June 8, 2009 in City OLYMPIA _ State health officials said Monday that they’ve found a way to skirt one of the Legislature’s most heart-rending budget dilemmas: how to yank health coverage from tens of …

June 8, 2009 in City A Spokane man stabbed another man in the neck during a fight at a downtown motel early Monday, police said.

June 8, 2009 in City, Idaho Some lucky angler could pull a rainbow trout worth $1,000 out of Lake Pend Oreille this summer. Idaho Department of Fish and Game recently implanted micro-tags into the heads of … 2

June 8, 2009 in City An hours-long standoff outside a Spokane Valley home ended with a SWAT team breaking down the door and finding no one home except dogs. 5

June 8, 2009 in City A Spokane man got some good news and some bad news this weekend from police. The good news: Ziggy’s employees found the item he apparently lost while shopping at the … 1

June 8, 2009 in City, Idaho Three northern Idaho residents have donated 50 acres to the city of Coeur d’Alene to preserve as a waterfront walking area along Fernan Lake. Jim Elder, Pat Acuff and Doug …

June 8, 2009 in City Assistance with college tuition and books is available to eligible seventh- through ninth-graders in Spokane Public Schools, and now to sixth-graders at schools where at least 40 percent of the …

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June 8, 2009 Surveillance photos have been released of Sunday’s robbery at the South Hill Walgreens - the first successful OxyContin robbery in Spokane in a several months.

June 8, 2009 in News The world’s largest annual wheelchair sporting event rolls into Spokane next month after strategic planning of military proportions. 1

June 8, 2009 State officials say they’ve found a way to avoid kicking people off state-subsidized health coverage. The move, due to state budget woes, was one of the most controversial decisions made …

June 8, 2009 in City Employees of a Spokane Valley hair salon are picking up the pieces of their shop after a suspected drunk driver smashed her SUV into the business early this morning. Spokane …

June 8, 2009 in City HERMISTON, Ore. — After more than 45 years, the days of the Umatilla Chemical Depot are numbered. The depot is preparing to incinerate its hefty supply of mustard gas, the …

June 8, 2009 in City, Idaho A thunderstorm with moderate to heavy rain moved across the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas this morning, dropping a quarter inch of rain across the urban area.

  June 8, 2009 in City, Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for June 7, 2009, by clicking the Documents tab above.

June 8, 2009 in Nation/World SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea convicted two American journalists and sentenced them Monday to 12 years of hard labor for crossing into its territory, intensifying the reclusive nation’s confrontation …

June 8, 2009 A laundry-room fire early this morning forced the evacuation of most of the clients at a Red Lion hotel downtown. Spokane firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Red …

June 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 MEXICO CITY – Mexican immigration to the United States has been almost entirely an economic issue for the past few decades. Politicians have fine-tuned their positions around what to do …

June 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration plans to announce as soon as today that some of the nation’s largest banks can repay billions in federal aid, but some officials caution that …

  June 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 A restored steam locomotive and train of vintage rail cars will swing through the Inland Northwest on July 3 and 4 in a special excursion that’s hoping to connect with …