July 13, 2010 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter closed the books on a tough budget year for the state Tuesday, saying the final numbers - an $8.26 million year-end shortfall, which was easily covered … 3

July 13, 2010 in City A backhoe operator severed a one-inch natural gas line today next to the BNSF Railway operations center, but the line was repaired without evacuation of workers in nearby buildings, fire … 1

July 13, 2010 in Idaho Moscow police say a University of Idaho senior died of respiratory arrest, apparently due to alcohol poisoning after a night of drinking to celebrate his 21st birthday. 18

July 13, 2010 in City A religious discussion turned bloody this morning after Spokane police say an 18-year-old man brandished a knife. 22

July 13, 2010 in Business The trade deficit rose in May to an 18-month peak as rising imports offset another solid gain in U.S. exports. The surge in imports was a hopeful sign for the …

July 13, 2010 in City Fire crews are investigating the cause of a motor home blaze in northeast Spokane that also damaged an adjacent church early today, fire officials said.

July 13, 2010 in City Spokane firefighters are investigating the cause of a brush fire Monday on Beacon Hill in northeast Spokane that left five acres charred.

July 13, 2010 in City, Idaho Winds died down overnight in the Spokane region after gusts to 48 mph on Monday left residents without power and firefighters scrambling.

July 13, 2010 in Sports George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died Tuesday. He had …

July 13, 2010 in Region FLORENCE, Ore. – Transportation officials say they’ve found a void under the asphalt of U.S. 101’s southbound lane about nine miles north of the Sea Lion Caves on the Oregon …

July 13, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 NASSAU, Bahamas – A resourceful teenage fugitive whom police have called the “Barefoot Bandit” was being questioned inside a Bahamian jail Monday as he spent his first full day behind …

July 13, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 SAN FRANCISCO – So many women are murdered with impunity every year in Guatemala that a federal appeals court said Monday that they should be considered for political asylum, opening … 13

July 13, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 GSTAAD, Switzerland – Roman Polanski was declared a free man on Monday – no longer confined to house arrest in his Alpine villa after Swiss authorities rejected a U.S. request … 1

July 13, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 BP lowered a new, tight-fitting containment cap over its renegade well in the Gulf of Mexico late Monday, a move that may give the company the ability to shut off …

July 13, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The FBI arrested 10 Russian secret agents on June 27 after learning weeks before that one of them, Donald Heathfield of Cambridge, Mass., would soon be traveling abroad …

July 13, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 KAMPALA, Uganda – East Africa saw the emergence of a new international terrorist group, as Somalia’s most dangerous al-Qaida-linked militia claimed responsibility for the twin bombings in Uganda that killed …