July 2, 2009 in City The Spokane police officer facing federal charges in connection with the 2006 death of Otto Zehm will remain on the city’s payroll but has been reassigned to desk duty while … 4

July 2, 2009 in City A woman sustained life-threatening injures Thursday morning after being hit by a truck in a downtown crosswalk. 2

July 2, 2009 in News Spokane police have probable cause to arrest 20-year-old man for brutally assaulting a small dog June 22 outside Spokane’s City Hall. Police are looking for Michael J. Jones, wanted for …

July 2, 2009 in Business, Idaho Seasonally adjusted unemployment in Idaho rose half a percentage point in June, to 8.3 percent. It’s the highest jobless rate since October 1983, the state Department of Labor said today.

July 2, 2009 in Idaho Eight of 18 planned boat inspection sites in Idaho are open in an attempt to prevent invasive quagga and zebra mussels from entering the state.

July 2, 2009 in Idaho An autopsy found that a pregnant woman whose body was found in a burned Moscow duplex had been suffocated or strangled before the fire started.

  July 2, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for July 1, 2009.

July 2, 2009 in Idaho Once again, would-be ex-smokers can request free nicotine patches, gum and lozenges from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Project Filter. 1

July 2, 2009 in Business, Nation/World Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy’s road to recovery will be bumpy. 1

July 2, 2009 Put on your sunglasses and sunscreen and have the water handy because forecasters predict 90s, clear skies and no wind.

July 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Thousands of U.S. Marines descended upon the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armored convoys today, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test …

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July 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – An investigator at the Securities and Exchange Commission warned superiors as far back as 2004 about irregularities at Bernard L. Madoff’s financial management firm, but she was told …

July 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – A plan to bury Michael Jackson at his sprawling Neverland ranch fizzled Wednesday, leaving details about his funeral undecided as another mystery was solved: His newly unveiled …

July 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 ATLANTA – The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to two new government reports. About 65 percent of non-elderly Americans …

July 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein told an FBI interviewer before he was hanged that he allowed the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction because he …