June 30, 2010 in Sports The coach of the Lewis-Clark State College baseball team is stepping down after 34 years at the helm and 16 league championships. 1

June 30, 2010 in City A woman robbed a bank inside a grocery store in central Spokane today. 3

June 30, 2010 in Region Searchers today spotted what they believe to be the wreckage of a plane carrying four people who never returned from an afternoon sightseeing trip in northwestern Montana, a Lake County … 3

June 30, 2010 in City Interstate 90 on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass is going to be closed for one hour at 8 p.m. for rock blasting as part of freeway widening from Hyak …

June 30, 2010 in City Technical Sergeant James Lorenzo led more than 16 military convoy missions over about 472,000 miles delivering people and supplies from Kuwait to Iraq during his last deployment in the U.S. … 1

June 30, 2010 in Nation/World, City Native American students at schools overseen by the federal Bureau of Indian Education performed significantly worse on national standardized tests in reading and math compared with those in public schools.

June 30, 2010 in News, Idaho The Coeur d’Alene Police are looking for the men suspected of plastering telephone poles along U.S. Highway 95 with racist fliers on Tuesday. 9

June 30, 2010 in City Police are investigating a body found under the Sunset Highway bridge over Latah Creek. The body was discovered about 10:30 a.m. by passers-by.

June 30, 2010 in City A car wash employee making a cash deposit at 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday was robbed at knifepoint, with a 4- to 6-inch blade held to the victim’s throat.

June 30, 2010 in News, City, Region The people have spoken and the Spokane Valley City Council listened. After weeks of debate and a late surge in public comments in favor of keeping the Broadway Avenue Safety … 1

June 30, 2010 in City Blase Joseph Cupich has been appointed Bishop of Spokane, the Vatican announced early today. A Nebraska native and most recently the Bishop of Rapid City, S.D., Cupich takes over for …

June 30, 2010 in Idaho A 74-year-old man killed Tuesday in an all-terrain vehicle crash near the Fourth of July Pass parking lot in Kootenai County was identified this morning as Cleo B. “Bud” Dodge, …

June 30, 2010 in City, Idaho Cool, dry air is evident this morning as an upper-level low pressure system keeps summer warmth pushed well to the south of the Inland Northwest.

June 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is launching a special coverage program for uninsured Americans with medical problems this week, the most ambitious early investment of President Barack Obama’s health care … 5

June 30, 2010 in City on Page A1 County commissioners’ tempers flared Tuesday along with public spending on the Spokane County Raceway. Commissioners Todd Mielke and Mark Richard drove to a $1.1 million finish while Commissioner Bonnie Mager … 20

June 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 MANILA, Philippines – Benigno Aquino III was sworn in today as the Philippines’ 15th president, leading a Southeast Asian nation his late parents helped liberate from dictatorship and which he …

June 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Larry King, who interviewed statesmen and stars from a prime-time perch at CNN for 25 years but has faded in ratings and influence lately, said Tuesday that …

June 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MARINA DEL REY, Calif. – Abby Sunderland faced down moments of terror on the high seas after her boat was rolled over by a huge wave as she tried to …

June 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Chicago – Chicago Mayor Richard Daley will push for a strict handgun ordinance to replace its doomed gun ban that will likely include limiting each resident to a single handgun, …