Recent stories by Chelsea

• Mom, infant escape during carjacking at brewery

  December 31, 2011 in City on Page A10 A man was arrested Friday after a woman had to beg a carjacker to let her retrieve her 10-day-old infant from the car before he took the sedan. Police say … 14

• Ross, 84, saw life’s silver linings

  December 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 Kazuko “Kaz” Ross endured many hardships in her life but never let them interfere with her unwavering positivity. She survived the Great Depression and imprisonment in a Japanese internment camp …

• ‘I told you I’d make it’

  December 25, 2011 in City on Page A1 The dust of Iraq still clung to the items crammed inside Spc. Blythe Briggs’ rucksack when she landed thousands of miles away in chilly Spokane. “I feel bad for her,” … 5

• Seven injured in Lucky Friday Mine collapse

  December 15, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Several trapped miners were saved from the Lucky Friday Mine in Mullan, Idaho, on Wednesday in the third rescue effort launched there this year. Seven miners were transported by air … 1

• Colleges pay to fend off porn sites

  December 14, 2011 in City, Region on Page A5 Universities around Washington are buying up websites under the new .xxx web extension created for pornographic material. But they aren’t trying to bolster their budgets by getting into the porn … 5

• State law appears not to stop drivers from talking, texting on the road

  December 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 Despite a Washington ban on texting and talking on hand-held phones while driving, authorities say they see it happen all the time. While no current data was immediately available Tuesday … 17

• Gingerbread teams square off today for charity

  December 11, 2011 in City on Page B1 Kathy Skomer carefully eyed the massive gingerbread structure, looking for flaws that would escape the detection of most. “Oh, I got a spot in front,” Skomer said, working out of …

• Alliance sues corps over CdA trees

  December 8, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A5 The Kootenai Environmental Alliance filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ controversial decision to require the city of Coeur d’Alene to remove hundreds … 1

• Habitat program offers repairs to existing homes

  December 4, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 Michiko Stehrenberger’s deck felt something like a trampoline. “The main support beam was bowed,” she said. “It wasn’t the right structural grade, I guess, for what was needed, so it …

• Big display, wide following

  November 26, 2011 in City on Page B1 Still fighting turkey-induced fatigue, thousands of people flocked to Coeur d’Alene on Friday to usher in the Christmas season with an event that has become a yearly custom for many. …

• Heating assistance at risk in federal bill

  November 20, 2011 in City on Page B1 On a snowy day when temperatures were expected to dip into the teens, Spokane residents learned the state may lose millions in federal funding for heating assistance to southern states … 2

• Lucky Friday miner dies from his injuries

  November 20, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 For the second time this year, a miner has died after sustaining injuries while working at Hecla Mining Co.’s Lucky Friday Mine. Brandon Lloyd Gray, 26, was critically injured Thursday … 1

• Fire at Stevens County shelter kills animals

  November 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 Several animals died when a fire broke out in a building at a small Stevens County animal shelter Wednesday morning. “The thing went up in just a matter of minutes,” … 2

• Region gets first taste of winter

  November 13, 2011 in City on Page B3 Many areas in the Inland Northwest saw winter’s first flurries of snow Saturday. The Spokane area saw a rain and snow mix Saturday with 1 to 2 inches of accumulation …

• 3-car crash near Clayton kills one

  November 12, 2011 in City on Page B3 A three-car crash in Stevens County near Clayton left one person dead Friday. The identities of the deceased and others involved have not been released.

• Wind gusts knock out power

  November 12, 2011 in City on Page B3 Windy weather caused some problems around Spokane on Friday evening. A cold front swept through the region, causing windy conditions in the Spokane area, with gusts reaching 52 miles per …

• Shepard talk denounces intolerance

  November 11, 2011 in City on Page A5 More than 13 years ago, Matthew Shepard was beaten to death because he was gay. The 21-year-old University of Wyoming student was savagely attacked and tied to a fence post … 1

• Volunteers gather 30,000 pounds of produce for food bank

  November 6, 2011 in City on Page B1 An apple a day can help keep hunger at bay. And thousands of pounds of apples can feed a lot of hungry people. More than 200 volunteers descended on Green … 3

• Couple accused of injuring boy

  November 5, 2011 in City on Page A10 A Post Falls couple were arrested Thursday in connection with the injury of one foster child in their care and the death of another. Jeremy M. Clark, 36, and Amber … 1

• Officials unveil conservation site where YMCA once stood

  November 4, 2011 in City on Page A1 After years of controversy surrounding the former YMCA site in Riverfront Park, city and county officials Thursday unveiled the new conservation site where the building once stood. The site features … 9

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