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• Charity to deliver food to needy with new, larger set of wheels

  March 28, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V10 Second Harvest Food Bank showed off its new semitrailer on Monday at a mobile food distribution event at West Central Community Center. The 2014 Peterbilt tractor was purchased with the …

• Idaho stores swimming in sales since Wash. privatized liquor

  December 23, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 In the first seven months of Washington’s privatized liquor system, the big winner may be Idaho. Business from Washington already was brisk in Idaho stores before Washington voters’ decision, with … 26

• Robbery, carjack suspect jailed

  April 14, 2012 in City on Page B2 A 24-year-old man was arrested without incident on Thursday in connection with a Monday robbery in Spokane Valley involving a carjacking and kidnapping of an elderly couple at a Wal-Mart …

• Police searching for Spokane Valley carjacking suspect

  April 9, 2012 in City A shoplifting suspect swung a knife at a security guard, jumped into an occupied car in the parking lot of the Spokane Valley Walmart and drove away with people inside, … 6

• It won’t be hard to find hard liquor

  March 21, 2012 in Business on Page A1 It’s not exactly a gold rush. More like a mad dash to not be left behind when liquor sales go private in June. On June 1, the state’s roughly 330 … 9

• Walmart looks to boost sales, boost returns for investors

  July 24, 2011 in Business on Page E2 Walmart (NYSE: WMT), the world’s largest retailer, has seriously upped its efforts to turn around eight straight quarters of falling sales at its established U.S. stores. It also plans to …

• Quick-thinking citizens earn police chief’s plaudits

  June 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 For Dillon Fabie, there was no decision to be made. Just an adrenaline rush and a quick sprint across a parking lot and there he was, restraining a suspected purse … 2

• LC freshman’s song appears in NBC movie

  December 3, 2010 in Features on Page C3 A Spokane high school freshman performs a song featured tonight in a made-for-television movie. Tanner Azzinnaro, a Christian singer-songwriter who attends Lewis and Clark High School, appears on the soundtrack … 2

• Wal-Mart tapping South Africa market

  November 30, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is buying a 51 percent stake in South African retailer Massmart. The transaction, worth about $2 billion, will cost Wal-Mart $20.71 per share. • OVERSEAS AGENDA: The …

• Walmart offers price matching

  November 23, 2010 in Business on Page A8 BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Corporate officials said Monday Walmart stores will match competitor prices beginning on Thanksgiving Day and running through the weekend, one of the most popular holiday shopping periods …

• Here’s the Dirt: Hayden Walmart features latest design elements

  September 10, 2010 in Business on Page A10 There’s still no Walmart in Coeur d’Alene, but the retail behemoth is about as close as it can get. A Walmart supercenter will open Wednesday in Hayden, a couple of … 2

• Possibly tainted meats sold at Walmart recalled

  August 24, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Roast beef and ham that was distributed to Walmart delicatessens nationwide and sold in sandwiches has been recalled because it might be tainted with potentially harmful bacteria, the U.S. Department … 6

• Inspection and scales moving to fast lane

  August 13, 2010 in Business on Page A10 A $6.7 million Washington port of entry and weigh station complex under construction along Interstate 90 at the Idaho state line will provide nonstop service to many truckers, Department of …

• Toxic metal common in Miley Cyrus line

  May 20, 2010 in Business on Page A10 LOS ANGELES – Walmart said Wednesday it is pulling an entire line of Miley Cyrus-brand necklaces and bracelets from its shelves after tests performed for the Associated Press found the …

• Valley Walmart getting makeover

  April 3, 2010 in Business on Page A5 Walmart in Spokane Valley has begun a facelift, company officials said Friday. The company will create a friendlier interior in the store at 15727 E. Broadway, with a brighter paint …

• Walmart plans Valley store near Costco

  March 12, 2010 in Business, SatValley on Page A12 Walmart says it will square off with Costco Wholesale Corp. in the Spokane Valley. The Bentonville, Ark., retail behemoth announced Thursday it will build a 151,000-square-foot retail center on a … 3

• Walmarts on track for summer openings

  January 22, 2010 in Business on Page A12 Late-summer openings are anticipated for new Walmart stores in Hayden and Post Falls. The Hayden store, at the southwest corner of U.S. Highway 95 and Honeysuckle Avenue, will be a …

• Welcome to open season on ‘plant currency’

  April 24, 2007 in Home on Page Z14 I went to Wal-mart today thinking I needed a bag of seed potatoes. I came out of there with nearly $100 of various plants, and seed potatoes only as an …