August 11, 2010 An inattentive driver caused a crash near Priest River Wednesday that sent two people to a Spokane hospital, Idaho State Police said.

August 11, 2010 in City, Region A Whitman County couple going through a divorce have been found dead in what detectives believe to be a murder-suicide.

August 11, 2010 in News, City Spokane Police have confirmed that a missing 16-year-old girl contacted her mother today, although she will not return home. 2

August 11, 2010 in City COLVILLE – Spokane County prosecutors ended their first-degree murder case against Christopher H. Devlin without calling the only person they believe witnessed the killing. 2

August 11, 2010 in Sports A routine workout in helmets, shoulder pads and shorts turned intense quickly for the Washington State football team on Wednesday.

August 11, 2010 in City Unionized health care workers at Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and Medical Center will vote on a new labor contract Thursday and Friday. Details of the tentative agreement that … 48

August 11, 2010 in City, Idaho The annual Perseid meteor shower, which reaches its peak tonight through Friday night, may be obscured by clouds for the first two days, according to the National Weather Service.

August 11, 2010 in City Thieves looking for valuable metal may be responsible for the loss of flower pots and urns at two Spokane cemeteries in the last two weeks, detectives announced today. 2

August 11, 2010 in Idaho Boy Scout leaders say they are looking into how an Idaho teen tumbled several hundred feet during a hike on Mount Borah with his troop and was left unconscious overnight. 1

August 11, 2010 in City Signed petitions calling for a public vote on expanded domestic partnerships for gay couples will remain shielded from public view while a federal judge hears new arguments on whether to … 25

August 11, 2010 in News, City, Region In a split decision Tuesday night the Spokane Valley City Council voted to give acting city manager Mike Jackson the job he has held since February after the former city … 6

August 11, 2010 in City Spokane County swimming pools are being closed today as a result of cool and cloudy weather.

August 11, 2010 in Region A Washington State Patrol trooper chasing a group of speeding motorcyclists on Interstate 5 rolled his car and ended up injured in a ditch Tuesday evening as two bikers returned … 23

August 11, 2010 in Business Stocks and interest rates tumbled Wednesday as investors around the world took an bleaker view of the U.S. economy.

August 11, 2010 in Region Former Sen. Ted Stevens lay dead in the mangled fuselage of the plane. A 13-year-old boy escaped death but watched his father die a few feet away. Medical workers spent …

August 11, 2010 in City on Page A1 While stolen cars serve different purposes for thieves, chances are the vehicle is a Honda or Toyota. The list of the top 10 most-stolen cars in America and in Spokane … 1

August 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 STOCKHOLM, Sweden – An island of ice more than four times the size of Manhattan is drifting across the Arctic Ocean after breaking off from a glacier in Greenland. Potentially … 4

August 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Census Bureau is $1.6 billion under budget for conducting the 2010 survey, due primarily to avoiding the catastrophic problems that some had predicted, top Obama administration … 5