June 2, 2009 in News Tears streamed down the face of defense attorney David Partovi as his client, 22-year-old Tyler W. Gassman, cried today and listened to his sister plead for justice. “I don’t know … 4

June 2, 2009 An elderly man shot a home intruder in Coeur d’Alene Monday night, and police are searching for two men accused of fleeing the scene.

June 2, 2009 in News Some R-71 opponents have put up a Web site – www.whosigned.org – where they intend to post the names of all 120,577 signers. “We think that it will help neighbors … 12

June 2, 2009 The number of U.S. homebuyers who agreed to buy a previously occupied home took the largest monthly jump in nearly eight years in April, but there are still plenty of …

June 2, 2009 in News Spokane Inc.’s annual award for business leadership, the organization announced Tuesday. A panel of volunteer judges grants Agora Awards based on criteria such as company growth, marketing strategy and customer …

June 2, 2009 in City Spokandy Chocolatier, the 96-year-old Spokane candy maker, has closed two of its four retail locations. The Northtown Mall and Valley Mall stores closed Monday. Sales will be handled out of …

June 2, 2009 in Nation/World FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — Brazilian military planes found a 3-mile path of wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean, confirming that an Air France jet carrying 228 people crashed in the …

June 2, 2009 in Idaho, Region BILLINGS — A pair of federal judges will decide which states in the Northern Rockies have enough gray wolves to allow public hunting, as the bitter debate over the region’s …

June 2, 2009 in Idaho BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court has dealt another legal blow to Rex Rammell, a state gubernatorial hopeful who was fined by the state five years ago when he …

June 2, 2009 in News North Belt Street at West Wellesley Avenue, closed since mid-April for construction of an improved intersection, has been reopened to traffic.

June 2, 2009 A rafter who left his craft unattended after it flipped Monday on the Spokane River turned up safe — after authorities launched a full-scale search for someone missing in the …

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June 2, 2009 in City, Idaho Breezy sunshine continues today in the Inland Northwest as the string of warm days moves through its second full week.

June 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 PARIS – The last transmission was received about 4:15 a.m. Then, nothing. Air France Flight 447 was an Airbus 330-200, a big, modern jetliner designed to ride through anything. But …

June 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 City and union leaders talk a lot about cooperation and communication these days. But as time inches closer to deciding how to cut $7 million from Spokane’s 2010 budget, employee … 8

June 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Five correction officers were placed on leave Monday after two convicted killers escaped a high-security unit by wearing guard uniforms that are made at the prison …

June 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Top House and Senate Democrats reached a tentative agreement on an almost $100 billion war funding bill Monday, including a generous new line of credit for the International …

June 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A small train carrying visitors to the Louisville Zoo fell off the tracks Monday, sending 22 people to hospitals, including one child who was critically injured, officials …