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UPDATE: Bomb Squads Responds To Suitcase Found On The Kardong Bridge

UPDATE: Only personal belongings were found in the suitcase. The Spokane County Bomb Squad says there was never a threat to the public. PREVIOUS STORY: BREAKING: A suspicious suitcase has been found on the Kardong bridge near the Gonzaga campus. The Spokane Police say the suitcase is strapped to

Philips Q3 earnings rise, growth economies help

By TOBY STERLINGAssociated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) - Royal Philips Electronics NV, the maker of electric shavers, light bulbs and medical imaging equipment, saw earnings more than double in the third quarter, thanks to modest growth at all its business lines as well as the disposal of its loss-

Illinois Amtrak train hits 111 mph in test run

By JASON KEYSERAssociated Press JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - For the first time on a key Midwestern route between Chicago and St. Louis, an Amtrak passenger train topped 110 mph Friday, ripping through fog-shrouded farm fields and blowing past cars on a parallel highway. The test run on a special train

Spokane Valley Man: 'I'm A Kidnapper NOT A Sex Offender!'

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – A jury convicted Joseph Wheeler of unlawful imprisonment in 2004, but he believes that his conviction makes him a kidnapper, not a sex offender. On Monday, the Spokane County Sheriff's Office put out a press release acknowledging that Wheeler had moved to