June 8, 2010 in Sports ARLINGTON, Texas — Colby Lewis allowed four hits over seven innings, Vladimir Guerrero homered, and the Texas Rangers beat Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners 7-1 on Tuesday night.

June 8, 2010 in City Spokane County Commissioners today voted to put a new jail at a site near the Medical Lake freeway interchange and a community corrections on the campus of the existing Spokane … 17

June 8, 2010 in Business Starting Friday, the World Cup will be the sport du jour at the Checkerboard Tavern and several other East Spokane businesses. 2

June 8, 2010 in City State regulators say Avista Corp. should be fined in excess of $1.1 million for a December 2008 natural gas explosion in Odessa that injured two people and destroyed property. 5

June 8, 2010 in City, Idaho Free train ride tickets across the Rathdrum Prairie on June 22 were grabbed up in 20 minutes this morning as a line of people showed up to get in on …

June 8, 2010 in City, Idaho National Weather Service forecasters today said they expect one of the nicest weather weekends of the year with highs going from the middle 70s Saturday to lower 80s on Sunday …

June 8, 2010 in Business Job openings jumped in April to the highest level in 16 months, a sign that private employers may boost hiring in coming months. The number of jobs advertised at the … 3

June 8, 2010 in Nation/World A Massachusetts doctor treating a commercial fisherman sickened after his boat pulled up canisters of chemicals says tests show he was exposed to mustard gas. 2

June 8, 2010 in Region Mount Rainier rangers have resumed their search for the Olympia climber lost in the weekend avalanche.

June 8, 2010 in City The U.S. Border Patrol is asking residents along a section of the U.S.-Canada border to send anonymous text messages to report any suspicious people they come across. 22

June 8, 2010 in City Nearly 6,000 Avista Utilities customers were without power this morning when fuses blew at a substation near Francis Avenue and Cedar Street on the North Side of Spokane. 2

June 8, 2010 in City on Page A1 With a jury pool waiting in another room, a federal judge Monday postponed the criminal trial against Karl F. Thompson Jr. after prosecutors announced their intention to appeal his ruling … 5

June 8, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Geiger Corrections Center will soon become an interim version of the treatment-focused “community corrections center” that is to be part of a jail-construction bond measure next April. Although Geiger … 1

June 8, 2010 in City on Page A1 SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – After three years of cooperating in the Israeli blockade of Gaza, Egypt said Monday that it will leave its border with the Palestinian territory open indefinitely … 2

June 8, 2010 in City on Page A2 BOSTON – A fishing boat dredging for clams off New York’s Long Island pulled up 10 canisters, including one that broke open and released an unidentified chemical that caused two …

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June 8, 2010 in City on Page A3 NEWARK, N.J. – Two New Jersey men accused of trying to join a terrorist group in Somalia intended to commit acts of violence even though their plans appeared haphazard, a …

June 8, 2010 in City on Page A3 CLEBURNE, Texas – An emergency management official says a missing utility worker has been found dead several hours after a natural gas line erupted in north Texas. Officials say utility …

June 8, 2010 in City on Page A3 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal judge on Monday denied the state of Alaska’s request for a preliminary injunction to kill wolves, a step it said was needed to protect a … 2

June 8, 2010 in City on Page A3 NEW ORLEANS – The cap on the blown-out well in the Gulf is capturing a half-million gallons a day, or anywhere from one-third to three-quarters of the oil spewing from … 2

June 8, 2010 in City on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – Ten foreign soldiers, including seven Americans, were killed in separate attacks on the deadliest day of the year for Western forces in Afghanistan. A U.S. civilian contractor …