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Police investigating homicide in N. Spokane - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

Spokane police are investigating a possible homicide in North Spokane. At 7:15 this evening, someone called 911 and said they found a dead body in a house near the intersection of...

GOP contest coming to the Northwest - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is bringing his campaign to Washington next week. State GOP spokesman Josh Amato says Santorum will...

SUV hits motorcyclist in downtown Spokane - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

A crash between an SUV and motorcyclist on Riverside Avenue and Post Street caused some congestion for STA buses and other traffic and sent the motorcyclist to a hospital. The...

Feb. 22-25: Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival seeks volunteers

from:Washington State University - Spokane

PULLMAN, Wash. - The University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho, needs volunteers to help Feb. 22-25; four hours of service earns a free evening...

Judge grants Thompson request to interview witness - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

A federal judge today granted a request by the attorney for former Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. to interview a government expert witness who claims that federal...

25 years with Seattle Times: Sports reporter, alumni, views 40 years of Title IX

from:Washington State University - Spokane

SEATTLE- Sandy Ringer, high-school sports reporter for The Seattle Times, began her journalism career as one of few female sports reporters. Today, she looks back on 40 years...

Police: Starbuck had ex-wife's death certificate displayed - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

A man accused of strangling his ex-wife and posing her dead body had her death certificate displayed in his home when detectives arrested him this week, detectives say.

WSU in the Media: February 10, 2012

from:Washington State University - Spokane

(For other recent WSU in the Media articles, click on the WSU in the Media page link in the left-hand navigation column) General News 02-10-12...

March 9-10: Registration now open for WSU Livestock 100 short courses

from:Washington State University - Spokane

PULLMAN, Wash. – Registration is now open for Livestock 100 short courses offered by Washington State University Extension March 9-10. Beef 100 and Pork 100 will be held...

Media Advisory: Rural teachers meet to implement $5M math education grant to WSU

from:Washington State University - Spokane

SPOKANE, Wash. – Rural teachers are working to improve their students' reasoning skills and, in turn, their overall academic achievement. They are meeting in Spokane today...

Annual Showcase honors: Emeritus passionate about teaching science and engineering

from:Washington State University - Spokane

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University Professor Emeritus Donald C. Orlich has earned the 2012 WSU Emeritus Society Legacy of Excellence Award, to be presented...

DSHS settles rape case for $3 million - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Thursday settled with a developmentally disabled woman who was raped while being treated at Eastern State Hospital....

Jim Kershner’s This day in history � On the Web: spokesman.com/topics/local-history - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

From our archives, 100 years ago A parent-teacher meeting at Holmes Elementary produced some shocking information: Hundreds of students were attending vaudeville and motion...

Idaho records - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

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Spokane County Marriage licenses

‘Iron Man’ Downey has another junior - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

Robert Downey Jr. and wife Susan have welcomed a baby boy, Exton Elias Downey. Exton clocked in at 7:24 a.m. Tuesday in Los Angeles, weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measuring 20...

States get $762 million of settlement - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

For 02-10-2012

City, Zehm family will enter mediation regarding lawsuit - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

In the first significant step toward a possible settlement, Spokane city leaders and attorneys representing the mother and estate of Otto Zehm announced late Thursday that they...

Legislators approve easing glasses rules - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

OLYMPIA – Groups like the Union Gospel Mission could go back to dispensing donated eyeglasses to the poor this summer if legislation to protect charities with such programs...

Multistate prostitution alleged - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

A group of traveling prostitutes suspected of settling in Spokane told police they were making good money here because the local competition is so ugly. One woman is in custody...

Lawmakers balk on marijuana initiative - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

OLYMPIA – Voters will have to decide this fall whether to legalize marijuana for personal use. The Legislature appears unlikely to vote on, or even debate, the marijuana...

In brief: Camp Easton sale clears first hurdle - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

The Spokane-area Boy Scouts of America executive board has approved the proposed sale of Camp Easton in exchange for a new camp on the west shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene. That...

Column: Legwork key to unraveling MLK Day bomb plot - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

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Three brothers accused of hate-crime assaults - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

A 19-year-old man and his two brothers have been charged with hate crimes for allegedly attacking people because of their race. Deven James-Allen Hood is accused of smashing...

Photo: Fender art - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

Creative collaboration: James Weaver and Lucy Wilma, both of Seattle, get a close look at a Fender Stratocaster with artwork by Alan Aldridge during the launch of the Jimi Hendrix...

Ex-Bulldog bar seeks renaming - Fri, 10 Feb 2012 PST

The popular tavern in Spokane’s Gonzaga neighborhood is still there, but the name keeps changing. For most of its 65 years, it was the Bulldog Tavern. In 2005, the...

Popular watering hole plays the name game - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

The popular tavern in Spokane’s Gonzaga neighborhood is still there, but the name keeps changing. For most of its 65 years, it was the Bulldog Tavern. In 2005, the...

Report: Traveling prostitutes cited ugly Spokane competition - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

A group of traveling prostitutes suspected of settling in Spokane told police they were making good money here because the local competition is so ugly.

City agrees to enter mediation over Zehm suit - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

Spokane city leaders announced today that they have agreed to enter into mediation with attorneys representing the mother and estate of Otto Zehm to settle a federal lawsuit filed...

Be on the alert: Counterfeit $20 bills appear on WSU Pullman campus

from:Washington State University - Spokane

Characteristics of a U.S. $20 bill. To see details, click on the following link to the U.S. Treasury...

Arts and humanities spokesperson : WSU alumna named Washington state poet laureate

from:Washington State University - Spokane

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Kathleen Flenniken has been appointed as the 2012-2014 Washington State Poet Laureate. Flenniken is the state's second poet laureate. Her appointment is...

Colombian Author, Anti-Corruption Activist Ingrid Betancourt to Speak March 28

from:Gonzaga University

Ingrid Betancourt will share her extraordinary story of activism, persecution and resilience, including her kidnapping by rebels and six years of captivity in the Colombian...

Whitworth Theatre to stage Tony Award-winning "All My Sons" March 2-10

from:Whitworth University

This March, Whitworth Theatre will present its spring production, Arthur Miller's

Wet weather on the way through Friday - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

Rainfall is expected over the Inland Northwest later today and Friday with possible rain showers lingering through the weekend. Snow is not expected.

WSU in the Media: February 9, 2012

from:Washington State University - Spokane

General News 02-09-12 Tacoma News Tribune - Washington's largest wine company, Ste. Michelle, pledges $1M for Richland wine center 02-09-12 The...

Annual Showcase honors: Speech/hearing sciences professor earns diversity award

from:Washington State University - Spokane

PULLMAN, Wash. - Speech and hearing sciences professor Ella Inglebret has been selected to receive Washington State University's Faculty Diversity Award during the annual...

SoundSlides: WSU facilitates student job hunt via Career Expo

from:Washington State University - Spokane

PULLMAN, Wash. - Nearly 100 recruiters networked with students this week at the Washington State University spring Career Expo in Beasley Coliseum. In...

911 call taker broke protocol with homicide-related call - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

Spokane county officials said an investigation into the December homicide of a Deer Park woman revealed a call to the 911 communications center from the victim’s cellphone...

Land-use rules near FAFB proposed - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

Spokane County commissioners are pushing to get new land-use regulations in place around Fairchild Air Force Base by spring to show the Pentagon they are sincere about protecting...

Jim Kershner’s This day in history - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

From our archives, 100 years ago A Mother’s Congress in Spokane, ever vigilant for signs of creeping immorality among its daughters, took on two threats to public decency.

30 animals taken from Hillyard home - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

Spokane Police assisted SpokAnimal CARE officers Wednesday in removing more than 30 dogs and cats from a Hillyard bungalow that carried such a heavy stench that workers were...

Gay marriage wins 55-43 vote, now headed to Gregoire - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

OLYMPIA – By a vote of 55-43, the House passed and sent to Gov. Chris Gregoire a bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry in Washington. Gregoire, who has already...

In brief: Center for Justice names new director - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

Spokane’s public interest law firm Center for Justice announced Wednesday the appointment of Rick Eichstaedt as executive director of the nonprofit organization. Founder Jim...

In brief: Idaho senator to run for commissioner seat - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

BOISE – Idaho Sen. Joyce Broadsword, R-Sagle, has announced that rather than seek a fifth term in the Senate, she’ll run for Bonner County commissioner. “After...

City wins civil suit over man’s suicide - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

A federal judge Wednesday ruled for the city of Spokane in a $4.7 million civil lawsuit brought by the family of a suicidal man who jumped off the Monroe Street Bridge following a...

Washington records - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

Spokane County Marriage licenses

Idaho records - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

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Records detail 911 call for help in Powell case - Thu, 09 Feb 2012 PST

TACOMA – Emergency call logs show that nearly eight minutes elapsed between when a social worker called 911 to report that Josh Powell’s children were in danger and...

Spokane Christmas Arts and Crafts Show

from:Spokane County Interstate Fair

Custer's 36th Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Show features 300 of the finest Artists and Crafters from across the United States covering 78,000 square feet of exhibit space....

Spring Arts and Crafts Show

from:Spokane County Interstate Fair

Custer's 35th Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Show features 300 professional artists and crafters from across the United States covering 78,000 square feet of exhibit space,...