June 3, 2009 in City A former Spokane mayor and a top Senate staffer are among applicants for Northwest jobs in the Obama administration. 1

June 3, 2009 in City Stefanie Tietge has been faithfully paying the rent. Her landlord can’t say the same thing about the mortgage, though, so the Spokane Valley home where Tietge, her fiance and their …

June 3, 2009 in City No criminal charges will be filed against a woman and teenager blamed for a massive fire last summer that destroyed 11 homes and cost $3.5 million to fight, the Spokane … 1

June 3, 2009 in Region MISSOULA — A 21-year-old Spokane man charged with three armed robberies at a Walgreen’s pharmacy in Missoula earlier this year has pleaded not guilty to federal charges.

June 3, 2009 in News RICHLAND, Wash. — A quarter century after its ambitious plan to build five nuclear plants crumbled into a punch line for government incompetence, a regional power consortium in the Pacific … 1

  June 3, 2009 in News Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for June 2.

  June 3, 2009 Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for June 1 and June 2.

June 3, 2009 in Region LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Lakewood police say four people have been arrested in the fatal shooting of an armored car guard during a bank branch robbery at a Wal-Mart store. A …

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June 3, 2009 in Idaho Three prisoners who walked away from a work crew near the Idaho/Montana border were arrested after a store clerk saw two in a parking lot minutes after a deputy dropped …

June 3, 2009 in News FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — Military planes and ships located more debris from an Air France jet on Wednesday, but high seas and heavy winds were slowing the recovery effort …

June 3, 2009 in Idaho A Coeur d’Alene teenager involved in an attempted burglary in which his accomplice was shot turned himself in Tuesday night, police said. 1

June 3, 2009 in Idaho BOISE, Idaho — Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has signed an executive order requiring state agencies to prove they are employing only legally documented workers if they want a share of … 2

June 3, 2009 in City, Idaho More warm and breezy weather will continue the pattern of the past several days before a low pressure area off the California coast moves toward the region raising the risk …

  June 3, 2009 in News A local panhandler died outside a Spokane gas station and restaurant this morning hours after police had been called because he was drunk. An employee found the man, said to …

June 3, 2009 in News A 48-year-old Mead woman died Tuesday night on Spokane’s lower South Hill after a car collided with the motorcycle on which she was riding. Police booked the driver of a … 2

June 3, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Petitions were being printed Tuesday for Referendum 71, which asks Washington voters to overturn a new law granting same-sex domestic partners many of the rights of spouses. But … 4

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June 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 President Barack Obama on Tuesday told Israel’s defense minister that Jerusalem must stop allowing West Bank settlements to grow, reiterating his stance in the hours before leaving for the Middle …

June 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A Pakistani court on Tuesday ordered the release of a firebrand Islamic cleric with alleged links to the attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai last year, …