August 24, 2010 in Idaho Voters in three North Idaho school districts Tuesday said yes to a levy that will raise property taxes for two years to build a $9.5 million professional-technical high school on … 7

August 24, 2010 in Nation/World PHOENIX — Sen. John McCain routed conservative challenger J.D. Hayworth on Tuesday in the Republican primary in what could be the final campaign for the former GOP presidential nominee.

August 24, 2010 in Sports A team-by-team look at the area’s soccer teams, leading off with the nationally ranked Washington State women’s team.

August 24, 2010 in City Around 4 p.m. today, a man robbed a Washington Trust Bank in North Spokane and pedaled away on a bicycle. 4

August 24, 2010 in Sports Mariners rained out on Tuesday in Boston.

August 24, 2010 in Business Economic and political unknowns are slowing Spokane home sales much as they have in the rest of the United States, the president-elect of the Spokane Association of Realtors said today. 1

August 24, 2010 in City A semi truck carrying forklift brought two power lines down across traffic in Spokane Valley this afternoon.

  August 24, 2010 in Idaho A judge on Tuesday revoked special permits allowing a company to truck four oversized loads of oil refinery equipment through a federally protected river corridor, saying the state failed to … 3

  August 24, 2010 in Idaho A federal prosecutor alleges in court documents that former Aryan Nations lawyer Edgar Steele appears to have violated a no-contact order with his wife, a woman he is accused of …

August 24, 2010 in Region A coalition of 18 groups is working to restore national forest lands in Washington state by removing or repairing a network of forest roads left behind from decades of timber … 1

August 24, 2010 in Business Stocks fell today after another disappointing report on the housing market renewed worries about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average lost about 98 points in afternoon trading after news …

August 24, 2010 in Business A 34-year-old Lapwai man has been arraigned on charges stemming from a collision between two boats on the Snake River that killed a 15-year-old Lewiston boy earlier this month.

August 24, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Roast beef and ham that was distributed to Walmart delicatessens nationwide and sold in sandwiches has been recalled because it might be tainted with potentially harmful bacteria, the U.S. Department … 6

August 24, 2010 in Business Sales of previously occupied homes plunged last month to the lowest level in 15 years, despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades and bargain prices in many areas. 9

August 24, 2010 in Idaho An engineering firm will begin work soon to repair leaks at north-central Idaho’s Dworshak Dam.

August 24, 2010 in Region HONOLULU — Gigantic piles of shrink-wrapped garbage have been moldering in the heat of a Hawaii industrial park for more than five months, waiting for a place to be shipped. 9

August 24, 2010 in Idaho A grand jury in northern Idaho has indicted three Bonner County residents on charges of delivering and trafficking drugs. 6

August 24, 2010 in City, Idaho Today and Wednesday will see the Inland Northwest returning to summer conditions, but a cold front moving onshore Thursday should change the weather dramatically, the National Weather Service said.

August 24, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A U.S. district judge Monday blocked the federal government from funding all research involving human embryonic stem cells on the grounds that it violates a 1996 law intended …

August 24, 2010 in City on Page A1 A lawsuit over river discharges threatens the January 2012 startup of a new Spokane County sewage treatment plant, so officials are working on a backup. Plan B, restoration of a … 6