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Ams topple Chiefs
March 9, 2012 in Sports The Western Conference-leading Tri-City Americans were 2 for 2 on the power play and added a short-handed and an empty-net goal as Tri-City handed the Chiefs a 4-2 loss in …
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Shock expect to play despite strike
March 9, 2012 in Sports Spokane Shock majority owner Brady Nelson said several of his players have committed to playing against Iowa on Monday despite a player strike that was announced on Friday.
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Postseason run ends for WSU women
March 9, 2012 in Sports With 16 minutes remaining in one of the semifinals in the Pacific-12 Conference women’s basketball tournament, the improbable seemed possible. Washington State – which lost 13 of its final 15 …
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Whitworth season ends
March 9, 2012 in Sports In every way, the Whitworth Pirates were fit to be tied Friday night. As Whitworth’s Dustin McConnell was driving the lane for the go-ahead lay-in with 3 seconds left in …
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Many seek North Idaho legislative seats, including Hart’s
March 9, 2012 in Idaho In Idaho’s upcoming elections, North Idaho’s most-Republican legislative district will have a Democratic challenger vying for every seat. 4
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Idaho wants to allow weekend, holiday field burning
March 9, 2012 in Idaho Idaho officials want to modify a ban that prohibits farmers from burning their fields on weekends and holidays. They also recommend allowing burning when ozone readings are higher than current … 3
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UI student’s family pursuing $3 million claim
March 9, 2012 in City The family of a University of Idaho student killed by a professor last summer is pursuing a $3 million claim against the school.
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Judge, deputy hurt in attack at Wash. courthouse
March 9, 2012 in Region MONTESANO, Wash. — An attack at the Grays Harbor County courthouse wounded a deputy and a judge today and police were looking for a suspect, according to initial reports from … 6
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Clouds, rain approach region for weekend
March 9, 2012 in City, Idaho Just as the weather takes on an air of early spring, a new Pacific storm is approaching the West Coast with clouds, rain and cooler temperatures in the forecast. 1
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Bayview man pleads guilty in deadly hammer attack
March 9, 2012 in City, Idaho A North Idaho man who bludgeoned four people with a hammer in a brutal murder in Bayview last year has pleaded guilty.
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Spokane man walking on highway killed near Omak
March 9, 2012 in Region OMAK, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol says 18-year-old Elis Brigman of Spokane was walking on Highway 97 near Omak Thursday night when he was struck from behind by a … 1
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Tighter home day care rules aim to boost safety
March 9, 2012 in Region Family home child care providers will soon be subject to a host of tighter rules designed to boost child safety and edification. 2
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Facebook ‘friend’ offer exposes man’s other wife
March 9, 2012 in Region A Washington state corrections officer has been charged with bigamy after Facebook discovered two women were connected to him and suggested they might want to be “friends.” 13
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Horses can be wounded soldiers’ best friends
March 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 YELM, Wash. – After six tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Aaron Heliker’s luck ran out. A roadside bomb left him with third-degree burns, a traumatic brain … 1
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Session wraps up with one last fight
March 9, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – The Legislature ground toward a special session over the state’s budget woes despite a last-ditch effort Thursday by Democrats to craft a budget that could pass both chambers. … 3
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City makes parking shift
March 9, 2012 in City on Page A1 The price to park in downtown Spokane is going up and down – but mostly up. City street employees are working to adjust meters to reflect price changes the Spokane … 75
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Extremist groups burgeon
March 9, 2012 in City on Page A1 The number of militias and other extremist movements in the Inland Northwest and across the country continues to rise, according to a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center. … 41
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Island nation considers relocation
March 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 Fearing that climate change could wipe out their entire Pacific archipelago, the leaders of Kiribati are considering an unusual backup plan: moving the populace to Fiji. Kiribati President Anote Tong …
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Accuracy watch
March 9, 2012 in City on Page A2 For 03-09-2012
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Fugitive in spotlight
March 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Even after decades of well-documented murder and plunder, even after the International Criminal Court indicted him and a U.S. president dispatched a special forces team to help catch him, African …
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Pipeline try shot down in Senate
March 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – With gas prices becoming a high-octane campaign issue, the Democrat-led Senate beat back a Republican effort to advance the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline project. Thursday’s vote to … 27
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Small-business bill gets broad House support
March 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A modest package of proposals aimed at expanding small businesses’ access to capital cleared the House with broad bipartisan support, a rare accomplishment in this politically divided Congress …
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Cameron plans solo voyage to the depths
March 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 James Cameron has gone two and a half miles underwater dozens of times to view the wreck of the Titanic. Now the “Avatar” and “Titanic” filmmaker aims to go nearly …
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Sole American attends hearing in Egypt court
March 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAIRO – A lone American appeared in a Cairo courtroom Thursday in a criminal case against civil society workers that has shaken Egypt’s new political establishment and strained relations between …
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