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Thursday, May 23, 2013
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Montero’s demotion a necessary step
May 23, 2013 in Sports Jesus Montero, or what’s left of him, shuffles away to Class AAA Tacoma now, head down, confidence shot, prospects of recovery unknown. Sixteen months ago, when he arrived in Seattle …
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Gonzaga loses in WCC tourney opener
May 23, 2013 in Sports Gonzaga left the bases loaded three times and conference Co-Player of the Year Marco Gonzales was hit hard on the mound as the Bulldogs fell 8-5 to the San Francisco …
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Mitchell returns to Cheney, prepping for CFL season
May 23, 2013 in Sports Bo Levi Mitchell has spent the past two months in Cheney, encouraging brother Cody – now a senior wideout with the Eagles – while in turn getting some tips from …
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CV softball returns to state with team-first attitude
May 23, 2013 in Sports Bailey Bergdahl soaked up the scene as Central Valley claimed its first regional softball title last Saturday, realizing that the memory would mean more than the win itself.
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Shock gear up for San Antonio
May 23, 2013 in Sports The Spokane Shock, second in scoring in the Arena Football League at 66.8 points per game, and the San Antonio Talons, one of the league’s stingiest defenses at 45.2 points …
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Gardner, Williams win 1,600 state titles
May 23, 2013 in Sports It wasn’t roller derby, but it may have been the next closest thing.
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Authorities: No fatalities in I-5 bridge collapse
May 23, 2013 in Region MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water. 16
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Water rights for WSU golf course disputed
May 23, 2013 in City OLYMPIA – Washington State University’s Palouse Ridge Golf Course needs lots of water to stay green in the dry summers – more water than some people think the university has … 1
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Boy Scouts votes to allow gay youth
May 23, 2013 in News GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America’s National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts. 22
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Stormwater work to close downtown Coeur d’Alene streets
May 23, 2013 in Idaho A major intersection in downtown Coeur d’Alene will be closed to traffic for about three weeks beginning Monday night for a stormwater construction project. 3
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Watch Clay Starbuck testify live
May 23, 2013 in City Watch Clay Starbuck testify live.
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Idahoans snap up cheap parks passes
May 23, 2013 in Idaho Idaho’s sold more than $500,000 worth of its new $10 state parks passports in the first six months of the program, and state parks officials have high hopes the low-priced … 2
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Accused killer Starbuck takes the stand
May 23, 2013 in City Clay Starbuck is expected this afternoon to take the witness stand to refute allegations that he strangled his wife to death in 2011 in her Deer Park home. 7
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Two escape house fire in Spokane Valley
May 23, 2013 in City Two people escaped a fire that caused $50,000 in damage to a Spokane Valley home Wednesday night. 1
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Missing girl Janna Smith found safe
May 23, 2013 in City Police searched overnight for 13-year-old Janna Smith. She was found safe this morning. 3
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Spokane man indicted in ricin threat
May 23, 2013 in City on Page A1 A 38-year-old janitor was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in connection with mailing two ricin-laced letters in Spokane. Matthew R. Buquet is accused on one count of mailing … 23
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Fairchild loses bid for new tankers
May 23, 2013 in City on Page A1 Turns out the most important thing in becoming the first base for the Air Force’s new air refueling tanker is the same as the most important thing in real estate: … 64
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3-D printer used to save boy’s life
May 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop …
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Japanese climber, 80, tops Everest
May 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 KATMANDU, Nepal – An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer today became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest – although his record may last only a few days. An …
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Tiger has 4-pound hairball removed
May 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 CLEARWATER, Fla. – It’s not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn’t hack up a …
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Murder plot revealed by ‘pocket dial’
May 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 MIAMI – A man who ordered a murder on Interstate 95 “pocket dialed” 911 just before the fatal shooting, the Broward County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. On a recorded … 2
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FBI kills Tsarnaev’s friend
May 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A friend of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed early Wednesday morning by an FBI special agent in Orlando, Fla., after lunging with a … 3
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Councilman Garcetti wins L.A. mayoral election
May 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after a caustic campaign in which he depicted his fellow Democrat …
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Weiner announces candidacy
May 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, whose once-shining political career collapsed after lewd online relationships with women forced him to resign from Congress, entered New York’s mayoral race … 9
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