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2 stories matching leap
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:lea, leaper, lead, leaf, leah, leak
- A Husband Steps Off the Streetcar and Fires
Luke Miley had been separated from his wife for two years. On a Seattle street he spotted her walking with another man and their young son — and shot the man in the head.
- The Valley Wants Out: East Stevens County Pushes to Split From Colville
Fed up with distant county government, Newport and Ione business leaders organize to carve a new county out of eastern Stevens County — and they're willing to let Newport hold the temporary courthouse, for now.