Snow a precursor to wet weekend

Fri., Nov. 3, 2006

The Spokesman-Review

Thursday’s snow flurries in Spokane lasted for almost two hours before turning to sleet and rain.

According to the National Weather Service, snow levels started rising Thursday night and will continue to do so throughout the weekend.

Rain is forecast through Sunday with snow predicted in the highest mountains, the service said. Temperatures are expected to range from the low 50s to the low 40s.

A similar weather pattern was forecast for the lower elevations in North Idaho. But in Athol, north of Coeur d’Alene, a winter storm advisory is in effect through 10 a.m. today because of significant amounts of sleet and freezing rain.

– Jody Lawrence-Turner

Landlord’s lawsuit tackles the Shock

A Spokane real estate management company claims in a newly filed lawsuit that the Spokane Shock arena football team owes more than $14,000 on 13 apartments where players lived this year.

McCathren Management & Real Estate Services says in its Spokane County Superior Court complaint that team members failed to vacate their units at Canyon Bluff Apartments, 2610 W. Westwood Lane, on Sept. 1 as agreed.

The Shock owes $11,700 for an extra month’s rent on the apartments, plus $2,379 in unpaid utility and cable bills, according to McCathren.

The firm also is seeking unspecified sums for damage “far above ordinary wear and tear,” the cost of removing belongings and garbage, and the price of 10 Internet modems that were taken.

– John Craig

Coeur d’Alene

No charges in death of infant

The mother of a 13-month-old girl killed in a July fire won’t be charged in her death, the Kootenai County prosecutor’s office said Thursday.

Coeur d’Alene police asked prosecutors to charge Megan Longoria Pahl, 26, with involuntary manslaughter, but Chief Deputy Prosecutor Rick Baughman said there is “insufficient evidence to prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.”

The infant, Kylla Pahl, was sleeping on the couch, alone in the family’s home when a candle started the blaze. Baughman said Kylla was left on the couch while Longoria stepped into the backyard and, 10 to 15 minutes later, smoke was seen pouring from the house. Baughman noted that attempts were made to save the infant, calling it a “tragic accident.”

– Taryn Brodwater

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