August 10, 2011 in City Spokane Public Schools adopted its 2011-12 budget Wednesday, but reaching the finish line was a challenge as district officials tried to offset a $13.1 million shortfall. 9

August 10, 2011 in Sports Casper Wells had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning for the Seattle Mariners in a 4-3 victory over the A.L. West-leading Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.

August 10, 2011 in Sports How much progress has the Idaho offense made? Steve Axman, the Vandals’ offensive coordinator, pondered that question and immediately went back to early April to draw a comparison. 2

August 10, 2011 in Sports C.J. Mizell stood at a fork in the road. The choice was his to make, but the road map had been drawn pretty clearly by Washington State coach Paul Wulff … 2

August 10, 2011 in City A passenger who died in a one-car rollover crash Tuesday in east Spokane has been identified as Blair Riding, 31. 5

August 10, 2011 in City A family rights group is planning protests on Friday against the child welfare system at courthouses across the nation, including Spokane. The protests, planned in 42 states and Washington, D.C., … 15

August 10, 2011 in City A three-alarm fire in North Spokane destroyed 23 units in an apartment building. Twenty-two units were occupied, and all residents escaped unharmed, fire officials said. 27

August 10, 2011 Stocks plunged again today as investors turned their attention back to the weak economy and Europe’s debt problems. Most of the big gains that followed a Federal Reserve pledge to … 25

August 10, 2011 in Business The price of gold surpassed $1,800 an ounce today for the first time as investors pulled their money out of stocks and snapped up precious metals contracts. 22

August 10, 2011 Fire crews battled steep terrain, gusty winds and heavy timber in a blaze that burnt 90 acres as of Wednesday evening on Rogers Mountain, five miles west of Aladdin, Wash., …

August 10, 2011 in Region City officials here should oust all illegal aliens and turn Kennewick into an English-only language community, a city council candidate says. 50

August 10, 2011 in Outdoors, Region A conservation group has bought 71 acres in the Yaak Mountains in northwestern Montana near Troy that officials say could improve migration corridors for grizzly bears and other wildlife in … 3

August 10, 2011 in City Westbound traffic on Interstate 90 in Spokane came to a standstill this morning from a combination of heavy traffic and a collision near the Hamilton Street interchange. 3

August 10, 2011 in Nation/World International forces killed the Taliban insurgents responsible for shooting down a U.S. helicopter and killing 38 U.S. and Afghan forces over the weekend, but they are still seeking the top … 3

August 10, 2011 in Nation/World House Speaker John Boehner has named GOP Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas to co-chair a powerful new committee that will try to come up with a bipartisan plan this fall … 15

August 10, 2011 in News, Nation/World The Dow Jones industrial average fell 413 points, or 3.7 percent, to 10,827 in morning trading Wednesday. That erased nearly all of its 429 point gain from Tuesday, when the … 18

August 10, 2011 in City, Idaho A low pressure system moving along the Canadian border today is bringing a few clouds and cooler temperatures to the Inland Northwest.

August 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 A driver with a learner’s permit apparently confused the gas pedal with the brake and struck and killed a man as he stood on his Spokane Valley lawn Tuesday afternoon. … 15

August 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – The Fed spoke – and financial markets rallied. The Dow Jones industrial average surged more than 429 points, its tenth-highest point gain in history and the biggest … 12