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Friday, June 15, 2012
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Indians fall in season opener
June 15, 2012 in Sports The Vancouver Canadians scored four runs in the third inning and went on to spoil the Spokane Indians’ home and season opener, defeating the Indians 8-1 Friday night at Avista …
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Giants take series opener from M’s
June 15, 2012 in Sports Buster Posey led off the second inning with a solo home run into the second deck of the left-field seats, National League hitting leader Melky Cabrera added a two-run shot …
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Toms, Woods, Furyk share U.S. Open lead
June 15, 2012 in Sports Friday was survival day at the U.S. Open, with David Toms, Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk sharing the lead at 1-under par. Furyk rolled in a 40-foot birdie putt from …
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Beaumonte beats odds, will graduate from Eastern
June 15, 2012 in Sports Against all odds, Darriell Beaumonte will graduate today from Eastern Washington University. He will be that one out of 50 – just 2 percent – of foster children from the … 1
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Meehan: Brophy logging miles on ‘Road to LPGA’
June 15, 2012 in Sports Former Gonzaga Prep golf standout Annie Brophy is in her second year chasing her dreams on the Symetra Tour (formerly the Futures Tour), the LPGA equivalent to the PGA’s Nationwide …
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WCC adopts 10-team tourney format
June 15, 2012 in Sports The double-byes that Gonzaga’s men’s and women’s basketball teams have earned at the West Coast Conference tournaments will go away beginning with the 2014 events. The WCC voted during conference … 1
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Shock return their focus to football
June 15, 2012 in Sports The Spokane Shock entertain West Division rival Utah at 7 at the Arena. Utah (8-5) is one of several teams Spokane (7-5) is chasing for four National Conference playoff spots. … 1
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Suspect arrested in May 31 home invasion
June 15, 2012 in City, News Spokane police today arrested a suspect in a May 31 gunpoint home-invasion robbery. David F. Smith, 40, is believed to have robbed a home in the 1600 block of West …
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Gun burglar faces no less than 123 years in prison
June 15, 2012 in News A convicted felon from Stevens County now faces a minimum of 123 years in prison after a jury found him guilty today of 21 new felonies that were tied to … 2
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Rammell sells RV, dinosaur, moves to Wyoming
June 15, 2012 in Idaho Flamboyant former Idaho gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell says he’s given up on Idaho politics and is moving to Wyoming, after he lost a state legislative race for a North Idaho … 10
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No federal charges for man with explosives at airport
June 15, 2012 in News REDMOND, Ore. (AP) — A man who was discovered to have an explosive device as he tried to board a plane in Oregon did not have any plans to use … 2
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Catholic hospitals reject birth control compromise
June 15, 2012 in Health Sharpening an election-year confrontation over religious freedom and government health insurance rules, the nation’s Catholic hospitals on Friday rejected President Barack Obama’s compromise for providing birth control coverage to their … 2
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Secret Service agents accused of leaks, making porn
June 15, 2012 in News WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has revealed details of serious allegations against Secret Service agents and officers since 2004, including claims of involvement with prostitutes, leaking sensitive information, publishing … 11
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High court wants limits on public defender caseloads
June 15, 2012 in News For the first time, Washington’s Supreme Court is setting limits on the number of cases that public defenders can handle — an effort to improve the quality of legal representation … 2
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‘Kindness’ hitchhiker confesses to shooting himself
June 15, 2012 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A West Virginia man who claimed to be a victim of a drive-by shooting along a rural Montana highway while working on a memoir called “Kindness … 3
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Nursing program gives students hand-on experience
June 15, 2012 in Health Dressed in scrubs, recent high school graduate Karen Casillas answered a call for help in a patient’s room at St. John’s Living Center on a Tuesday last month. 1
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Social media a godsend for those with rare diseases
June 15, 2012 in Health Deb McGarry had just delivered the eulogy at her grandmother’s funeral when pain shot through her chest. A wave of nausea followed. 1
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Panetta salutes gays in military
June 15, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta today thanked gay and lesbian military members for their service, as the Pentagon prepares to mark June as gay pride month with an official … 24
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Carlotta now a hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast
June 15, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI — Carlotta has grown from a tropical storm to a full-blown hurricane as it moves toward southern Mexico’s Pacific coast.
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Motorcyclist killed in early morning crash
June 15, 2012 in City A motorcyclist killed in an accident this morning around 6 a.m. was an airman assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base’s survival school. 1
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Washington, Idaho receive millions from feds
June 15, 2012 in Idaho, Region BOISE — Federal officials are sending more than $26 million to Idaho counties and $15 million to Washington counties as part of the government’s payments in lieu of taxes program. 6
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Wolf hunt opponents forgo appeal to Supreme Court
June 15, 2012 in Region BILLINGS, Mont. — Wildlife advocates say they decided not to appeal to the Supreme Court to keep wolves on the endangered list in Idaho and Montana after their arguments were … 1
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Residential property market shows signs of healing
June 15, 2012 in Business, Idaho on Page A1 It’s not time to break out the champagne yet, but many area real estate brokers have reason to think the first half of 2012 could mark a turnaround from the … 14
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Shock player says God told him to start fire
June 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 A pro football player who leapt from his burning third-floor apartment in Liberty Lake Thursday said he started the blaze with a marijuana blunt because God told him to, authorities … 20
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