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Fairchild AFB still candidate for new planes

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:18:08 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - Officials from Washington expressed disappointment Wednesday that Fairchild Air Force Base was not chosen as the first home of the Air Force's new aerial refueling tankers.

Census: Idaho ed spending still at the bottom

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:08:26 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - A report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Idaho remains at the bottom of public education spending.

Sheriff: 1 dead after E. Wash. boating accident

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:41:30 -0400

SPRAGUE, Washington - The Lincoln County sheriff says a man is dead and a woman has been taken to a hospital after a boating accident on Sprague Lake about 35 miles west of Spokane.

Decision on tankers could be Wednesday

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:17:23 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - The Air Force could announce as early as Wednesday where it plans to base the next generation of air refueling tankers.

WSU president upset about enrollment

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:53:16 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - Spokane will have a four-year medical program with or without the help of the University of Washington.

2 Spokane initiatives going to voters in November

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:30 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - The Spokane City Council voted Monday to let voters decide two citizen initiatives in November.

Horizon Air flight with blown tire lands safely

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:40:14 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - A Spokane International Airport spokesman confirms that a Horizon Air flight landed safely in Spokane despite a blown tire on its landing gear.

3 Spokane officers involved in shooting

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:25:58 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - Spokane police have released the names of three officers who were involved in the shooting of a homicide suspect last week.

FBI: No arrests in Spokane, Wash., ricin case

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:43 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - The FBI said Monday that no one has been arrested after last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin in Spokane, but the agency remained tight-lipped about the investigation and a weekend raid at a downtown apartment building.

13-year-old on dirt bike crashes near Wilbur

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:53:12 -0400

WILBUR, Washington - The Washington State Patrol says a 13-year-old boy riding a dirt bike ran a stop sign and collided with a pickup truck and trailer on Highway 174 Sunday afternoon about a mile west of Wilbur in Lincoln County.

2 Spokane-area officers placed on leave

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:49:59 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - Authorities say two Spokane-area law enforcement officers have been placed on leave after being accused of misconduct in separate cases.

Spokane police chief suffers burglary

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:39:27 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - Even the property of Spokane police chief Frank Straub isn't safe.

Serial killer Yates appealing death sentence

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:38:12 -0400

SEATTLE - Serial killer Robert Yates, whose death sentence has been upheld by the state Supreme Court, is seeking an appeal through the federal court system.

Family Glance: 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' 'The Great...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:49:21 -0400

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Mailings containing ricin found in Spokane

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:24:03 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - Two letters that contained the deadly poison ricin have been intercepted at a U.S. Postal Service facility in Spokane this week.

Spokane schools expand all-day kindergarten

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:31:50 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - The Spokane Public School's board decided Wednesday to offer full-day kindergarten in all 34 elementary school schools this fall.

Man who fled before sentencing found in Nevada

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:59:36 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - A Spokane, Washington, man who fled in mid-April before he could be sentenced on federal child pornography counts was hospitalized in Nevada after shooting himself as sheriff's deputies closed in, officials said Wednesday.

Helena judge hears arguments over milk freshness

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:09:36 -0400

HELENA, Montana - A Helena judge heard arguments Tuesday over a California-based food distributor's challenge of a rule that says milk sold in Montana must be stamped with a "sell-by" date of 12 days after it is pasteurized.

Spokane sheriff reviews how 2 deputies wounded

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:32:35 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - Spokane Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich (kuh-NEZ'-oh-vich) says several errors were made in the weeks leading up to last June's shootout that left two deputies wounded and the suspect dead.

Spokane shooting case goes to prosecutors

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:44:49 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - Police have completed their investigation into a shooting in Spokane where the owner of a car killed a suspected thief as he drove away.

Car hits 2 pedestrians in downtown Spokane

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:53:23 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - Police say two pedestrians suffered minor injuries when they were hit by a car Monday evening in downtown Spokane.

Wash. tribes combat youth suicide

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:50:57 -0400

BELLINGHAM, Washington - Suicide stalks Indian Country, claiming more lives of native youth than those in any other population, not only in Washington, but nationally.

Tribes fight suicide, a leading killer of native youths

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:49:27 -0400

SEATTLE - By LYNDA V. MAPES

Big decisions involving Fairchild AFB

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:20:44 -0400

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Washington - Some big decisions that could help decide the future of Spokane's Fairchild Air Force Base are expected soon.

Thunderstorms possible in Eastern Washington

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:55:03 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - The National Weather Service says thunderstorms are possible in Eastern Washington Monday afternoon as a cold front sweeps through the Inland Northwest.