Huckleberries Local AM Headlines — 1/3/06

* Hession to be sworn in as mayor: Council, with new member, to meet / Mike Prager , Spokesman-Review — Dennis Hession has no where to go but up as far as Spokane is concerned.

* Kong starts contractions: New year brings joy bigger than star of blockbuster / Mike McLean , Coeur d’Alene Press — Can’t think of a better way to induce labor than the Peter Jackson’s thrill ride. Congrats to the parents of KMC’s first 2006 baby.

* Madison, Jacob top baby names: Parents’ picks range from Aiden to Zeba / Rob McDonald , Spokesman-Review — Most popular local names: I remember when every other boy was named David. Wonder if my first name has become one of those old-fashioned ones, such as Gertrude and Bertha?

* Police: Woman’s husband fired gun: Suspect in road-rage fatality told arresting officers to look for bullet holes in vehicle / Christi Wilhelm , Coeur d’Alene Press — We’re going to have to wait until police sort this one out. Whatever really happened — this was a senseless taking of life.

* Killed Spokane Valley woman identified /Spokesman-Review — Another woman who hooked up with the wrong guy.