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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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Mariners topple Angels
October 2, 2012 in Sports SEATTLE — Kyle Seager became the first Seattle batter to hit 20 home runs in a season since 2009 with a solo shot in the first inning and the Mariners …
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Eagles start focusing on North Dakota
October 2, 2012 in Sports Unofficially, summer in Cheney ended late Tuesday afternoon.
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Seahawks fail on third-down conversions
October 2, 2012 in Sports SEATTLE – The training wheels have to come off. Or the handcuffs need to be loosened or the leash lengthened.
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Pac-12 football coaches script best strategies
October 2, 2012 in Sports To hear Washington State coach Mike Leach tell it, the word “script” is probably too simplistic to describe the series of offensive plays plotted out by some football coaches prior …
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Idaho volleyball continues conference success
October 2, 2012 in Sports There are no certainties in athletics, but the University of Idaho volleyball program has established a pattern of conference success.
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Kootenai County GOP official presses defamation suit
October 2, 2012 in Idaho A Republican Party official in Kootenai County is pressing ahead with her defamation suit against a woman who posted online comments about missing GOP funds. 21
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Fiery debate focuses on Idaho school reforms
October 2, 2012 in Idaho In a fiery debate Tuesday before a sellout crowd of 450, Idaho state schools chief Tom Luna defended his controversial “Students Come First” school reform laws, while critic Brian Cronin … 7
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Candidates hand out coffins
October 2, 2012 in Nation/World TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — In some countries political campaigns give out bumper stickers and yard signs. In others, they offer free lunches and supermarket debit cards. In Honduras, one of … 5
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Holiday sales expected to rise 4.1 percent in 2012
October 2, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — Americans are expected to spend more during what’s traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they’re not exactly ready to shop ‘til they drop like …
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WSU student injured in fall from balcony
October 2, 2012 in City PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State University student was injured in a fall from the third-story balcony of an off-campus apartment in Pullman. 11
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Arrest anticipated in north Spokane fire
October 2, 2012 in City Spokane Fire Department anticipates at least one arrest in relation to a fire in the basement of a northside home on Sep. 24.
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Cooler weather, gusty winds still on track
October 2, 2012 in City, Idaho A dry cold front passing over the Inland Northwest this morning is expected to lead to gusty winds later today and cooler temperatures that could approach freezing by Wednesday night.
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Stark sentenced to 25 years for murdering husband
October 2, 2012 in City Standing before a judge Tuesday for the second time as a convicted killer, Shellye Stark received less than half her original 51-year sentence for shooting her husband in 2007. 11
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Feds throw support behind lawsuit against JPMorgan
October 2, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The federal government today threw its support behind a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase accusing Bear Stearns, the investment bank JPMorgan bought in 2008, of engaging in massive fraud … 12
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Border Patrol agent killed on patrol in Arizona
October 2, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX — A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shooting early this morning in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico line, according to the Border Patrol. The … 4
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Judge halts Pa.’s tough new voter ID requirement
October 2, 2012 in Nation/World HARRISBURG, Pa. — A judge today blocked Pennsylvania’s divisive voter identification requirement from going into effect on Election Day, delivering a hard-fought victory to Democrats who said it was a … 30
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Most would see tax spike unless ‘fiscal cliff’ averted
October 2, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Taking the country over the “fiscal cliff” would cost American households $3,500 in higher taxes next year, on average, if Congress and the White House fail to reach … 35
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City Council raises hotel tax to back PFD
October 2, 2012 in City on Page A1 Supporters of the $65 million project expanding the Spokane Convention Center and Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena used bold print and an exclamation point for one of their main selling points: … 13
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Cost, wait times cited in district busing audit
October 2, 2012 in City on Page A1 Some buses ridden by Spokane Public Schools students are only 20 percent full, and consequently, the district’s per-student cost is higher than in like-size districts, according to a new audit … 1
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DSHS agrees to pay former foster children $5.3 million
October 2, 2012 in City on Page A1 The Department of Social and Health Services agreed Monday to pay $5.3 million to four people who were subjected to years of physical and sexual abuse as children in a … 6
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Skydiver aiming for highest, fastest free fall
October 2, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – His blood could boil. His lungs could overinflate. The vessels in his brain could burst. His eyes could hemorrhage. And, yes, he could break his neck …
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High court reconvenes
October 2, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court plunged into its new term Monday with a high-stakes dispute between businesses and human rights groups over accountability for foreign atrocities. The next nine months …
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Latest ‘genius grant’ recipients announced
October 2, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – Mandolin player and composer Chris Thile learned the hard way that when you get a call from the 312 area code this time of year, you should probably …
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In brief: Amtrak train, truck collide; 20 injured
October 2, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 HANFORD, Calif. – Two cars and the locomotive of an Amtrak train carrying about 169 passengers derailed Monday after colliding with a big rig truck in California’s Central Valley, authorities …
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
