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SPOKANE, Wash. - A man driving a 20-foot ski boat on Newman Lake ran over his wife after she was thrown into the water Wednesday and the boat propeller severed her left arm, a Spokane County sheriff's deputy ...

Gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi told fellow Republicans they need to turn out in force for his rematch with Democratic Gov.

Spokane County and City officials have banned recreational use on a major part of the Spokane River starting immediately.

Former Spartan hoops coach Jud Heathcote had open-heart surgery a month ago. Most people didn't know because Heathcote kept his condition quiet.

Spokane Police are trying to figure out what happened in a fatal stabbing overnight in north Spokane.

Welcome to the reality of gas prices in Western Washington. With just a few exceptions, you're going to pay $4 per gallon minimum to fill up.

The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Washington has risen to $4.03 a gallon.

Call them Washington's newest sheriffs of "sunshine." After nearly a decade of public-interest law focused mainly in the Spokane area, the nonprofit Center for Justice has launched a new statewide campaign ...

Hundreds of Washington Republicans will arrive in Spokane this week for their state convention.

Sophomore Kinsley Ojukwu of Union, a first-year high school in the Vancouver area, won his schools first-ever state titles Saturday at the state 4A/3A track and field championships in Pasco.

The Spokane River rose above flood stage Tuesday, leaving parts of the Centennial Trail in East Spokane under several feet of water.

The Spokane River is still under a flood warning and it could crest sometime Friday night.

The state Department of Transportation says the road to Mount Spokane, washed out by flood waters, has reopened.

A Spokane man has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for helping a Canadian woman illegaly sneak into the United States.

Police in Spokane have identified a man whose body was found in a sport utility vehicle near Deaconess Medical Center.

The Spokane Chiefs didn't have to win on Tuesday to advance to the Memorial Cup championship game.

Spokane police are investigating a possible homicide after a group of teens walking home from McDonald's found a body in a sport utility vehicle Monday about a block from their Jefferson Street apartment.

A Spokane Police officer was responding early this morning to a domestic disturbance call when he witnessed a shooting while driving past Mission Park. via The Spokesman-Review

The Chelan County Sheriff's Department confirms that a Spokane heart doctor was one of the passengers killed when a float plane crashed in a remote area near Lake Chelan on Saturday. via KHQ-TV Spokane

“Everybody who's had a few beers and has the munchies.”

A carload of guys on the hunt for a late-night food fix cruised into a drive-through, placed a huge order and nursed Coronas as they waited. via Bellingham Herald

The unemployment rate in Spokane County fell 1 percentage point in April to 5.1 percent, but Regional Labor Economist Doug Tweedy on Tuesday said the month has seldom been a good measure of long-term job ... via KIX 96.1

Washington state officials have hired a large auditing firm to ensure the $156 million sale of Empire Health Services is fair. via Newstalk 590 KQNT

AP photojournalist Rick Bowmer went to the home of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Caldwell in Spokane, Wash. via ClipSyndicate

“It makes too much sense not to. With the huge traffic source we have in S-R.com and such a nice easy-to-use system as this, why would anyone use anything else?”

There were two more winners in the first INMA innovation contest, co-sponsored by the Switzerland-based PubliGroupe , a similar association: *The Toronto Star print edition placed second for a three-section ... via Poynter

The shooting happened just east of Hwy. 2near mile post 315. The Pend Orielle County Sheriff's office says the call came in around 8:50 Tuesday night of a man shot while hunting Turkey. via Newstalk 590 KQNT

A fugitive wanted for sex crimes in Texas was caught trying to break into a child's bedroom in Spokane. via KREM-TV Spokane

Fire crews, with the help of a sprinkler system, have contained a fire that broke out at Building 24 at the Spokane Industrial Park in the Valley Sunday morning. via KHQ-TV Spokane

The U.S. Post Office was evacuated after a substance in a suspicious package spilled while being handled by workers. via The Spokesman-Review

Mining company Gold Reserve Inc. says its permit to develop a gold and copper deposit in Venezuela's biologically diverse Imataca Forest has been formally rescinded. via PR-inside.com

“He symbolizes a generation of Canadians who, in many ways, were the authors of modern Canadian nationhood”

John Babcock, seen with his great-granddaughter and wife, will be sworn in as a Canadian citizen at a ceremony in Spokane, Wash. via CBC

The new pool serving northwest Spokane will be build close to where the old one was torn down. via The Spokesman-Review

The Spokane Chiefs have arrived back at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena this morning after their sweep of the WHL Championships against Lethbridge. via KHQ-TV Spokane

On Tuesday detectives arrested the armed robber who apologetically robbed the Zip Trip at 303 S. Altamont on April 22nd. via KHQ-TV Spokane

A woman charged with shooting her roommate to death with a shotgun in Spokane has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation. via KNDU.com

A federal inmate stabbed a Spokane County Jail sergeant in the face while in the process of being transferred to another facility Wednesday morning. via KREM-TV Spokane

“You have something else to look forward to”

Moments after his wedding, Brian Lee Benefiel was sentenced to prison. Benefiel, 26, wore a gray Spokane County jail jumpsuit and his bride, Cassandra Benefiel, wore black as they said their vows Monday morning ... via Tri-cityherald.com

“China can't get enough recycled paper.”

Last year, Spokane sent more than 50,000 tons of garbage to a landfill more than 200 miles away because there wasn't room to burn it in the city's trash incinerator. via KING-TV Seattle

Three new elite race champions were crowned for Bloomsday 2008 with only one champion repeating. via KREM.com

State officials have announced a $9.1 million deal for a wetlands preserve along the West Branch of the Little Spokane River. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A soldier from Spokane has died in Iraq. MySpace.com 24-year-old Staff Sgt. Chad Caldwell was killed April 30th in Mosul. via KREM-TV Spokane

“We are going to resample those sites. We're hoping to collect intact specimens for identification”

Parts of an earthworm found near the Cascade mountain town of Leavenworth have challenged scientists' contentions that a unique, 3-foot-long native species lives only in the Palouse region of Washington and ... via The Herald

SPOKANE, Wash.- Spokane Police were looking for three men after the Erotic Boutique on East Wellesley near Northtown Mall was robbed early Friday morning. via KHQ-TV Spokane

“State Patrol should be held accountable”

Spokane firefighter Todd Chism broke his silence Thursday after being wrongfully accused of buying child pornography. via KREM-TV Spokane

“Unit"), for gross proceeds of up to $2,000,000. Each Unit will consist of one Common Share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (the "Warrants”

Orient Venture Capital Inc. , a Vancouver based Capital Pool Company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. via Fuelcellworks