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Two Spokane police officers have been cleared to return to work after a confrontation last week in which the officers shot and killed a Deer Park man. Police policy requires that officers involved in a shooting take a three-day break and meet with the department’s psychologist for a clearance to return to duty. Senior Patrol Officer Dan Lesser and Sgt. Brent Austin were evaluated Tuesday and were to return at their next scheduled shifts, said Officer Jennifer DeRuwe, police spokeswoman.

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Spokane leaders have set aside almost $1 million to buy equipment to help firefighters breathe inside burning structures. The Spokane City Council on Monday agreed to accept $736,000 in federal money from the Department of Homeland Security to buy self-contained breathing devices and related equipment.

The city of Spokane will replace the signs it attached last month to meters in the new downtown Entertainment Parking District in an attempt clear up confusion over who can park there, and for how long. The city has mandated special rules for parking in a three-block area around The Fox and Bing Crosby theaters and the Knitting Factory. On those streets, people with disability plates or stickers on their cars can only park for four hours at a time. In all other parts of downtown, cars with disability plates or stickers can park for an unlimited time.