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• Guantanamo trial of 9/11 plotters gets the go-ahead

  April 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 MIAMI – The Pentagon on Wednesday cleared the way for a death penalty trial against five Guantanamo Bay captives charged with engineering the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Retired Navy … 4

• Paul decries government ‘busybodies’

  March 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 Ron Paul, making a return visit to Spokane in advance of today’s Republican precinct caucuses, showed again Friday that he continues to enjoy strong support across the Inland Northwest. Paul … 2

• 911 call taker broke protocol with homicide-related call

  February 9, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane county officials said an investigation into the December homicide of a Deer Park woman revealed a call to the 911 communications center from the victim’s cellphone was not forwarded … 15

• GPS harnessed for emergencies

  February 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 Mike Shannon of the Spokane County 911 emergency system was working on a north Spokane street on Thursday, collecting geo-positioning data for the homes there. His work is part of … 3

• Project helps kids mark 9/11

  September 22, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 In honor of the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, students at Balboa Elementary School recently pledged to make their school and community better, and wrote or drew their promises on strips …

• Blogroll

  September 12, 2011 in City on Page A5 The Slice By Paul Turner

• Front Porch: Following 9/11, New York ‘toxic’ for cousin

  September 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Most of us are anticipating the upcoming 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States with some trepidation – grateful that there hasn’t been a recurrence on …

• Trade Center beam dedication planned at Valley fire department

  August 11, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Wording has been selected for the plaque that will be installed next to a steel beam from the World Trade Center towers in the new Spokane Valley Fire Department administration …

• 24,000 visitors passes for 9/11 memorial distributed

  July 11, 2011 in Nation/World More than 24,000 visitor passes to the new Sept. 11 memorial are gone — distributed Monday in just the first hours after the ticket website went live.

• 9/11 history will become part of Spokane Valley

  July 2, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V3 After months and months of filling out paperwork and waiting, the Spokane Valley Fire Department has finally received a piece of a steel beam that was part of one of …

• Interns tackle problems that trigger non-emergency 911 calls

  December 8, 2010 in City on Page A5 Assistant Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer knew something had to change three years ago when he responded to a 911 call from an elderly woman in north Spokane. The woman’s husband … 2

• Detectives in man’s death seek 911 caller’s identity

  October 6, 2010 in City Detectives are looking for a witness who helped alert authorities to a man who later died of his injuries in Spokane Valley last month. 1

• 9/11 events go on in shadow of Islam controversies

  September 11, 2010 NEW YORK (AP) — A day of mourning for nearly 3,000 Sept. 11 victims began with moments of silence and tears near ground zero, as observers braced for protests over … 14

• Spokane County unveils new alert system

  September 8, 2010 in City on Page A6 Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich plans to keep his bullhorn, but he soon will have a more subtle way to warn Spokane County residents of emergencies. Starting Monday, residents may register their … 3

• 911 upgrade would allow texts, photos

  August 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 Emergency communications are about to join the Information Age in Spokane County – and get more expensive. Residents will pay 75 cents a month next year for 911 service, a … 3

• Spokane County 911 tax to go up in January

  August 25, 2010 in City Emergency communications are about to join the Information Age in Spokane County – and get more expensive. 6

• 911 call perplexes Zehm attorney

  October 9, 2009 in City on Page A5 Among the details, court filings, and other developments surrounding the high-profile Otto Zehm case is a loosely related mystery that’s been downplayed by attorneys on opposing sides of the legal … 1

• 9/11 marked with mourning and a spirit of service

  September 11, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — On his first 9/11 anniversary as president, Barack Obama urged Americans to come together in service just as they united after the terrorist attacks eight years ago.

• Spat preceded fall, boyfriend said

    August 27, 2009 in City on Page A7 A night of drinking and arguing at the Coeur d’Alene Resort culminated in a teary call to 911 moments after a woman fell 12 stories to her death. The caller …

• 911 call released in fatal fall at CdA Resort

    August 26, 2009 in Idaho A night of drinking and arguing at the Coeur d’Alene Resort culminated in a teary call to 911 moments after a woman fell 12 stories to her death.

• Arson damages memorial in CdA

  September 11, 2008 in City on Page A1 An arsonist struck the Fallen Heroes Memorial Plaza in Coeur d’Alene late Tuesday or early Wednesday, burning one of two basalt columns erected to represent the World Trade Center on …

• North Idaho installs ‘reverse 911’ system

  December 8, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 When the next disaster hits North Idaho – whether flood, blizzard or a flu pandemic – residents likely will get a telephone call at home or the office detailing the …

• Pearl Harbor vets recall earlier surprise attack

  September 12, 2001 in City Japanese fighters strafed the administration building at Pearl Harbor’s submarine base. Panic seized Ray Daves, a 20-year-old Navy radioman. Then he fought back. He climbed to the building’s roof, grabbed …