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Friday, August 23, 2013
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Jackson’s single wins it for Indians
Aug. 23, 2013 in Sports Joe Jackson’s single in the bottom of the 10th inning provided the winning run Friday as the Spokane Indians rallied to defeat the Tri-City Dust Devils 6-5 at Avista Stadium.
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Wedge returns; Mariners lose
Aug. 23, 2013 in Sports SEATTLE – Slimmer and looking relaxed, Eric Wedge returned to the first day of the rest of his career vowing to remain in control – of his job managing the …
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Seahawks edge Packers 17-10
Aug. 23, 2013 in Sports Christine Michael ran for 97 yards and Stephen Williams snatched a ball from cornerback Loyce Means in the end zone for a 42-yard touchdown catch in the Seattle Seahawks’ 17-10 … 2
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EWU’s McDonald good fit in talented secondary
Aug. 23, 2013 in Sports The two-lane streets and wheat fields beyond are only two reminders that Tevin McDonald is far from Los Angeles. The differences end at Roos Field, where McDonald, a junior safety …
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Vandals enjoy view of future
Aug. 23, 2013 in Sports The Idaho Vandals unveiled their new 30-by-50-foot video board on Friday during a 90-minute mock game. The dressed-up scrimmage featured game scenarios and the first-team offense and defense going exclusively … 1
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Meehan: Area golf pros go the distance
Aug. 23, 2013 in Sports I played 54 holes in one day when I was a young pup. If I’d given up a few winks of sleep, I probably could have squeezed in 72. I …
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Photo: Crash sends two to hospital
Aug. 23, 2013 in City A black Audi collided head-on with an older Chevy van on Cheney-Spokane Road on Friday near Cheney. 6
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Robertson relinquishes WSU play-by-play duties
Aug. 23, 2013 in Sports PULLMAN – Legendary broadcaster Bob Robertson isn’t leaving Washington State’s radio booth, but there will be someone else calling play-by-play during football games this season. WSU announced Friday that while … 7
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Former ambassador Crocker appointed to broadcasting board
Aug. 23, 2013 in City, Nation/World Ryan Crocker, who grew up in Spokane and served as ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, was named to the Broadcasting Board of Governors by President Barack Obama. 7
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Pawn shop invader from Marysville area
Aug. 23, 2013 in City Police swarmed an East Sprague pawn shop Friday after a man grabbed a gun from behind the counter, loaded it, and began firing, sending customers and employees running for the … 119
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Suspect arrested in vet beating death; another at large
Aug. 23, 2013 in City The nation’s eyes have turned to Spokane and the two teenagers accused of murdering an 88-year-old World War II veteran.
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Controversial initiatives will not be on ballot
Aug. 23, 2013 A judge ordered Friday that two controversial initiatives will not appear on November’s ballot. 35
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Medical examiner confirms Jones died by gunshot
Aug. 23, 2013 Man shot by Spokane police officers Thursday died from wounds, according to medical examiner 36
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Soldier guilty of murder for Fort Hood shootings
Aug. 23, 2013 in Nation/World FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Army Maj. Nidal Hasan was convicted Friday in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, a shocking assault against American troops at home by one … 2
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Police seek teens in death of World War II veteran
Aug. 23, 2013 in City on Page A1 An 88-year-old man who survived the Battle of Okinawa in World War II died Thursday after police say two teenagers beat him and left him for dead in his parked …
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Police fatally shoot man after he rams into vehicles
Aug. 23, 2013 in City on Page A1 The wife of a man shot and killed by Spokane police looked out her window Thursday in time to witness the death of a man she’s known since childhood. “I … 266
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Cost rating plan sought for colleges
Aug. 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 BUFFALO, N.Y. – Targeting the soaring cost of higher education, President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled a broad new government rating system for colleges that would judge schools on their … 5
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Salmon River outbreak may be viral illness
Aug. 23, 2013 in City on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho health officials are trying to determine what is causing the gastrointestinal illness affecting commercial and private rafters on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, as well … 4
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Israeli warplanes strike south of Beirut
Aug. 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 BEIRUT – Israeli warplanes struck a target south of Beirut early today, a day after militants fired four rockets into northern Israel, the Israeli military and a Palestinian official said. …
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Texas voter ID fight grows
Aug. 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration escalated its fight with Texas Republicans on Thursday over voting rights for minorities, as it urged judges to block a strict new voter-identification law that … 12
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Manning wants to live as a woman
Aug. 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 FORT MEADE, Md. – Three years after rocking the Pentagon by leaking a mountain of secrets, Bradley Manning created a whole new set of potential complications for the military Thursday … 6
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Marchers gather in D.C. to honor King’s speech
Aug. 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Next week, the nation’s first black president, a living symbol of the racial progress Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed about, will stand near the spot where King stood … 8
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In brief: Police say arrestees planned to kill cops
Aug. 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 Las Vegas – A sting operation stopped a plot to abduct, torture and kill police officers to bring attention to the antiauthority sovereign citizen movement, Las Vegas police said Thursday. … 3
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Mubarak sent to military hospital
Aug. 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAIRO – Wearing a white T-shirt and flashing a smile, Hosni Mubarak was transferred from prison Thursday to a military hospital where he will be under house arrest, a reversal …

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