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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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Fire in abandoned historic building called suspicious
May 12, 2009 in News, City Authorities are trying to determine how an abandoned building in Spokane Valley caught fire this evening.
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103 Spokane teachers notified of layoffs
May 12, 2009 in News, City The primary concern among parents who showed up Tuesday to discuss proposed spending cuts was how much class sizes could increase because of potential teacher layoffs. Earlier in the day, … 1
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Trial in Lakeland Village drowning begins
May 12, 2009 in City A former attendant at Lakeland Village is on trial in Spokane for allegedly leaving a developmentally disabled woman in a bathtub, where she drowned.
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New trial denied in home invasion case
May 12, 2009 in News, City A judge today denied a request for a new trial in a case that resulted in the convictions of three suspects, an $8,000 sanction against prosecutors and allegations of misconduct … 5
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Wash. state Rep. Don Cox stepping down
May 12, 2009 in News State Rep. Don Cox, pulled out of retirement in January to serve out the term of another lawmaker who died of cancer, says he won’t run for re-election this fall.
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EWU president to reveal plan for cutting $26 million
May 12, 2009 in City Eastern Washington University President Rodolfo Arévalo will present his plan for cutting $26 million from the university’s budget over the next two years to the Board of Trustees on Friday.
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Spokane Police logs 5/11/2009
May 12, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for May 11, 2009.
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Bonner County police logs 5/11/2009
May 12, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for May 11, 2009.
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Cool, showery today with freeze coming tonight
May 12, 2009 in City, Idaho A cool blustery day with showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon are lined up for the Inland Northwest with a freeze warning issued for the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene region, … 1
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Gates fires wartime general
May 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Monday that he had fired the top American general in Afghanistan, Gen. David McKiernan, making a rare decision to remove a wartime commander …
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CdA shooting victim, home from college, ‘always excelled’
May 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 A man accused of gunning down a college student in the streets of downtown Coeur d’Alene told detectives he’d waited for the victim to leave a bar after arguing with …
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Kroc dazzles on debut day
May 12, 2009 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Judging by its first full day of operation Monday, Coeur d’Alene’s new Salvation Army Kroc Corps Community Center will be a smashing success. The parking lot was packed. Lines snaked … 1
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Law extends time limit for Spokane River cleanup
May 12, 2009 in Business on Page A1 OLYMPIA – A new law will relax the deadline for cleaning up the Spokane River and other waterways, allowing more time for some measures to take effect. Without the change, … 1
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U.N. panel calls for Palestinian state
May 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council sent a strong message to Israel on Monday that the international community is demanding “urgent efforts” to create a separate Palestinian state and …
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Pope confronts Germany’s past
May 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 JERUSALEM – Pope Benedict XVI confronted the dark history of his native Germany on the first day of his visit to Israel on Monday, shaking the hands of six Holocaust …
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Thousands flee as battles grow
May 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis have fled fighting between the army and Taliban militants in a northwestern valley, raising the risk that public support could turn against an offensive Washington …
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Experts aim to stop frog-killing fungus
May 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Zoos in the U.S., Panama and Mexico are deploying researchers in Central America to develop new ways to fight a fungus blamed for wiping out dozens of frog …
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Iran appellate court frees jailed reporter
May 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEHRAN, Iran – A copy of a classified Iranian government report about the U.S. war in Iraq that was in the possession of journalist Roxana Saberi was a key piece …
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Sergeant kills 5 fellow soldiers in Iraq
May 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – An American Army sergeant shot and killed five fellow soldiers following an altercation at a military counseling center in Iraq on Monday, officials said. The attack drew attention …
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Suspected Nazi guard Demjanjuk leaves U.S.
May 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 CLEVELAND – Federal agents carrying John Demjanjuk in a wheelchair put him on a small jet Monday to be deported to Germany, where the retired autoworker is accused of being …
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Atlantis leaves Earth
May 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Atlantis blasted off Monday for the Hubble Space Telescope on the most delicate and dangerous repair job ever in orbit – a mission so risky that …
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U.S. budget figures released
May 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The government will have to borrow nearly 50 cents for every dollar it spends this year, exploding the record federal deficit past $1.8 trillion under new White House … 1
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Court rules gun makers and sellers not liable
May 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOS ANGELES – Firearms manufacturers and sellers cannot be held liable for criminal misuse of their products, a federal appeals court panel ruled Monday in a case stemming from a …
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Carbofuran banned for food crops
May 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule Monday banning the use of the pesticide carbofuran on food crops, saying it poses an unacceptable health risk, especially to children. The …
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