Drug addiction helped cut Spokane woman's life short

May 16, 2012 6:35 p.m. | Kala Williams' friends and family want to remember her as a bright, outgoing person who had ambitions of being a nurse, and not the person who struggled with drug addiction whose life was cut short.

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Zehm family relieved with settlement

May 16, 2012 6:25 p.m. | It's been six years since Otto Zehm died following a confrontation with Spokane Polic and now his family finally has some closure.

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Sunset Hill body identified as missing Spokane woman

May 16, 2012 1:53 p.m. | A body found in a heavily wooded area near the intersection of 14th and Milton has been identified as a woman who was reported missing April 2.

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Police searching for missing Spokane woman

May 16, 2012 1:46 p.m. | The Spokane Police Department is looking for a woman who has been reported missing and hasn't been heard from in over three weeks.

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Pipe down: Spokane passes noise ordinance

May 16, 2012 12:35 p.m. | If you've ever steered clear of downtown Spokane because of the noise, listen up. The city passed a noise ordinance this week that's aimed to give officers more discretion in regulating noise.

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Judge strikes down more Montana election laws

May 16, 2012 11:46 a.m. | A judge has struck down more Montana campaign finance laws in an ongoing challenge that the regulations restrict free speech.

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One dead in fatal crash near Newport

May 16, 2012 11:38 a.m. | One person died Wednesday morning in a single car crash on SR 211 10 miles west of Newport.

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Wash. unemployment rate falls to 8.1 percent

May 16, 2012 11:24 a.m. | Washington state's unemployment rate fell in April to 8.1 percent), despite a loss of 300 jobs last month.

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BP restarting Cherry Point refinery

May 16, 2012 11:21 a.m. | BP is in the process of restarting its Cherry Point refinery near Blaine. Spokesman Michael Abendhoff told The Bellingham Herald it should be fully operational by the end of May.

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N. Idaho driver accused of fleeing crash on foot

May 16, 2012 11:13 a.m. | Authorities say a northern Idaho driver fled the scene of the accident on foot while carrying his 2-year-old daughter and was arrested after deputies followed the sound of the toddler's cries.

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Oregon man indicted in 2010 CdA bank robbery

May 16, 2012 11:10 a.m. | A federal grand jury has indicted an Oregon man for his alleged role in a northern Idaho bank robbery two years ago.

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Fatal car accident in Pend Oreille County

May 16, 2012 10:10 a.m. | Washington State Patrol has confirmed there is a one-vehicle accident in Pend Oreille County.

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Two teens shot in Shoreline, one dead

May 16, 2012 10:10 a.m. | King County sheriff's detectives are looking for a suspect and a motive in a shooting early Wednesday in Shoreline that killed a 17-year-old girl and wounded an 18-year-old man.

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Fire breaks out at Spokane Valley restaurant

May 16, 2012 7:53 a.m. | A fire broke out at the Top of India restaurant in the Spokane Valley late Tuesday night.

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Settlement reached in Zehm lawsuit

May 16, 2012 12:02 a.m. | The City of Spokane and the estate of Otto Zehm have resolved a pending $14.5 Million lawsuit after two days of mediation.

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Cragun gets life sentence for deadly Bayview hammer attack

May 15, 2012 | Larry Cragun has been sentenced to an indeterminate life sentence for a deadly hammer attack on a Bayview, Idaho family.

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Health experts: Lack of vaccinations leading to spike in pertussis, measles

May 15, 2012 | Washington State health officials say there are a large number of children not getting vaccinations, which in turn is leading to higher rates of pertussis and measles in children.

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Search Warrant: Baby suffered long-term malnutrition

May 15, 2012 | The baby who was found emaciated in a Moses Lake home was in such bad condition he had no muscle tone, no hair, and was suffering from long-term malnutrition.

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News conference to discuss Zehm mediation

May 15, 2012 | The City of Spokane and the estate of Otto Zehm are holding a news conference at 4:30 p.m. to discuss the results of the mediation of the Zehm case.

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No layoff notices for Spokane teachers

May 15, 2012 | Spokane Public Schools has some good news: No certified employees, including teachers, will receive layoff notices this month.

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Dynamite discovered on residential property in Lewiston

May 15, 2012 | A full of case of dynamite, a container of smokeless gunpowder and some road flares were discovered in an old van parked on residential property Tuesday morning in Lewiston.

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Head on crash shuts down Market at Hawthorne

May 15, 2012 | A driver is being airlifted to a Spokane hospital after hitting a semi-tractor head on near the intersection of Market and Hawthorne late Tuesday morning.

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Fire Department: Drywall dust found at federal building

May 15, 2012 | The Spokane Fire Department has determined that drywall dust found in a stairwell was the suspicious white powder found at the federal building Tuesday morning.

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Spokane adopts new noise ordinance

May 15, 2012 | Spokane is changing its tune on noise in the city after the city council passed a new noise ordinance Monday night, with a vote of 6 to 1.

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Faith-healing parents acquitted of murder charge

May 15, 2012 | A faith-healing Washington couple accused of being criminally responsible for their teenage son's death for failing to call a doctor have been acquitted of second-degree murder charges.

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Spokane adopts a new noise ordinance

May 15, 2012 | Spokane is changing its tune on noise in the city after the city council passed a new noise ordinance Monday night, with a vote of 6 to 1.

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Lumber on I-90 causes three accidents

May 15, 2012 | Lumber on I-90 was the cause of three separate accidents during the morning commute on Tuesday.

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Hearing on court charges in Bremerton school shooting

May 15, 2012 | A court hearing Tuesday in Port Orchard may determine whether assault charges will stand against the adults prosecutors blame for a school shooting that nearly killed a Bremerton girl.

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Developmentally delayed man beaten at Cannon Park

May 15, 2012 | Spokane Police need your help finding three men who beat a developmentally disabled man Monday afternoon.

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Prepare for sticker shock with liquor sales going private

May 15, 2012 | Starting June 1, you can buy alcohol in places other than state-run liquor stores, but will customers be able to swallow the new prices?

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Prepare for sticker shock with liquor sales go private

May 14, 2012 | Starting June 1, you can buy alcohol in places other than state-run liquor stores, but will customers be able to swallow the new prices?

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Heavy woods slow progress in West Spokane death investigation

May 14, 2012 | Spokane detectives are working in a heavily wooded area in West Spokane to investigate a severely decomposed body found by children Sunday in West Spokane.

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Homeowner shoots intruder: "It came down to either me or him"

May 14, 2012 | A jealous ex-boyfriend broke into the Newman Lake home of his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend early Sunday morning and was shot and killed by the homeowner.

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Lewiston man recovering from Wal-Mart rattlesnake bite

May 14, 2012 | A Lewiston, Idaho man is recovering from a rattlesnake bite he says he received while shopping in the garden center of the Clarkston Wal-Mart last Friday.

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Medical Examiner identifies body found in Spokane River

May 14, 2012 | The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of the body found in the Spokane River as Erick Hjelm.

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West Coast spike in gas prices tied to refineries

May 14, 2012 | Motorists across most of the country have been getting a break on gas prices, but not on the West Coast.

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Airman dies at Fairchild

May 14, 2012 | An airman undergoing training at Fairchild Air Force Base's survival school has been found dead in his dormitory.

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Moses Lake boy, 2, remains on life support

May 14, 2012 | The Grant County sheriff's office says a 2-year-old Moses Lake boy who was hospitalized last week remains in critical condition on life support at a Spokane hospital.

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Alaska Airlines gets nonstop Portland-to-DC flight

May 14, 2012 | The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved Alaska Airlines' request to provide nonstop service from Portland to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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UM student wants police to end rape investigation

May 14, 2012 | Police in Missoula say a University of Montana student has asked officers to end their investigation of her report that she was raped in her dorm room.

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Good prices for near-record Washington apple crop

May 14, 2012 | Most of Washington's 2011 apple harvest has been sold and growers say prices for the near-record crop have been good for them.

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Husband of slain ranger leaving Mount Rainier Park

May 14, 2012 | The husband of slain Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson is leaving the park where he also worked as an enforcement officer.

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Crews pull body out of Spokane River

May 14, 2012 | Spokane Fire and police recovered a body out of the Spokane River near the Sandifur Footbridge Sunday afternoon.

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Newman Lake homeowner fatally shoots intruder

May 14, 2012 | A man was shot and killed by a homeowner after entering a Newman Lake residence early Sunday morning.

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Detectives investigating body found on Sunset Hill

May 14, 2012 | Police are investigating a decomposed body found near 14th and Milton in the Sunset Hill area Sunday afternoon.

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University of Idaho wide receiver killed in Los Angeles shooting

May 14, 2012 | University of Idaho wide receiver Ken McRoyal was shot and killed early Sunday morning at a house party in Los Angeles.

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Homeowner fatally shoots intruder

May 14, 2012 | A Newman Lake homeowner fatally shot a man who broke into his house.

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Major Crimes investigating decomposed body

May 14, 2012 | Police are investigating a decomposed body found near 14th and Milton in the Sunset Hill area Sunday afternoon.

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Clarkston man bitten by a rattlesnake at Wal-Mart

May 14, 2012 | Mica Craig was shopping in the outdoor garden department of a Wal-Mart in Clarkston, Wash., when he thought he saw a stick lying in the aisle.

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Lewiston man bitten by a rattlesnake at Wal-Mart

May 14, 2012 | Mica Craig was shopping in the outdoor garden department of a Wal-Mart in Lewiston, Idaho when he thought he saw a stick lying in the aisle.

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