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Monday, February 18, 2013
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Eagles’ rally not enough
February 18, 2013 in Sports Eastern Washington overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to take the lead with a 16-0 run early in the second half, but Portland State pulled away for an 89-80 Big Sky …
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Portland thumps Chiefs, 8-3
February 18, 2013 in Sports It wasn’t much of a holiday for the Spokane Chiefs as the Portland Winterhawks rolled to an 8-3 victory in Portland on Monday afternoon.
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GU players put brains before basketball
February 18, 2013 in Sports Kelly Olynyk and Gonzaga teammates Mike Hart and Drew Barham have already earned their degrees. Olynyk and Hart are in Gonzaga’s Master of Business Administration program. Barham, who completed his …
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Chad: LeBron James is simply brilliant
February 18, 2013 in Sports In assessing LeBron James, I recall that, when Michael Jordan was deemed the greatest athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, my immediate reaction was, “He’s not even the best … 3
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Girl Scouts decry Idaho tax on their cookies
February 18, 2013 in Idaho As Girl Scouts fan out across the state for their annual cookie sale, under current law, 22 cents of every $3.75 box they sell in Idaho will go to the … 44
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Lakers’ owner Jerry Buss dies at 79
February 18, 2013 in Sports Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers’ playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships from the ‘80s Showtime dynasty to the Kobe Bryant era, died Monday, his assistant … 2
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Airway Heights prison locked down after fight
February 18, 2013 in City A fight involving approximately 16 inmates put Airway Heights Corrections Center on lockdown Sunday afternoon and sent one inmate to the hospital. 2
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Police shut down Knitting Factory concert venue following latest attacks
February 18, 2013 in City Four people were shot in two gang-related attacks early today, prompting Spokane police to shut down the downtown concert venue where the hostilities originated. 168
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Idaho executive accused of slapping toddler no longer has job
February 18, 2013 in Idaho on Page A1 A man charged with slapping a toddler on a Minneapolis-to-Atlanta flight is out of a job, his former employer said Sunday. Joe Rickey Hundley, 60, of Hayden, is no longer … 32
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Pope blesses crowd in Rome
February 18, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 VATICAN CITY – His arms outstretched in a symbolic embrace, Pope Benedict XVI blessed tens of thousands of cheering people on Sunday in one of his last appearances as pontiff …
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Getting There: Francis Avenue repaving starts this spring
February 18, 2013 in City on Page A1 Francis Avenue is getting a facelift starting this spring. The Washington State Department of Transportation is planning to repave the portion of the arterial route west of Division Street that … 3
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School lunches offer more nutrition, variety
February 18, 2013 in City, Health, Idaho on Page A1 When an 8-year-old says his favorite vegetables are broccoli and green beans, some people might be inclined to think the child is fibbing. Changes to the National School Lunch Program … 14
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Study finds hummingbirds migrate earlier
February 18, 2013 in Nation/World, Outdoors on Page A2 CHARLESTON, S.C. – Ruby-throated hummingbirds are migrating to North America weeks earlier than in decades past, and research indicates that higher temperatures in their winter habitat may be the reason. … 3
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Maker’s Mark won’t cut whiskey
February 18, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After backlash from customers, the producer of Maker’s Mark bourbon is reversing a decision to cut the amount of alcohol in bottles of its famous whiskey. Rob … 3
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Woman killed on day sister sat near Obama
February 18, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – An 18-year-old Chicago woman was killed the same day her sister had sat on the stage behind President Barack Obama, listening to him push for gun control legislation. … 3
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Better TV shows may improve kids’ behavior
February 18, 2013 in Health, Nation/World on Page A3 SEATTLE – Teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers’ behavior, even without getting them to watch less, a study found. The results were … 1
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Obama immigration plan called backup
February 18, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Republicans and Democrats alike on Sunday predicted President Barack Obama would fail if he pushed forward with his own effort to overhaul the nation’s immigration system and urged … 4
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Foreign workers taken in Nigeria
February 18, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAUCHI, Nigeria – Gunmen attacked a camp for a construction company in rural northern Nigeria, killing a guard and kidnapping seven foreign workers from Britain, Greece, Italy, Lebanon and the … 1
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Troubled singer McCready, 37, found dead of apparent suicide
February 18, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. –Mindy McCready, who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career, died Sunday in Arkansas in an apparent suicide. She was 37. … 1
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Hagel’s GOP critics relent
February 18, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Republican opponents of former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s stalled bid to become defense secretary said Sunday that they’ll probably allow his Senate confirmation vote to proceed … 4
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Wilson says no more Beach Boys reunions
February 18, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 On the night the Beach Boys won the first performance Grammy Award of the group’s half-century-long career, it was the spirit of another artist’s song that Brian Wilson invoked backstage … 3
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In brief: U.N. peace envoy urges new peace talks on Syria
February 18, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIRUT – The United Nations-backed peace envoy called Sunday for talks in a fresh bid to end Syria’s bloodshed, but deep distrust between both sides in the conflict casts doubt …
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NATO to curb Afghan airstrikes
February 18, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – The commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan said Sunday that his forces were prepared to comply with President Hamid Karzai’s demand that Afghan forces stop requesting …
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Then and Now: Operation Walkout
February 18, 2013 in City on Page A5 In 1954, the nuclear bomb was on everyone’s mind. Would the Russians attack without warning? Spokane was chosen as the first city in the nation to attempt a complete evacuation … 29
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
