November 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The results of the West Valley School District’s mock election are in, and they largely match the results of the general election. The junior classes at West Valley High School, …

November 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Spokane County Fire District 8 commissioners are considering two budgets for 2013, and both have the district running a deficit. The district has faced declining property tax revenues for years. …

November 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 MILLWOOD – Millwood Presbyterian Church, 3223 N. Marguerite Road, and Second Harvest Inland Northwest Food Bank will hand out food in the church parking lot Friday, from 11 a.m. to …

November 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Area libraries offer storytimes for different ages. Here’s a look at some of the options: Baby lapsit

November 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V7 For the week of Nov. 12-16. Monday – Option 1: Beef goulash with Mexicali corn, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, peaches. Option 2: Chef salad, dinner roll, peaches.

November 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V8 The Spokane-based a cappella group Pages of Harmony is presenting the musical mystery “Murder in E-Flat” on Saturday. Yet the audience should arrive expecting to laugh out loud. “It’s like …

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November 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton paid tribute Thursday to slain U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, calling him a “fallen hero” who understood that diplomacy requires … 1

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World DALLAS (AP) — George P. Bush, a nephew of former President George W. Bush and son of one-time Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, has made a campaign filing in Texas that …

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to get Osama bin Laden, have been punished for disclosing classified information, …

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man described by a prosecutor as “a serial killer in training” was executed Thursday in Texas for a woman’s slaying during a break-in at her …

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — With long gas lines persisting more than a week after Superstorm Sandy, New York imposed a gasoline rationing plan Thursday that lets motorists fill up every …

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World President Barack Obama is weighing replacements for several White House aides and Cabinet members expected to leave before his second term begins, or early in his second term. Among those … 1

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is preparing to become the first U.S. city to provide and cover the cost of sex reassignment surgeries for uninsured transgender residents. The city’s …

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is moving manufactured housing into areas in New York and New Jersey that were hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency …

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Fuel shortages and distribution delays that led to gasoline hoarding have prompted New York City and Long Island to put into place an even-odd gas rationing …

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Gabrielle Giffords limped to the front of the courtroom and stared silently Thursday as she came face-to-face for the first time with the man who tried …

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Big changes are coming to President Barack Obama’s administration — just not right away. The White House is making the nation’s high-stakes fiscal crisis its top priority …

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans’ hard line against higher tax rates for upper-income earners leaves re-elected President Barack Obama with a tough, core decision: Does he pick a fight and … 1

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World DETROIT (AP) — In the days since Superstorm Sandy, an alarming prediction has flashed across the Internet: Hundreds of thousands of flood-damaged vehicles will inundate the nation’s used-car market, and …

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state has approved gay marriage, joining Maine and Maryland as the first states to pass same-sex marriage by popular vote. With about three-quarters of the …

November 8, 2012 in Nation/World JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) — A U.S. Army DNA expert testified Thursday that the soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians during a nighttime rampage last March had the …