30-acre fire burning in south Spokane County
The Spokesman Review
Fire crews have a wildfire burning
near Long Road in south Spokane County at the Whitman County line
well in hand. Guy Gifford, a forester with the state Department of
Natural Resources, said the fire burned 50 to 100 acres of grass
and sage and some ...
Possibly Bad Hair Bandits!
Law enforcement released the identities Tuesday of an Idaho duo charged with robbing an Auburn bank Monday.
Cynthia Van Holland, 47, and Christopher Alonzo, 36, both of Hayden, Idaho, were booked into Placer County Jail on charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit a crime. They were both held on $50,000 bail as of Tuesday.
Authorities said Tuesday that detectives are working with the FBI to determine whether or not the suspects are connected to any other bank robberies.
Monday afternoon Van Holland reportedly entered the Bank of the West at the Foresthill exit shortly before 2:30 p.m. and passed a note to a teller.
The teller turned over an undisclosed amount of money and Van Holland left the bank, where she was picked up by the getaway driver, Alonzo.
Witnesses in the Raley�s shopping center saw Van Holland run from the bank and get into a car that was parked behind the building, according to Dena Erwin, Placer County Sheriff�s Office spokeswoman.
With a description of the vehicle and a possible license plate number from an observant witness, deputies were able to quickly stake out I-80 and spotted the suspect vehicle near Rocklin Road.
DIVORCE versus MURDER
A nice, calm and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said,"I'd like to buy some cyanide.."
The pharmacist asked, "Why in the world do you need cyanide?"The lady replied, "I need it to poison my husband."
The pharmacist explained, "I can't give you cyanide to kill your husband, that's against the law! I'll lose my license! They'll throw both of us in jail! All kinds of bad things will happen. Absolutely not! You CANNOT have any cyanide!"
The lady reached into her purse and pulled out a picture of her husband in bed with the pharmacist's wife.The pharmacist looked at the picture and said, "You didn't tell me you had a prescription."
In shattered Joplin, kids head back to class
A drug that could kill most viruses?
Lake Tahoe 65-year pact made to improve clarity
Hiking where locomotives once chugged
Riders set to retrace Pony Express route
Lost Dr. Seuss stories to be published in September
J.P. Patches may retire next year
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Wednesday that it would stick to its timetable of trying to achieve "cold shutdown" of damaged reactors by January, though technical problems could delay the plan.
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE77G2M720110817
Hello,
In three days, threatened indigenous people will lead tens of thousands on the streets of Brazil in a massive call to Save the Amazon.
New changes to Brazil's forest laws could open large parts of the Amazon to complete destruction, but a strong global outcry now could make a difference and persuade President Dilma to veto the changes.
Over 740,000 of us have joined the global campaign -- let�s reach one million now. Sign the petition here and send this to everyone -- our numbers will be boldly displayed on banners at the front of the march:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_amazon_a/96.php
David Robinson
PO Box 151
Curlew WA 99118-0151
Spokesperson for Concerned Friends of Ferry County
Democracy cannot function without the direct participation of its citizens
Kamiah Shooting Suspect Believed To Be In Spokane Area
KHQ Right Now
An arrest warrant was issued for Steven R. Francis, age 40, of Kamiah, Idaho for three counts of attempted murder in the second degree. An arrest warrant was issued for Harold D. Smart, age 42, believed to be in the Spokane, WA. area, for unlawful ...
Partner Wants Justice For Evon Moore
KXLY Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. -- A memorial to a murdered mother and grandmother continues to grow in the Spokane alley where Evon Moore was killed over the weekend while her partner has shed new light on her final hours. "The most wonderful grandmother, best friend, ...
Cause of Fire That Killed Washington State Patrol Employees Ruled �Undetermined�
Last year, on August 16th, 2010, three employees of the Washington State Patrol were killed in a house fire in Zillah, Washington. Today, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced their investigation has classified the cause and origin of the fire as �undetermined�.
State Patrol Trooper Gary Miller, his wife Anne Miller-Hewitt and State Patrol Trooper Kristopher Sperry, died in the early morning fire. Anne Miller-Hewitt was a dispatch supervisor in the State Patrol�s communication�s office in Wenatchee.
�At this point it is unknown what caused the fire.� said Kelvin Crenshaw, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Seattle Field Division. �Sometimes answers can be elusive but that does not mean they can never be found - we remain mindful of that fact. What we do know is that we will never forget the horrible tragedy of this loss - or the dedication, strength and commitment to service that these three very special lives represented.�
�We miss Gary, Anne and Kris terribly,� said State Patrol Chief John R. Batiste. �They were the kinds of public servants that all of us aspire to be. We very much appreciate the extraordinary effort that ATF has put toward determining the cause of this awful tragedy.�
Defense Expert: Thompson May Not Have Caused Zehm's Death
KXLY Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. -- A medical expert hired by Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson's defense team says that more than one police officer may be responsible for Otto Zehm's death. Court documents show that Dr. Daniel Davis concluded that Zehm's death was ...
INCIDENT
TYPE: NON-INJURY COLLISION
DETAILS: ONE SEMI (CEMENT TRUCK) W/PUP TRAILER BLOCKING
LOCATION: INCHELIUM HIGHWAY FERRY COUNTY - 5 MILES WEST INCHELIUM
INCIDENT OCCURRED AT: 20110816 1309
ROAD BLOCKED: PARTIALLY
ETA FOR REOPENING: UNK
ALT ROUTE AVAILABLE: YES
COMMERCIAL VEH INVOLVED: YES
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Overgrowth
Fish Lake NE Shoreline
"STRAY DOG, picked up at fairgrounds, call Forget Me Not Animal Shelter at 775-2308 if yours"
Pine Siskin at Sunshine Ski Resort
Andrew Allestad scarcely got a word out in court Monday afternoon before being interrupted by his co-defendant in a felony pot-growing case.
"Those were my plants!" screamed a voice off camera as Allestad appeared by closed-circuit TV from the Missoula County jail. "Judge, those plants are mine!"
"OK, that's it, have him removed," said another off-camera voice, this one of a jail employee.
Russia foils plot to blow up Moscow to St Petersburg commuter train
Libya: Netherlands gives �87 million of frozen assets to WHO
Indigenous Bolivians march against Amazon road
Thieves steal Rembrandt drawing from Marina del Rey hotel
Wireless technology may lead police to stolen camera
Yosemite : A park full of peril
The Nixon Shock Heard 'Round the World
Release of bison into Alaska wilderness put on hold again
Star Wars coins issued in Niue
Iron Age road link to Iceni tribe
Empower the Tower!!
88.1 FM New Tower Construction Update!
We are so close! To date, we've raised about 75% of the $100,000 needed to get the new full power station up and operating. The concrete for the tower foundation is curing
(see photos below), and next week the new 70-foot tower goes up! After that, the Ironworkers Local 14 will hang the antennas and the electricians and engineers will swarm over it to hook everything up.
But, we really need your help today to meet our goal and to ensure we have enough funding to operate the new station. Please consider making an extra gift to KYRS today and designate it towards the Tower Fund. Donate online, or send a check to KYRS Tower Fund, 35 W. Main, Suite 340, Spokane, WA 99201
Why does it matter? When KYRS goes full power, you'll get a much stronger signal in Spokane on the new frequency 88.1FM, and we'll be able to reach outlying areas and communities that currently receive no non-commercial radio. Our signal should reach up to Kettle Falls and Newport.
Spokane Leaders Concerned About Civilians Buying Tasers
KXLY Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Worried over the availability and ease of purchase, the Spokane City Council has the city attorney looking into exactly what the law says about taser use. When the attorney brings those finding to the council August 22, they'll decide ...
Panorama stitched image sent by Bob Whittaker. Click image for large version
Man arrested for fishing nude
Seattle Post Intelligencer
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Spokane County sheriff's deputies have arrested a 54-year-old man after he was spotted fishing naked Sunday on West Medical Lake. A father fishing with his two young sons complained after he spotted 54-year-old Dean H. Meginniss ...
An old guy is driving his car at 2 am and is pulled over by a cop who sees him weaving on the highway. The cop asks him "Sir, just where are you going at 2 am?" The man looks at him and replies "Officer I am on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the harmful effects it has on your body".
The cop rolls his eyes and asks "and where would you find a lecture about that this time of the day?"
The old man hiccups and says......"and.... that would be my wife"
Butch Cassidy may have survived Bolivia, lived in Spokane
Examiner.com
A new story about Butch Cassidy has the famous gunfighter surviving Bolivia and living in Spokane. On Monday (Aug. 15) a Butch Cassidy manuscript was reportedly discovered, giving evidence that he could have possibly lived in Spokane until his death in ...
8 injured in Spokane accident on Highway 395
The Seattle Times
The Washington State Patrol says alcohol was a factor in a Sunday
night crash at Spokane that sent eight people, including four
children, to hospitals. The Associated Press No comments have been
posted to this article. The Washington State Patrol says ...
'Syria
unrest: 'Deadly military attack' on Latakia port
Rebels battle Gaddafi troops in Zawiya
Mid-air rescue for German cable car passengers
Spokane Police catch armed robbery suspect
Examiner.com
An armed robbery suspect, linking to the Comfort Inn robbery in late
July, has been arrested by the Spokane Police Department. Jason
M. Doyle was arrested on a charge of 1st degree robbery, but his
suspected accomplice (Walter S. Reiter) is still at ...
Big Brother' spoilers: New HOH, nominations, and POV results for
Spokane fans
Examiner.com
There are some huge Big Brother spoilers available for Spokane
fans now. These Big Brother spoilers include the new HOH, the
nominations, and even the POV winner for the week. For those that
don't want to learn the information ahead of time, ...
SPOKANE --
A water main break early Sunday morning
swamped an east Spokane street and residents say this isn't the first
time it has happened.
http://www.kxly.com/news/28862238/detail.html
Bob
We were getting ready for Sunday Lunch Buffet, when two biggish
animals were striding on the flood plain parallel with the river on
the other side. Could not see through the double sliding doors or
imagine what they were ca 500 m away, because they walked quite
quickly.
Sitting on the settee - struggling into my boots- I reached for the
binoculars: "Jim, Jim two big male Lions".
Dropped the binoculars on the settee, grabbed my camera, opened the
sliding doors; switching on the camera and looking where I walk
(remember no fence on the terrace), zooming to maximum, walking,
looking for the Lions (by now quite a bit further down river), now I
am at the edge of the terrace, and bushes and tree branches on our
side of the river obstruct my view. Move back to the left to get a
better angle, find the animals through the lens, click!
Now they accelerate behind some shrubs, I run some more to the left,
pointing the camera into the direction where the lions will appear as
they trot parallel with river, there they are, click! Got them!
Time to go to the buffet - in the car park mill excited tourists - the
enormous Restaurant terrace is full of giant tele- lenses and
binoculars and people behind them...
In the restaurant I cannot stop speculating about the 2 Lions in such
a hurry: had they also booked Lunch somewhere?!? :-0
Jim is now anxious to get to the buffet.
No wonder there had not been any antelopes at the river this morning
with a lion pride somewhere! Why were the 2 males on their own?
The restaurant manager was anxious if we had seen the 2 Lions. I am
still amazed about their "synchronised, slow-motion" running. This is
the 5th week we are renting in this Lodge a cottage with river view,
and the first time we saw a big cat ( two at once...)
Hope you also have a good Sunday
Love Ingrid
PS all Lions we observed previously were sleeping, eating, sleeping,
mating, sleeping...
PPS the photo of the low river I sent on Friday was taken with my
mobile phone in beautiful weather. Today a cold front has arrived and
it is grey, drizzling and cold. :had I not seen at mid-day the 2 lions
I could think, we are back in UK.
Best wishes for the week, Ingrid Shaul
A decade ago, the Missoula Parks and Recreation
Department used to hold hayrides on U.S. Forest Service land in Pattee
Canyon.
Now an insurance problem keeps the city government
from sending children's programs into the surrounding Lolo National
Forest. A complicated permit system restricts many other educational
and nonprofit groups' ability to get kids into the woods.
At a time when everyone from President Barack Obama to
your local pediatrician is encouraging more outdoor exercise, entering
the Great Outdoors can require some bureaucratic power-lifting.
"Years ago, lots of groups like ours would simply
access public lands," said Missoula YMCA associate executive director
Jason Shearer. "If there was a regulating authority, they weren't
aware of it."
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