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Monday, August 15, 2011
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Carp, Wells power Mariners
August 15, 2011 in Sports Mike Carp and Casper Wells hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning as the Mariners rallied from an early deficit to defeat Toronto 6-5 in Seattle on Monday night.
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Seahawks’ Lynch feeling at ease
August 15, 2011 in Sports Marshawn Lynch is enjoying is first training camp with the Seahawks, having joined the team four games into the 2010 season.
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Slain woman was dedicated student, family says
August 15, 2011 in City When Tarah Krivenko last spoke with her mother on Friday, she said the 48-year-old Spokane Community College student was planning to help a friend with her homework. But when her … 13
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Medical expert: Officers caused Zehm’s death
August 15, 2011 in City, News A medical expert hired by the Spokane police officer facing criminal charges over the fatal Otto Zehm confrontation is blaming other officers at the scene for causing the unarmed janitor’s … 25
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WSU backs have a little thunder and lightning in them
August 15, 2011 in Sports Logwone Mitz is expected to provide the power and Rickey Galvin the speed and flash in the WSU backfield this season.
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Pilot OK after crop duster flips in Oakesdale
August 15, 2011 in City, Idaho, Region A 23-year-old crop duster pilot was not injured today when a gust of wind caused the pilot’s airplane to flip over at an Oakesdale landing strip. 2
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Inchelium man’s body recovered
August 15, 2011 in City, Region The body of a 67-year-old Inchelium, Wash., man was recovered over the weekend near the Columbia River after he had been missing since early August.
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Postal Service to move out of historic Spokane building
August 15, 2011 in City The U.S. Postal Service plans to move out of its historic Riverside Avenue post office in downtown Spokane to cut costs, Spokane Postmaster Karen Fairlee said on Monday. 15
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Cassidy text fuels debate over death
August 15, 2011 CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Did Butch Cassidy, the notorious Old West outlaw who most historians believe perished in a 1908 shootout in Bolivia, actually survive that battle and live to old …
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Two dead in plane crash near Butte
August 15, 2011 in Region Authorities say two people died in a single-engine plane crash west of Butte.
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Train track driving ends in Rathdrum death
August 15, 2011 in City, Idaho A 33-year-old Rathdrum man was killed on Sunday while trying to drive across BNSF Railroad tracks in Rathdrum. 4
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Naked fishing nets a ride to the Spokane calaboose
August 15, 2011 in City, Idaho, Outdoors The wildlife at West Medical Lake on Sunday was maybe a little wilder than the law will allow, deputies said today. 13
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Deer Park crash injures eight
August 15, 2011 in City Eight persons were injured on Sunday night in a two-vehicle collision at Deer Park, the Washington State Patrol said. 8
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Temperatures fall to the 70s today
August 15, 2011 in City, Idaho A weak weather disturbance is passing over the Inland Northwest this morning, bringing clouds and temperatures about 7 to 10 degrees below normal.
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Study of ice melt fixes humans’ role
August 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – About half the recent record loss of Arctic sea ice can be blamed on global warming caused by human activity, according to a new study by scientists … 21
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Interstate 90 widening includes addition of sound walls
August 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 Anytime the state builds, widens or restores a piece of freeway through the city, it may be obligated to build a noise wall to buffer the sound. Federal highway rules … 8
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Obama pressed on jobs
August 15, 2011 in Nation/World, News on Page A1 WASHINGTON – As he sets out on a three-day bus tour of the Midwest focused on the economy, President Barack Obama is coming under growing pressure from fellow Democrats to … 51
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Town’s legal battle against man living in shed may be no-winner
August 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 Springdale, Wash., population 280, is spending more than 10 percent of its general fund to keep a man from living in a shed. The money might go a long way … 39
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Runaway blimp found in yard
August 15, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 WORTHINGTON, Ohio – A 94-year-old Ohio woman who woke up to discover that a blimp missing from a nearby airport had landed in her backyard said she heard a bang … 1
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GOP top tier taking shape
August 15, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 DES MOINES, Iowa – The new top tier of Republican presidential contenders has emerged to reset the 2012 race and raise new questions about exactly where an angry GOP base … 7
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Two die in plane crash
August 15, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Authorities say two people have died in a plane crash in the Alaska wilderness, and four others on board the small aircraft survived. Alaska State Troopers earlier …
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Texans recall drier days
August 15, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 FORT WORTH, Texas – After enduring nearly a year of drought, Texans have grown accustomed to seeing acres of withered crops, scores of dried-up ponds and mile after mile of …
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In brief: Hackers break into BART website
August 15, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN FRANCISCO – Hackers broke into a website for San Francisco’s mass transit system Sunday and posted contact information for more than 2,000 subscribers, the latest showdown between anarchists angry …
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Suicide squad kills 22 in Afghanistan
August 15, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – A squad of suicide bombers killed at least 22 people during a raid on a governor’s compound in a province near Afghanistan’s capital on Sunday, the latest …

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