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• ‘Good Samaritan’ law covers alcohol too

  May 5, 2013 in City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a law that allows underage drinkers to call for medical help without fearing prosecution. The law is meant to encourage minors to call … 3

• Sobering statistics

  November 17, 2012 in City on Page A1 Washington State University freshman Kenneth Hummel’s death last month brought the issue of alcohol abuse on college campuses back into the spotlight. The student had a blood alcohol level of … 7

• Son, 67, accused in mother’s death

  June 12, 2012 in City on Page A6 A Spokane man has been charged with manslaughter after investigators say he neglected his elderly mother while in a drunken stupor last year. Glen Douglas Rosier, 67, left jail on …

• Teens cited for underage drinking at graduation party

  June 6, 2012 in City, News Spokane area-high school students celebrating graduation were cited for drinking underage Tuesday night in Pend Oreille County. 16

• EWU student nearly shot in police confrontation

  May 11, 2012 in City, News Police say an Eastern Washington University student is lucky to be alive after he pointed a gun at two officers who saw him urinate on a building early today. 10

• Teen charged with murder

  March 21, 2012 in City on Page A5 An 18-year-old man accused of killing a Veterans Affairs Medical Center employee who was trying to break up an underage drinking party has been charged with murder. Treven Lewis, who … 7

• VA hospital grieving after assaulted employee dies

  March 16, 2012 in City, News The Spokane veteran’s hospital community is grieving for a beloved employee who died after being assaulted while trying to break up an underage party. 40

• Assault victim fondly remembered as VA patient advocate

  March 16, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Spokane veterans hospital community is grieving for a beloved employee who died after being assaulted while trying to break up an underage drinking party. Frank James Motta, a retired … 9

• Eye on Boise: Panel finishes agency budgets

  March 11, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Legislative budget writers have now set all state agency budgets for next year, finishing their work by setting the Medicaid budget on Friday. In total, the Joint Finance-Appropriations … 2

• Falls fail to stop WSU drinking

  October 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 PULLMAN – At the bottom of a 23-foot retaining wall, a young man lay in a pool of blood. The fall broke every bone in his face. His teeth were … 2

• Three arrested after shots fired at drinking party

  August 23, 2011 in City Three 18-year-old men were arrested this morning after a shooting at a drinking party in Spokane Valley. 22

• Deputy won’t be charged in shooting

  June 22, 2011 in City on Page A5 No charges will be filed against a Stevens County sheriff’s deputy who shot a burglary suspect as he was in bed reaching for a gun. Deputy Travis Frizzell was justified … 6

• Detectives ask for help finding man missing since April

  May 24, 2011 in City Spokane County sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help to locate a 51-year-old Greenacres man who disappeared April 24 after an argument with his wife.

• UW study: Students learning abroad increase drinking

  October 11, 2010 in Nation/World, Region Students who go abroad while in college are likely to increase or even double their alcohol intake while they’re away, a new study has found. 2

• Budget cuts eliminate survey used for drug prevention programs

  September 12, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho has made much of a startling statistic – that teen meth use in the state dropped 52 percent from 2007 to 2009. It’s the largest percentage drop …

• Stabbing followed night of drinking, police say

  February 2, 2010 in City A 39-year-old man was stabbed this morning in a fight while drinking with a new acquaintance at a North Side apartment, police said. 6

• Parent-hosted drinking parties are illegal

  May 18, 2008 in City on Page B3 Parents planning to host post-prom or graduation drinking parties should make other plans. Even though it’s legal for kids to drink in private homes with their parents present, it’s not …