July 14, 2009 in City A man who convinced his girlfriend he was a covert military agent and swindled thousands of dollars to fund his gambling habit will spend the next six months in jail. … 1

July 14, 2009 A 17-year-old Ephrata boy killed last weekend in what officials describe as a gang-related shooting was identified Tuesday as Michael Flores, according to the Grant County Coroner’s Office.

July 14, 2009 in Idaho The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will be an economic boon at a time when one is badly needed, Canada’s minister of state for sport told officials from throughout the …

July 14, 2009 in Idaho The Pacific Northwest, on both sides of the Canadian border, is the “Middle East of North America” when it comes to energy resources, experts say, and it will eventually supply …

July 14, 2009 in Region The job ax at Boeing is set to fall on the defense division, which until now has largely been spared companywide employment reductions.

July 14, 2009 in City The unemployment rate in Spokane County held steady in June despite the loss of almost 2,200 jobs, most of those in private education. 1

July 14, 2009 in City A Somali-American indicted in an international terrorist plot lived in Cheney and attended Eastern Washington University. 1

July 14, 2009 in City A family that lost everything when a moving truck was stolen from a Spokane Valley motel parking lot will stay in the area at least another day as support pours … 1

July 14, 2009 in City Spokane sheriff’s deputies and Spokane Valley police will be monitoring traffic at seven locations through this month to increase enforcement and public awareness of child safety restraint laws. 3

July 14, 2009 in City Washington is among more than two dozen states seeking permission to jam cellphone signals inside prison walls to thwart inmates from making illegal calls. 4

July 14, 2009 in Idaho Fire destroyed a home in the Spirit Lake area Monday night after fire crews were dispatched initially in the wrong direction, officials said.

  July 14, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for July 13, 2009.

July 14, 2009 in City The shooting death of a 17-year-old boy in Desert Aire this weekend is the latest example of gang violence that has taken place across Grant County this year, sheriff’s officials … 4

July 14, 2009 in City, Idaho A warming trend starts today and should continue through Saturday with highs getting into the 90s by Thursday, forecasters said.

July 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The secret CIA program halted last month by agency Director Leon E. Panetta involved the establishment of elite paramilitary teams that could be inserted into Pakistan or other …

July 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 MILWAUKEE – An international team of scientists led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison virologist has produced a highly detailed portrait of the swine flu virus that has killed 211 people …

July 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Here are some questions and answers about what happened to the federal budget, and how we got to a $1 trillion deficit. Q. Just how did we go from a … 2