July 12, 2011 in Sports An apology? The Spokane Indians treated their customers to a baseball game and a fight on Monday afternoon and the club is apologizing?

July 12, 2011 in Sports Pitching, speed and a little bit of power. The National League is back on top in the All-Star game, using the same formula that worked during its dominating run in … 1

July 12, 2011 in Sports Four teams, two games remaining, one playoff spot, all sorts of possibilities. Spokane can eliminate the guesswork and numerous what-if scenarios by winning its last two Arena Football League games, …

July 12, 2011 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is calling for the city of Coeur d’Alene to remove hundreds of trees from its levee, which separates North Idaho College and the Fort … 6

July 12, 2011 in Sports It’s Kyle Kelly’s favorite time of the year again. But the Spokane native and head golf professional at Tamarisk Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., claims he isn’t feeling as …

July 12, 2011 in City, News For the first three months after he was shot in the head, Shane Reilly would wake up in horror not understanding why his body didn’t move below his nose or … 32

July 12, 2011 in Nation/World, News U.S. Rep. Ron Paul said Tuesday he will concentrate on running for president and will not seek re-election to Congress, ending a 24-year career as one of the more colorful … 19

July 12, 2011 in Sports Sue Bird still looks to pass before putting up a shot, but that doesn’t mean she can’t help the Seattle Storm’s offense that is missing All-Star center Lauren Jackson. Bird …

July 12, 2011 in Nation/World A young man who underwent the world’s first double leg transplant might be able to walk with the aid of crutches in six or seven months if his rehabilitation goes … 1

July 12, 2011 in Region Montana environmental regulators have asked Exxon Mobil to justify its estimate for how much oil spilled into the Yellowstone River, citing the company’s changing timeline on how long it took … 3

July 12, 2011 in Climate change, Region As the weather warms, wine grape growers are getting a clearer picture of just how much damage occurred in their vineyards last year — and they don’t necessarily like what …

July 12, 2011 Sherwood Schwartz, writer-creator of two of the best-remembered TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, “Gilligan’s Island” and “The Brady Bunch,” has died at age 94. 1

July 12, 2011 in Nation/World The top two Republicans in Congress sought today to put the onus on President Barack Obama for failure to resolve a fight over how to increase the government’s borrowing authority. … 8

July 12, 2011 in Idaho The federal government has received complaints that 78 of the 115 Idaho school districts are violating laws meant to create equal opportunities for female athletes. 3

July 12, 2011 in Idaho The final numbers are in, and after anguishing over deep budget cuts, Idaho ended the fiscal year well ahead of projections for state tax revenues, with an $85.3 million year-end … 8

July 12, 2011 in City, Features, News The Snoqualmie Tribal Council passed a resolution declaring marijuana legal on the reservation on July 30. 2

July 12, 2011 in Idaho, Region Cleanup crews in eastern Idaho have finished clearing honey and an estimated 14 million honey bees that got loose after a delivery truck overturned along a stretch of U.S. Highway … 1

July 12, 2011 in Idaho, Region ExxonMobil has hired off-duty police in Lewiston to provide extra security for its refinery equipment during an environmental conference taking place in north-central Idaho. 1

July 12, 2011 in City Traffic on Interstate 90 westbound was backed up this morning in East Spokane, the first morning commute with a temporary lane reduction for construction work. 1

July 12, 2011 in City, Idaho A new Pacific low pressure system is changing the weather today, bringing showers and more clouds to the Inland Northwest.

July 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 • 2002 – Year that Washington became one of the first states to offer financial incentives for film production • 40 – Approximate number of films shot in the Spokane … 2

July 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – As time runs perilously short for action, President Barack Obama challenged top lawmakers to return to the White House today with fresh ideas for a debt-reduction plan that … 83