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Bernie Sanders says he'd raise taxes
Bernie Sanders says America's wealthiest individuals and large corporations would face tax hikes if he's elected president. The Vermont senator who's closed the gap on Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential race said Sunday he'd use that money to pay for infrastructure, job creation and college costs.
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At least 3 homes lost in wildfire near Bayview
At least three houses near Bayview, Idaho, went up in flames Sunday afternoon in a fast-moving wildfire that began near the Lake Pend Oreille shoreline, raced up a steep hillside and chased residents from dozens of cabins and homes.The fire quickly grew to more than 600 acres and sent up a large plume of smoke visible from Coeur d’Alene to Sandpoint. As darkness fell, additional homeowners on the north side of Scenic Bay were encouraged to evacuate as the Cape Horn Fire continued to burn out of control. Others in town were advised to be ready to flee the resort community by morning.
Fires burn across Northwest
In Stevens County, the 231 Fire burning 7 miles south of Springdale, Washington, was 25 percent contained Sunday evening. It had burned 880 acres since Friday. The Williams Fire north of Colville was 40 percent contained Sunday evening after burning 332 acres since Friday. There were 266 firefighters on that blaze.
•A new fast-spreading fire near the central Washington town of Quincy burned 5,000 to 10,000 acres and temporarily forced the evacuation of several dozen homes Sunday. Gusty winds whipped flames late Saturday and scorched grass and sagebrush overnight. An order to evacuate 15 homes was lifted by Sunday morning. Elsewhere in Grant County, crews tackled a fire that started Sunday morning and had threatened a mobile home park in Moses Lake.
•In Asotin County 6 miles northeast of Anatone, the Gilmore Gulch Fire broke out Sunday just after noon and grew to 2,500 acres, threatening ranch homes and crops.
•About 21 miles south of Republic, Washington, the Twenty-One Mile Grade Fire has burned about 2,200 acres, two homes and outbuildings, and was 20 percent contained Sunday. There were 347 firefighters assigned to that fire.
•The Junction Fire that scorched more than 2,000 acres south of Goldendale, Washington, destroying a home, an apartment, a hay barn and several outbuildings, was contained. But the 250-acre Horseshoe Fire continued burning unabated on the western flanks of Mount Adams, where it has closed a number of trails, including the Pacific Crest Trail.
•Smoke from wildfires in Canada cast a haze over the Port Angeles area Sunday. Winds are blowing smoke from wildfires burning on Vancouver Island southward, over British Columbia and into the Olympic Peninsula.
•In Oregon, one cabin burned and other structures on scattered ranches were threatened by the Corner Creek Fire, which had burned nearly 26,000 acres on the west side of the South Fork John Day River.
Crews battle flames near Colville, Springdale
As forest fires continued to burn in Stevens County and across Eastern Washington, officials banned fireworks and open burning. Hot temperatures and winds led to red flag warnings. On Friday, the 21 Mile Grade fire north of Keller, Washington, jumped fire lines but crews were able to get it back under control. The fire was estimated at 2,000 acres midday Saturday and was expected to grow. The Rail Canyon fire near Springdale, which sent plumes of smoke into the air that could be seen from Spokane, is now being called the 231 fire. It stretched 850 acres Saturday evening.
Carli Lloyd finally found her place – in the record books – after scoring three goals in the first 16 minutes of the championship game, leading the U.S. to a convincing 5-2 win over Japan before an overwhemingly pro-American crowd of 53,341 at BC Place. The five goals are the most scored by one team in a Women’s World Cup final while for Lloyd the hat trick, the quickest ever by an American in a World Cup, gave her a tournament-best six goals – including game-winners in the last three games.
City to use utilities funds for street projects
The city of Spokane owns about 45 percent of the property within its borders, including parks, plants, lots and government buildings. And more than half of the land it owns – about 11,000 acres – is streets, sidewalks and alleyways. Those 17 square miles of public rights of way are worth more than $2.7 billion, according to a recent appraisal done for the city. That comes to about $5.68 per square foot. Last week, the Spokane City Council approved a 20-year agreement forged among its utilities, finance, and business and developer services departments. Through 2035, the utilities department will pay $5 million every year into the city’s arterial street fund for its use of street property for utility projects.
Shark’s travels tracked to study species’ future
Sharks are critical to the overall balance of the ocean’s ecosystem, keeping the marine population in check, said research scientist Derek Burkholder. Yet worldwide, about 100 million sharks – of all varieties – are killed annually. Tracking the sharks might be key to their survival. If researchers can better understand migration patterns, they can lobby for tighter fishing restrictions in the areas the predators seem to favor.
Negotiators make tentative agreement on Iran sanctions
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency said Saturday that he hopes to complete his controversial investigation of Iran’s past nuclear activities by December, potentially removing a key obstacle to completion of a sweeping nuclear deal between six world powers and the Islamic Republic. Meanwhile, diplomats said there had been progress on another disputed issue in the negotiations: the sanctions relief that Iran will receive as part of the deal. Negotiators reached a tentative agreement on the structure and schedule for easing the restrictions, though more work and a high-level blessing are needed, officials said.
In brief: At least 55 dead in suicide bombings
Suicide bombings in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 55 people and injured 100 others, the local civil defense leader reported Saturday.
IS video shows troops’ deaths in Syria
A video posted online Saturday by the Islamic State group purportedly shows Islamic State fighters killing about 25 Syrian government soldiers in the historic town of Palmyra in central Syria. The video showed the soldiers being taken in pickup trucks from the town’s notorious Tadmur prison to the amphitheater. At the theater, they were shot dead by young IS members armed with pistols. Hundreds of people were seen watching the killings.
19 dead, dozens wounded in bombings
A series of attacks, mainly car bombs, in Iraq killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens Saturday, authorities said.
Texas wants its gold back in its borders
Forget Fort Knox or the Federal Reserve. Texas has decided to keep its gold holdings within its own borders. But what makes sense politically in such a sovereignty-loving place is creating a logistical conundrum. Texas is the only state that owns an actual stockpile of gold. That’s not just gold futures, but about 5,600 gold bars worth about $650 million. It’s currently stored at a New York bank.
Tunisia in national state of emergency
Tunisia’s president says the country is “not safe” from further extremist attacks and has declared a national state of emergency to avoid what he says is a risk of collapse.
People: Pope Francis returns to South America
History’s first Latin American pope returns to Spanish-speaking South America for the first time today, bringing a message of solidarity with the region’s poor, who are expected to turn out in droves to welcome their native son home. “The pope of the poor” chose to visit Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay specifically because they are among the poorest and most marginal nations of a region that claims 40 percent of the world’s Catholics. He’s skipping his homeland of Argentina, at least partly to avoid papal entanglement in this year’s presidential election.
The parents of a woman killed at a San Francisco pier say they are focused on healing and not on the fact that the man accused of shooting her has been deported five times. Kathryn Steinle’s father, Jim Steinle, told reporters he hopes justice reigns in the case against Francisco Sanchez, 45. “We’re not dwelling on that,” he said Friday, referring to the fact that Sanchez could have been deported months ago. “That’s not going to bring Kate back.” Kathryn Steinle was shot Wednesday evening as she walked with her father and a family friend at Pier 14, one of the busiest attractions in the city. Police arrested Sanchez about an hour after the seemingly random slaying of the 32-year-old San Francisco resident.
Forgiveness in wake of violence questioned
Under an outdoor tent a few blocks from Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sharon Simmons paused while cleaning up from the previous night’s revival to ponder the idea of forgiving the white man accused of killing nine of the historic black church’s members, including the pastor. A churchgoer herself, Simmons admits feeling torn between her anger and her Christian inclination to forgive. She also adds that she’s a firm believer in capital punishment. “Too many lives are gone,” the 57-year-old former New Yorker said. Many African-Americans are struggling with those same feelings as the nation begins to move past the tragedy in Charleston. Although many say their religious faith requires them to forgive, there is a question of whether a public narrative of quick forgiveness actually provides cover for whites to avoid facing racism.
Country marks 239th
Parades, fireworks, naturalization ceremonies, eating contests and music ushered in the Fourth of July as the United States marked 239 years as an independent nation Saturday.
Greece divided on bailout vote, EU membership
Polls consistently show that, whatever they feel about the repeated bailouts and austerity cuts their country has suffered in the last five years, about 75 percent of Greeks want their country to remain one of the 19 nations using the euro and therefore, by extension, a full-fledged member of the European Union.
Avista trying new way to adjust for fixed costs
Mild winters used to put a dent in Avista Corp.’s profits. With customers using less power to heat their homes and businesses, the utility’s revenues lagged. New billing practices are altering how the Spokane-based utility recovers its costs. The changes, recently approved by Washington regulators and under review in Idaho, allow Avista to collect more revenue during warmer years, but they also require the utility to issue customer rebates during years when power sales exceed projections.
Idaho state parks thrive, draw crowds despite budget cuts
Idaho’s state parks are thriving, just five years after Gov. Butch Otter proposed shutting down the parks department and eliminating funding. State funding for parks in Idaho is still less than half what it was in 2006, and that’s reflected in smaller staffs, a backlog of maintenance projects and reduced services during off-peak months. But all the parks have remained open, and they’re welcoming record numbers of visitors this summer for everything from camping to weddings to paddle-board rentals to disc golf.
Tribe denied federal recognition
The Duwamish Tribe’s decades-long quest to gain federal recognition hit a massive roadblock this week, as the U.S. Department of the Interior issued its final decision denying such recognition to the tribe.
Search continues for armed fugitive near Royal City
Law enforcement officers expanded their manhunt Saturday morning for an armed fugitive following an overnight search in an apple orchard near Royal City that produced no results. Grant County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kyle Foreman said by 10:30 a.m. Saturday there were no sightings of suspect David Santos Sotello, who police said exchanged gunfire with officers Friday and fired shots at police officers Tuesday.
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake hits Oregon, no major damage reported
Some Oregonians woke on the Fourth of July to a significant jolt when a magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck near Springfield and Eugene. Hundreds of people reported to the U.S. Geological Survey that they felt the quake, which struck at 8:42 a.m. Saturday. Usually, there isn’t any damage from quakes lower than magnitude 5.5, a USGS geophysicist said.
In brief: CdA plans hearing on street vacations
The Coeur d’Alene City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday evening on businessman Duane Hagadone’s request to vacate portions of two downtown streets for a second hotel tower at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. A preliminary design shows a narrow tower rising 19 stories above Front Avenue and over a portion of Hagadone Hospitality Corp.’s Resort Plaza Shops. Hagadone Hospitality is asking the city to vacate a portion of Front Avenue between Second and Third streets and Second Street south of Sherman Avenue.
Inspectors target invasive mussels
State agricultural officials have opened inspection stations along Idaho’s borders for the summer to catch invasive mussels found on incoming boats. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture has opened 20 stations to prevent invasive species and aquatic weeds from entering the state, the Times-News reported. Particularly, the state is concerned with stopping quagga and zebra mussels.
Spin Control: The way budgets are done could be this budget’s undoing
Shortly after dawn Wednesday, as the state Senate descended into recriminations about who was reneging on their word and who was being mean to school kids, the chamber’s chief budget writer made an impassioned plea to stick with the deal because that is the way budgets are done. Perhaps truer words never were spoken.
Authorities balance case integrity with victims’ families’ need to know
William Streling waits for a call that doesn’t come. In the weeks since his daughter Tiffani Streling vanished May 15, he’s gotten just a handful of phone calls from investigators, he said. “The hard silence, the not talking,” he said. “To me it’s just like ‘whoops, we lost the case.’” While some law enforcement agencies in the Magic Valley have specialists who deal with victims and their families, most do not. Communication about the status of cases, new information and suspects is left to detectives in their spare time.
State’s pot taxes top $70 million, new laws take effect
Washington launched its second-in-the-nation legal marijuana market with just a handful of stores selling high-priced pot to long lines of customers. A year later, the state has about 160 shops open, tax revenues have soared past expectations and sales top $1.4 million per day. And who knows – the industry might even start making some money.
Kathleen Parker: Sanders, Trump entertaining, but appeal won’t last
Editorial: Budget gave state’s roads an overdue investment
Smart Bombs: Legislators made own beds
Noah Smith: Recruiting needs immigration fixes
Scat-sniffing dogs unleashing wildlife science
Poop-sniffing dogs could help unlock many mysteries about wolves and their role in the ecosystem. And the dogs could be key to getting the public to understand the science involved, experts say.
organic abundance
Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour features family’s acre of fruits, vegetables
Embracing his aging ‘Terminator’
Schwarzenegger out to prove he can still get the job done
Reliving migration that helped settle the West
Book review: “The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey” (Simon & Schuster), by Rinker Buck
Berkeley’s cellphone ordinance may go too far with panic button
It’s a question that just won’t go away: Do cellphones give you cancer? The city of Berkeley, California, has passed an ordinance that, beginning this month, would make it the first municipality in the country to require that cellphone retailers warn customers that mobile devices may emit cancer-causing radiation.
Connected beachgoers can expect to get a charge from new gadgets
Fisherman returns home after 22 years of slavery
All he did was ask to go home. The last time the Burmese slave made the same request, he was beaten almost to death. But after being gone eight years and forced to work on a boat in faraway Indonesia, Myint Naing was willing to risk everything to see his mother again. Myint is one of more than 800 current and former slaves rescued or repatriated after a yearlong Associated Press investigation into pervasive labor abuses in Southeast Asia’s fishing industry.
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