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• Condon fires city attorney

  March 2, 2012 in City on Page A1 In the biggest shakeup of his administration yet, Spokane Mayor David Condon on Thursday fired City Attorney Howard Delaney following worsening criticism of the legal office’s handling of a series … 81

• Union leaders vow openness

  November 16, 2011 in City on Page A14 Spokane Police Department union leaders said Tuesday they’re happy to cooperate with a possible federal investigation of the department and have no concerns about what it may find. “We know … 4

• The Thompson trial: Key players

  October 11, 2011 in City on Page A1 Otto Zehm: A 36-year-old, recently out-of-work janitor who had schizophrenia, Zehm mostly kept to himself. The exception was a small group of friends he would invite over for late-night guitar … 6

• Grant will help prosecute sex crimes against children

  September 1, 2011 in Idaho, News The Kootenai County prosecutor’s office received a $494,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department to prosecute people who sexually abuse and exploit children and to enforce sex offender registration laws. 1

• Federal judge orders ’don’t ask, don’t tell’ injunction

  October 12, 2010 in Nation/World A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction today stopping enforcement of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, ending the U.S. military’s 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops. 13

• Judge dismisses gun lawsuit from Idaho, other states

  September 30, 2010 in Idaho, Region A federal judge in Missoula is dismissing a lawsuit launched by gun rights advocates and states seeking freedom from federal gun laws.

• New tax deals cost Idaho millions

  September 15, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho stands to lose more than $75 million from tax compromises that are now in the works, according to a group of whistleblowers who are current and former …

• Judge refuses to dismiss lying charge against Thompson

  April 20, 2010 in City Otto Zehm, U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle, Karl F. Thompson Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Durkin, Carl Oreskovich, Mayor Mary Verner; Terry Ferguson; Mark Burbridge; Victor Boutros; U.S. Department … 14

• Man charged with federal tax evasion

  April 16, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A8 A former North Idaho resident has been charged with federal tax evasion. Michael George Fitzpatrick is accused of hiding his assets and of failing to file individual income tax returns …