July 19, 2010 in Idaho A federal judge raised new questions in fired Idaho Transportation Director Pam Lowe’s wrongful-firing lawsuit Monday, including one that could potentially delay the case for years. Meanwhile, the Idaho Transportation … 1

July 19, 2010 in City An 18-year-old Mattawa man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, after shooting at a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife police captain Saturday in Grant County. 12

July 19, 2010 in Business Cascade Aerospace is selling its Spokane International Airport operation less than two years after opening the hangar doors with the help of $2 million in state loans and grants. 3

July 19, 2010 in City The three Spokane police detectives injured in a car crash Friday have been identified as Mark Burbridge, Jan Pogachar and Doug Orr. 1

July 19, 2010 in Business Homebuilders are feeling increasingly pessimistic about their industry, more evidence that the economic recovery is slowing. 1

July 19, 2010 in Idaho Nighttime drivers going through Sandpoint will encounter street paving Tuesday night through Thursday night. 2

July 19, 2010 in Nation/World President Barack Obama took aim at Republican lawmakers today, accusing them of holding the public hostage to Washington politics by blocking extended unemployment benefits for millions of out of work … 23

July 19, 2010 in Region Fire officials say a wildfire in central Washington state has destroyed three homes and burned 8,500 acres.

July 19, 2010 in City, Idaho The string of 80-degree-plus days continues across the Inland Northwest today with sunshine and highs in the lower 80s.

July 19, 2010 in Nation/World The federal government today allowed BP to keep the cap shut tight on its busted Gulf of Mexico oil well for another day despite a seep in the sea floor … 4

July 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 The intersection of Sprague Avenue and Sullivan Road in the heart of Spokane Valley is closing today for a three-week job to rebuild the pavement. Traffic is likely to be …

July 19, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 ATLANTA – After 72 hours of testing, a BP executive said Sunday that the seal atop its troubled oil well could remain in place until the well is permanently plugged. …

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July 19, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – With racism accusations roiling the conservative movement, the National Tea Party Federation said Sunday it had ejected conservative commentator Mark Williams over an incendiary blog post in which … 11

July 19, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A series of strong aftershocks in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands region Sunday followed a powerful earthquake that shook the remote area, but officials said there were no immediate …

July 19, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber ripped through a line of anti-al-Qaida Sunni fighters waiting to collect their paychecks near an Iraqi military base, the worst of two attacks that killed …

July 19, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico – Gunmen stormed a party in northern Mexico on Sunday and massacred 17 people, authorities said. The assailants arrived at the gathering in the city of Torreon …