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Evacuations ordered as wildfire approaches Douglas County community
Fires that started Friday evening in Douglas County have grown to nearly 18,000 acres in size and prompted a mandatory Level 3 evacuation for the Rimrock Meadows Community, as of Saturday night. The fires are believed to have been started by lightning strikes Friday night, said Bill Slosson, chief deputy state fire marshal. The Jameson Lake fire, which is east of Waterville, Washington is burning in dry pastures and wheat fields. Slosson estimates it is 7,700 acres and 50 percent contained, as of Saturday evening. The Rimrock-Wagon Wheel fire, about 30 miles southeast of Waterville also started Friday. It’s comprised of number of smaller fires scattered around the area, Slosson said. These fires total roughly 10,000 acres, he said.
Today’s rain amounts varied greatly
Rain Friday and today provided much needed precipitation to the parched Inland Northwest. However, the amount and intensity of the rain varied greatly place to place, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Andrew Kalin. The Spokane International Airport monitoring station recorded .12 inches of rain over a 24-hour period. The Felts Field monitoring station reported .34 inches. Other local monitoring stations, both official and unofficial, showed the variable nature of the storms. Post Falls got .05 inches, while Coeur d’Alene got .28 inches. Areas just south of Spokane along U.S. Highway 395 reported as much as .73 inches. Pullman reported .32 inches.
Wildfire bill passes in U.S. House
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers says a piece of wide-ranging legislation she helped push through the House of Representatives will help federal forestland rebound after devastating wildfires. “It seems like every year, we’re facing larger and larger catastrophic fires,” she said Friday. “This legislation does a lot to address that.” Democrats, including President Barack Obama, argue the bill introduces unrealistic expectations, limits public involvement in reconstruction and takes money away from other needed projects.
Spokane City Council candidate had DUI in 2009
Randy Ramos, the only candidate actively campaigning against Councilman Mike Fagan in this year’s Spokane city elections, was charged with drunken driving in 2009 and still owes money to a debt collection agency for unpaid fines related to the incident.
Judge allows same-sex burial
Seventy-four-year-old Navy veteran Madelynn Lee Taylor has won her legal fight to be buried with her wife at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery when she dies. In a ruling issued late Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Ron Bush rejected the state’s arguments and concluded that Taylor “is entitled to have the assurance that there is a court order in place requiring that what she has a right to have happen if she were to pass away today, will happen when she does pass away.”
Legal pot survives year of upheaval
The industry in Spokane County produced $5.5 million in tax revenue last year. The number of shops selling recreational marijuana in the county has jumped from one on July 8, 2014, to 14 a year later. A gram of weed on that day cost at least $20; today some strains cost half that amount around town, and purchases aren’t limited to bud: Baked goods, syrups and even fizzy sodas are available at most stores.
EWU professor dies in climbing accident
Anna Dvorak didn’t like to waste time. By age 28, the former professional mountain biker had a doctorate in geography and a tenure-track job at Eastern Washington University. Her free time was spent outside, hiking, biking or mountaineering. On Tuesday afternoon Dvorak died in a climbing accident in the Sawtooth Recreational Area near Stanley, Idaho.
Background check failed in gun buy, FBI says
The FBI’s surprise admission Friday that a bungled background check allowed Dylann Roof to buy the .45-caliber pistol he is accused of using to kill nine people at a Charleston, South Carolina, church set off calls for tougher firearm screening rules and may give the White House a chance to reopen a push for gun-control legislation.
Electric planes fly across English Channel
With zero fanfare, an independent French pilot beat aeronautics giant Airbus by about 12 hours Friday in the race to fly the first electric plane across the English Channel – a symbolically important step toward making battery-powered flight viable in the long term.
Birth control rule allows employers religious opt-out
Hoping to put to rest one of the most difficult disputes over its health care law, the Obama administration Friday unveiled its latest plan to address employers’ religious objections to providing free birth control for their female workers. Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that some private companies can avoid the requirement on religious grounds. The rules issued Friday attempt to provide a template for those companies to opt out. To qualify for the opt-out, companies cannot be publicly traded on stock markets. Also, more than half the ownership must be in the hands of five or fewer individuals. For purposes of meeting the new rule, a family counts as a single individual.
In brief: Care of Alamo changes hands
Flags were lowered and prayers were said in the myriad languages of the Alamo’s 1836 defenders on Friday as the Daughters of the Republic of Texas ended their 110 years as custodians of the mission-turned-fortress-turned-shrine. Members of the 124-year-old group held a solemn, low-key ceremony to mark the handover of the Alamo to the General Land Office of Texas.
Bill to speed approval of drugs advances
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation Friday to speed approval of drugs and medical devices and boost funding for medical research, pushing forward a major overhaul of the federal government’s regulation of key parts of the health care system.
Ex-governor loses appeal of convictions
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell appeared to be headed to jail Friday after a federal appeals court affirmed his convictions on 11 counts of selling his office to help a businessman who plied him with gifts and loans. Despite speculation by legal experts that McDonnell had a strong case on appeal, the decision against him by three 4th Circuit Court of Appeal judges appointed by Democrats was unanimous.
Obama visit to prison part of reform push
President Barack Obama will become the first sitting president to visit a federal prison, part of a push he plans next week for reforming the criminal justice system. On Thursday, the president will visit with inmates and officials at the Federal Correctional Institution El Reno near Oklahoma City, the White House announced Friday, and will be interviewed for the HBO news-magazine series “Vice” on the issue.
Federal personnel office chief quits after cyberattack
The embattled head of the office that oversees federal job applicant background checks resigned Friday, a day after she disclosed that the personal data of more than 21 million Americans was stolen in one of the gravest cyberattacks launched against a government computer system. Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta, who had resisted demands that she quit, personally submitted her resignation to President Barack Obama, who accepted it.
Confederate flag removed at South Carolina Capitol
South Carolina pulled the Confederate flag from its place of honor at the Statehouse on Friday, marking a milestone in how America commemorates the war that tore the United States apart 150 years ago.
People: Selleck bought water legally, official says
Water from a public hydrant that Tom Selleck has been accused of stealing from in dry California was legally purchased, an official said.
Yemen truce begins – then airstrikes
A new truce in Yemen was pierced within an hour as Saudi-led airstrikes hit targets in the capital Sanaa and the southwestern city of Taiz following reports of ground movement and fighting, security officials said. The U.N.-declared truce that began after midnight Friday is meant to last through the end of the holy month of Ramadan and allow in desperately needed humanitarian aid for millions of people.
Greek Parliament OKs new bailout proposal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday persuaded his leftist colleagues and conservative opponents in Parliament to back his U-turn with European creditors and give his government the authority to negotiate a third bailout even though it would mean more painful cutbacks and higher taxes. Lawmakers endorsed the proposal in a vote early today that followed an all-night debate on the plan for satisfying the demands of Greece’s European lenders.
Washington Legislature wraps up session
The Legislature’s final day of the 2015 session went smoothly, in contrast to many of the 175 days that preceded it. The House moved swiftly to pass three bills on its agenda: a two-year delay of a biology test high school seniors must pass to get diplomas; a long list of transportation projects to be built with the 11.9 cent increase in the gasoline tax motorists will see over the next year; and authority to sell bonds to pay for some of those projects.
In brief: Potlatch closes public access to Idaho timberlands
Potlatch Corp. will close its Idaho timberlands to public access effective Tuesday because of the extreme risk of wildfires. The closure will remain in effect until further notice. Authorized Potlatch employees and contractors can continue to access the land for timber harvest and other activities, but they have to follow state-imposed restrictions.
Motorcyclist listed as critical
Carl A. Schmidt, 55, of Shaw Island in Washington, was critically injured Friday afternoon after he lost control of his Harley Davidson while trying to pass another vehicle in a no passing zone on state Highway 25 one mile south of Gifford in Steven County.
Wolves kill two adult cows
Wolves killed two adult cows near Chewelah this week, state wildlife officials said. The cattle were found dead Thursday and Friday in the upper portion of the North Fork of Chewelah Creek in the Dirty Shirt Pack territory.
A dead bat found on the shores of Priest Lake has tested positive for rabies, according to a news release from Panhandle Health District. The bat was found Tuesday by a woman picking up debris on the shoreline. She accidentally touched the bat with her bare hands and is receiving a post-exposure vaccine.
Yellen says Fed expects to raise rates this year
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the Fed is on track to start raising interest rates later this year but expressed multiple concerns over headwinds that are still holding back the U.S. economy.
E-commerce a boon for U.S. border towns
The Lone Jack Saloon was once among the many taverns in a border town that catered heavily to Canadian carousing. The stage on which cancan girls used to dance is still there, adorned with a painting of a miner panning for gold. But the floor is now the warehouse for Ship Happens, the largest of eight parcel services that in just a few years have made this farming town of 1,468 a mecca of e-commerce.
US Airways says October flight will be its last
The last flight for US Airways will take place this fall, and one more name in airline history will disappear. The farewell flight for US Airways will be a red-eye – Flight 434 is scheduled to leave San Francisco around 10 p.m. and land in Philadelphia after 6 a.m. Oct. 17. The US Airways website will be turned off. Airport kiosks and signs will change to American Airlines.
In brief: Probation OK for Beanie Babies creator, court rules
A federal appeals court upheld the probation sentence Friday for the billionaire creator of Beanie Babies, rejecting arguments by federal prosecutors that he deserved prison time for hiding millions of dollars in a Swiss bank account. H. Ty Warner was accused of evading $5.6 million in U.S. taxes by concealing assets. He pleaded guilty, made full restitution and paid a nearly $54 million civil penalty.
Iowa Select Herbs’ supplements under fire
An Iowa company has been selling potentially unsafe dietary supplements and falsely advertising them as treatments for diseases ranging from colds to cancer, the federal government alleged Friday. Iowa Select Herbs manufactures its dietary supplements in conditions that cannot ensure safety and promotes them as medical cures even though they have never been found safe and effective for such purposes, the U.S. Department of Justice alleged in a civil complaint.
Lower age sought for interstate truckers
Congress is considering allowing drivers as young as 18 to drive big rigs across the country. Federal regulations now require drivers be at least 21 before they can drive commercial trucks across state lines. A bill introduced this week by Republican lawmakers would allow states that join together in “compacts” to drop the age threshold to 18 for interstate trips.
Global PC sales slow in second quarter
Desktop, laptop and tablet sales across the globe have hit a speed bump but could pick up by the end of the year, according to tech analysts.
Chinese lose savings in underground banks
Fan Xiaolin, an engineer in central China, thought he was safe when he deposited his family’s savings of $130,000 in a private finance company he said was recommended by employees of state-owned Bank of China. The company, part of an informal industry of lenders and investment managers that operates outside China’s state-run banking system, collapsed six months later as economic growth slowed. Today, Fan said he and about 100 other depositors in Hunan Bofeng Asset Management Ltd. protest several times each week outside state banks and government offices, demanding their money back.
Charles Krauthammer: In the heavens, a bright spot in dark times
After 3 billion miles, New Horizons will on Tuesday shoot right through Pluto’s mini-planetary system of five moons, the magnificently named Charon, Styx, Nix, Hydra and Kerberos.
Froma Harrop: Helicopter parents should be grounded
Editorial: Medicare reimbursement for end-of-life planning long overdue
Rob McCann: The beginnings of a prescription to ‘cure’ poverty
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Redistricting, gripped by politics, skews U.S. House
Ask Dr. K: Hormones are responsible for bith control side effects
Faith and Values: Steve Massey: Hope in God should frame our response to court’s marriage decision
‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ ‘Dr. Zhivago’ icon Sharif dies at 83
Omar Sharif, the Egyptian-born actor with the dark, soulful eyes who soared to international stardom in movie epics “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Doctor Zhivago,” died Friday of a heart attack in a Cairo hospital. The actor had been suffering from Alzheimer’s.
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Klayman gets chance to grill Hillary Clinton
Bill and Hillary Clinton, a former president and a candidate for the Oval Office, on Friday were notified through court filings in federal court in Florida of the dates of their depositions in a case that alleges they violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The filings, submitted by attorney Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch, sets Bill Clinton’s deposition for 9 a.m. July 29 at the offices of a Washington law firm and Hillary Clinton’s deposition a day earlier at the same time and place.
Klayman gets chance to grill Hillary Clinton
Bill and Hillary Clinton, a former president and a candidate for the Oval Office, on Friday were notified through court filings in federal court in Florida of the dates of their depositions in a case that alleges they violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The filings, submitted by attorney Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch, sets Bill Clinton’s deposition for 9 a.m. July 29 at the offices of a Washington law firm and Hillary Clinton’s deposition a day earlier at the same time and place.
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