August 13, 2009 in News, City Spokane County didn’t look hard enough for documents a local citizens group was seeking when it alleged nepotism in county hiring, a state appeals court has said. Now the county … 1

August 13, 2009 in Idaho HOPE, Idaho — A 32-foot tugboat dropped from a crane spilled about 80 gallons of diesel fuel into Lake Pend Oreille.

August 13, 2009 in Business Intuit dedicates new data center in Grant County 1

August 13, 2009 in Idaho BOISE — Gov. Butch Otter says he’ll run again for Idaho governor in 2010.

August 13, 2009 in City Eastern Washington University officials have reversed their decision to discontinue the marching band, they announced this afternoon.

August 13, 2009 in Region Boeing Co. agreed Thursday to pay the U.S. government $25 million to settle claims the company did defective work on critical military refueling planes in Iraq and Afghanistan.

August 13, 2009 in News, Region The Obama administration says it will defend a 2001 rule imposed by President Bill Clinton that blocked road construction and other development on tens of millions of acres of remote … 1

August 13, 2009 in City The City of Spokane’s smallest union has agreed to concessions next year to avoid layoffs, making them the first to do so. 1

August 13, 2009 in Idaho SANDPOINT — Bonner County officials say the state has scaled back grant funding for the control of the spread of Eurasian milfoil in local waters.

  August 13, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for Aug. 10 to Aug. 11, 2009.

August 13, 2009 in Features Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, …

August 13, 2009 in News An overnight house fire in Mattawa, Wash., has killed a woman and two children. The fire, which occurred late Wednesday in the 200 block of East Fourth Street, is being …

  August 13, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Aug. 12, 2009.

August 13, 2009 in City, Idaho Scattered showers and a risk of thunderstorms later today will continue the wet trend that brought widely varying amounts of rainfall to the Inland Northwest on Wednesday.

August 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 KABUL, Afghanistan – Mirza Mohammed Dost stood at the foot of his son’s grave, near a headstone that read: “Raheb Dost, martyred by Americans.” His son was no insurgent, Dost … 1

August 13, 2009 in City on Page A1 Amid a revolt by its staff psychiatrists, the Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center has begun expanding a behavioral health department strained by an increasing number of veterans seeking help. In … 4

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August 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Manila, Philippines – Philippine troops suffered one of their worst losses in an offensive against al-Qaida-linked militants on a southern island that left at least 23 soldiers and 20 guerrillas …