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10 hrs ago | The Spokesman-Review

STEM education vital for our future - Sat, 25 May 2013 PST

We all get that our children's and grandchildren's success will depend on skills in science, technology, engineering and math .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Jay Inslee, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Washington, Spokane, WA, Spokane Valley, WA

14 hrs ago | The Spokesman-Review

Judge finds Douglass in breach of contract - Sat, 25 May 2013 PST

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Spokane developer Harley Douglass was found in breach of contract Friday for not paying $800,000 owed in a land deal.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA, Mead, WA

19 hrs ago | The Spokesman-Review

volunteer - Sat, 25 May 2013 PST

Drivers are needed to deliver "brown bags" to those in need of meals who are unable to obtain food themselves.

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Related Topix: Life, Charity

Fri May 24, 2013

KREM-TV Spokane

Spokane Co. Sheriff elected WASPC President

Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich has been elected President of the Executive Board for the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA

KXLY-TV Spokane

Up to $1.9 billion needed to maintain Spokane area bridges

The collapse of the bridge over the Skagit River Thursday brings to light the fact that many bridges across the state are deemed functionally obsolete or structurally deficient.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA

The Spokesman-Review

Suspect arrested in series of McDonald's robberies - Fri, 24 May 2013 PST

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. An armed man suspected of robbing four McDonald's restaurants since last year is in custody.

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KHQ-TV Spokane

Transportation Department: 253 Bridges In Idaho Are Obsolete Or Structurally Deficient

There are 253 bridges throughout the state of Idaho that are classified as either obsolete or structurally deficient.

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Related Topix: Idaho Government, Idaho, Bellevue, WA

FireHouse.com

Evidence in Washington Arson Never Examined

May 24--Donita and Karl Ambrogini's 16-year-old daughter hovered at the edge of the roof, turning to look at her parents as tears rolled down her face.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA, Cheney, WA, Fire

KREM-TV Spokane

Washington State Patrol looking for new troopers

The test will be on Saturday, June 1, at 7:30 a.m. and will be held at the Spokane County Fire District 10 fire station at 929 South Garfield Road in Airway Heights.

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Related Topix: Airway Heights, WA, Spokane, WA

The Spokesman-Review

Starbuck denies killing ex-wife - Fri, 24 May 2013 PST

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Struggling at first to find his voice, murder suspect Clay Starbuck answered questions all afternoon Thursday and twice denied strangling his ex-wife to death in her Deer Park home.

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Related Topix: Deer Park, WA, Online Dating

Thu May 23, 2013

KXLY-TV Spokane

Knezovich, Straub say crime not as bad as public's perception

Unfortunately crime has been and always will be part of society. It hurts every community, Spokane is certainly no exception, and our city like many its size struggles with a bad reputation, one that suggests crime is not only prevalent, but constantly on the rise here.

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Related Topix: Prison, Spokane, WA, Marshall, WA

Cheney Free Press

Approving the STEP project would be detrimental for Spokane County

Let's be blunt about the STEP casino. 1,600-plus Spokane Indians and 4,200 residents of Airway Heights are so grasping and greedy that they are willing to sell 468,000-plus citizens of Spokane County down the drain for their gain.

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Related Topix: Airway Heights, WA, Opinion

Liberty Lake Splash

Open house sheds light on city, community resources

Lynda Warren dropped by Liberty Lake City Hall May 16 to learn more about the community she will soon call home.

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Related Topix: Liberty Lake, WA, Spokane, WA, Spokane Valley, WA

KREM-TV Spokane

Remains of KC-135 airmen return to Fairchild AFB

The remains of the Fairchild Air Force Base airmen killed in a KC-135 crash returned to Spokane County on Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fairchild Air Force Base, US Air Force, Fairchild AFB, WA, US News, Spokane, WA

KHQ-TV Spokane

Spokane Valley Fire Causes $50,000 Dollars Damage

Resources from the Spokane Valley Fire Department were dispatched at 10:27 P.M. last evening to a reported structure fire at 11712 E 36th Avenue in the Spokane Valley.

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Related Topix: Fire, Spokane Valley, WA, Spokane, WA

Spokane Journal of Business

Spokane mulls food truck regulations

With mobile food vendors gaining popularity here, the city of Spokane is considering changes to its municipal code that would affect food-truck and food-cart operators as early as this summer.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA

The Spokesman-Review

Spokane man indicted in ricin threat - Thu, 23 May 2013 PST

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A 38-year-old janitor was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in connection with mailing two ricin-laced letters in Spokane.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA, The Postal Service, Indie

The Spokesman-Review

In brief: Mountain lion kills dogs in backyards - Thu, 23 May 2013 PST

Three next-door neighbors in east Boise have had their small dogs attacked by a mountain lion in their fenced backyards in the past two weeks, and two of the dogs have died.

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Related Topix: Spokane Valley, WA

Wed May 22, 2013

KXLY-TV Spokane

Unemployment declining in Spokane County

Thousands of people in Spokane are out of work but new unemployment numbers show things are looking a little better.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA

The Spokesman-Review

Brass fire hose hookups stolen from buildings - Wed, 22 May 2013 PST

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A rash of thefts of brass fittings on the sides of buildings in Spokane Valley is threatening fire crews' abilities to fight fires in those buildings, the Spokane County Sheriff's office said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Fire, Spokane Valley, WA