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• TV trailblazer’s career turn results in floral market dominance

  May 12, 2013 in Business on Page E1 You could say Bob Hamacher’s retirement was no bed of roses – which may explain how he solved the dilemma. After a career spent building four Northwest television stations – … 7

• Some hospital bills vastly higher for similar care

  May 8, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is shedding light on the mystery of just how high a hospital bill might go — and whether it’s cheaper to get that care across … 6

• Bangladesh toll 547; smell proof number will rise

  May 4, 2013 in Nation/World DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Ten days after the horrifying collapse of a garment-factory building, life has become still more gruesome for crews working to recover bodies at the site. The … 7

• Croatians to vote on golf in historic referendum

  April 27, 2013 in Nation/World DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — In 1991, Croatians voted for independence and then last year to join the European Union. Now, in only the third referendum ever in the country, the … 10

• SEC accuses Spokane Valley businessman of defrauding more than 20 investors

  April 25, 2013 in City Federal agents accuse a Spokane Valley man of running an investment scam that preyed on the patriotic spirit of investors while offering promises of a financial windfall. 17

• Across America, a week of chaos, horror — and hope

  April 20, 2013 in Nation/World Moment after nail-biting moment, the events shoved us through a week that felt like an unremitting series of tragedies: Deadly bombs. Poison letters. A town shattered by a colossal explosion. … 19

• Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks

  April 17, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans, backed by rural-state Democrats, blocked legislation Wednesday to tighten restrictions on the sale of firearms, rejecting personal pleas made by families of the victims of … 311

• Obama earned less in 2012, pays $112k in taxes

  April 12, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office, with about 40 percent of the nearly $609,000 in income that he and …

• Hagel defends proposed cuts in defense spending

  April 11, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is defending President Barack Obama’s proposed cuts to the military as the Pentagon faces deficit-driven smaller budgets. Hagel told the House Armed Services … 6

• Post office retreats on eliminating Saturday mail

  April 10, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service backed down from its plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery because Congress barred it, officials said today. But its governing board said it’s … 8

• Frustrated by loitering crowds, building owners turn to technology

    April 7, 2013 in Business, City on Page A1 Young people loitering on downtown Spokane sidewalks have a new foe: the Mosquito. Several building owners in the downtown core, fed up with swearing, spitting and unruly behavior on public … 215

• Worm composting plan takes Spokane economy summit spotlight

  April 7, 2013 in City on Page B1 A worm farm could be the next big business plan to boost Spokane’s economy. But so could a community farm on more than 400 acres and an online closet of … 11

• Senate gives pre-dawn OK to Democratic budget

  March 23, 2013 in Nation/World, Region WASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate gave pre-dawn approval Saturday to a Democratic $3.7 trillion budget for next year that embraces nearly $1 trillion in tax increases over the coming … 54

• Cypriot lawmakers reject deposits seizure bill

  March 19, 2013 in Nation/World NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people’s bank deposits in order to qualify for a vital international … 8

• 10 Things to Know for Today

  February 28, 2013 in Nation/World Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. BENEDICT’S LAST DAY AS POPE

• Britain finds horsemeat in school meals, hospitals

  February 15, 2013 in Nation/World LONDON (AP) — Tests have found horsemeat in school meals, hospital food and restaurant dishes in Britain, officials said Friday, as the scandal over adulterated meat spread beyond frozen supermarket … 7

• Behemoth storm drops 2 feet of snow on Northeast

  February 9, 2013 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions swept through the Northeast on Saturday, dumping more than 2 feet of snow on New England and …

• NYC, New England brace for up to 3 feet of snow

  February 8, 2013 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Snow began to fall around the Northeast on Friday at the start of what’s predicted to be a massive, possibly historic blizzard, and residents scurried to stock … 11

• Super Bowl outage traced to faulty protective device

  February 8, 2013 in Nation/World NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The failure of a device meant to protect the power supply to the Superdome caused the Super Bowl blackout, the stadium’s power company said Friday as … 7

• Outdoor retail exec picked for Interior

  February 6, 2013 in Nation/World, Outdoors WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated outdoor business executive Sally Jewell to lead the Interior Department. Obama said Jewell, president and chief executive at REI, has earned … 15

• Postal Service to cut Saturday mail to trim costs

  February 6, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Apparently trying an end-run around an unaccommodating Congress, the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service says it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages … 34

• Beer will help power Alaska brewery

  February 4, 2013 in Nation/World JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaskan Brewing Co. is going green, but instead of looking to solar and wind energy, it has turned to a very familiar source: beer. The Juneau-based … 6

• Congress sends bill to Obama averting govt default

  January 31, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Barack Obama drama-free legislation on Thursday raising the debt ceiling, averting a government default and putting off the next tax-and-spending clash between the White House …

• Hackers take over sentencing commission website

  January 26, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The hacker-activist group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, an Internet activist who committed suicide. … 14

• Auto mechanic Osusky bucks trends as his business grows

  January 6, 2013 in Business on Page E1 Two years ago, as the engine of commerce chugged along as if running on fumes, Sven Osusky ignored conventional wisdom and opened his own business: EuroPro Automotive in Spokane Valley. … 3

• Strike likely averted at East Coast ports

  December 28, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The union for longshoremen along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico has agreed to extend its contract for 30 days, averting a possible strike that … 1

• FDA warns doctors of counterfeit Botox

  December 24, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have warned more than 350 medical practices that Botox they may have received from a Canadian supplier is unapproved and could be counterfeit or unsafe. …

• Storms improve outlook for Mississippi River

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World ST. LOUIS (AP) — A release of water from the Missouri River and recent snow and rain are offering some relief for the Mississippi River. Though still dangerously low, the …

• House GOP plans vote on fiscal cliff ‘Plan B’

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House pushed ahead Thursday with a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year as hopes faded for a pre-Christmas …

• Mass. chemist arraigned in drug lab scandal

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts drug lab chemist at the center of a drug testing scandal that threatens to unravel thousands of criminal cases pleaded not guilty Thursday to …

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