July 20, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – The strategy sits for now on a table in a locked-down Afghan capital: Hand over security in all 34 provinces to the government by the end of …

July 20, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – National Guard troops will head to the U.S.-Mexico border Aug. 1 for a yearlong deployment to keep a lookout for illegal border crossers and smugglers and help in …

July 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane will keep its elevator inspection program rather than turn it over to the state. The Spokane City Council on Monday voted 5-2 to more than double inspection fees to … 4

  July 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 Robert Spies spent years caring for the rose garden at the Rockwood at Hawthorne retirement community, until he went blind several years ago. Now, the lush plants that he so … 3

July 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 News was breaking out like the before examples in a Proactiv acne commercial while I was off vacating. So let’s revisit a few of the biggest bombshells that erupted during … 2

July 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 Already rejected once for endangered species protection, the giant Palouse earthworm has won a new study from the federal government after the first living specimens in decades were found. 2

July 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 A property tax to raise money for early childhood learning, abuse prevention, treatment and other programs to help lower the dropout rate will likely be on the ballot in November. 2

July 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 From our archive, 100 years ago Searchers from Lewiston found two trappers in their lonely cabin far up Cayuse Creek – and they also found a diary, which told their …

July 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 Avista Utilities will begin work today on several dam projects along the Spokane River in the downtown Spokane area. The highly visible work will involve a crane near the Monroe …

July 20, 2010 in City on Page A6 The brother of a woman accused of crashing into three Spokane police detectives Friday was sentenced two days earlier to federal prison for child pornography possession. Tonia S. Vansant, 37, …

July 20, 2010 in City on Page A6 For 07-20-2010

July 20, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 A warming climate could diminish the volume of water in the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, which supplies drinking water to most of Spokane and Kootenai counties. A Boise State University …

July 20, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 An 18-year-old Mattawa, Wash., man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after officers say he shot at a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife police captain Saturday in Grant …

July 20, 2010 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Marriage licenses

July 20, 2010 in Region on Page A6 A 385-acre wildfire is burning near the center of Yellowstone National Park. A research flight discovered the fire burning two miles south of Beach Lake on Sunday. Gusty winds helped …

July 20, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 Nighttime drivers going through Sandpoint will encounter street paving tonight through Thursday night. The Idaho Transportation Department and contract crews are installing asphalt patches on the U.S. Highway 95 route …

July 20, 2010 in City on Page A7 Personal: 54, Democrat. Born in Spokane. Single. No children. Education: Graduated from Ferris High School in 1975. 1

July 20, 2010 in City on Page A7 Speculation that Rep. Alex Wood might retire after more than a decade representing central Spokane in the state House of Representatives sparked vast interest in the seat among Democrats. After …

July 20, 2010 in Business on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Homebuilders are feeling increasingly pessimistic about their industry, more evidence that the economic recovery is slowing. The National Association of Home Builders said Monday that its monthly reading …