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Health insurance signup deadline nears

March 11, 2014 Time is running out to purchase subsidized health insurance for 2014. March 31 is the nationwide enrollment deadline for private health plans. With people continuing to sign up in large … 3
Couple, dog sleeping in Dumpster tumble into trash truck

March 11, 2014 A man, a woman and a dog reportedly sleeping in a trash bin downtown early Tuesday were thrown into a garbage truck that started its compactor, according to the Spokane … 15
Spokane deputy accused of illegal second job

March 11, 2014 A Spokane County sheriff’s deputy has been accused of working a second job at a retail store while he was supposed to be on patrol. 47
Washington to pay $3 million to woman raped, abused by mother’s boyfriend

March 11, 2014 on Page A1 The state of Washington will pay $3 million to a woman who alleged Child Protective Services agents failed to protect her from her mother’s abusive boyfriend in the mid-1990s, even … 12
Stolen ‘Kate’ statue found near Coeur d’Alene

March 11, 2014 on Page A1 ”Kate” will ride again. The popular bronze statue stolen from a Coeur d’Alene park in January – and assumed sold for scrap – has been found, dirty and dinged but … 4
Supreme Court ruling may derail trails

March 11, 2014 on Page A1 A U.S. Supreme Court decision affecting the legality of a rails-to-trail route in Wyoming has left local officials wondering if the decision will affect any of the multiple recreation trails …
Lake Coeur d’Alene dock proposal raises questions

March 11, 2014 on Page A1 A developer’s proposal to sell ownership in a private beach and community docks on Lake Coeur d’Alene is getting attention as a potential precedent-setter for real estate sales on the … 2
Accuracy watch

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Doug Clark: Bad stuff’s going to happen – but it didn’t here Feb. 12

March 11, 2014 on Page A5 February 12 in a still-snow-buried Spokane passed quieter than the Denver Broncos locker room after Super Bowl XLVIII. Did you notice? Did you care? 14
Seven implicated after burned body found near Long Lake

March 11, 2014 on Page A5 Seven people have been implicated in a grisly homicide discovered near Long Lake in Stevens County last week. Police recovered the burned corpse of a man thought to be David … 13
In brief: Marijuana dispensary owner shoots man

March 11, 2014 on Page A5 The owner of a new Spokane marijuana dispensary shot a man outside the store Sunday night. The man was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center after being shot in the … 15
Jim Kershner’s this day in history

March 11, 2014 on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago Spokane’s Italian community was alarmed over a proposed immigration bill in Congress that would require prospective immigrants to pass a literacy test. 2
Photo: The hug of champions

March 11, 2014 on Page A5 Gonzaga Prep honors state tournament winners: Laura Stockton, center, gets a hug from teammate Otiona Gildon, standing, during an assembly Monday to honor the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups girls basketball team …
Rain, melt push Inland Northwest rivers higher

March 11, 2014 on Page A6 Several Inland Northwest rivers were at or near flood stage Monday in a surge of water that will have Spokane Falls raging all week. The Spokane River was flowing at …
In brief: Body found in Vancouver mall restroom

March 11, 2014 on Page A6 VANCOUVER, Wash. – A store employee found the body of a woman in a restroom at the Westfield Vancouver Mall. The Clark County medical examiner’s office identified the woman as … 3
Immigration detainees continue hunger strike

March 11, 2014 on Page A6 SEATTLE – An immigrant-rights attorney said Monday that detainees at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma were being threatened with forced feeding if they continue their hunger strike. But federal … 2
Recent snow, rain drown Washington drought fears

March 11, 2014 on Page A6 SEATTLE – So much rain and snow has fallen across Washington state in recent weeks that there’s little chance of a statewide drought being declared this year, water supply experts … 1
High waters strand hundreds in Montana

March 11, 2014 on Page A6 BILLINGS – Swollen rivers and impassable roads left hundreds of people cut off in rural areas of Montana on Monday, while in neighboring Wyoming members of the National Guard joined …
Washington records

March 11, 2014 on Page A7 Spokane County Marriage licenses
DOE criticized for Hanford cleanup delay

March 11, 2014 on Page A7 A Hanford watchdog group on Monday criticized the federal government’s plan to wait at least two years to begin emptying a nuclear waste storage tank that is leaking. The group … 1
Sheriff’s dog, Ekko, retires after 6 years of service

March 10, 2014 A Spokane County police dog named Ekko, who has served the public for six years, retired on March 1. 4
Spokane Police searching for bank robber

March 10, 2014 Spokane Police are looking for a man they say walked into a Banner Bank branch at a north Spokane grocery store and handed a teller a note demanding money. A … 12
Spokane Falls roars as flood water arrives

March 10, 2014 Several Inland Northwest rivers are at or near flood stage today and the Spokane River was on the rise in what is already an impressive show of water going over … 14
Public transit systems see big ridership gains

March 10, 2014 Americans are boarding public buses, trains and subways in greater numbers than any time since the suburbs began booming, according to new ridership numbers. Public transit passengers took nearly 10.7 … 6
Man shot outside Spokane marijuana dispensary

March 10, 2014 The owner of a Spokane marijuana dispensary shot a man outside the store Sunday night. 180
Short-term online rentals see scrutiny

March 10, 2014 on Page A1 Jo and Mike Jakupcak make frequent trips to Spokane from their Montana home to visit their grandchild. They don’t mind staying with family, but “it gets a little crowded,” Jo … 117
Spokane’s Julia Sweeney talks about the places Airbnb has taken her

March 10, 2014 on Page A1 What Julia Sweeney has come to call her “Airbnb year” started Memorial Day weekend in Spokane. It took her to a tiny apartment in London, a treehouse in Hawaii and … 3
STA giving all-electric buses a tryout

March 10, 2014 on Page A1 A shiny, new, all-electric Chinese bus is running on Spokane routes this month under a special demonstration through a U.S. branch of BYD Co. Ltd. Spokane Transit Authority was invited … 34
Then and Now: Spokane’s Empire Hotel

March 10, 2014 on Page A5 Joao Ignacio was born in the Azores in the late 1830s and headed to America in his teens. Ignacio, who Anglicized his name to John Enos but was also known … 17
Rock Doc: Termites might lead way in creating biofuel

March 10, 2014 on Page A5 Every time I fill my gas tank, I see the notice on the pump that explains part of the fuel I’m buying is ethanol – a common biofuel. While biofuels … 3