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Today, February 4, 2012
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Vandals men end Wolf Pack’s 16-game win streak
February 4, 2012 in Sports RENO, Nev. — Stephen Madison scored 18 points and Kyle Barone converted a three-point play and pair of free throws in the final 40 seconds to lift Idaho over Nevada …
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Gonzaga men hold on to beat Pepperdine 72-60
February 4, 2012 in Sports MALIBU, Calif. — Kevin Pangos and Robert Sacre each scored 15 points, helping No. 24 Gonzaga beat Pepperdine 72-60 on Saturday night.
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Blanchette: GU women develop new identity with similar results
February 4, 2012 in Sports Steal, pass, layup. It can still be that elementary. In the deciding moments of Gonzaga’s 69-58 women’s basketball victory over San Diego on Saturday, it happened twice in the space …
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Whitworth men edge Pacific Lutheran 82-80
February 4, 2012 in Sports The 10th-ranked Whitworth Pirates were having trouble getting stops Saturday night. But their opponent, Pacific Lutheran, was having even more trouble taking a lead.
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EWU’s rally comes up short in loss to Sacramento State
February 4, 2012 in Sports There was no way to sugarcoat this one, and Jim Hayford didn’t even try. His Eastern Washington men’s basketball team played perhaps its worst first half of the season en …
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AIM founder in Spokane: Indians continue to face disrespect
February 4, 2012 While Americans celebrated news of Osama bin Laden’s death at the hands of U.S. Navy SEALs last spring, Clyde Bellecourt was disturbed by one detail of the story: the SEALs’ … 7
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UCLA beats WSU men again in Pullman
February 4, 2012 in Sports Whether it’s been by superior talent, execution or late-game savvy, the UCLA Bruins hadn’t lost a men’s basketball here since 1993 entering Saturday’s game.
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Katelan Redmon, Gonzaga women top Toreros
February 4, 2012 in Sports Head coach Kelly Graves’ unhurried tempo and ease in tone was contrary to his team’s delivery of an adrenaline rush to the fifth-largest Gonzaga women’s basketball crowd in McCarthey Athletic …
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Spokane police arrest strangulation suspect
February 4, 2012 Spokane police arrested a man reported to be armed after the man allegedly strangled his live-in girlfriend. Wayne S. Cooper, 28, was booked into jail on suspicion second-degree assault, according … 2
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U.S. jobless rate drops for fifth straight month
February 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – An unexpected burst of job growth last month helped drive down the unemployment rate to its lowest point in three years, raising hopes that the long-sluggish labor market … 68
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Council to tackle firefighter contract
February 4, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane city leaders are readying for a showdown with the Spokane Firefighters Union over a three-year contract negotiated between the firefighters and former Mayor Mary Verner in the final days … 115
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Komen reverses move on Planned Parenthood
February 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – For leaders of the nation’s pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn’t see coming – and couldn’t withstand. Susan G. Komen for the Cure on … 37
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Lost pet, owners reunited
February 4, 2012 in City on Page A1 Nathan Lawrence spent six anguishing days searching for his dog after it escaped from his wrecked SUV during a snowstorm last month. Atticus, a 60-pound male catahoula, bolted from his … 6
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Freeze! Arrest yields tons of glacier ice
February 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 SANTIAGO, Chile – Police in Chile say they’ve stopped cold a scheme to steal ice from a disappearing glacier. The plan was to deliver 5 tons of ice carved out … 1
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Hacker group listens in on FBI conference call
February 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The computer hacking group Anonymous took gleeful pride Friday in announcing that it had sneaked onto a conference call between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and foreign law … 1
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In brief: Air Force cuts tilt toward Air Guard
February 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – The Air Force on Friday detailed plans to cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move …
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Intense actor Ben Gazzara dies at 81
February 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway …
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Syrian forces blamed for ‘worst attack’ yet
February 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIRUT – In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the …
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Iranian leader warns U.S., Israel against any attacks
February 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s supreme leader pledged Friday to aid any nation or group that challenges Israel and said any military strikes over the Islamic republic’s nuclear program would damage …
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Tyler’s mystified by anthem uproar
February 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Steven Tyler says he meant to sing the national anthem like that. The Aerosmith frontman and “American Idol” judge endured plenty of jabs after his rendition of the anthem at …
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Polls favor Romney in Nevada caucuses
February 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 LAS VEGAS – Republicans in Nevada are poised to do what no one has yet done in the 2012 Republican presidential campaign: sustain momentum. Their caucuses today are likely to … 3
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In brief: Developer wants to clear up warrant
February 4, 2012 in City on Page A5 Harry Green, the developer of a multiuse project along the Spokane River in Post Falls, is calling a recent warrant for his arrest a misunderstanding he hopes to clear up … 1
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Nonini solo cigarette smoker in Statehouse
February 4, 2012 in City on Page A5 BOISE – Standing outside the Capitol on a brisk January afternoon, Rep. Bob Nonini cups his hand deftly to shelter a cigarette – not from the wind, but from a … 3
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A turn-of-the-century approach to the war on drugs
February 4, 2012 in City on Page A5 Dr. Michael Reznicek has one thing in common with your stoner friend – or self – from college. But just one: He wants to legalize drugs. 1
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