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Lewiston officer involved in fatal shooting acted in self-defense, investigation concludes

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

An investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of an Idaho man in December has concluded that the police officer’s actions were justified and appropriate, the Lewiston Police Department announced Monday.

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Tyler Rambo takes the stand during the second week of his trial for 2019 Coeur d’Alene shootings

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

Tyler Rambo, 20, dressed in a yellow button-down shirt and blue tie, wheeled himself to the witness stand Monday morning .

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Spokane Parks announces plan to reopen aquatic centers

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

Their backstrokes might be rusty, but Spokane swimmers should soon be able to dive into city pools.

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With gang violence on the rise, Spokane-area law enforcement leaders call for community action

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

The Spokane area is experiencing a variety of gang violence the county’s top law enforcement officials have never seen before.

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Washington House approves measure to limit evictions

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

OLYMPIA — The Washington House has approved a measure that would require landlords to provide a valid reason for ending certain leases with tenants.

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Guilt, envy, distrust: Vaccine rollout breeds mixed emotions

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

NEW YORK – Before posting a selfie with her COVID-19 vaccination card on Twitter, Aditi Juneja debated whether to include an explanation for why she was eligible for a shot.

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CDC opens up local household gathering options for vaccinated people

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

People who have been fully vaccinated can gather privately, with caution.

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Seattle ticketing company to pay $9 million in restitution

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

They’ve been waiting nearly a year for what they’re owed: community centers, schools, musicians, theaters, youth organizations, a huge variety of nonprofits and their supporters. Some lost a few bucks. Others have been waiting on tens of thousands of dollars.

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Downtown I-90 crash injures one

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

Downtown I-90 crash injures one

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Jill Biden arrives in Washington state to tour bases

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — First lady Jill Biden arrived in Washington state Monday to tour military bases and meet with service families.

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Microsoft server hack has victims hustling to stop intruders

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

Victims of a massive global hack of Microsoft email server software – estimated in the tens of thousands by cybersecurity responders – hustled Monday to shore up infected systems and try to diminish chances that intruders might steal data or hobble their networks.

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Greater Spokane Incorporated receives $200,000 federal grant to update region’s economic development strategy

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

Greater Spokane Incorporated has received a federal grant that will go toward expanding an economic development strategy plan for the region, the organization announced Monday.

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Hagadone Marine Group announces $15 million expansion project

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

Hagadone Marine Group is undertaking what it calls its largest project in 12 years with plans for a dry stack boat storage facility the company says is the first of its kind in the region.

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Idaho House panel OKs bill to make ballot measures more difficult

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

BOISE – An Idaho House panel approved legislation Monday making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots in what is widely seen as a rural vs. urban issue.

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Burger King U.K. sparks uproar with ‘Women belong in the kitchen’ tweet on International Women’s Day

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

Burger King opted to take on gender disparity in the restaurant industry with a new culinary scholarship program and a tweet: "Women belong in the kitchen." It did not go over well.

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Claimed value of sleepy NY estate could come to haunt Trump

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

It’s sleepy by Donald Trump’s standards, but the former president's century-old estate in New York's Westchester County could end up being one of his bigger legal nightmares.

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U.S. journalist arrested while covering protest goes on trial

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

A journalist went on trial Monday on charges stemming from her coverage of a protest against racial injustice in Des Moines last year, after Iowa prosecutors defied international pressure to drop a rare effort to punish a working reporter.

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Trump policy that weakened wild bird protections is revoked

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

The Biden administration on Monday reversed a policy imposed under former President Donald Trump that drastically weakened the government's power to enforce a century-old law that protects most U.S. bird species.

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Pope weighed Iraq virus risk but believes God will protect

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

Pope Francis said Monday he weighed the risks of a high-profile trip to Iraq during the coronavirus pandemic, but said he decided to go ahead with it after much prayer and belief that God would look out for the Iraqis who might get exposed.

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Attack on Saudi oil site fuels upward march for crude prices

UPDATED: Mon., March 8, 2021

Oil prices remained elevated Monday as Saudi Arabian oil facilities were targeted by drone strikes just days after the largest crude exporting nations in the world said they would not increase output.

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