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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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Landers: Tough decisions loom for wolves
January 16, 2013 in Sports How Washington will handle the gray wolves that are moving into the state and expanding at a rapid rate is a work in progress. 3
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Rockets top Chiefs for 18th straight home win
January 16, 2013 in Sports KELOWNA, British Columbia – The Kelowna Rockets tied a club record with their 18th consecutive home win on Wednesday by holding off the Spokane Chiefs 5-3 in Western Hockey League …
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Cougars beat Utah for first Pac-12 win
January 16, 2013 in Sports Against Utah, owners of the Pac-12’s staunchest field-goal percentage defense, WSU made 50 percent of its shots, 55 percent of its 3-pointers and mostly controlled the Utes in a 75-65 …
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Olynyk’s ‘perfect storm’
January 16, 2013 in Sports For months the popular question for coach Mark Few was, “Is this the best team you’ve had at Gonzaga?” The last several weeks that question has been replaced by another: … 1
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Gonzaga women prep for first-place BYU
January 16, 2013 in Sports Brigham Young University’s women’s basketball team reacted to leading scorer Lexi Eaton’s season-ending injury in an unusual way.
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FAA grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliner
January 16, 2013 in Business, Nation/World WASHINGTON — Federal officials say they are temporarily grounding Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners until the risk of possible battery fires is addressed. 13
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MAC to reinstate Sunday hours
January 16, 2013 The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture will be open on Sundays starting in early February, the museum said today. 2
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Suspected ‘naked burglar’ re-arrested
January 16, 2013 in City Police arrested registered sex offender Trevor L. Franklin, 22, today on a warrant stemming from a Jan. 8 incident. 20
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Idaho lawmaker compares abortion to prostitution
January 16, 2013 in Idaho A lawmaker from North Idaho drew audible gasps when he asked representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union-Idaho if their pro-abortion rights stance also means that they support prostitution. 52
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Washington’s jobless number drops, but decline is misleading
January 16, 2013 in Region Washington’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.6 percent in December, the lowest since 2008. But state Employment Security Department economists said that drop, from 7.7 percent in November, is due to … 11
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First flu-related death of season in Spokane
January 16, 2013 in City, Health A Spokane County woman in her 80s died this week from the flu, marking Eastern Washington’s first flu-related death this season. 18
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Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package
January 16, 2013 in Nation/World President Barack Obama is announcing a $500 million package of executive actions and legislative proposals aimed at reducing gun violence a month after a mass shooting in Connecticut killed 20 … 132
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Sandpoint woman appointed Idaho district judge
January 16, 2013 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has appointed Bonner County Magistrate Barbara Buchanan to the district judge seat serving Bonner and Boundary counties. 3
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Three injured in early morning fire in Spokane
January 16, 2013 Three people were hospitalized this morning after a fire in southeast Spokane.
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Medical Lake man arrested for vandalism at church
January 16, 2013 in City A Medical Lake man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly causing extensive damage to the Lake City Assembly of God church in Medical Lake. Joseph Knop, 23, was booked into the … 8
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Suspect goes free in naked burglar case
January 16, 2013 in City on Page A1 The alleged naked burglar, a registered sex offender suspected of breaking into a stranger’s Spokane apartment and disrobing last week, has been released from jail without any charges being filed … 33
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New York quickly adopts gun limits
January 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 ALBANY, N.Y. – Jumping out ahead of Washington, New York state enacted the nation’s toughest gun restrictions Tuesday and the first since the Connecticut school massacre, including an expanded assault-weapon … 22
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Some in health care refusing flu vaccine
January 16, 2013 in Health on Page A1 Hospitals, clinics and nursing homes increasingly are requiring their employees to get a flu shot, but some health care workers are refusing, putting their jobs on the line. A Newman … 51
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Large public universities spend $100,000 per athlete
January 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 Annual spending on sports by public universities in six big-time conferences like the SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12 has passed $100,000 per athlete – about six to 12 times the … 13
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Global temperature in 2012 makes top 10 list of hottest
January 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The average global temperature in 2012 was among the 10 hottest since official record keeping began in 1880, with most of the world – from North America to …
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Political crisis rocks Pakistan
January 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan plunged into a political crisis Tuesday after the country’s top court ordered the arrest of the prime minister just as a protest of unprecedented size hit Islamabad, …
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Schumer, Boxer backing Hagel
January 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Chuck Hagel secured the backing of two of the staunchest pro-Israel Senate Democrats in a clear boost to the Republican’s prospects of becoming President Barack Obama’s next defense …
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Two blasts kill scores at Syrian university
January 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIRUT – Twin blasts ripped through a university campus in Syria’s largest city on Tuesday as students were taking exams, setting cars alight, blowing the walls off dormitory rooms and …
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Boeing 787s grounded in Japan
January 16, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 TOKYO – Boeing Co.’s 787 planes were grounded for safety checks today by two major Japanese airlines after one was forced to make an emergency landing in the latest blow …
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