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Friday, December 26, 2008
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Interstate 90 cleared
December 26, 2008 in City Interstate 90 is now clear following a car crash that blocked two eastbound lanes and the Highway 195 on-ramp.
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Verner withdraws municipal court pick
December 26, 2008 in City, News With one week until Spokane is required to open its new independent Municipal Court, opposition on the City Council has forced Mayor Mary Verner to withdraw her most experienced pick … 3
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Garbage crews struggle to pick up holiday waste
December 26, 2008 in City, News A day before, kids ripped off the wrapping paper and scrambled through the boxes to see what Santa Claus (or others) brought them for Christmas. After the magic of the … 5
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North Spokane man still missing
December 26, 2008 in City A Spokane man missing since Monday hasn’t been located.
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Forecasters predict more of the same
December 26, 2008 in City If you’re feeling tired of the weather, forecasters have bad news: It looks like more of the same.
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Father, son plead not guilty in Ore. bank bombing
December 26, 2008 in Region SALEM — A father and son accused of killing two Oregon law enforcement officers in a bank bombing have pleaded not guilty.
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Crews continue snow clearing
December 26, 2008 in City Downtown streets plowed again over night, crews continue in residential areas
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Flood watch issued for much of West Side
December 26, 2008 in Region SEATTLE — The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for much of Western Washington. Forecasters are expecting more snow in the mountains and rain in the lowlands and …
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Traffic moving right along
December 26, 2008 Traffic lighter than normal on clear but very slick roads
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Winter storm warning downgraded
December 26, 2008 The morning commute is clear yet icy - snow expected later in the day
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Retailers slash prices to attract shoppers
December 26, 2008 in Business, Nation/World NEW YORK — Shoppers hit the stores early today to return unwanted gifts and take advantage of drastic price cuts offered by retailers desperate to get rid of old merchandise …
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Snow tools in short supply
December 26, 2008 in City Snow tires are nearly impossible to buy now in the Inland Northwest. High demand also has created a shortage of snow shovels, snow blowers and tire chains.
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Tidings not glad in retail world
December 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – As the final sales figures are tallied, it’s becoming obvious that this was a rotten holiday season for retailers. A weak economy and strong winter storms brought …
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Rare white chickadee visiting Valley couple’s yard
December 26, 2008 in City, Outdoors on Page A1 Weeks before the region’s first snowfall, Frank and June Potter were enjoying a “white” Christmas in the front yard of their Spokane Valley home. Their feeders and heated water dish …
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Christmas Bureau volunteers reflect on service
December 26, 2008 in City on Page A1 In his younger years, Larry Tobin walked through the hardware section of Sears with a thirst for every tool that he didn’t yet possess. Now he is 67, a retired …
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Red kettles yield odd treasures
December 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 TAMPA, Fla. – The volunteer emptying Salvation Army kettles in southwest Florida recently came across something that stood out from the piles of spare change and crumpled up bills: a …
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Nation in brief: Five-story fall claims girl, 7
December 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 Police say a 7-year-old handicapped girl has died after falling out of the fifth-floor window of her family’s apartment in New York City. Police say Chelsea Maldonado died Thursday from …
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Driver loses control, hits Hanukkah party
December 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WOODMERE, N.Y. – A car slammed into a building where Orthodox Jewish families were celebrating Hanukkah on Thursday, injuring 14 people, police said. Police said the injured ranged in age …
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Shooter kills 8 at Christmas party
December 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 COVINA, Calif. – Stinging from an acrimonious divorce, a man plotting revenge against his ex-wife dressed up like Santa, went to his former in-laws’ Christmas Eve party and slaughtered at …
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Snow, wind on Christmas pose test on day of good cheer
December 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 RENO, Nev. – As much of the country awoke to a welcome reprieve from heavy snowfall and ice-slickened roads, a new winter storm in the West snarled holiday traffic and …
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Tar sands mining endangers migratory birds, report says
December 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – About half of America’s migratory birds fly from destinations as far-flung as Chile to nest in Canada’s boreal forest. In Alberta, that forest lies above tar sands that …
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World in brief: Israel moves closer to Gaza invasion
December 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 Israel moved closer to invading Gaza, saying Thursday it had wrapped up preparations for a broad offensive after Palestinian militants fired about 100 rockets and mortar shells across the border …
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Nobel laureate Harold Pinter dies of cancer
December 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – British Nobel laureate Harold Pinter – who produced some of his generation’s most influential dramas and later became a staunch critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq – …
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Guinea coup chief tightens grip
December 26, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 CONAKRY, Guinea – Guinea’s coup leader solidified his hold over this impoverished West African nation Thursday as the prime minister who served under its late dictator surrendered and stepped down …
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