and injured five others was caused by a 21-year-old driver who fell asleep at the wheel, the Washington State Patrol said …
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Letting Chen study in U.S. offers path out of thicket
May 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 BEIJING – Tapping a visa track to America used by thousands of Chinese students, U.S. officials say they have struck a face-saving compromise with China over the fate of a … 10
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WSU tuition hike to mirror last year’s spike: 16 percent
May 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 SEATTLE – People celebrated last month when the Washington Legislature said it wouldn’t have to make college any more expensive, but many forgot that lawmakers had already put plans in … 34
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Beastie Boys’ Yauch dies
May 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Adam Yauch, the gravelly voiced rapper who helped make the Beastie Boys one of the seminal groups in hip-hop, died Friday. He was 47. Yauch, also known …
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Teen spots errors on museum’s map
May 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – A Connecticut seventh-grader says workers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City didn’t believe him when he pointed out an inaccuracy with a …
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Nurse dies during video chat with wife
May 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 HOUSTON – The wife of an Army officer serving in Afghanistan witnessed her husband’s death as the two video chatted via Skype, his family said Friday. The circumstances of Capt. … 1
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Panetta pleads for good conduct
May 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned troops Friday that it takes just seconds for misconduct to make headlines and said that enemy insurgents can use recent military scandals to … 2
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Animals back on farm
May 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Five exotic animals are back on the eastern Ohio farm where they lived months ago before their owner abandoned them and released dozens of other wild animals …
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In brief: NBC workers fired over edited 911 call
May 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Three employees of NBC or an NBC-owned television station have now lost their jobs because of editing changes to a call made to police by George Zimmerman … 2
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Breast cancer harsher on male patients
May 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 CHICAGO – Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don’t survive as long as women, largely because they don’t even realize they can get it and are …
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White House to honor pop songwriting duo
May 5, 2012 in City on Page A4 President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will honor songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, a duo whose pop melodies and lyrics regularly hit the charts in the 1960s …
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Moon cozies up to Earth for night
May 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOS ANGELES – According to NASA’s calculations, tonight is when the moon will hit your eye like a big pizza pie, to paraphrase Dean Martin. It’s “supermoon” time. The National …
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Tainted dog food sickens 14
May 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A5 COLUMBIA, S.C. – Fourteen people in at least nine states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina plant that years ago produced food …
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Obama sticking to old promises
May 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Read Barack Obama’s lips: no new promises. Not now, at least. 3
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Fracking rules seek disclosure
May 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration proposed updated rules for oil and gas development on federal lands – an effort to catch up with the boom in use of the controversial …
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