June 12, 2009 in Sports DETROIT — Max Talbot scored two second-period goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame the loss of captain Sidney Crosby and a whole lot of history to beat the defending champion …

June 12, 2009 in Outdoors, City The Spokane River between the Harvard and Barker bridges was not reopened to floaters on Friday afternoon.

June 12, 2009 in Idaho Teachers, librarians and counselors in the Coeur d’Alene School District have voted to take pay and benefit cuts to save jobs.

June 12, 2009 in Business, City Wal-Mart will cut 68,000 square feet from its planned south Pullman superstore, the retailer announced today. Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart last year received approval for a 223,000-square-foot structure on Bishop Boulevard. …

June 12, 2009 in Nation/World TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state news agency reported that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won re-election Friday, but his main reformist challenger also confidently claimed victory at a news conference moments earlier.

June 12, 2009 in Business, City, Idaho The Coeur d’Alene Tribe plans a $75 million expansion of their casino resort nearly Worley, Idaho, over the next two years.

June 12, 2009 in City, Idaho A Hayden construction company has filed a foreclosure action after unsuccessfully collecting payment for work at several lots within the upscale Estates at Black Rock Bay overlooking Lake Coeur d’Alene.

June 12, 2009 in City Latah Creek may run red later this month as scientists from the Washington Department of Ecology use fluorescent dye to learn how fast water moves through the creek as part …

June 12, 2009 in Idaho Robert Meinen, director of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, will step down effective June 15 for health reasons, the agency announced today.

June 12, 2009 in City An early-morning fire damaged the attic and ceilings of a West Central home Friday in Spokane. Firefighters were called to a two-story house at 2122 W. Gardner Ave. just after …

  June 12, 2009 in City, Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for June 10, 2009, by clicking the Documents tab above.

  June 12, 2009 in City, Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for May 1, 2009, by clicking the Documents tab above.

June 12, 2009 in City, Idaho Warmer temperatures and an increasing chance of thunderstorms are forecast for the next two days as the Inland Northwest undergoes a change from the relatively dry weather pattern earlier this …

June 12, 2009 in Nation/World PERUGIA, Italy— A University of Washington student accused of murdering her British roommate took the witness stand for the first time Friday and said the last time she saw the …

June 12, 2009 in Business, Nation/World WASHINGTON — What exactly is a Cadillac DTS or a CTS and how is a Mercedes CLK different from an SLK? More to the point, why do today’s carmakers name …

June 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Capping a half-century battle with the tobacco industry, the Senate overwhelmingly approved landmark legislation Thursday that would for the first time give the government far-reaching power to regulate …

June 12, 2009 in Business, City on Page A1 First-time homebuyers shopping at the lower end of the market were partly responsible for a 4 percent month-to-month drop in the median price of a sold home in Spokane County, …

June 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 GREEN BAY, Wis. – As President Barack Obama traveled to the heartland to sell a government-run insurance plan as essential to health care reform, Senate negotiators began to explore a …

June 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 SAN FRANCISCO – Trash collectors in San Francisco will soon be doing more than just gathering garbage: They’ll be keeping an eye out for people who toss food scraps out …

June 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Garden Grove, Calif. – What some saw as a succession drama at the Crystal Cathedral may have finally come to an end. Rev. Robert H. Schuller, founder of the Garden …