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Monday, October 29, 2012
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Ex-Chief Ryan holds Spokane in special place
October 29, 2012 in Sports Derek Ryan – on a clock that runs nine hours ahead of Spokane – is technically living in the future. But he thinks about the past – his hometown and …
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WCC coaches like Gonzaga’s chances
October 29, 2012 in Sports Don’t count the Zags out after their run of WCC basketball championships ended last season - and the league’s coaches certainly haven’t as they’ve picked Gonzaga to win the conference …
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Sandy plunges NYC into darkness
October 29, 2012 in Nation/World, News Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline with 80 mph winds Monday night and hurled an unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater at New York City, flooding its tunnels, subway … 1
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Tuel’s performance speaks for itself
October 29, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – For once, coach Mike Leach didn’t have to field questions Monday about who his starting quarterback might be come Saturday. Washington State senior Jeff Tuel took hold of … 1
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Judge orders Idaho group to disclose secret donors
October 29, 2012 in Idaho A secretive group that underwrote more than $200,000 in TV campaign commercials in favor of three Idaho school reform ballot measures must disclose its donors by Wednesday, a 4th District … 10
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Ad charges school reform laws hamper teachers
October 29, 2012 in Idaho The latest campaign commercial opposing Idaho’s school reform ballot measures draws on a variety of criticisms of the measures to suggest they hamper teachers in doing their jobs. “We want … 3
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SpokeFest grant connects kids with bicycles
October 29, 2012 in Green Local News, Health Three years ago, fourth and fifth graders at Broadway Elementary were given yet another reason for P.E. to be one of their favorite classes of the day. They got to … 1
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Elk, Wash., man directing Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in New York
October 29, 2012 Red Cross relief efforts in New York are being organized by an Eastern Washington retiree pressed into service because of his nearly four decades of disaster management experience.
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Obama on storm: If they say evacuate, do it now
October 29, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama delivered a sober warning to millions in the path of Hurricane Sandy today, declaring that even though food, water and generators have been moved into …
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A state-by-state look at the East Coast superstorm
October 29, 2012 in Nation/World Hurricane Sandy is churning off the East Coast and is expected to join up with two other weather systems to create a huge and problematic storm affecting 50 million people. …
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AAA: Average price of gasoline in Washington $3.82
October 29, 2012 BELLEVUE — The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Washington is $3.82. 18
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Sandy gains power and aims for Northeast
October 29, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — Gaining strength and threatening 50 million people, Hurricane Sandy chugged north today, raking ghost-town cities along the Northeast corridor with rain and wind gusts. Subways and schools … 36
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Wet week ahead in Washington, including Halloween
October 29, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — The National Weather Service says Washington is in for a wet week, including Halloween. 1
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Washington State University student dies in dorm
October 29, 2012 in Region A Washington State University student died over the weekend after being found unconscious in a dorm room. 9
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Campaign plans left in doubt by storm
October 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 CELINA, Ohio – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama frantically sought to close the deal with voters with precious few days left in an incredibly close race … 106
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Sandy looms over East
October 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – From Washington to Boston, big cities and small towns Sunday buttoned up against the onslaught of a superstorm that could endanger 50 million people in the most …
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Contractor proposes replacing I-90’s snow shed with bridges
October 29, 2012 in City on Page A1 The familiar snow shed on Interstate 90 just east of Snoqualmie Pass is going to be consigned to history. The Washington State Department of Transportation is considering a proposal to … 3
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Workshops give students insight on vital portion of application
October 29, 2012 in City on Page A1 Summer Hess is trying to inspire North Central High School students to write compelling and, hopefully, lucrative college essays. The 29-year-old earned scholarships with her prose, so she volunteered to …
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2,000 sheep herded through Spain’s capital
October 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 MADRID – Spanish shepherds led a flock of more than 2,000 sheep through central Madrid on Sunday in defense of ancient grazing, migration and droving rights threatened by urban sprawl … 1
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Dragon ship returns to Earth after round trip to space station
October 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An unmanned Dragon freighter carrying a stash of precious medical samples from the International Space Station parachuted into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, completing the first …
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Myanmar violence displaces 22,000
October 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 SITTWE, Myanmar – Victims of Myanmar’s latest explosion of Muslim-Buddhist violence fled to already packed displacement camps along the country’s western coast, with a top U.N. official saying the unrest …
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GOP poised for governorship gains
October 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 OLYMPIA – Republicans are in position to extend their recent gains among governors as they compete for seats they haven’t won in a quarter-century. Of the 11 states with gubernatorial … 1
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Little damage seen from Canada quake
October 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 VANCOUVER, B.C. – A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, but there were no reports of major damage. Residents in parts of British Columbia were evacuated, but …
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In brief: Statue’s reopening on hold for storm
October 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – The Statue of Liberty has officially reopened to the public after a renovation project. The public will just have wait until a massive storm has passed to …
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