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Man shot in possible gang retaliation
June 1, 2009 in City Grant County Sheriff’s officials are investigating a drive-by shooting at a Schawana, Wash., home early Sunday after a 21-year-old man was shot and bullets came within inches of a six-month … 2
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Bridge construction increases river danger
June 1, 2009 in City, Idaho In the aftermath of a weekend water-rescue on the Spokane River at the Barker Road bridge, fire crews spent Monday using the dangerous spot as training ground. “We’re just very, …
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56 candidates filed to run for office
June 1, 2009 in City, News About a dozen candidates for local offices waited Monday morning for the door of the Spokane County Election’s Office to open to officially launch their campaigns. By the end of …
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Group to publicize names of petition-signers
June 1, 2009 in News SEATTLE (AP) — A group called WhoSigned.org says it will publicize the names of people signing petitions for Referendum 71, which seeks a public vote to overturn a new expansion … 2
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Officials weighing fire bond issue for ballot
June 1, 2009 in City Spokane voters likely will decide in five months if they’ll continue paying extra property taxes for fire trucks, equipment and stations. 1
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Prisoners escape near Idaho/Montana border
June 1, 2009 in Idaho Three prisoners escaped from a work crew east of the Avery Ranger Station in north central Idaho late Sunday or early Monday, and the Idaho Department of Correction is asking …
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Paleontologist gets 60 days for stealing bones
June 1, 2009 in Region BILLINGS — Amateur paleontologist Nathan Murphy, whose discovery of the world’s best-preserved dinosaur made him a leading name in the for-profit fossil industry, will serve 60 days in jail for …
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Border traffic moves easily with stricter ID code
June 1, 2009 in City, Nation/World, Region Car and pedestrian traffic flowed smoothy through U.S. border crossings Monday, the first day that Americans coming home from Mexico and Canada faced stricter identification requirements, officials and travelers said.
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Man sentenced for CdA apartment fire
June 1, 2009 An arson fire that torched a Coeur d’Alene apartment last summer earned a man at least five years in prison under a sentence imposed today in Kootenai County District Court.
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Spokesman.com blogs: WSU vows to return
June 1, 2009 Looking for browsing materials? Check out these recent hand-picked links from Spokesman.com blogs.
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Spokane Police logs 5/29/2009 to 5/31/2009
June 1, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for May 29 to May 31, 2009.
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EWU professor killed in kayaking accident
June 1, 2009 in City, News An Eastern Washington University professor is believed to be the man killed in a kayaking accident on the St. Joe River on Friday.
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Judge sets Nov. 30 deadline for claims
June 1, 2009 in City, Region People who contend they were sexually abused by Jesuit priests in the Northwest have until Nov. 30 to file claims.
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Obama’s plan to save GM: bankruptcy, $30 billion
June 1, 2009 in Business, Nation/World President Barack Obama pushed a humbled General Motors Corp. into bankruptcy on Monday and said the federal government will act as “reluctant shareholder” when it assumes a 60 percent ownership …
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Bonner County police logs from the weekend
June 1, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for May 29 through May 31, 2009.
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Hot weather to last all week
June 1, 2009 While spring still has 20 or so days left, it appears summer has arrived for the foreseeable future. Unseasonably hot temperatures are expected to continue all week in Spokane and …
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Missing French jet hit thunderstorms over Atlantic
June 1, 2009 in Nation/World A missing Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris ran into a tower of thunderstorms and heavy turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday, …
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Visualizing Spokane’s jobs outlook
June 1, 2009 in City Click on the images on this page to explore interactive graphs showing data from the Washington State Employment Security Department’s 2009 jobs outlook for the Spokane area.
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Stimulus translates to contracts, grants
June 1, 2009 in City on Page A1 New water lines in Republic. A large sewage project in Airway Heights. Millions for schools, for crime-victim advocates, and to expand broadband access into rural areas. Hundreds of miles of … 1
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Federal infusion is boon for laborers
June 1, 2009 in City on Page A1 In North Idaho’s recession-plagued Silver Valley, there’ll be an extra 70 high-paying seasonal jobs this summer removing and replacing lead-contaminated soil as part of the Bunker Hill cleanup, thanks to … 1
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New size brings content, design changes to S-R
June 1, 2009 in City on Page A1 Welcome to the new-look Spokesman-Review. The paper you’re holding is narrower than it used to be. The change is a cost-cutting measure, but we also believe readers will find the …
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Titanic’s survivors all gone
June 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – Millvina Dean, who as a baby was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat in the frigid North Atlantic, died Sunday, having been the last survivor …
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GM to file for bankruptcy today
June 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – General Motors, the humbled auto giant that has been part of American life for more than 100 years, will file for bankruptcy protection today in a deal that … 1
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GM Q-and-A: What took so long?
June 1, 2009 in City on Page A3 WASHINGTON – It’s no secret General Motors has been in trouble for a long time. The nation’s largest automaker has been teetering on the edge of collapse for months, losing … 2
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