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Thursday, January 17, 2013
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Zags throttle Pilots - again
January 17, 2013 in Sports PORTLAND, Ore. – Normally Gonzaga has an inside-outside approach but it operated in reverse Thursday, knocking down eight 3-pointers in the first half and then pounding away in the lane …
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Blanchette: Armstrong still has long road to recovery
January 17, 2013 in Sports A hair-splitting mea culpa on a fifth-rate cable channel nobody gets on a day more people are buzzing about somebody else’s imaginary dead girlfriend. Yes, this is how I want …
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Big-time win for GU women
January 17, 2013 in Sports Much of the pregame talk focused on how Gonzaga’s inside players, Shelby Cheslek and Sunny Greinacher, planned to defend Brigham Young’s 6-foot-7 center, Jennifer Hamson. As it turned out, BYU …
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Seahawks hire Dan Quinn to run defense
January 17, 2013 in Sports Seattle moved quickly Thursday to fill its vacant defensive coordinator position by hiring Dan Quinn away from Florida to replace Gus Bradley, who left to become the head coach in … 2
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‘Problem house’ raid nets three arrests
January 17, 2013 in City Spokane police arrested several people after executing a drug-related search warrant about 6 a.m. today. 1
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Chiefs await big home games
January 17, 2013 in Sports In one way, the upcoming Western Hockey League schedule favors the Spokane Chiefs.
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Female Idaho F&G commish faces confirmation fight
January 17, 2013 in Idaho The second woman ever to serve on Idaho’s Fish and Game Commission is facing a confirmation fight in the state Senate, with detractors charging she’s not an avid or experienced … 9
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Two more arrests in Saturday gang-related shooting
January 17, 2013 in City Two men injured in a gang-related shooting Saturday have been arrested for first-degree burglary. 4
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Judge: Courtroom stays open for Duncan hearing
January 17, 2013 in City, Idaho, Region BOISE — A federal judge has rejected a request that the courtroom be closed for part of a convicted murderer’s mental competency hearing. 2
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US slams hostage-taking; Clinton to call Algeria
January 17, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration appeared to be in the dark Thursday about a hostage situation at a natural gas plant in Algeria, where Algerian forces launched a military … 15
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Leaf kicked out of treatment center
January 17, 2013 in Sports Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been moved from a drug treatment center to the Montana State Prison for threatening a staff member and other unspecified behavioral problems at the … 11
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‘Dear Abby’ advice columnist dies at age 94
January 17, 2013 in Nation/World MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren, wrote the long-running “Dear Abby” advice column that was followed by millions of newspaper readers throughout … 4
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Militants: 35 hostages die in Algerian raid
January 17, 2013 in Nation/World ALGIERS, Algeria — Algerian forces raided a remote Sahara gas plant today in an attempt to free dozens of foreign hostages held by militants with ties to Mali’s rebel Islamists, … 12
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Three arrested following North Spokane drug bust
January 17, 2013 in City Spokane police arrested several people after executing a drug-related search warrant about 6 a.m. today. 9
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Air India halts flights of Boeing 787 aircraft
January 17, 2013 in Nation/World NEW DELHI — Air India grounded its fleet of six Boeing 787 aircraft today under orders from Indian aviation authorities after the jets were forced to halt flights in Japan … 8
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FAA grounds Boeing’s 787 jets
January 17, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 The federal government grounded Boeing’s newest and most technologically advanced jetliner Wednesday, declaring that U.S. airlines cannot fly the 787 again until the risk of battery fires is addressed. The …
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New Washington state governor is sworn in
January 17, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – The first day of Jay Inslee’s governorship was marked by agreement that Washington needs more jobs but not more taxes, and some disagreements over environmental and social issues. 1
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Gun fight ahead for Obama
January 17, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Conceding “this will be difficult,” President Barack Obama, in an emotion-laden plea to curb gun violence in America, urged a reluctant Congress on Wednesday to require background checks … 44
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President’s gun control plan gets mixed reactions in region
January 17, 2013 in City on Page A1 According to local gun distributors, the only benefit of President Barack Obama’s attempts at gun control is that guns are flying off the shelves. “If he was looking for a … 18
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White House raises petition threshold
January 17, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 In the last two weeks, the Obama administration has rebuffed calls for Texas and other states to secede from the Union, deport CNN host Piers Morgan and, somewhat humorously, let … 3
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Interior chief Salazar to step down
January 17, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement that he’s stepping down at the end of March leaves his successor to grapple with contentious issues including drilling in Arctic waters off …
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War in Mali may be spilling over
January 17, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO – Islamist militants seized a Western-run gas field in Algeria on Wednesday, reportedly taking as many as 41 hostages, including seven Americans, in apparent retaliation for recent French airstrikes … 1
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Germany to return $36 billion in gold
January 17, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 BERLIN – In what sounds like the setup for a stylish Hollywood heist movie, Germany is transferring nearly 700 tons of gold bars worth $36 billion from Paris and New … 4
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Two dead, 13 hurt during rush hour
January 17, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 LONDON – A helicopter crashed into a crane and fell on a crowded street in central London during rush hour Wednesday, sending flames and black plumes of smoke into the …
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