June 17, 2010 in Sports Friday night’s 6:30 opener at Avista Stadium between the Spokane Indians and the Tri-City Dust Devils would be a playoff rematch if this year’s postseason format had been in effect … 1

June 17, 2010 in Sports Idaho football coach Robb Akey gets a new contract and Kibbie Dome will get a facelift after the Idaho State Board of Education granted the Vandals’ wish list. 2

June 17, 2010 in City An appeals court judge on Thursday upheld a $2.8 million judgment for the family of a man who died in 2006 after falling on a crumbling step at Spokane Raceway …

June 17, 2010 in Sports The Spokane Shock host the Tulsa Talons at the Arena tonight.

June 17, 2010 in Sports The Spokane Chiefs’ search for a new coach, now in its seventh week, has produced just one interview but Tim Speltz, general manager of the Western Hockey League club, was …

  June 17, 2010 in Sports Highlights from Thursday’s World Cup matches.

June 17, 2010 in Idaho The Idaho House will convene a rare ethics committee to look into whether Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, abused legislative privilege or had a conflict of interest in serving on the … 3

June 17, 2010 in City President Barack Obama has nominated Stevens County Sheriff Craig Thayer to serve as U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Washington, which encompasses most of the state east of the …

June 17, 2010 in Sports The University of Utah accepted an invitation to become the 12th member of the newly expanded Pac-10 Conference on Thursday.

June 17, 2010 in Business U.S. automakers have surpassed imported brands for the first time in a survey that measures the quality of new cars and trucks. J.D. Power and Associates said today that owners … 2

June 17, 2010 in City Two little-used bus routes that serve park-and-ride lots in Spokane were eliminated in a vote Wednesday by the Spokane Transit Authority board of directors. 5

June 17, 2010 in Region A woman convicted of rendering criminal assistance in the shooting deaths of four Lakewood, Wash., police officers was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison. 10

June 17, 2010 in City The city has closed its pools today because of cooler temperatures and precipitation.

June 17, 2010 in News, Sports, Outdoors Anglers headed to Montana’s popular fishing streams are warned that rain has been causing flows to spike to dangerous levels in some areas.

June 17, 2010 in Nation/World Chastened by heavy criticism from lawmakers, a grim-faced BP chief executive Tony Hayward insisted Thursday he was “devastated with this accident” in the Gulf of Mexico and denied shunning probing … 5

June 17, 2010 Due to a problem with the local phone company, The Spokesman-Review is not receiving some incoming local calls to our phone system. 1

June 17, 2010 in City A young woman cut on both thighs is listed in stable condition at a Spokane hospital this morning after a party turned into a fight on Spokane’s North Side.

June 17, 2010 in Business The number of people filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped last week after three straight declines, another sign that the pace of layoffs has not slowed. 1

June 17, 2010 in City, Idaho A workshop on how to increase blood-lead testing of children and pregnant women in the Silver Valley is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 29 at Silver …