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Monday, July 20, 2009
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Actor sues over chandelier mishap
July 20, 2009 in News, Idaho Actor Dennis Franz and a 72-year-old family guest have both filed lawsuits in Kootenai County against the manufacturer and installer of a mechanism that apparently failed and caused a light …
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Property managers’ actions spark lawsuit, criminal probe
July 20, 2009 in News, City The property managers for three Spokane apartment houses are accused in a civil lawsuit of accepting rent payments in cash and pocketing part of the proceeds. The matter has sparked … 1
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WSP troopers investigated in Seattle gull clubbing
July 20, 2009 SEATTLE — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is investigating allegations that two state troopers are responsible for the fatal clubbing of three seagulls on the roof of a … 2
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Retail sales drop in Spokane County, most others
July 20, 2009 in Business Only seven of 39 Washington counties reported gains in total retail sales for the first quarter of 2009, compared to last year.
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Spokane Valley man had hand in Apollo 11’s recovery
July 20, 2009 in City The Apollo 11 mission that landed a man on the moon 40 years ago holds a special place in the memory of one Spokane Valley resident. 1
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Woman robbed of prescriptions in her home
July 20, 2009 in News, City Two men burst into a Spokane woman’s apartment this morning and stole OxyContin and hydrocodone. A 54-year-old woman answered her apartment door about 5:45 a.m. in the 3100 block of … 1
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Same-name couple to wed after Facebook meeting
July 20, 2009 in Nation/World MIAMI — This October, Kelly Hildebrandt plans to vow to share her life with a man who already shares her name.
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Spokane Police logs from last week
July 20, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for July 13 to July 19, 2009.
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Black students trail whites in Wash. school tests
July 20, 2009 in City Despite years of work to improve black students’ test scores, they continue to trail white students in Washington state’s public schools, a federal report has found.
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Man allegedly ran $2 million Ponzi scheme
July 20, 2009 in Business, Idaho The Idaho Department of Finance has sued former Bonner County real estate agent Dale E. Lowell and son Luke D. Lowell, alleging Dale Lowell ran a Ponzi scheme that defrauded … 3
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Spokane teen returns home
July 20, 2009 in City, Idaho A Spokane teenager missing since last week has been found and is home, according to Spokane police. Andrew Thomas Graves, 17, had been missing since last week and ran from …
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Bonner County police logs from the weekend
July 20, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for July 17 to July 19, 2009.
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Kitchen fire evacuates 6 adults, 4 children
July 20, 2009 in City A kitchen fire damaged a duplex dwelling in northeast Spokane early this morning, forcing the evacuation of the six adults and four children who lived there.
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Montana resident now world’s oldest man
July 20, 2009 in Region A 112-year-old Great Falls man has become the oldest living man in the world after 113-year-old Henry Allingham of England died Saturday.
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Soldier’s Idaho town kept mum on Taliban capture
July 20, 2009 in Idaho Shortly after the first report two weeks ago that a U.S. soldier had been captured in Afghanistan, a small circle of people in this central Idaho town found out it …
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More dry heat coming this week
July 20, 2009 in City, Idaho Highs today in the middle to upper 80s today will seem comfortable compared to the heat that’s being forecasted for the rest of the week.
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The next step?
July 20, 2009 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – For fans of space exploration, the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11’s mission to the moon is a celebration mingled with melancholy. For all the promised “giant leap for …
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Triathlon showcases strongest of Valley Girls
July 20, 2009 in Business on Page A1 The red swim caps went first at 7:45 a.m. as the cheering reached its crescendo. The white caps followed five minutes later, then the green, and so on through seven …
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Accuracy watch
July 20, 2009 in City on Page A2 For 07-20-2009
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‘Angela’s Ashes’ author dies at 78
July 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Frank McCourt, the beloved raconteur and former public school teacher who enjoyed post-retirement fame as the author of “Angela’s Ashes,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning “epic of woe” about …
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Copter crash in Afghanistan kills sixteen
July 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL – A Russian-owned civilian helicopter crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff at southern Afghanistan’s largest NATO base Sunday, killing 16 civilians in the latest in a string …
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Captured soldier from Idaho
July 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 HAILEY, Idaho – Friends and family of an Idaho soldier who was captured in Afghanistan prayed for his safe return Sunday, shaken by the image of the frightened young private …
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Recovered material links Indonesia attacks
July 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 JAKARTA, Indonesia – Explosive material recovered from the scene of two suicide bombings at hotels in the Indonesian capital is “identical” to that used by the Southeast Asian terrorist network …
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In brief: Honduras talks break down
July 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Talks on resolving Honduras’ leadership crisis broke off Sunday after the interim government rejected a proposed compromise, saying a provision calling for ousted President Manuel …

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