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Spokane area feels 61 degrees of warmth

March 6, 2015 The temperature at Felts Field along the Spokane River near Millwood went above 60 degrees this afternoon. 3
River Park Square to expand to the east

March 6, 2015 River Park Square in downtown Spokane will expand to the east with a two-story addition at Main Avenue and Wall Street, according to a news release. 18
Gun activists defy federal firearms ban

March 6, 2015 Gun-rights activists openly defied a federal ban on firearms in the U.S. Courthouse plaza in downtown Spokane today but no arrests were immediately made. 103
Idaho bans booze in theaters during showings of “Fifty Shades of Grey”

March 6, 2015 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho authorities are telling movie theaters serving alcohol that they can’t provide drinks during showings of the erotic blockbuster “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
Spokane woman to be honored for role in WWII Dutch Resistance

March 6, 2015 on Page A1 A Spokane great-grandmother will be honored in Olympia next week for her work as a teenage Dutch Resistance operative during World War II. Carla Olman Peperzak, 91, helped hide approximately … 3
Lotteries fill up Spokane’s first charter schools

March 6, 2015 on Page A1 Children’s names written on 3-by-5 cards tumbled around a spinning bingo barrel until Spokane’s premier charter school leader drew them out one at a time. “Ready? This is a historic … 16
Idaho Medicaid dispute may force clinic to close

March 6, 2015 on Page A1 Without the many hours he spent sitting inside a submarine-like oxygen chamber in Spokane Valley, North Idaho resident Nick Maniscalco doubts his long recovery from a traumatic brain injury would … 12
Only one local source for ‘off-label’ treatment

March 6, 2015 on Page A1 Hyperbaric oxygen therapy began as a treatment for deep-sea divers suffering from “the bends,” expanded in use for wound care and a few other conditions and gained notoriety as one … 1
Corrections: March 6, 2015

March 6, 2015 on Page A2 Kidz Bop concert rescheduled The Kidz Bop concert scheduled for Saturday at the Knitting Factory has been rescheduled to May 23. Promoters cited “unforseen circumstances.” All tickets will be honored …
Photo: Tournament cheer

March 6, 2015 on Page A7 Crusaders cruise: Northwest Christian Crusaders fans, with cheerleaders Alexis Craig, left, Caitie McKinney, center, and Kendra Kilpatrick mimic the arm and body movements of a fellow student during the final …
Women’s pay 78 percent of men’s in Washington state

March 6, 2015 on Page A7 Spokane City Councilwoman Candace Mumm is all too familiar with the conditions that have led women workers in Washington state to make 78 cents on the dollar compared to their … 102
Pot lounges among marijuana issues lawmakers asked to consider

March 6, 2015 on Page A7 OLYMPIA – As legislators worked this week to blend the state’s recreational and medical marijuana laws, Spokane Valley officials asked them to consider one more wrinkle in the rapidly changing … 19
Andrus, Batt fight plan to bring spent nuclear fuel rods to Idaho for research

March 6, 2015 on Page A7 BOISE – Former Idaho Govs. Cecil Andrus and Phil Batt fired off a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Energy on Thursday threatening a federal lawsuit over a deal between … 2
Gun rights activists plan rally at U.S. Courthouse in Spokane

March 6, 2015 on Page A7 Gun rights activists from across the nation have announced their intentions to demonstrate in front of the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse today in support of an Iraq War veteran … 97
Jim Kershner’s this day in history

March 6, 2015 on Page A7 From our archives, 100 years ago Police Sgt. Joseph Daniel had a big surprise when he went to the room of Mrs. Bessie Molde in the Union Hotel to serve …
Washington lawmakers mull rules for powdered alcohol

March 6, 2015 on Page A8 OLYMPIA – Many states are banning powdered alcohol – a controversial product that turns water into rum or vodka. But in Washington, lawmakers want to legalize, tax and regulate it … 1
Highway 97 crash kills one, injures dozens

March 6, 2015 on Page A8 ORONDO, Wash. – A truck driver apparently fell asleep Thursday before his vehicle crossed the center line of a rural Washington highway and collided with a car and a school … 2
NOAA team finds baby orca, more

March 6, 2015 on Page A8 SEATTLE – A new baby orca wasn’t the only interesting discovery researchers made while tracking endangered killer whales. Researchers aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel returned to Oregon …
Pasco man’s body going home

March 6, 2015 on Page A8 The body of Antonio Zambrano-Montes is expected to be sent today to Mexico and eventually to the village the Pasco man left about a decade ago in search of the … 3
In brief: Oregon city sues Uber, wants service halted until licensure

March 6, 2015 on Page A8 EUGENE, Ore. – Officials in this city have sued ride-sharing service Uber, seeking a court order to stop the service from operating in the area until it meets minimum safety …
Company loses license for wolf violations

March 6, 2015 on Page A9 COCOLALLA, Idaho – State officials have suspended the commercial license of an Idaho company that exhibits 23 wolves as part of its goal to educate the public for, among other … 2
In brief: Head-on crash kills two drivers

March 6, 2015 on Page A9 Two drivers were killed Wednesday night in a fiery head-on crash in Adams County. Chandler Tran, 19, of Tacoma, was driving a 2011 Mazda CX7 west on state Highway 26 …
Oregon Senate passes automatic voter registration bill

March 6, 2015 on Page A9 SALEM, Ore. – Oregon senators voted Thursday to send Gov. Kate Brown a bill automatically enrolling residents with driver’s license records into the state’s voter rolls, clinching a win for … 8
Plaque purloined from tiny Olympia park

March 6, 2015 on Page A9 Those who have spent time wandering the streets of downtown Olympia may be familiar with Beatty Memorial Park. But there’s a good chance that walkers have ambled past without even …
Washington records

March 6, 2015 on Page A9 Spokane County Marriage licenses
Seattle hospital sued over death from ‘superbug’ infection

March 6, 2015 on Page A9 SEATTLE – A widow is suing a Seattle hospital and a medical device manufacturer over the death of her husband following a drug-resistant “superbug” infection. In the lawsuit filed in …
Ancient tool unearthed in eastern Oregon

March 6, 2015 on Page A10 GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Archaeologists have uncovered a stone tool at an ancient rock shelter in the high desert of eastern Oregon that could turn out to be older than …
KidzBop concert postponed

March 5, 2015 The KidzBop concert scheduled for Saturday at Spokane’s Knitting Factory has been postponed until May 23. 2
BNSF oil train derails in Illinois

March 5, 2015 GALENA, Ill. (AP) — A BNSF Railway freight train containing 103 cars loaded with crude oil has derailed near the northern Illinois city of Galena.
Gun rights protesters plan rally outside Foley courthouse Friday

March 5, 2015 Protesters plan a rally Friday morning in front of the Thomas S. Foley U.S. Courthouse in downtown Spokane, where a man was arrested for possessing an AK-47 on courthouse grounds … 258