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Chiefs lose in shootout
March 3, 2010 in Sports Geordie Wudrick and Brandon McMillan scored in the shootout to lift the Kelowna Rockets to a 3-2 win over the Spokane Chiefs in Western Hockey League play Wednesday night.
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TSA using hand swabs to test for explosives
March 3, 2010 in City Get ready for the bomb swab. The Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday that passengers at Spokane International Airport can expect new safety measures while attempting to get through security on … 13
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Ormsby nominated for U.S. attorney post
March 3, 2010 in City, News Spokane attorney Mike Ormsby was formally nominated Wednesday to be the next U.S. attorney for Eastern Washington. The White House announced in a press release that Ormsby, a partner at … 5
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Fewest fatalities on Washington roads since 1955
March 3, 2010 in City The Washington Traffic Safety Commission says there were 490 highway fatalities in 2009 in Washington. That’s 31 fewer than the year before and the fewest in 54 years. 6
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Loaded gun seized at Spokane County Courthouse
March 3, 2010 in City A Spokane woman was arrested today after she tried to bring a loaded gun to a court hearing on a domestic violence charge. 8
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Idaho lawmakers back school funding cuts
March 3, 2010 in Idaho Idaho lawmakers have set a budget for public schools for next year that slashes 7.5 percent overall - and effectively cuts state funding for schools 8.4 percent - while cutting … 3
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Idaho plan would pay kids to graduate early
March 3, 2010 in Idaho Every high school has at least a handful of them, gifted students who blow through Faulkner as if it were a comic book, teenagers who catch on to calculus as … 3
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Sex predator ordered locked up indefinitely
March 3, 2010 in City A jury has decided child molester Ronald Reo Timm should be locked up indefinitely because he’s a predator who poses a danger to society. 22
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Rain moving over region today
March 3, 2010 in City, Idaho Rain falling to the south and west of Spokane is expected to migrate northeastward during the day today, bringing mostly light precipitation to the region today.
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Key gun case reaches court
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court justices, hearing a Second Amendment challenge to Chicago’s ban on handguns, signaled Tuesday they were ready to extend gun rights nationwide, clearing the way for … 10
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Brake override mandate supported
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Momentum is building for a rule requiring automakers to install brake override systems so drivers could stop their cars during incidents of sudden acceleration, which has been blamed … 2
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El Niño expected to keep weather moderate until spring
March 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 By now it’s no secret. It’s been a mild winter. So mild, in fact, that the first two months of this year ranked as the fourth warmest January and February … 5
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Aspirin could damage hearing
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – Perhaps it wasn’t those years of listening to rock ’n’ roll that damaged hearing after all. New research suggests that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and other … 1
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Accuracy watch
March 3, 2010 in City on Page A2 For 03-03-2010
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Nissan recalls 540,000 vehicles
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 DETROIT – Nissan Motor Co. is recalling about 540,000 pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and minivans to fix problems with brake pedals and fuel gauges. Most of the recalled vehicles …
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Bunning relents on budget
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – By a vote of 78-19, the Senate Tuesday night passed funding to revive government programs that aid jobless people, highway projects and other initiatives that had shut down …
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Perry prevails in Texas primary
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 AUSTIN, Texas – Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison conceded the Republican nomination for Texas governor to Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday night following a heated, multimillion-dollar fight between the party heavyweights. …
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California’s Brown running for governor
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Democrat Jerry Brown officially entered the California governor’s race Tuesday, giving the party an iconic candidate in a contest expected to be the most costly in state …
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Saturday mail delivery back on chopping block
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Facing a projected $238-billion loss over the next decade, the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday proposed a 10-year plan to bring it into financial health, including ending Saturday … 1
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In brief: ‘Hurt Locker’ producer banned
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Los Angeles – A producer of the war story “The Hurt Locker” will not be allowed to attend Sunday’s Academy Awards because of e-mails he sent urging academy members to …
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Chilean military imposing order
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 CONCEPCION, Chile – The Chilean army marched into this wrecked city Tuesday, rounding up looters and receiving the applause of besieged survivors of the weekend’s massive earthquake. Despite Chile’s tortured …
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If days feel shorter, quake may be cause
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW YORK – Earth’s days may have gotten a little bit shorter since the massive earthquake in Chile, but don’t feel bad if you haven’t noticed. The difference would be …
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Bill would put Reagan on fifty
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Ronald Reagan is honored by, among other things, an airport, a freeway, an aircraft carrier, and – ironically for a critic of big government – one of the … 1
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Study: Tainted food bill $152 billion
March 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – It turns out that tainted food cannot only make people sick, but it can also cost them a bundle in the process. A new consumer research report released …
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