July 6, 2010 in News A teen bandit accused of airplane, boat and car heists from the San Juan Islands to the tropics has been charged with last fall’s theft of a single-engine plane in … 2

July 6, 2010 in Business Slightly more than one out of three homes sold in Kootenai County during the first quarter of 2010 was in foreclosure or already bank-owned, according to RealtyTrac.

July 6, 2010 in News A motorist apparently trying to flee after being caught lighting illegal fireworks near an Othello-area wheat field died yesterday after being ejected from her car as it overturned. 3

July 6, 2010 in City One man is dead and another seriously injured after their plane became tangled in a power line north of Keller, Wash., according to the Colville Tribal Police Department. 4

July 6, 2010 in News, Idaho Two North Idaho men are in custody following an undercover federal probe into illegal explosives manufacturing that included the seizure of hand grenades, firearms and more than 10,000 rounds of … 4

July 6, 2010 in City Swimmers and boaters are now permitted to use the stretch of the Spokane River between Spokane Street Bridge and the Post Falls Dam.

July 6, 2010 in Nation/World The Obama administration is proposing new rules to tighten restrictions on pollution from coal-burning power plants in the eastern half of the country, a key step to cut emissions that …

July 6, 2010 in Business Two-thirds of U.S. counties became economically healthier in May, thanks to more manufacturing jobs in the Midwest and fewer home foreclosures in the Sun Belt, according to a monthly analysis …

  July 6, 2010 in Idaho A newly convened House Ethics Committee promised a “by the book” investigation into the conduct of Idaho Rep. Phil Hart on Tuesday. Hart, R-Athol, faces ethics charges for invoking legislative … 3

July 6, 2010 in Nation/World The post office wants to increase the price of a stamp by 2 cents to 46 cents starting in January. The agency has been battered by massive losses and declining … 25

July 6, 2010 in News, City After a summer of record rainfall and cooler temperatures, this week is expected to bring the warmest temperatures of the season so far.

July 6, 2010 in City Westbound Interstate 90 has cleared after a two-car crash at 7:45 a.m. near the Thor/Freya interchange that blocked two lanes for an hour.

July 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court wrapped up its term last week after landmark decisions protecting the right to have a gun and the right of corporations to spend freely on …

July 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 BALTIMORE – When Liane Lefever complained to her doctor about a persistent earache, an examination found a much more serious problem: a brain tumor. For many Americans, that diagnosis could … 1

July 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 KEREM SHALOM CROSSING, Israel – Israel is easing its blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza to allow in virtually all consumer goods, items from household cleaners to timber that had been barred …

July 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Authorities in Iceland have exhumed the body of American chess champion Bobby Fischer to determine whether he is the father of a 9-year-old girl from the Philippines. … 2

July 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – The biggest clue that New Yorkers were going a little royalty-crazy was when someone stopped Tony Packwood on a city bus after hearing his British accent to …

July 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEXAS CITY, Texas – Tar balls from the Gulf oil spill found on a Texas beach were the first evidence that gushing crude from the Deepwater Horizon well has reached …

July 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – The imam entangled in the investigation into a suicide bomb plot against New York City subway stations left the U.S. Monday on court orders after admitting he …

July 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A leading Dutch environmental agency, taking the blame for one of the glaring errors that undermined the credibility of a seminal U.N. report on climate change, …