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The Big News of the Past Week
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An oil speculator police believe was involved in the murder of Doug Carlile on Spokane’s South Hill last month was arrested in North Dakota on federal firearm charges.
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The Whitman County prosecutor’s office says it doesn’t have enough evidence to bring charges against four people arrested last year in connection with an incident that left WSU instructor David Warner with brain injuries. Police say Warner attempted to break up a confrontation between a friend of his and the group of four when he was knocked to the ground.
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The 16-year-old driver involved in the October crash that killed two University High School students was charged this week with two counts of vehicular homicide.
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After a nail-biting win over the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks are headed to Super Bowl XLVIII in New Jersey on Feb. 2, where they’ll face the Denver Broncos.
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Dakota Beck, of Moses Lake, Wash., falls off 804 Mr. Buddy during the championship round of the Wrangler Professional Bull Riders Classic at the Spokane Arena on Saturday. The event was part of the Touring Pro Division, the minor league of Professional Bull Riders, Inc. Beck, who rode 4.39 seconds before falling off the bull, won the overall event with a score of 179 from the previous night.
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While defending the need for surveillance, President Obama announced some significant changes to the way the government collects and uses phone records, including ending eavesdropping on allied countries’ leaders and requiring court approval for non-emergency access to phone records.
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Amount the City of Spokane spent on three months of work to strengthen the Greene Street Bridge, which reopened last week.
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What’s Creating Buzz Reward offered for 18-year-old Dylan Parker, who went missing after a party Saturday in Osburn, Idaho.
SPORTS: The Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl, which means at least two more weeks of hearing about them everywhere you go. Check Inlander.com for more about why this is such a big deal and which areas of the country are rooting for them.
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