June 9, 2009 in Region CHELAN – They turned on the Chelan River, and it works.

June 9, 2009 in Nation/World GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Tuesday a spike in swine flu cases in Australia may push it to finally announce the first flu pandemic in 41 years. It …

June 9, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Signs of stabilization in the job market are emerging, according to several private surveys, as restaurants, mortgage servicers and health centers step up hiring. About a quarter of …

June 9, 2009 in City After nearly 20 years of discussions and debate, Spokane finally might name a street after the nation’s most prominent civil rights leader. 1

June 9, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Ten of the nation’s largest bank-holding companies have gotten the OK to repay the federal government a combined $68 billion in taxpayer bailout money, the Treasury Department said …

June 9, 2009 YAKIMA — Two gang shootings in Yakima in a week have wounded innocent bystanders. Police Capt. Greg Copeland told The Yakima Herald-Republic it’s disturbing and unusual.

June 9, 2009 in City SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation may be the world’s richest charitable foundation, but that hardly shields it from the economic downturn. Between January and April, the foundation …

June 9, 2009 in City The small Franklin County town of Kahlotus – maybe more accurately described as an extended family of 220 people – is reeling from the deaths of two brothers who were … 1

June 9, 2009 in City Homeowners worried about making property-tax payments this fall may ask the state to temporarily foot the bill, but it will cost them in interest. People with an annual household income …

June 9, 2009 in City Eastbound Interstate 90 was blocked for about four hours this morning at Ritzville after two semi trucks collided, dumping medical supplies on the road, according to the Washington State Patrol. …

June 9, 2009 in Features The snow has melted off our driveway, the garden is in and I cannot get enough of our Eastern Washington sunshine. Time to be outdoors with family and friends! On …

June 9, 2009 This morning’s clear skies is changing over the partly cloudy conditions and forecasters said the increasing clouds could bring a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon with highs …

June 9, 2009 in City Logs that spilled off a truck at Market Street and Peone Road in Mead this morning, leaving at least part of the road blocked while sheriff’s deputies waited for a … 1

  June 9, 2009 in City, Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for June 8, 2009, by clicking the Documents tab above.

June 9, 2009 in Business, City OLYMPIA — Thousands of Washington businesses will be affected by a change in the way sales taxes are collected, in an attempt by the Department of Revenue to recapture some …

June 9, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – State health officials said Monday 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 thousands … 1

June 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a constitutional challenge to the Pentagon’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning openly gay people from serving in the U.S. …

June 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that elected judges must step aside from cases when large campaign contributions from interested parties create the appearance of bias. By a 5-4 …

June 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama assured the nation his recovery plan was on track Monday, scrambling to calm Americans unnerved by unemployment rates still persistently rising nearly four months after …