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Susan Quattrociocchi meets with Ferris High School teachers Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Torsten Kjellstrand/The Spokesman-Review

A Spokane Valley man was arrested Sunday for allegedly biting and punching two people who tried to disable his car after an accident, sheriff's deputies said. Roger E. Caperon, 35, was booked into Spokane County Jail on two counts of second-degree assault. Misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and three counts of hit and run are pending, Spokane County sheriff's deputies said.

A community effort Denise Brown listens as Chad Austin plays cello during the "Hands Are Not for Hitting" program at the YWCA on Monday morning. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

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1. (Photo of book cover) 2. Johnna Albi, author of "Greens, Glorious Greens!," would take over a neighbor's kitchen to teach family and friends how to cook. Family photo

A Stevens County man killed an intruder armed with a high-powered hunting rifle in his home near Clayton late Monday, authorities said. Bill R. Robertson, 29, shot the unidentified man who was coming through a window of the Stephenson Road house about 10 p.m, said Stevens County Sheriff Craig Thayer. No further information will be released until the man is identified, Thayer said.

1. Turnbull after dark. A rising moon illuminates Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge as environmental education coordinator Tuesday Serra leads youngsters on a night hike on Tuesday. Photo by Torsten Kjellstrand/The Spokesman-Review 2. Serra helps Ben Hough, Kennedy Anne Catton and Elizabeth Klein learn what their eyes can do at night.

Loyal subjects. What they lacked in number, basketball fans like Kate Stragis, 10, left, and Elyse Carpenter, 12, center, made up in volume as they cheered for the Seattle Reign women's basketball team at the Arena on Friday. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

An investigator examines one of five Spokane Police cruisers damaged during a 20-minute chase of a burglary suspect Friday night. Photo by Robert McCallum/Special to the Spokesman-Review

Their boyfriends are obsessed with it. Their husbands can't get enough. That alone was enough to drive a half-dozen women to spend two hours in a Spokane classroom Tuesday night, listening to nothing but (gulp) ... hockey! The students, joined by their significant others, jotted notes and tossed out questions, hoping to understand the allure of guys slamming other guys into walls and fighting over a small piece of black rubber.

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1. Critics congregate. A small group of Spokane Catholics follow Brother Joseph, right, in a protest march outside KXLY-TV studios Thursday night. The group, which included Michelle Lowell, left, Eric McMahon, 7, and Lawrence McMahon, 10, say the ABC show "Nothing Sacred" is an attack on the church and its values. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review 2. Kevin Anderson plays an unconventional young priest.

A bridge to the future for Spokane County's children is being built with 17,000 tickets to sporting events. The tickets, donated by five area colleges, are being given away in hopes that sports will lure kids onto campuses and get them thinking about attending college. "We're just trying to do something for kids," said program organizer Mel Carter.

Criminal charges won't be filed against the driver who ran down a 13-year-old bicyclist last summer on a highway west of Cheney. The boy, Cooper Jones of Spokane, died about a week later. Ending a three-month investigation, the Washington State Patrol has cited 66-year-old Glenna Ward of Sprague with second-degree negligent driving. The traffic infraction carries a $250 fine.

The Spokane County Sheriff's Department is asking county commissioners to accept a federal grant and hire three deputies. The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that the county is eligible for $225,000. The money will pay about half the deputies' salaries, benefits and costs to outfit them. A story Saturday incorrectly reported that the grants had been offered to the Spokane Police Department.

FOR THE RECORD: 9-23-97 Agency correction: A Saturday story on page B1 incorrectly reported which law-enforcement agency would receive a federal grant to help pay for additional officers. The money was offered to the Spokane County Sheriff's Department.

FROM FOR THE RECORD (Friday, Saturday 19, 1997): Correction Incorrect street: An out-of-control car smashed into cars and hit a girl along a stretch of Cedar Street on the South Hill Wednesday night. A story in Thursday's Regional section incorrectly named the street.

FOR THE RECORD (September 16, 1997): Identification incorrect: Brodie A. Dowd, charged with second-degree murder in a Sept. 7 stabbing, was incorrectly identified in a Saturday story.

A good Joe. Bill and Sarah Albi admire the "Joe Fan" sculpture unveiled Thursday at Albi Stadium. Their relative, Joe Albi, was the model for the bronze tribute to sports fans. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

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The two 18-year-olds accused of stabbing a clerk during a pair of downtown Spokane holdups have been charged with second-degree attempted murder and two counts of first-degree robbery. Aaron R. Simpson and David L. Johnston made their first court appearance Tuesday afternoon. Each had bail set at $500,000. Johnston is accused of being an accomplice in the attempted murder.

An elderly woman known to her north Spokane neighbors as a motherly person who often checked on them may have been murdered in her home. The woman's body was found about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday by her son. He told police the two-story house at 325 W. Mansfield had been ransacked.

There's a new federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent in town, and he's pledging the agency's manpower and expertise to battle drug traffickers in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Mark Thomas came to Spokane in July as the DEA's resident agent in charge of anti-drug operations in the region. Thomas, who replaced the retiring William Hardin, said he aims to improve communication between the DEA and local law enforcement, and increase the number of joint investigations.

Whitworth College may be a good educational buy, but it's not quite the value U.S. News & World Report thinks it is. Rankings released Thursday in the magazine's "America's Best Colleges" report show Whitworth as the "best value" among regional universities and colleges. But a quick review of the submitted financial numbers by administrators brought unwelcome results.