June 16, 2009 in City A gunpoint robbery at a north Spokane Walgreens this afternoon netted a young man the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin.

  June 16, 2009 A retired police officer now working as a neighborhood preservation advocate in California is Spokane Mayor Mary Verner’s choice to serve as the city’s first police ombudsman. 3

June 16, 2009 in Idaho A car smashed into a house in Coeur d’Alene Tuesday after the driver mistook the accelerator for the brake, police said.

  June 16, 2009 in City A weekend burglary at the Spokane Valley Meals on Wheels left the office trashed with overturned furniture, thrown food and wall covered with profane messages, and Crime Stoppers is offering … 1

  June 16, 2009 in City Spokane Preservation Advocates, an organization that has fought to save historic buildings over the years, is branching out this month to preserve mature street trees. Members are concerned that Spokane …

June 16, 2009 in Business, City, Idaho The Wal-Mart store planned for the west side of Post Falls will be larger than originally envisioned, according to updated plans received by City Administrator Eric Keck.

  June 16, 2009 in City Read the correct answers to the Sunday, June 7, 2009, word puzzles by clicking on the Documents tab above or the picture at left.

June 16, 2009 in City A fight over money led to an ax attack that sent one man to a hospital and another to jail Monday, police said.

June 16, 2009 in City Life has a way of knocking you when you’re down, but Lori Kramer is determined to stay on her feet. Five years ago, it was her husband throwing the punches, …

June 16, 2009 in Business, City Unemployment fell slightly in Spokane County in May as 2,470 workers found jobs, according to a report released today by the Washington Employment Security Department. The rate fell to 9.1 …

June 16, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Schoolchildren may be first in line for swine flu vaccine this fall — and might even be able to get the shot right at school. 1

June 16, 2009 in Idaho BOISE — More mothers will be eligible for food assistance through a program for Women, Infants and Children under new income guidelines, according to the Idaho Department of Health and …

June 16, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — North Korea’s missiles could hit the United States in as few as three years if the reclusive rogue nation continues to ramp up its weapons system, Pentagon officials …

June 16, 2009 in City PARK CITY, Utah — Cabinet leaders in the Obama administration promised Monday to help Western states develop a robust system for delivering renewable energy.

June 16, 2009 in Business, Nation/World WASHINGTON — Construction of new homes jumped in May by the largest amount in three months, an encouraging sign that the nation’s deep housing recession was beginning to bottom out.

June 16, 2009 in City, Idaho Sunny weather today will be sandwiched between a pair of Pacific cold fronts that are already drying out the atmosphere and bringing more typical conditions for the middle of June. 2

  June 16, 2009 in City, Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for June 15, 2009, by clicking the Documents tab above.

June 16, 2009 in City Thirty students from St. George’s School were at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum the same morning the deadly shooting took place last week. They’re now back in Spokane after a …

June 16, 2009 in City If you must visit the Midnite Mine site in Stevens County, don’t spend a lot of time there.