July 29, 2010 in Sports PASADENA, Calif. – There is no way Kevin Kooyman thought he would get the call. There was no way the defensive end would ever represent Washington State University at the …

July 29, 2010 in Sports CHICAGO — Ramon Castro homered twice and Paul Konerko went deep for the fourth straight game Thursday night, leading the Chicago White Sox to their 11th consecutive home victory, 9-5 … 1

July 29, 2010 in Sports PASADENA – Washington State coach Paul Wulff made official Thursday what most everyone else thought all along. Sophomore quarterback Jeff Tuel is the team’s starter.

  July 29, 2010 in City A Democratic candidate for Congress told police he was assaulted Sunday night near downtown Spokane after making sexual advances to another man. 3

July 29, 2010 in City Multiple collisions slowed the evening commute on eastbound Interstate 90 from Evergreen Road in Spokane Valley to Maple Street in Spokane.

July 29, 2010 in City A piece of construction equipment at the wastewater treatment plant in Cheney rolled, trapping a part-time employee underneath.

July 29, 2010 in Sports PASADENA, Calif. — Oregon has been picked to win the Pac-10 in the preseason media poll, edging longtime favorite Southern California by three points. 5

July 29, 2010 in Sports It could be an Arena Bowl preview. If so, the Spokane Shock want to accumulate every edge possible along the way.

July 29, 2010 in City Criminal charges are expected in connection with a stabbing sparked by an argument on the lower South Hill on Wednesday night. 4

July 29, 2010 in Idaho A special House Ethics Committee has voted 4-3 along party lines to clear Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, of conflict of interest charges over his votes on various tax legislation while … 7

  July 29, 2010 in Features Apparently someone didn’t get the word that there was no Marmot Lodge meeting Thursday morning. But all’s well that ends well.

July 29, 2010 The state Supreme Court has lifted the stay of execution for Cal Coburn Brown. The high court unanimously ruled today that Brown’s claims that the state’s execution process is unconstitutional … 4

July 29, 2010 in City, Region A Spokane man drowned Sunday afternoon in Lake Roosevelt near Grand Coulee, the National Park Service said today.

July 29, 2010 in Nation/World, Region A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials … 5

July 29, 2010 in City Employees of a Burger King on North Division were confronted by three armed robbers at closing time early today with one employee being bound by duct tape and another assaulted. 10

July 29, 2010 in Region Four airmen were killed when a cargo plane crashed during a training run at an Alaska Air Force base, sending a fireball hundreds of feet into the air, military authorities …

July 29, 2010 in City, Idaho Mostly sunny skies return to the Inland Northwest after a late-day thunderstorm on Wednesday caused some flash flooding and gusting winds.

July 29, 2010 in City Firefighters said homes could have been threatened Wednesday afternoon if they hadn’t moved quickly to douse a small brush fire in the Indian Trail area.

July 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 ATLANTA – More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions – especially if they can just press on the chest and …

July 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 PHOENIX – A federal judge stepped into the fight over Arizona’s immigration law at the last minute Wednesday, blocking the heart of the measure and defusing a confrontation between police … 7