AM Headlines — 3.3.17

Leah Zhukov, 17 months old, sits on her mother, Aygul Bekjanov’s lap, while her aunt Kamila Bekjanov, center and her grandmother Nina Bekjanov, far right talk about the release of her grandfather Muhammad Bekjanov, an Uzbek newspaper editor. They were interviewed at their home in Spokane Valley on Wednesday. Story here. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

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• Idaho nuclear waste retrieval complete /AP
• Elton John returns to Spokane Sunday /SR
• Edit: The cost of broken communication /Press
• Outside noise won’t change Gonzaga’s tune /SR
• GOP leaders dash try to add LGBT protections /EOB
• Ahlquist gets ‘out front’ in governor’s race /CdA Press
• Blanchette: Zags’ Roth responsible for WCC venue /SR
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