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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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Eastern, Whitman pile up points
In Sports CHENEY, Wash. — Benny Valentine scored 23 points and Brandon Moore had 19 points and career-best totals of 19 rebounds and five blocked shots, carrying Eastern Washington to its first …
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Judge lets drug dealer out of jail for Thanksgiving
In News A Spokane-area drug dealer who has failed to show up for court 75 times and is awaiting sentencing on his latest cocaine conviction will be allowed to leave the Spokane … 9
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Suspects in violent home invasion robbery captured
In News Masked gunmen pistol whipped a woman in her Spokane Valley apartment late Monday before forcing her into a closet as her child slept in another room.
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Zags fall short at Michigan State
In Sports
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Durrell Summers hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:02 left, made two at the line with 5.7 seconds to go and finished with 21 points to help …
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Man who died in cliff fall identified
The 56-year-old Spokane Valley killed Monday after falling from a cliff in the Dishman Hills Natural Area was identified Tuesday as Stuart Anderson. A memorial fund for Anderson has been …
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Spokane woman’s memorial to daughter grows anew
In City Abe Lincoln got some company Monday. Three new European hornbeam trees were planted in a triangular traffic island holding Spokane’s Lincoln statute at Main Avenue and Monroe Street. 1
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Idaho approves land swap with Avista
In Idaho Top Idaho officials enthusiastically agreed Tuesday to a land swap with Avista Corp., trading 120 acres of steeply forested land along Trestle Creek on the east side of Lake Pend …
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Bigelow Gulch, Forker closed Wednesday
In News Sections of roads will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for maintenance work.
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Idaho shuts another wolf hunting zone
In Idaho State officials say hunters have reached their limit for killing wolves in a hunting zone in northern Idaho.
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Spokane County employment the highest since February
In News, Business
Spokane County employers hired more than 3,000 workers in October, restoring total employment numbers to the highest level since February, and taking the unemployment rate to the lowest level since …
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Spokane, Bonner County police logs
In Idaho
Read the Spokane police log for Nov. 12 through Nov. 16 and Bonner County law enforcement log for Nov. 16, 2009.
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Police: Would-be Seattle ninja impaled on fence
In Region Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it. 6
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Army suicides to top 2008, but progress reported
In Nation/World Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year’s, but a recent decline in the pace of such deaths could mean the Army is making progress in stemming … 2
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Warm air arrives ahead of storm front
In City, Idaho Mild temperatures at daybreak were coming from the warm sector of a broad Pacific storm system that is battering the West Coast this morning with wind, rain and snow in …
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Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open
In Nation/World Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that a 2012 presidential bid is “not on my radar,” but wouldn’t rule out playing some role in the next presidential election. 1
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Federal funds kept schools afloat, but ‘safety net’ ends soon
In City on Page A1 Washington, unlike many other states, was quick to use federal stimulus funds to shore up school budgets during the last wrenching budget cycle. The state spent $362 million in stimulus … 14
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Obama, Hu uncover parallels, differences
In Nation/World on Page A1 BEIJING – President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao emerged from hours of intense talks today determined to marshal their combined clout on crucial issues, but still showing divisions …
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Federal panel urges changes in breast cancer screening
In Nation/World on Page A1 Women in their 40s should stop routinely having annual mammograms and older women should cut back to one scheduled exam every other year, an influential federal task force has concluded, …
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Wounded soldier believes fast action at Fort Hood saved life
In City on Page A1 Since a killer’s bullet entered the back of his left shoulder, Pfc. George Stratton III, of Post Falls, has shaken President Barack Obama’s hand and been hugged by the first …
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Accuracy watch
In City on Page A2 For 11-17-2009
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Soldier mother skips deployment for baby
In Nation/World on Page A2 SAVANNAH, Ga. – An Army cook and single mom may face criminal charges after she skipped her deployment flight to Afghanistan because, she said, no one was available to care …
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Swine flu infects Ukraine politics
In Nation/World on Page A3 KIEV, Ukraine – In Ukraine, swine flu is causing electoral fever. In a hard-fought presidential campaign, critics of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko accuse her of stirring up panic to grab …
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Nation in brief: Agency plans rules for safer buses
In Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Monday it will propose long-sought safety requirements for long-distance buses, including seat belts and stronger roof standards. A motorcoach safety plan released by the …
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Study finds lack of insurance has role in trauma deaths
In Nation/World on Page A3 Patients who lack health insurance are more likely to die from car accidents and other traumatic injuries than people who belong to a health plan – even though emergency rooms … 1
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