June 24, 2009 in City Stimulus money and selected cuts will help Spokane Public Schools avoid an ugly budget scenario next year. Superintendent Nancy Stowell’s recommended budget for 2009-’10, released Wednesday, adds all-day kindergarten at …

June 24, 2009 in Sports Franklin Gutierrez led off the eighth inning with a home run off reliever Edward Mujica, and the Seattle Mariners won their 19th one-run game of the season, 4-3 over the …

June 24, 2009 in City As 200,000 players and spectators descend on downtown Spokane for Hoopfest this weekend, here are some fun facts about the world’s largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament.

June 24, 2009 in News The Washington State Patrol said that a missing 27-year-old Spokane woman who walked off a ferry and left her car behind was spotted Tuesday in Shoreline.

June 24, 2009 in News The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department has located a 38-year-old Hayden woman reported missing Tuesday.

    June 24, 2009 in City Eight ticketed drivers on Wednesday filed a lawsuit alleging that 19 Washington cities, including Spokane, are overcharging people who get automated traffic-camera fines. 4

  June 24, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for June 22 and June 23, 2009.

June 24, 2009 in Business, Nation/World The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that the weak economy likely will keep prices in check despite growing concerns that the trillions it’s pumping into the financial system will ignite inflation.

June 24, 2009 in Region Diners at a restaurant in Prosser were startled Monday when a marmot wandered through the front door and settled into a corner.

June 24, 2009 in City A man who handed police a bag of methamphetamine before swallowing another was hospitalized Monday.

June 24, 2009 in Idaho Authorities say one person has died from severe burns suffered in a fire at Moscow duplex.

June 24, 2009 in Outdoors, City The first golfers at Qualchan Golf Course this morning had to play through a disgruntled gaggle of Canada geese and a swarm of volunteers helping a research study.

June 24, 2009 in City, Idaho Teenagers accused of stealing a gun and beer in Spokane landed in the Kootenai County Jail early today after police say one of the teens pulled a gun on WinCo …

  June 24, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for June 23, 2009.

June 24, 2009 in City The state fire marshal’s office says projected dry conditions will lead to above-normal wildfire danger this summer in parts of Eastern Washington.

June 24, 2009 in City, Idaho Warm air moving ahead of a Pacific low pressure system should push temperatures into the middle 80s across the region today, but a cold front tonight and another one on …

June 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Anchorage, Alaska – Gov. Sarah Palin has paid more than $8,100 to reimburse Alaska for the costs associated with nine trips taken with her children. Palin’s attorney, Thomas Van Flein, … 1

June 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LONDON – Women who have their stomachs stapled not only lose weight, they also may reduce their cancer risk by up to 40 percent, new research says. In a study …