May 25, 2010 in Sports Spencer Wordell ran the race of his still-young college career Tuesday at Spokane Falls, but he’ll never have a medal to show for it. Which will ultimately go down as … 1

May 25, 2010 in Sports Chris Siegfried faced a decision many successful coaches encounter at some point in their careers: Should I stay or go? Siegfried had just led the Spokane Shock to an ArenaCup … 1

May 25, 2010 in City An arbitrator is reviewing the case of a Spokane County corrections deputy fired after sheriff’s officials determined he used excessive force on an inmate.

May 25, 2010 in City Republican Dino Rossi says he will release an online video announcement on his plans for the U.S. Senate race in Washington state. 13

May 25, 2010 in City The Freya Street Bridge, closed since last August, is going to open at 7 p.m. today following construction of a new span over the BNSF Railway lines between Sprague and …

May 25, 2010 in Business A rally pushed the Dow Jones industrials back over 10,000 after the stock market sank to its lowest level of the year today. The late-day rebound did nothing to erase …

May 25, 2010 in Outdoors, Region For the fifth time in seven years, anglers will have a chance to catch chinook salmon in the upper Powder River. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on Thursday …

  May 25, 2010 in City A federal judge has ruled that he did not find a conflict of interest in how private attorney Carl Oreskovich has defended Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr., and …

May 25, 2010 in Nation/World Cribs with a side rail that moves up and down so parents can lift children from them more easily would be banned under legislation aimed at reducing infant deaths. 3

May 25, 2010 in City Three men were airlifted from Moses Lake to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center with severe burns after igniting a flash fire in a small garden shed Monday night. They were reportedly … 19

May 25, 2010 in City, Idaho Thirty-seven miles of the Centennial Trail in Spokane County have been designated as part of the National Trails System, the U.S. government announced today. 2

May 25, 2010 in Region A number of residents in the suburbs north and east of Seattle were shaken awake Tuesday by a small earthquake. 2

May 25, 2010 in City Two older residents smelled smoke this morning in their single-wide mobile home at the Flamingo Trailer Court in Spokane Valley and fled for safety before fire destroyed their home.

May 25, 2010 in City, Idaho A short spell of warmer temperatures is expected today as clouds begin to build in advance of a new Pacific storm that should bring showers from Wednesday through Saturday.

May 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Crime in the United States dropped dramatically in 2009, bucking a historical trend that links rising crime rates to economic woes. Property crimes and violent offenses each declined … 3

May 25, 2010 in City on Page A1 Two dozen people urged the Spokane City Council to let the city police ombudsman listen to someone other than police about police misconduct, but a confidential legal memo stood in … 20

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May 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – The Phoenix lander will not rise again. NASA declared the three-legged spacecraft officially dead Monday after repeated failed attempts to regain contact.

May 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A proposal to step up the repeal of the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military but still allow the Pentagon time – perhaps even …

May 25, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 COLUMBIA, S.C. – Tea party favorite Nikki Haley, a Republican candidate for governor whose campaign gained momentum with recent endorsements from Sarah Palin and Jenny Sanford, vehemently denied allegations Monday …