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Attempted Theft Generates Two Arrests In Valley

Monkey business and show business met early Friday in the Spokane Valley. Two people were arrested as a result. Sheriff's deputies arrested a man and a juvenile who they said tried to steal a generator from a recreational vehicle that is the home of "Beijing," a 14-month old movie-making macaque.
News >  Spokane

Free Speech Isn’t A Free-For-All, Hill Argues Mainstream Opinion Keeps Some Voices From Being Heard

Anita Hill believes in Americans' right to free speech. But she also believes Americans have a right to be protected from racial and sexual epithets and other verbal harassment. The former University of Oklahoma law professor, who testified five years ago at Senate confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, said Friday night in Spokane that voices not reflecting mainstream opinion often are not heard and that people who express unpopular beliefs can become a target for scorn.
News >  Spokane

Egg-Static Tigers Win Chicken Rubber Chicken Crosses Hill

FOR THE RECORD (January 16, 1997): Correction: Allen Bredy is assistant principal and activities coordinator at Lewis and Clark High School. He was incorrectly identified in a story Saturday. Tiffany Carvo and Tara Rojas, wives of Ferris girls basketball coaches, get into the spirit of the annual Rubber Chicken game against Lewis and Clark on Friday. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review
News >  Spokane

Spokane Construction Firm Fined In Worker’s Death

A Spokane construction company has been fined more than $12,000 for negligence in the death of a worker last September. The state Department of Labor and Industries fined Acme Materials & Construction Co. $12,600 for its responsibility in the death of John VanKomen of Springdale, Wash.
News >  Spokane

Teenage ‘Tagger’ Gets 9-Month Sentence North Side Graffiti Spree Caused More Than $21,000 In Damage To Homes And Businesses

A 15-year-old boy was sentenced Monday to nine months in juvenile detention for a North Side graffiti spree that caused more than $21,000 in damage to dozens of homes and businesses. Because police believe the vandalism was gang-related, the prosecutor asked Superior Court Judge Kathleen O'Connor to send a message by imposing an unprecedented year-long sentence. Many of the Spokane boy's victims appeared in Juvenile Court to support that request.
News >  Nation/World

Commute Becomes Adventure

Motorists cast a wary glance at the trees above before dragging fallen branches off Ash just north of Northwest Boulevard. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review