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4 hrs ago | The Spokesman-Review

Returning farmland to a state of nature - Tue, 29 May 2012 PST

Amanda Parrish, a Watershed Program director with the Lands Council, carries water from Coulee Creek to plants near the creek on May 11.

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9 hrs ago | The Spokesman-Review

Romney/Paul split weighing on county GOP - Tue, 29 May 2012 PST

A battle for control of the Spokane County Republican Party is being waged at the neighborhood level in the August primary.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ron Paul, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, US Senate, John McCain

Mon May 28, 2012

KREM-TV Spokane

Massive flag shows off stars and stripes in Spokane County

Pete Joplin flies his flag with great pride. You can't miss it if you are in the Seven Mile Falls neighborhood on Ellenwood Court.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA

The Spokesman-Review

Then and Now: Courthouse jail - Mon, 28 May 2012 PST

In the photo above, Sheriff Christopher C. Dempsey may have been preparing for the execution of Gin Pong, who was convicted of a gruesome hatchet murder.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA

Sun May 27, 2012

KREM-TV Spokane

Expert: Fear and mind games control sex trafficking victims

The search continues for more victims of a human trafficking case out of Spokane County.

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The Spokesman-Review

Doug Clark: Roskelley's candidacy is all downhill from here - Sun, 27 May 2012 PST

I will now provide answers to the pressing problems that nag at us like a stage mother at a recital.

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Related Topix: Tukwila, WA, Airway Heights, WA

The Spokesman-Review

In brief: Arrest leads police to cash, drugs, guns near school - Sun, 27 May 2012 PST

Sheriff's investigators arrested a suspected methamphetamine dealer last week after a monthlong investigation that yielded not only drugs but threeA guns.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Spokane Valley, WA

Sat May 26, 2012

The Spokesman-Review

Ex-cop admits 'bad mistake' - Sat, 26 May 2012 PST

A Spokane police officer fired for lying to a co-worker to obtain the address of a woman he met at a bar told investigators he was going through personal problems and was concerned for the woman's safety because he'd seen her interacting with a known felon.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA, Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law

The Spokesman-Review

City consolidating management of its land in effort to save money - Sat, 26 May 2012 PST

Roughly one-third are protected properties managed by the city's Parks and Recreation Department.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA

KHQ-TV Spokane

Jailhouse Interview: Human Trafficking Suspect Speaks To KHQ

SPOKANE, Wash. - One of the four people arrested for trafficking a local woman and suspected of selling her for sex, forcing her to take drugs and threatening her life told KHQ on Friday that the woman's story is "full of holes." Johnson was arrested at his home on the 13,000 block of East Nora during a SWAT raid Wednesday, along with his wife, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA, Drugs, Spokane Valley, WA

KXLY-TV Spokane

prostitute on sprague avenue

It happens in suburban homes, in restaurants, in nail salons and it happens here in Spokane County.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA

The Spokesman-Review

Small fire contained on Beacon Hill - Fri, 25 May 2012 PST

Flames were reported about 4:44 a.m. on the east side of the hill, which is located near East Euclid Avenue and North Havana Street in Spokane.

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Related Topix: Fire, Spokane, WA

Fri May 25, 2012

KXLY-TV Spokane

Why didn't sex trade victim escape sooner?

The Spokane woman who launched a human trafficking investigation when she told sex crimes detectives she was held captive for a year was actually stopped and ticketed by police earlier this month in Hillyard.

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Related Topix: Spokane Valley, WA

KXLY-TV Spokane

Top 10: Instagram Shots of #Spokane

Instead of calling this week Bike to Work Week , it should actually be a memorial to all those bikes stolen over the years in downtown Spokane.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA, Spokane Valley, WA

KREM-TV Spokane

Police: Suspect illegally held guns, drugs in home near elementary school

Teams from the Spokane County Sheriff's Office arrested a man after they reportedly found a laundry list of drugs and an assortment of guns in his home near an elementary school.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Spokane Valley, WA, Spokane, WA

KREM-TV Spokane

Two suspects in Spokane home invasion arrested

Police have arrested two suspects in Tuesday's north Spokane home invasion in which occupants were bound with zip ties and one was pistol whipped.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA, Medication, Marijuana

KXLY-TV Spokane

Three men arrested in armed home invasion

Spokane County detectives were serving a warrant for stolen property in the 900 block of east Wabash on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA

The Spokesman-Review

One brother sentenced for home burglary - Fri, 25 May 2012 PST

One of two brothers suspected in a series of Spokane County burglaries has been sentenced to nine years in prison.

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KXLY-TV Spokane

Human trafficking suspect talks with KXLY

Four people were arrested Wednesday in connection with Spokane's first case of human trafficking.

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Related Topix: Spokane Valley, WA, Spokane, WA

Thu May 24, 2012

KREM-TV Spokane

Woman held captive as sex slave in Spokane Valley

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office confirmed Thursday that they arrested four people in the first reported case of human trafficking in Spokane County.

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Related Topix: Spokane Valley, WA, Spokane, WA

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