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• Giraffe’s unlikely migration includes couple’s backyard

  June 29, 2009 in Business, City, Region on Page A1 John and Jane Schreiner are the type of pet owners who gladly travel cross-country for their newest exotic critter. The latest addition to their family is Karson, a 26-day-old giraffe. … 1

• Missing elderly man found safe

  April 22, 2009 in City An elderly man reported missing this morning has been found and is safe at home, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

• Report offers insight into Eagle Cap tragedy

  April 12, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C10 Persisting snowpack weakness combined with wind-loaded snow on steep terrain last month contributed to the first avalanche fatality in Northeastern Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains since 1982. Roger Roepke, 50, a former …

• Alaska Air would consider merger, but says nothing in works

  February 19, 2009 in Business on Page A12 ATLANTA – Alaska Air Group, operator of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air and a partner of Delta Air Lines, would consider a combination with another carrier if the right deal …

• Holmes makes catch of lifetime

  February 2, 2009 in Sports on Page B4 TAMPA, Fla. – He chased rabbits on the way to pulling a Super Bowl out of his hat. Santonio Holmes came out of the muck pits of Belle Glade, Fla., …

• Friction arises at meeting on West Plains annexation

  January 28, 2009 in City on Page A6 In a meeting that got prickly at times, Spokane Mayor Mary Verner and Airway Heights Mayor Matthew Pederson met Tuesday with the Spokane County Commission about the Lilac’s City’s largest …

• No injuries, one arrest in CdA duplex fire

  August 12, 2008 in City on Page B3 A loud knock woke Steve Fields as he slept at his daughter’s home early Monday. The retired businessman opened his eyes to see an apartment full of black smoke. Fields …

• City forgoes countywide ambulance contract

  July 22, 2008 in City on Page B3 The city of Spokane will continue to go it alone for ambulance service. The Spokane City Council on Monday rejected in a tie vote a proposal to join a board …

• Post Falls crime on the rise

  April 19, 2007 in Voices on Page PF1 POST FALLS – Rapid population growth and rampant methamphetamine use are driving up Post Falls’ crime, which increased nearly 14 percent in 2006, according to a recently released annual report. …