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Italy top court faults Amanda Knox acquittal
Italy's high court on Tuesday harshly faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions. It ordered a new appeals court to consider all the evidence to determine whether Knox helped kill the young ...
Judge: 650+ farm workers entitled to know wages
A federal judge has ruled that a class of more than 650 farm workers should have had information about wages and other job conditions disclosed to them by the company that hired them. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Rice of Spokane ruled Monday that N.W. Management and Realty Service Inc. ...
Tribal land buy-back program starting
The Interior Department says it is ready to start a program to help Native American tribes buy parcels of reservation land that have accumulated multiple owners. The purchases announced Tuesday are part of the settlement of the Cobell lawsuit over government mismanagement of Indian land royalties. Outgoing Interior deputy secretary ...
Centralia man accused of running drug ring
A Centralia man imprisoned at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell is accused of leading a drug trafficking operation from behind bars. The Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/11m0rXp ) 30-year-old Forrest E. Amos was the focus of a six-month investigation involving local, state and federal agencies that resulted in arrests or ...
Bump in Wash. revenue may avert gov't shutdown
Substantial improvements in Washington's financial outlook provided state lawmakers with a pathway to resolve their budget differences Tuesday, and negotiators expressed optimism they would avoid any government shutdown. In response to a revised forecast of state revenues, Senate leaders said they were OK finalizing a budget deal without policy overhauls ...
Sprint sues to stop Dish Clearwire buyout
Sprint is suing to stop Dish Network's buyout of wireless data network operator Clearwire. The nation's third-largest cellphone carrier said the proposed deal violates the rights of Sprint and other Clearwire shareholders. Dish has offered to pay $4.40 per share for Clearwire, which has recommended that its shareholders approve the ...
2 people injured in Highway 195 crash
Two people were injured in a head-on collision on busy Highway 195 near Spokane. The Washington State Patrol says the crash occurred Tuesday morning near Cheney-Spokane Road when a vehicle that was traveling in the wrong lane of the divided highway smashed into an oncoming vehicle. Both drivers were taken ...
Drone aircraft to study rabbit habitat
A group of researchers will use an unmanned aircraft small enough to be launched by hand to study potential pygmy rabbit habitats in eastern and central Idaho. Researchers from the University of Idaho, Washington State and Boise State will perform the study from June 24-30. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports ...
Everett aircraft company settles FAA penalties
An Everett aircraft maintenance company has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle two Federal Aviation Administration penalty claims. The U.S. attorney's office says Aviation Technical Services violated FAA regulations on replacing fuselage skins and supporting planes during work on more than 40 Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s. The company does not ...
Grays Harbor commissioners settle with judges
Grays Harbor County commissioners agreed Monday to settle a year-and-a-half long dispute and litigation with superior court judges over funding and security issues. KBKW reports (http://bit.ly/19fSbKn) the agreement restores funding cut from the court budget earlier this year, splits security costs with the judges and sets a timetable for construction ...
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