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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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Teacher at Shaw wins national award, $25,000
October 8, 2009 in City An unsuspecting Spokane middle school teacher received the surprise of her career Thursday – a prestigious national award and a $25,000 check to go with it.
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Polar front bringing wind, record lows
October 8, 2009 in City, Idaho Wind, blowing dust in the Columbia Basin and potentially damaging cold are expected Friday across the Inland Northwest as a polar front sweeps into the region and hangs around through … 16
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Montana suspends wolf hunting near Yellowstone
October 8, 2009 in Outdoors, Region Montana wildlife officials suspended wolf hunting near Yellowstone National Park on Thursday, after nine kills in just three weeks pushed the area’s wolf harvest close to its season-long limit. 1
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Meissner won’t compete in Spokane
October 8, 2009 in Sports Former world and U.S. champion Kimmie Meissner will not be competing in Spokane for the U.S. Nationals in January.
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Arrest at Sea-Tac Airport yields huge cocaine bust
October 8, 2009 in Region SEATTLE — Officials from the Port of Seattle say they have made the biggest drug bust ever at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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Police nab father accused of taking toddler
October 8, 2009 in Idaho LEWISTON — Police say they have apprehended a Lewiston man accused of taking his 2-year-old son without permission. 1
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Senate Democrats reach deal on extending benefits
October 8, 2009 in Nation/World Senate Democrats said Thursday they have reached a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to the nearly 2 million jobless workers across the country who are in danger of running …
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Moscow woman dies of complications from swine flu
October 8, 2009 in Idaho A Latah County woman has died of complications from swine flu.
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EWU sets enrollment record
October 8, 2009 in City Eastern Washington University has a record number of students this fall.
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Driver smashes through store for cigarettes
October 8, 2009 in City A man backed a pickup through the doors of a West Plains convenience store this morning and stole money and more than 100 packs of cigarettes.
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Drunken bragging reveals burglary suspects
October 8, 2009 in City A tip that originated from drunken bragging gave Spokane Valley police officers the information they needed to bag one burglary suspect and develop probable cause to book another one. 2
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Bonner County police logs, Oct. 6 and Oct. 7
October 8, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Oct. 6 and Oct. 7, 2009.
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Spokane police chief applied for new job
October 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick on Wednesday downplayed suggestions that she is actively pursuing work outside Spokane, but she acknowledged applying for the top cop job in San Francisco and … 8
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Eye surgery business grows more robust as Americans age
October 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 Dr. Barbara Smit finished her fourth eye surgery by 10 a.m. Monday and began preparing for another. It’s a typically busy morning at the Spokane Eye Clinic’s new surgery center. …
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Rules clear paths for snow plows
October 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 After two harsh winters in a row, Spokane leaders are implementing new parking and shoveling rules to help maintain a clearer city. If a storm brings 2 inches of snow … 4
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Legislation gets clean bill of fiscal health
October 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Congressional budget analysts gave an important political boost Wednesday to a Senate panel’s health care overhaul, projecting that the $829 billion measure would both dramatically shrink the ranks … 1
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Levi Johnston to bare all in Playgirl
October 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Levi Johnston is going for the ultimate exposure – the 19-year-old father of Sarah Palin’s grandchild will pose nude for Playgirl, his attorney said Wednesday. To get … 1
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Gershwin tunes placed in Beach Boy’s hands
October 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – In a surprise union of two quintessentially American composers from different eras – one the 1960s mastermind of “Good Vibrations,” the other the Jazz Age creator of …
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World in brief: Quakes rattle Pacific islanders
October 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Wellington, New Zealand – Thousands of panicked South Pacific islanders raced away from the coastline after three strong earthquakes rocked the region and generated a small tsunami today, just over …
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Pakistanis balk at U.S. aid proposal
October 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s strategy for bolstering Pakistan’s civilian government was shaken Wednesday when political opposition and military leaders there sharply criticized a new U.S. assistance plan as interfering …
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Barred from churches, sex offenders go to court
October 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 RALEIGH, N.C. – Convicted sex offender James Nichols said he was trying to better himself by going to church. But the police who arrested him explained: The church is off-limits … 1
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World’s Muslims near 1.6 billion
October 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 The global Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly 1 in 4 people in the world practice Islam, according to a report Wednesday billed as the most comprehensive …
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Honduran political factions hold round of negotiations
October 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Representatives of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and the de facto leaders who deposed him in a coup in June came together Wednesday in an effort to end …
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Wild horses and burros overpopulating the West
October 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The government plans to aggressively sterilize wild horses and transplant thousands to new public preserves in the Midwest and East as a solution to the nearly 40-year-old problem … 2
