August 1, 2011 in Sports Robert Gallery, who came to Seattle as a free agent from the Oakland Raiders, is expected to anchor the Seahawks’ offensive line.

August 1, 2011 in Sports Former Gonzaga University women’s basketball star Courtney Vandersloot has been named one of 26 players in the pool to make the 12-member U.S. Olympic team for next summer’s games in …

August 1, 2011 in Sports Mead coach Phil McLean helped coach Team Washington at the Cadet and Junior Freestyle and Greco championships in Fargo, N.D., and the Spokane area had its best representation in history.

August 1, 2011 in News, Region The neglect case involving a 106-year-old woman found begging for food in her squalid Kettle Falls home has morphed into a records hunt by law enforcement and others who say … 5

August 1, 2011 in Nation/World The House has approved emergency legislation to avoid an economy-rattling government default and slice federal spending by $2 trillion or more on a vote of 269 to 161. 98

August 1, 2011 An accident on westbound Interstate 90 near Division Street is clogging traffic. The Spokane Regional Transportation Management Center warns motorists to expect long delays. 2

August 1, 2011 in News The woman found dead Friday in a Spokane Valley home has been identified as Lyndsey White, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office. The cause of death remains unknown …

August 1, 2011 in City Providence Health Care has purchased Spokane Cardiology as part of its plan to develop a new heart institute serving the region. 2

August 1, 2011 in Idaho, Region A Canadian investment firm plans to buy a majority stake in Oregon-based door and window manufacturer Jeld-Wen Inc. after initially agreeing to a minority interest in one of the state’s … 1

August 1, 2011 in News, City Three people have been arrested in connection with a recent arson fire in the 4400 block of East 15th in Spokane Valley and fourth person, Aleksander N. Shingarey, 23, is …

August 1, 2011 in Business, City The empty Safeway supermarket on West Third in Spokane will reopen this fall as a Grocery Outlet store. 17

August 1, 2011 in Region Former U.S. Ski Team member Ani Haas says she feels fortunate to have suffered just scratches to her left arm and chest when she encountered a black bear while running … 3

August 1, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho Two Idaho snowflies will not be protected under the Endangered Species Act, U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials said today.

August 1, 2011 in City, Idaho A solid week of summer weather is on the menu, with highs in the upper 80s every day and likely into the 90s on Thursday, the National Weather Service says. 1

August 1, 2011 in City A woman driving a stolen Honda Accord crashed into a house on North Maple Street early this morning, Spokane police said. 3

August 1, 2011 in Nation/World A crisis-conquering deficit-reduction agreement struck by the White House and congressional leaders after months of partisan rancor picked up momentum in the Senate today, as a member of the Republican … 15

August 1, 2011 in Nation/World Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays, the Obama administration said today in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as … 49

August 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced a historic agreement Sunday night on emergency legislation to avert the nation’s first financial default. The dramatic … 45

August 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 TEHRAN, Iran – An Iranian woman blinded and disfigured by a man who threw acid into her face stood above her attacker Sunday in a hospital operating room as a … 2