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  Kaiser unveils $16 million cleanup plan

  January 25, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 Kaiser Trentwood’s plant along the Spokane River has a long, illustrative history. Built to produce aluminum for military planes during World War II, the factory later became a steady source … 7

• Man rescued from Spokane River downtown

  January 13, 2012 in News, City Crews rescued a man from the Spokane River in Riverfront Park today. 16

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  Council discusses shoreline plan

  December 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Spokane Valley’s new Shoreline Management Program has been stalled for weeks, but there were some signs of activity at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The city is operating under a shoreline …

• Sewage plant set to open this week

  November 29, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County officials expect to get a state permit today to operate their new sewage treatment plant – and to celebrate on Thursday. There may be some crossed fingers when … 7

• Body of missing Post Falls woman found in Spokane River

  November 28, 2011 in News, Idaho The body of a missing Post Falls woman was found this morning in the Spokane River, just below the Avista dam in Post Falls.

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  Woman who jumped from Monroe bridge rescued from river

  November 17, 2011 in City on Page A7 A woman was rescued Wednesday from the Spokane River after surviving a 135-foot jump off the Monroe Street Bridge. As soon as she lept from the west side railing at … 3

• Man flees police, jumps into cold Spokane River

  November 1, 2011 in City, Idaho A man fleeing police during a traffic stop early today ran onto the Trent Avenue Bridge over the Spokane River and jumped into the frigid water, authorities reported. 29

• Scaled-back Bill of Rights still packs in issues

  October 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 Much is different and much is the same in Envision Spokane’s second attempt to get voters to approve a version of its Community Bill of Rights. Its proposal on the … 12

• State issues new discharge permit

  October 5, 2011 in Idaho on Page A10 Inland Empire Paper Co. has become the fourth Washington discharger to receive a new permit to pump treated wastewater in the Spokane River. Through the permit, the Washington Department of …

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  Photos: Howard bridge, among first to cross Spokane River

  October 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 Beginning in 1881 and continuing for most of a century, Howard Street traffic crossed the Spokane River over a series of three bridges – dubbed the Howard, Havermale and Washington …

• Man found dead in river was getting high on ‘bath salts’

  October 2, 2011 in City on Page B1 A 31-year-old man found dead in the Spokane River last month had psychological problems that were aggravated by his addiction to a hallucinogenic drug sold as “bath salts,” his family … 6

• Feds, Midnite Mine operators reach deal on cleanup

  October 1, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 The federal government has reached an agreement with one of the world’s largest mining companies on a $193 million cleanup of a defunct uranium mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation. … 4

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  ‘That guy would have lost his life’

  September 30, 2011 in City Christopher Smith, a Gonzaga University junior from Tampa, Fla., found himself dangling from a ledge over the Spokane River before daybreak Friday in a daring rescue of a suicidal man … 8

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  Community meeting tonight on plan for High Drive Bluff

  September 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Much has happened in the last few years to make Spokane’s signature slogan: Near Nature; Near Perfect really come to reality. The Centennial Trail is nearly complete. Several groups are …

• Police identify body found in Spokane River

  September 19, 2011 in News, City A body found in the Spokane River Sunday has been identified as Christopher Don Rogers, 31. 4

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  Mike Chappell, environmental law expert, dead at 44

  September 12, 2011 in City, Green People Michael Chappell, who founded Gonzaga University’s Environmental Law Clinic, died unexpectedly Sunday while he was golfing with friends. 2

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  West Valley High teacher spends summers as rafting guide

  August 28, 2011 in Business on Page E1 AFLOAT THE CLARK FORK, Mont. – The walls of Kyle Brock’s office are 200 feet high, the ceiling sky-blue, and there’s running water – about 4,000 cubic feet of it … 7

• Fires, intoxicated rivergoer keep crews occupied

  August 27, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 A long list of brush fires and suspicious fires topped the week of Aug. 18-24 for crews with the Spokane Valley Fire Department. “We don’t know how they started,” said …

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  Aspiring kayakers can learn to enjoy what river offers

  August 18, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S10 Steve Bailey grew up with a fear of the Spokane River and its deceptive mix of currents and eddies. “I think most of the people I grew up with were …

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  Landers: Board will hear challenge to Coyote Rock development

  August 18, 2011 in Sports, Outdoors, City, Region on Page B1 Every regulator with a clue seems to agree that plans to build up to 30 docks at the Coyote Rock development are a bad idea for the Spokane River. The … 1

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  PCBs still found in products — and river

  August 16, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Yesterday’s news becomes tomorrow’s broadsheet at Inland Empire Paper Co., where the newsprint rolling off the paper machine contains 40 percent recycled fiber content. But there’s a dirty little downside … 24

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  Rare pike bites teen’s line in city

  August 16, 2011 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 While little kids were reaching for the golden ring Saturday at the Looff Carrousel, a Spokane teenager hooked the fish of his dreams just outside the door. Joe Buster rides … 14

• Police seek info on man found dead in river

  August 2, 2011 in City Police are asking for the public’s help to determine how a 40-year-old man ended up dead in the Spokane River on Friday. 1

• Suspected bank robber arrested in Spokane River

  July 20, 2011 in City A convicted child rapist and suspected bank robber was pulled from the Spokane River today after leading police on a chase into a cemetery. 1

• Groups say river cleanup is flawed

  July 19, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 Two environmental groups are threatening to sue the federal government over what they say are flaws in a long-awaited Spokane River cleanup plan. The Sierra Club and the Center for … 1

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  High, cold water deceptively dangerous

  July 19, 2011 in City on Page A1 Nearly two dozen people in Washington and Idaho have died from drowning since the start of May, many of them in the turbulent, cold waters cascading out of the mountains …

• Groups fault Spokane River cleanup plan

  July 18, 2011 in News, City Two environmental groups have filed notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to require Washington state to prepare a plan to rid the Spokane River of …

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  Photos: Monroe Street structure bridges past and present

  July 18, 2011 in City on Page A5 The life of the Monroe Street Bridge spans much more than just the Spokane River. Destroyed by fire and resurrected as a steel structure in the early 1890s, it was … 1

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  Developer, state dispute water level

  July 9, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The newest phase of the Coyote Rock development on the Spokane River may be in jeopardy over a dispute about where the ordinary high-water mark should be. Whether the project …

• Autopsies show men drowned

  July 8, 2011 in City Three Bhutanese refugees found dead in the Spokane River drowned in their submerged vehicle, officials said today. 6

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