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• Bus crash raises policy questions

  December 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 When 11-year-old Mavrick Benoscek came home after school complaining of a headache in September, he told his mother he probably got it from the bus crash. That was news to … 3

• Doomed No. 46 is transit for the less-than-masses

  September 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 This has certainly been the summer for watching our institutions embark down the road to extinction. The Bulldog Tavern, Cyrus O’Leary’s restaurant, the Condon for Mayor campaign …

• STA board eliminates two bus routes

  June 17, 2010 in City Two little-used bus routes that serve park-and-ride lots in Spokane were eliminated in a vote Wednesday by the Spokane Transit Authority board of directors. 5

• Daily bus ride offers window into humanity

  December 5, 2009 in City on Page B1 As I was riding my STA bus the other day, my seatmate said, “You ought to write a column about how all sorts of people ride the bus.” I know … 2

• Bus seat slasher leaves costly mess

  August 2, 2009 in City, Travel Damaged bus seats are stacking up at the Spokane Transit Authority’s bus barn. They’re waiting for repair because a rider with a knife has been slashing the seat fabrics. 2

• Paratransit faces fare spike

    April 28, 2009 in City on Page A1 A proposal to make paratransit bus fares equal to those paid by riders of Spokane Transit Authority’s regular bus routes is causing concern among some agencies serving people with disabilities. …

• STA to buy buses with stimulus funds

  March 24, 2009 in City Spokane Transit Authority will receive $10.6 million in federal economic stimulus money, and plans to use most of the cash to buy 23 new buses, including 10 diesel-electric hybrids.

• Bus Parts Analyzed For Role In Crash Mechanical Problems Likely, Police Say; Driver Had No Trace Of Alcohol Or Drugs

  October 18, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A11 The worst bus crash in Canadian history appears to have been caused by mechanical defects, police said Friday. Investigators examining the mangled remains of the tour bus that plunged into …

• Man Crushed By Metro Bus

  October 3, 1997 in City on Page B3 A man fell into the path of a Metro Transit bus at a downtown bus tunnel Thursday and was crushed to death, authorities said. The accident happened shortly before 12:30 …

• French Bus Crash Kills 12 Farm Workers

  October 3, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A11 A bus packed with Moroccan farm workers crashed through the security rails of an overpass in southern France and plunged onto a major highway Thursday, killing at least a dozen …

• Sta Says It Can Handle Proposed Cutbacks Congress Creating Legislation That Would Trim Operating Assistance Grants

  July 6, 1995 in City on Page B3 The Spokane Transit Authority has enough money in the bank and enough projects on the ground to withstand proposed federal cutbacks for public transportation, its administrator said Wednesday. Congress is …