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• Fallen Fairchild pilot Tyler Voss honored by pilots, friends

  May 11, 2013 in City on Page A1 A sweatshirt and coveralls stained with grease and sweat sit on a work table at Felts Field exactly where Capt. Tyler Voss left them. He bought his Van’s RV-8 kit … 2

• Shirts being sold to help benefit victims’ families

  May 11, 2013 in City on Page A1 When she came up with the idea earlier this week of selling commemorative T-shirts to raise money for the families of Fairchild’s downed tanker crew, Brandy Tiffany thought she’d be … 22

• Vestal: Gun control rhetoric sounds tragically familiar

  May 11, 2013 in City on Page B1 Christin McCarron would have turned 27 this year. Would have, that is, if she had not been murdered by Dean Mellberg at Fairchild Air Force Base on June 20, 1994. … 45

• Casino opponents criticize tribe-funded study

  May 9, 2013 in City on Page A1 Critics of the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino and resort at Airway Heights took issue Wednesday with the findings of a consultant’s study that claimed the project poses no threat to … 52

• McMorris Rodgers opposes casino

  May 8, 2013 in City on Page A1 A request to build a casino, resort and retail development on the West Plains should be denied as “clear encroachment” on the nearby Air Force base, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris … 124

• Public service planned for Fairchild air crash victims

  May 6, 2013 in City on Page A1 Fairchild Air Force Base officials said Sunday that they are planning a public memorial service for the first Fairchild crew killed in a tanker plane crash since the beginning of … 1

• Fairchild airmen who died in crash Friday identified

  May 5, 2013 Fairchild Air Force Base today identified the three airmen killed Friday when their air refueling tanker crashed in Kyrgyzstan. 14

• Air crew members’ bodies located in Kyrgyzstan

  May 5, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – Search teams on Saturday found the bodies of two American crew members near where their military refueling plane crashed in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the emergencies … 4

• Fairchild crew reportedly aboard crashed tanker

  May 3, 2013 in City, Nation/World CHALDOVAR, Kyrgyzstan — A U.S. military tanker refueling plane crashed today in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where the U.S. operates a military base key to … 60

• Spokane Tribe’s casino study rejects Fairchild conflict

  May 3, 2013 in Business on Page A1 A private study commissioned by the Spokane Tribe concludes that a proposed casino and resort in Airway Heights creates no disruptions or threats to training flights at nearby Fairchild Air … 62

• Fairchild’s casino silence baffling and frustrating

  April 12, 2013 in City on Page A5 Why all the whispering, Fairchild? If the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino is a threat to the base – which is, in turn, a threat to the local economy – why … 56

• Fairchild tanker meeting Tuesday

  April 10, 2013 in City on Page A7 The Air Force will discuss the possible effects of sending its first new air-refueling tankers to its base on the West Plains at a meeting next Tuesday. A session described … 1

• Hearing on new planes for Fairchild next Tuesday

  April 9, 2013 in City Spokane will have a special type of “show and tell” next Tuesday on the possibility of the Air Force sending its first new air-refueling tankers to Fairchild Air Force Base. 36

• Fairchild said to have concerns about proposed casino

  April 8, 2013 in City on Page A1 Officially, Fairchild Air Force Base is neutral on the casino and resort the Spokane Tribe wants to build on the West Plains. Unofficially, it’s putting up red flags about the … 110

• County land deal triggers differing appraisals

  March 29, 2013 in City on Page A5 Did the county just lose its shirt in a land sale? Or did it merely purchase something it needed? Maybe it’s neither, because maybe it’s both. Maybe the recent land … 19

• Air base school could feel federal cuts

  March 27, 2013 in City on Page A6 Federal budget cuts could close or curtail some school and child care programs at Fairchild Air Force Base, worried military families and school officials told U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., … 3

• Navy names crash victims

  March 13, 2013 in Business on Page A5 The U.S. Navy has identified the three aviators who died in a jet crash Monday near Harrington, Wash. The crew members aboard the Navy EA-6B Prowler were: pilot Lt. Valerie … 2

• Federal cuts doom Skyfest air show revival

  March 4, 2013 in City The Thunderbirds precision flying team has canceled its Spokane appearances in May, citing budget cuts that likely will doom what was supposed to be the return of the popular SkyFest … 32

• Requests granted; casino decision pushed back to May

  March 2, 2013 in City on Page B1 A federal decision on the proposed tribal casino on the West Plains will be delayed until at least May 1. The U.S. Department of Interior has granted several requests for …

• Spokane Tribe won’t oppose requested delay on casino

  February 27, 2013 in City on Page A1 U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers seems “misinformed” in her recent request to delay a government recommendation on the proposed Spokane tribal casino on the West Plains, the tribal chairman told … 27

• County commissioners preparing casino comments

  January 25, 2013 in City Spokane County Commissioners today voted to terminate a 2010 agreement with Airway Heights that prevented commissioners from commenting about a proposed casino by the Spokane Tribe on U.S. Highway 2. 14

• Commissioners ready to drop pact with Spokane Tribe over proposed casino

  January 25, 2013 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners today are likely to terminate a 2010 agreement that prevented them from taking a stance on a proposed second tribal casino in Airway Heights. The action follows … 40

• County commission to vote on ending casino no-comment deal

  January 24, 2013 in City Spokane County commissioners Friday are likely to terminate a 2010 agreement that they said prevented them from taking a stance on a proposed second tribal casino in Airway Heights. 8

• Fairchild is finalist for newest tankers

  January 10, 2013 in City on Page A1 Fairchild Air Force Base is on the short list to be the first home for the nation’s newest air refueling tanker. The Air Force said Fairchild and three other bases … 3

• Fairchild on short list to get new tanker

  January 9, 2013 in City Fairchild Air Force Base is one of several bases on a short list for receiving the nation’s newest air refueling tanker. The West Plains base is on a list the … 10

• Fairchild buffers gain approval

  December 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 Efforts to protect Fairchild Air Force Base from civilian encroachment took a big step forward with approval of new land-use regulations by the city of Airway Heights. The Airway Heights … 4

• Skyfest 2013 scheduled for May

  December 12, 2012 in City For the first time since the late 1990s, Fairchild Air Force Base will host Skyfest 2013 to coincide with the Lilac Festival. 5

• Spin Control: Fairchild votes red; except on green

  December 9, 2012 in City on Page B3 One of the most predictably conservative parts of Spokane County might be Precinct 6500 on the West Plains. You may know its more familiar name, Fairchild Air Force Base, but … 2

• Fairchild’s torture ties extend their reach

  November 18, 2012 in City on Page A1 Ten years ago this month, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was considering the approval of aggressive interrogation techniques for “high-value detainees” being held at Guantanamo Bay. The techniques had roots in … 52

• A solemn day at Fort George Wright

  November 12, 2012 in City on Page A1 Onlookers quietly watched as a group of Scouts raised a flag Sunday to honor those who have served the nation. They were participating in a Veterans Day ceremony at the …

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