Recent stories by Alison

• Spokane Valley fire burns two businesses

  November 28, 2012 in City A motorcycle shop and restaurant were damaged in an early morning fire today in Spokane Valley. 3

• Dog days? It’s a good night for Leo

  August 25, 2012 in City on Page B1 Good boy! A Spokane police dog named Leonidas had a busy night on Thursday, first catching an escaped fugitive and then overtaking a man fleeing from police on a dirt …

• Fine-tuning life’s playlist

  August 24, 2012 in Features on Page C1 In 18 years as a journalist, I’ve interviewed senators and CEOs, even got a statement from the president. But I’m as nervous as Chris Farley’s star-struck teenage talk show host … 1

• Condo project reborn as rentals

  January 3, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 A Coeur d’Alene condominium project postponed three years ago when the economy faltered has resurfaced as a rental housing proposal geared toward workers with moderate incomes. The city of Coeur … 3

• Police say arrests end alleged ring

  December 29, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Police on Wednesday arrested the last of eight people suspected in a monthslong residential burglary spree that traumatized victims stretching from Spokane to North Idaho. Beginning in August, authorities across … 6

• Idaho program helps woman purchase first home

  December 27, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 A 49-year-old Rathdrum woman is enjoying her first holiday season in a home she owns thanks to an Idaho Housing and Finance Association program that helps people bridge the gaps … 13

• After 2011 Ironman warm-up, Tom Aylward has sights set on 2012 finish line

  December 24, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 When readers of The Spokesman-Review last heard from Tom Aylward, the Spirit Lake man who lost 80 pounds while training for his first Ironman, he had fallen short of completing …

• Hotel helps homeless families

  December 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 A 2-year-old girl’s grin, as she frolicked in the lobby of a Coeur d’Alene hotel Thursday morning, gave no hint that her family has no place to call home. And …

• Operation Clothe a Child gives needy kids wardrobe upgrade

  December 8, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 When she attends the Christmas concert at John Brown Elementary School in Rathdrum tonight, 5-year-old Hailey Rojo will be wearing her brand-new, ruby-red dress. The kindergartner bought the dress at … 2

• Idaho health plan set for comment

  December 7, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 Members of the public will have an opportunity next week to voice their opinions about Idaho’s plan to set up a health insurance exchange, the federally mandated marketplace designed to …

• Four accused in north Spokane burglary

  December 5, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 Spokane police on Saturday arrested four people suspected of stealing a loaded handgun, televisions, game systems and other property from a north Spokane home. Booked into Spokane County Jail on …

• Artist’s expression given free rein

  December 2, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 The horses Tyree Kearns welds out of copper and steel would never wear ribbons in their manes. They are drawn from the war horses of ancient Rome or from Greek …

• Warehouse space fills need for reliable shelter

  December 1, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Homeless people in North Idaho now have a place to stay warm every night of the week. Ground Force Manufacturing, a Post Falls company, is offering an unused warehouse as … 1

• Alligator Diesel Performance anticipates, meets customers’ needs

  November 27, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Alligator Diesel Performance in Coeur d’Alene increased its sales more than 1,200 percent over the past three years, enough to hit Inc. Magazine’s list of the country’s 500 fastest-growing private … 3

• A heart-warming Festival of Trees

  November 25, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Joy Richards has helped out with Kootenai Health Foundation’s signature fundraising event, the Festival of Trees, every year since its inception in 1989. But this year, the event took on …

• Ski areas to open in time for the holidays

  November 19, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Lines were 10 deep at the ticket window and every chair was full as Lookout Pass opened for skiing and snowboarding Friday morning, maintaining its tradition of being first among …

• Ornaments made at Kroc Center to appear at White House

  November 17, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Braydon Rimpau put extra effort into making a Christmas ornament at Coeur d’Alene’s Kroc Center this week. After all, his snowman, with its red felt scarf and black top hat, …

• Road to college gets redo

  November 16, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 The transformation of a former lumber mill site into landscaped roadways and a new intersection was celebrated Tuesday as the first step toward a long-envisioned education corridor in Coeur d’Alene. …

• Offers of warmth as chill settles in

  November 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Amanda Duke stopped by the Fresh Start homeless drop-in center in Coeur d’Alene on Monday afternoon, glad to find a place she could feel warm and safe for the night. … 6

• CdA mayor still backs McEuen Field remake

  November 10, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Coeur d’Alene’s mayor and three council members say the election Tuesday of three critics of a multimillion-dollar plan to remake a downtown park does not sway their support for the …

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