Ferris High coach cleared

The Ferris High boys' basketball coach accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl was cleared Thursday after the girl said she made the story up, her lawyers said.

YMCA deal problematic for city, county

City leaders are worried that a plan to convert the downtown YMCA into a natural area of Riverfront Park could unravel into a complicated financial predicament.

Davenport stung by identity thief

Identity theft isn’t just for Dumpster-diving drug addicts. It’s also for nerdy-looking accountant types with impeccable references.

Judge sets hearing on Duncan appeal

U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge has issued an order setting a hearing for Monday morning on killer Joseph Duncan’s appeal of his death sentence, to determine whether Duncan is actually appealing or not.
Document: Read the hearing order (PDF)

Ibcatalyst adds news, more to users’ sites

Spokane businessman Greg Green has launched a company to provide Web content to business sites wanting to retain visitors.

Court overturns judgment in discrimination case

An appeals court has overturned a judgment against a property management company and its former employee in a Spokane discrimination case brought by Russian immigrants who exposed a bribery scheme that preyed on poor people seeking affordable housing.
Related story: Immigrants' rights violated, jury says

Secondhand clothes can be hip again

Like most of us, Deena Moe-Caruso recycles paper and plastic in her curbside bin once a week. But on every other day, she also recycles fashion trends. She says shopping secondhand can be an affordable, green way to stay on top of the latest Hollywood trends.

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Huckleberries' Best of the INorthwest: November 20
Inland NW news and commentary, updated each weekday.

Voices of War

We live in a region rich with military tradition. For a year, The Spokesman-Review has been telling the stories of some of the veterans who live among us. Read, watch and hear those stories here.

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State preparing for killer's execution

WALLA WALLA – A sturdy metal gurney, topped by a thin foam mattress and backboard, dominates the small chamber that awaits Darold Ray Stenson for his Dec. 3 execution at the Washington state penitentiary.

» Hotel's new hire cashes check, vanishes

» As YMCA deal wobbles, city eyes vague Plan B

» VA will fund Walla Walla clinic

» Audit blasts Idaho's Medicaid database

» Dying teenager gets her graduation wish

Judge orders five detainees released

WASHINGTON – For the first time, a federal judge ordered the release Thursday of detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay after evaluating and rejecting government allegations that the men were dangerous enemy combatants.

» Clinton nomination looks likely

» CIA misled Congress on '01 shoot-down

Fouch learns Apple appreciation

PULLMAN – Will blissful ignorance work for Ronnie Fouch?The Washington quarterback, a redshirt freshman from Southern California, didn't know much about the Apple Cup before he headed to Seattle. There isn't much in the way of Cougar or Husky fever in Redlands.

» Dentmon sparks UW

» Worth the weight

Sign of the times

WASHINGTON – With the number of new claims for U.S. jobless benefits hitting a 16-year high, some economists warn of further waves of layoffs in the months ahead.

» Ibcatalyst adds news, more to users' sites

» Stocks plunge for second day

Celebrity chefs? Who needs 'em

With Thanksgiving less than a week away, you might want some tips on preparing a turkey.Sure, there are plenty of cookbooks and celebrity chef shows Providing advice.

» Celebrity chefs? Who needs 'em

Kathleen Parker: Religious base is killing GOP

As Republicans sort out the reasons for their defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit.

» Froma Harrop: Playing it cool over Lieberman

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