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FBI swarm Browne’s Addition

May 18, 2013 About two dozen police and federal agents are executing a search warrant this morning in connection with ricin-laced letters intercepted this week at a Spokane post office processing center.
Officer believed suspect had gun

May 18, 2013 on Page A1 A homicide suspect shot and killed by Spokane police officers Thursday died in front of his home after running from officers. The investigation of an earlier fatal shooting led officers … 24
Car show kicks off festivities

May 18, 2013 on Page A1 As many as 160,000 people are expected to line the streets of downtown Spokane tonight for the Armed Forces Torchlight Parade. It’s the 75th celebration of the Spokane Lilac Festival, …
State, USDA sharing data to catch fraud

May 18, 2013 on Page B1 OLYMPIA – State and federal agencies are teaming up in an effort to fight food-stamp fraud. While the Washington Department of Social and Health Services is tracking people who misuse …
Spokane police Officer Jeff Graves faces stalking, harassment claims

May 18, 2013 on Page B1 A Spokane police officer is on administrative leave following criminal allegations of stalking and harassment. A search warrant details a messy break-up and accusations of harassment between Officer Jeff Graves … 23
Detective, officer on leave

May 18, 2013 on Page B1 A Spokane County sheriff’s detective faces felony charges of domestic violence and second-degree assault after allegedly using a flashlight to hit his girlfriend and another man at a drunken party … 19
We’ll learn more if we let folks vote

May 18, 2013 on Page B1 As the city amasses legal rationalizations for denying citizens a vote, there has been a refrain from those who object to these pesky citizens’ initiatives. It runs something like this: … 6
Candidates give voters a choice at deadline

May 18, 2013 on Page B1 Two city council incumbents in Spokane County face challengers who declared their intent to run for office Friday, the last day to file. Spokane Valley Councilman Rod Higgins will again …
Photo: Record diplomacy

May 18, 2013 on Page B1 Passel of tassels: A record number of graduates participated in commencement ceremonies at North Idaho College on Friday. About 500 students were eligible to graduate in this year’s class.
Jim Kershner’s this day in history

May 18, 2013 on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago Bandleader H.A. Driscoll came out in favor of a dangerous new form of music: ragtime.
Cats have it easy, but we’re our Self

May 18, 2013 on Page B2 Hurray, it’s still available. Even in a Kindle edition, not that I’m Kindley-inclined (if that’s a word). I recently reread – for the umpteenth time – one of my probable …
In brief: Police chief’s bicycle stolen from garage

May 18, 2013 on Page B3 Spokane police Chief Frank Straub’s home was burglarized and a bicycle was stolen, a police spokeswoman said Friday. Spokeswoman Monique Cotton said the bicycle was in Straub’s garage. 1
Idaho records

May 18, 2013 on Page B3 For 05-18-2013
Washington records

May 18, 2013 on Page B3 Spokane County Marriage licenses
Homicide suspect appeared to have gun, police say

May 17, 2013 Details emerged about Thursday morning’s fatal shootings today, describing a fast-unfolding situation in which a homicide suspect was shot by Spokane police officers. 27
Memorial for Fairchild airmen set

May 17, 2013 A memorial for the three Fairchild airmen who died when their KC-135 crashed in Kyrgyzstan will be held Tuesday, May 28 at the INB Performing Arts Center. 1
Two law enforcement officers placed on leave

May 17, 2013 Two Spokane-area law enforcement officers, both facing potential criminal charges in unrelated cases, are on administrative leave. 46
Police Chief Straub’s home burglarized

May 17, 2013 Spokane Police Chief Frank Straub’s home was burglarized and a bicycle was stolen. 62
Serial killer Yates appealing death sentence

May 17, 2013 SEATTLE — Serial killer Robert Yates, whose death sentence has been upheld by the state Supreme Court, is seeking an appeal through the federal court system. 36
Ricin-laced letters intercepted at postal facility

May 17, 2013 on Page A1 Two ricin-laced letters were seized this week at a postal facility in Spokane – one addressed to a federal judge and another to the Spokane post office, postal officials have … 6
Marijuana draft rules put product out of sight

May 17, 2013 on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Anyone planning to grow legal marijuana in Washington should expect to do so indoors, pass a tough background check and keep up with their paperwork. The state agency … 108
Two shootings leave two men dead

May 17, 2013 on Page A1 Spokane police officers tracked a homicide suspect to a Nine Mile Falls home where they shot and killed him early Thursday morning. Police believe the suspect killed a man early … 16
Accuracy watch

May 17, 2013 on Page A2 For 05-17-2013
Fugitive tracked to Nevada shoots himself

May 17, 2013 on Page A7 A man who fled sentencing on federal child pornography charges shot himself at a Nevada motel while on the lam, according to sheriff’s officials in Eureka County, Nev. Federal agents … 7
Vestal: ‘Citizen’ and ‘illegal’ are nuanced concepts

May 17, 2013 on Page A7 Is Guillermo Guzman a good teacher and contributing member of his community? Or is he merely illegal? 74
Jim Kershner’s this day in history

May 17, 2013 on Page A7 From our archives, 100 years ago Spokane was congratulating itself on being a particularly healthy city. On this date in 1913, the city had only nine cases of scarlet fever, …
Photo: On the lookout

May 17, 2013 on Page A7 She’s got a cat by the tail: A female red-winged blackbird perches on a cattail in a pond on The Creek at Qualchan Golf Course on Wednesday in Spokane. 1
In brief: Public forum set on health care

May 17, 2013 on Page A8 A coalition hoping to make universal health care a reality will sponsor a public forum and discussion Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The grass-roots effort began in Spokane …
Warden of embattled prison departs

May 17, 2013 on Page A8 BOISE – The warden of the privately run Idaho Correctional Center has quit a month after the company acknowledged that his employees falsified thousands of hours of staffing records during … 1
Photo: Noteworthy goal

May 17, 2013 on Page A8 Keyed in: Borah Elementary School fourth-grader Winter Haler auditions Thursday for the upcoming talent show at the Coeur d’Alene school. The talent show will be June 4.