July 4, 2009 in Idaho Who says that marching bands and stodgy uniforms go together? For 32 years, the Perfection-Nots have entertained crowds at Coeur d’Alene’s Fourth of July parade with rousing patriotic songs and …

July 4, 2009 in Sports NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, whose most noted drive was the final one of the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the …

July 4, 2009 in City SPOKANE – More than 40 marijuana plants were discovered in the basement of a Spokane home that caught fire Saturday morning.

July 4, 2009 in Sports WIMBLEDON, England - The eternal wrangling between aloof, know-it-all computers and the noble human species that created them has found its latest hearing in the case of Serena Williams, the …

July 4, 2009 in Features Brian Prior, a 49-year-old Episcopal priest, was tapped three years ago for a leadership position in the national church. He also organizes national youth events and leads spiritual retreats throughout …

July 4, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – They turn up on the granite, in a quiet niche carved into the earth: old medals, photographs, and letters to the dead. “Dear Dad: This is your first …

July 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 MINNEAPOLIS – Malt-O-Meal Co. is voluntarily recalling oatmeal that contains instant nonfat dry milk that may be contaminated with salmonella. The instant nonfat dry milk came from Plainview Milk Products …

July 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 Does your spouse sometimes drive you crazy? Think again: A study published in Friday’s edition of the British Medical Journal finds that people who lived with a partner during middle …

July 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Seoul, South Korea – North Korea fired three missiles off its eastern coast today, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to …

July 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduras rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas’ top international diplomat Friday, refusing to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and setting the stage for a dramatic showdown if …

July 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOS ANGELES – The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson’s home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer’s …

July 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama, strategizing Friday with congressional leaders about health care reform, complained that liberal advocacy groups ought to drop their attacks on Democratic lawmakers and devote their …

July 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WICHITA, Kan. – A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable …

July 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 Detroit – The mayor of Detroit is firing the city’s police chief, a person familiar with the situation said Friday. The person said Mayor Dave Bing has told Police Chief …

July 4, 2009 in City on Page A5 Doctors have declared a pedestrian struck by a pickup in downtown Spokane dead, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center confirmed Friday. Mary Vedder, 45, remained on life support so her organs …

July 4, 2009 in City on Page A5 We imagine, in our self-centered way, that we know how to have more fun than our great-grandparents. Oh, we are so wrong.