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Storm shuts

down internet

A storm cut off Internet service to Centurylink customers in 31 eastern Washington towns Wednesday afternoon, including Wilbur, Nespelem, Creston, Almira. The outage stretched from Cheney to Winthrop and Royal City. The company said a tree fell on a fiber optic cable and severed it.

Tourism tax will buy restroom security

Coulee Dam’s town council voted $9,500 of its hotel...