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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 08:10 pm

Valley News

Local news for Valley, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

19 hrs ago | The Columbian

WA biologists capture two wolves

Washington state Fish and Wildlife biologists and wolf experts from Idaho captured what they believe are two wolves Friday in western Okanogan County, a development that could confirm the first wolf pack in ...

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Yesterday | Bellingham Herald

2 dead in Spokane Valley WA mobile home fire

A Spokane Valley fire official says two people were found dead when crews responded to a mobile home fire.

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Related Topix: Spokane Valley, WA, Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Bellingham Metro, Bellingham, WA

Yesterday | The Spokesman-Review

Boy dies of injuries from boat propeller

A 13-year-old Washington boy died after suffering traumatic injuries from a boat propeller while wakeboarding with family on Lake Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday.

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

Tri-cityherald.com

WA fire crews keep eye on weather

Steady breezes and warm temperatures helped push a wildfire in south-central Washington into more timber Tuesday, as firefighters elsewhere in the state gained ground on blazes that have been burning for days.

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Related Topix: Gifford, WA, Trout Lake, WA, Washington, Washington State University, Spokane Valley, WA

Tue Jul 15, 2008

The Spokesman-Review

Officials reveal cause of Valley fire

A wildfire that destroyed 11 Spokane Valley homes last week grew out of an illegal recreational fire that a local surgeon supervised three days earlier on her neighbor's vacant lot, investigators say.

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Related Topix: Spokane Valley, WA, Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Spokane County, WA, Spokane, WA

The Spokesman-Review

Volunteers help evacuate animals

Spokane County called on a new band of volunteers - a team called HEART - in dealing with horses, goats, dogs, cats and other livestock evacuated by the Valley fire Thursday.

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Related Topix: Spokane County, WA, Dishman, WA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Spokane Metro, Spokane, WA

Sun Jul 13, 2008

InciWeb

Spokane Valley Wildland Fire

We haven't been able to update to inciweb thus far due to technical difficulties, but those have been resolved.

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Related Topix: Spokane Valley, WA, Dishman, WA, Spokane County, WA, Mica, WA, Fire

WTKR-TV Norfolk

Recreational fire behind Washington tragedy

Norfolk Police Homicide Investigators need your help locating Antonio Lavelle Foster.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Spokane Valley, WA

The Spokesman-Review

Fire pit blamed for Valley wildfire

A recreational fire was responsible for the fire that destroyed 13 homes in the Ponderosa area of Spokane Valley, fire officials said Saturday.

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Related Topix: Spokane Valley, WA, Western Washington University, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Sat Jul 12, 2008

KOMO-TV Seattle

Crews make headway against Eastern Wash. wildfires

Fire crews, aided by improving weather conditions, made progress Saturday against wildfires that scorched thousands of acres in Eastern Washington.

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Related Topix: Weather, Spokane Valley, WA, Eastern Washington University, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Q13.com KCPQ TV

Gov. Gregoire Declares State of Emergency In Spokane Valley

Winds gusting to 50 mph pushed a 1,200-acre wildfire that destroyed at least four homes in a heavily wooded part of the suburban Spokane Valley on Thursday evening, and residents of a wide area were told to ...

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Related Topix: Ferry County, WA, Weather, Dishman, WA, Spokane Valley, WA, Spokane County, WA

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Bellingham Herald

Wildfire burns 4 homes in Spokane WA suburb

With daylight, firefighters are renewing the battle against wildfires that have destroyed eight homes in Spokane Valley and burned thousands of acres in other parts of Eastern Washington.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Spokane Metro, Spokane, WA, Spokane Valley, WA, Washington

Wenatchee World

Badger Mountain Fire threatens homes, then calms

A helicopter drops water Thursday near a hand crew at the north end of the Badger Mountain Fire.

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Related Topix: Bonney Lake, WA, Spokane, WA, East Wenatchee, WA, Orondo, WA

Spokane Journal of Business

Big apartment complex planned in Valley

A Spokane developer plans to build an $11.4 million, 144-unit apartment complex west of the Mirabeau area in Spokane Valley.

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Related Topix: Spokane Metro, Spokane, WA, Spokane Valley, WA

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Free Republic

Wildfires burn 3 homes in Spokane WA suburb

New wildfires pushed by strong winds burned three homes in a wooded area of suburban Spokane Valley late Thursday, and other homes were being evacuated.

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Related Topix: Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA, Spokane Valley, WA

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Tri-cityherald.com

Report compares CBC graduation rates to other community colleges in Washington

Hispanic students are graduating from Columbia Basin College at lower rates than other community colleges in the state, but officials say the numbers may be deceptive.

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Related Topix: Moses Lake, WA, Skagit County, WA, Wenatchee, WA, Walla Walla, WA

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

July 6: Two hurt in motorcycle-truck accident

Two people were injured July 6 in a two-vehicle accident south of Oroville on Highway 97.

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Related Topix: Oroville, WA, Spokane Metro, Tonasket, WA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Good Times at Granger High

Feeds Posts by Karin Chenoweth via RSS I had the privilege of witnessing a special moment in the life of a small town this spring when I attended the graduation ceremony of Granger High School.

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Related Topix: Granger, WA

Thu Jul 03, 2008

The Spokesman-Review

Fire officials make plea to avoid problems

Banned: Firecrackers, pop-bottle rockets and missiles are banned everywhere in Washington except for designated areas in tribal lands, Suncrest and Deer Park, officials said.

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Related Topix: Deer Park, WA, Spokane Valley, WA, Liberty Lake, WA, Cheney, WA

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Wenatchee World

If you go: Methow Valley Tour of Homes

Camp Invention:The Camp Invention program, open to children entering first through sixth grades, fosters creativity, teamwork, inventive-thinking skills and science literacy.

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Related Topix: East Wenatchee, WA, Inventions, Science / Technology, Wenatchee, WA, Moses Lake, WA

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