May 12, 2010 in Sports Brad Bergesen took a three-hitter into the eighth inning, Luke Scott homered and scored twice, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Mariners 5-2 on Wednesday night. 1

May 12, 2010 in City The Spokane School Board voted 3-2 Wednesday to support the state’s application for federal Race to the Top funds. School Board Director Jeff Bierman was opposed, as was board President … 1

May 12, 2010 Rockwood Clinic officials have decided to clear out of office and clinical space on the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center campus instead of fighting the hospital’s June 30 eviction notice. 1

May 12, 2010 in City A mistake by the state Department of Retirement Systems could cost Spokane County nearly $325,000 – if commissioners don’t pass the burden to employees. 1

May 12, 2010 in Business Foreclosures were up substantially in Spokane County last month, and the numbers in Kootenai County also continued to deteriorate.

May 12, 2010 in City Spokane Mayor Mary Verner told the City Council Wednesday that she plans to eliminate 41 city jobs next year, including 18 police officers and 9 Fire Department employees. 14

May 12, 2010 in City The opening of the new Witter Aquatics Center, at Mission Park in northeast Spokane, will be delayed several weeks because of a broken pipe in the larger of the two … 1

May 12, 2010 in Nation/World, Region Gov. Chris Gregoire is on the White House’s short list to replace Elena Kagan as the solicitor general. The question is, would she take the job if it’s offered? 12

May 12, 2010 in City The Northwest Power and Conservation Council approved plans Wednesday for a salmon hatchery at the Chief Joseph Dam to help rebuild chinook runs in the upper Columbia River watershed. 4

May 12, 2010 in City Two people are in critical condition after a rollover accident this afternoon in Spokane Valley that authorities said was caused by equipment failure. Both were ejected; Washington State Patrol said …

May 12, 2010 in City Spokane police this morning said they are still looking for a man who went missing Tuesday.

May 12, 2010 Sunny and warm weather returns to the Inland Northwest through this weekend with highs running from the upper 60s today to the upper 70s over the weekend.

May 12, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – With a quick solution ominously uncertain, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is on track to become an unprecedented economic and environmental disaster with millions of … 3

May 12, 2010 in City on Page A1 A clinic treating many of Spokane’s poor has started an ambitious program to fight chronic hepatitis C, a viral infection that can lead to liver failure. About 2,000 patients of … 3

May 12, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Spokane School Board will vote tonight on whether to support the state’s proposal to compete for a share of $3.4 billion in federal Race to the Top funds. Millions … 4

May 12, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 SEMINOLE, Okla. – Days before deadly tornadoes raked the Plains, forecasters warned people big storms were on the way and that they would be large and powerful. Scientists even predicted …

May 12, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Beijing – An attacker hacked seven children and one teacher to death today and wounded 20 other people in a rampage at a kindergarten in northwest China, the latest in …

May 12, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – American commanders, worried about increased violence in the wake of Iraq’s inconclusive elections, are now reconsidering the pace of a major troop pullout this summer, U.S. officials said …