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Sacred Heart, state agree to scaled-down expansion
March 17, 2010 in City Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center may add 75 new patient beds after reaching a proposed settlement with state health officials.
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Search resumes for Western Washington mom, son
March 17, 2010 in Region Authorities in Washington state on Wednesday resumed their search for a woman who appears to have abandoned a van on a remote Puget Sound beach over the weekend and disappeared …
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Idaho high court: No new trials for 6 on death row
March 17, 2010 in Idaho The Idaho Supreme Court has denied requests from six death row inmates who said they were entitled to new trials because a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made after their convictions …
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Judge denies sick woman’s motion for speedy trial
March 17, 2010 in City A judge today denied a sick woman’s motion for an expedited trial in the long-running Hanford “downwinders” lawsuits. 6
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Idaho first to sign law against health care reform
March 17, 2010 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Wednesday became the first state chief executive to sign a measure requiring the attorney general to sue Congress if it passes health reforms that force … 17
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Benewah County, tribe reach deal on policing
March 17, 2010 in Idaho Benewah County and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe have reached a deal on policing on the reservation, just in time to head off state legislation that was up for a vote … 1
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North Idaho teen admits shooting at cars
March 17, 2010 in Idaho A North Idaho teenager has admitted to two counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm at a passenger vehicle and one count of unlawful discharge of a firearm at a … 1
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North Idaho law enforcement logs, March 16
March 17, 2010 in Idaho Click the “documents” tab above to download Coeur d’Alene and Bonner County police logs for Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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Ressam appeals decision that sentence too lenient
March 17, 2010 in Region Would-be millennium bomber Ahmed Ressam is appealing a federal court’s ruling that his 22-year sentence was too lenient.
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Jobs bill passes 68-29 in U.S. Senate
March 17, 2010 in Nation/World Companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won final congressional approval Wednesday. 7
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Washington secretary of state diagnosed with cancer
March 17, 2010 in Region Secretary of State Sam Reed has been diagnosed with kidney cancer and will undergo surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle on Monday. He is expected to make a … 1
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Tea Party rallies in Yakima
March 17, 2010 in Region Members of the Tea Party in Yakima exhorted some 100 sympathetic listeners Tuesday night to take the nascent movement beyond sign waving and outrage to become a bona fide force … 18
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Luck of the Irish? Sun keeps shining
March 17, 2010 in City, Idaho After Spokane reached a season-high 64 degrees on Tuesday afternoon, forecasters are calling for cooling back to the lower 50s, although mostly sunny skies should continue through the weekend. 1
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Boy-for-sale ad triggers investigation
March 17, 2010 in City on Page A1 For sale: One 4-year-old boy. That recent advertisement on a popular classifieds Web site has triggered a sheriff’s investigation into who was behind it.
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Moscow company has safer way to check pregnancy in large game
March 17, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 Adult female bison don’t take kindly to traditional pregnancy tests. The test, known as “rectal palpation,” involves a veterinarian inserting a gloved arm to feel for thickening in the uterus … 1
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Priest Lake cabin lots will see rent increase
March 17, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Rents for state-owned cabin sites at Priest Lake will go up an average of 9 percent each year for five years starting in 2011, a 54 percent increase …
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Treasury offers hand to Sterling
March 17, 2010 in Business on Page A1 Sterling Financial Corp. on Tuesday announced tentative agreements with the U.S. Treasury and a potential investor that will determine whether the bank holding company remains an independent Spokane business and … 5
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Accuracy watch
March 17, 2010 in City on Page A2 For 03-17-2010
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Fox in discussions with Conan O’Brien
March 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Fox Broadcasting is inching closer to bringing Conan O’Brien back to late night. Key Fox executives, including Rupert Murdoch, are on board with the plan and would … 1
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Palestinians clash with Israeli police
March 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 JERUSALEM – With anger over Israeli building plans stoking tensions about the future of Jerusalem’s holy sites, violence spilled into the streets Tuesday in a string of clashes between Palestinians …
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Fiji battered by cyclone, relief starts
March 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 SUVA, Fiji – The South Pacific island nation of Fiji has suffered overwhelming damage from a powerful cyclone that battered its shores for more than three days, the prime minister …
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Challenger leads overall Iraq count
March 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – A secular coalition challenging the Iraqi prime minister in the country’s historic parliamentary elections has narrowly pulled ahead for the first time in the overall vote count, although …
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Troops fail to control drug gangs
March 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – The slayings of three people attached to the U.S. Consulate here underscore the failings of Mexico’s military offensive against drug gangs despite a steady flow of …
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GOP attacks health reform maneuvers
March 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – As momentum behind health care legislation seemed to gather in the House Tuesday, Republicans mounted a last-ditch effort to undercut the Democrats’ newest gambit for bringing it to … 3
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