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• Woman still owes for fire, state says

  April 17, 2009 in City on Page A5 The woman blamed for a massive wildfire in Spokane Valley last summer that destroyed 11 homes still owes the state nearly $775,000 for the cost of fighting it. The state …

• WSU stops accepting freshman applications

  April 13, 2009 in City Because of expected budget cuts, Washington State University is no longer accepting freshman applications for the fall at its Pullman campus. 1

• Davenport Gorillas finally cash in at state

  March 5, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 Sometimes, when a program from a small high school goes more than two decades between appearances in the state tournament, first-hand advice on what to expect once you finally make …

• Smooth part of I-90 slated to get longer, starting in April

    March 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 Work crews and lane closures are coming back to Interstate 90 this spring, two years after contractors finished a two-year job to fix pavement on the I-90 viaduct through downtown …

• Bullpups dig hole

  February 25, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 A lethargic effort Tuesday in the first night of the 4A regional has put Gonzaga Prep’s boys basketball team in a hole. The Greater Spokane League champions were outplayed in …

• WA House votes to boost unemployment benefits

  February 6, 2009 in News Washington’s House of Representatives on Friday voted to temporarily boost benefits for jobless workers by $45 a week, and plans to follow that up with a unemployment tax decrease for …