June 26, 2009 in Region KENNEWICK — More charges have been filed against a Kennewick, Wash., woman who is accused of failing to feed and care for 370 American Eskimo dogs.

June 26, 2009 in News The first customers in the door this morning at The Long Ear in Coeur d’Alene were looking for the same thing as Thursday’s last customers – something from the King …

June 26, 2009 in Idaho A state judge has imposed a lifetime hunting ban on a North Idaho man convicted for illegally slaughtering five deer. 2

June 26, 2009 in City, Outdoors Wildlife rehabilitator Marilyn Omlor works with youngsters needlessly separated from their mothers. They’re victims of a crime, she said: fawn-napping.

June 26, 2009 in City, Region Wheat farmers in the Palouse are delighted by some unexpected rain.

June 26, 2009 in Idaho Police in Moscow say they are treating the death of a woman killed in a house fire as a homicide.

  June 26, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for June 24 to June 25, 2009.

June 26, 2009 in City The Spokane Transit Authority board approved a transit fare increase proposal Thursday that’s undergone months of study and comment. It is the first fare increase since 2002. 1

    June 26, 2009 in Features, Nation/World When Michael Jackson anointed himself “King of Pop” over two decades ago, there was considerable rumbling about his hubris: Yes, he may have become a world sensation with record-setting sales …

June 26, 2009 in City Two pedestrians were injured – one seriously – in a hit-and-run incident early today in Spokane Valley in which the vehicle driver later surrendered to officers.

  June 26, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for June 25, 2009.

June 26, 2009 in City, Idaho A string of sunny days and clear nights should hold over the region through most of next week as the northern storm track settles into a calmer summer pattern.

June 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Arizona school officials violated the constitutional rights of a 13-year-old girl when they strip-searched her on the suspicion she might be hiding ibuprofen in her underwear, the Supreme … 2

June 26, 2009 in City on Page A1 Patrons in a Spokane Valley pub thought the meat salesman was legit when he walked into the bar a month ago selling frozen steaks. “He had a little uniform on … 2

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June 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 ATLANTA – Swine flu has infected as many as 1 million Americans, U.S. health officials said Thursday, adding that 6 percent or more of some urban populations are infected. The …

June 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – House Democrats grew increasingly confident on Thursday that they have the votes to deliver on one of President Barack Obama’s highest priorities: a landmark effort to fight global …

June 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Tegucigalpa, Honduras – The Honduran president vowed Thursday to ignore a Supreme Court ruling ordering him to reinstate the military chief he fired, escalating a showdown that has threatened the …

June 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has begun sending arms to the government of Somalia, officials said Thursday, in an escalation of its commitment to one of the world’s most troubled …

June 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 Washington – A train control system that should have prevented Monday’s deadly Metro crash failed in a test conducted by federal investigators, officials said Thursday, suggesting that a crucial breakdown …