July 14, 2011 in Sports James Wood’s grand slam to right-center highlighted an eight-run first inning Thursday as the AquaSox (11-16) rebounded from Wednesday’s series-opening loss with a 16-9 win over the Spokane Indians in … 1

July 14, 2011 in Sports Derek Holland was perfect through five innings and finished with a five-hitter as the visiting Texas Rangers rolled 5-0 over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night for their season-high eighth … 1

July 14, 2011 in Sports Danielle Adams scored 15 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter, Danielle Robinson hit two free throws with 1.6 seconds left and the San Antonio Silver Stars beat the …

July 14, 2011 in City An electrical pole fire about 7:30 this evening in North Central Spokane left about 6,600 Avista customers in the area without power. 3

July 14, 2011 Law enforcement in Spokane and North Idaho will join the U.S. military in processions today to deliver to funeral homes the remains of two Coeur d’Alene soldiers killed in Iraq 1

July 14, 2011 in Sports The Seattle Sounder have signed coach Sigi Schmid to a contract extension that runs through the 2015 season.

July 14, 2011 in Idaho The Idaho Transportation Department has agreed to pay more than $1 million in fines for Clean Water Act violations related to construction on Highway 95 south of Coeur d’Alene, including … 4

July 14, 2011 in News, Nation/World Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and top Republicans struck a deal Thursday to end a budget impasse that prompted the state government to shut down, with the Democratic governor giving up … 4

July 14, 2011 in Sports Thomas Bjorn and Tom Lewis have nothing in common except for the unlikely position they shared Thursday atop the leaderboard at the British Open at Sandwich, England.

July 14, 2011 in Sports Almost as soon as it began, former baseball star Roger Clemens’ perjury trial in Washington ended Thursday — in a mistrial the judge blamed on prosecutors and said a “first-year … 4

July 14, 2011 For the Kennedys, the family compound has long been a place to relax, to celebrate and to grieve. Now, as the Kennedys gather for another wedding there, the family is … 5

July 14, 2011 The trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards can begin in October, a federal judge said Thursday. Edwards is accused of accepting illegal campaign contributions to hide an affair during … 3

July 14, 2011 in Idaho A 30-year-old man who lost consciousness while in Coeur d’Alene police custody died this morning at Kootenai Medical Center. 5

July 14, 2011 in Idaho Idaho Republicans have dropped a proposed rule change to let party committees screen candidates for primary elections and select just two for each office, but they’ll consider plenty of other …

  July 14, 2011 Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick fired Detective Jeff Harvey on Wednesday as a result of a confrontation Harvey had with a state Fish and Wildlife officer. 20

July 14, 2011 in Nation/World The FBI has opened an investigation into allegations that media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. sought to hack into the phones of Sept. 11 victims, a law enforcement official said … 10

July 14, 2011 in City The U.S. Department of Energy has agreed to settle the claims of 139 people with thyroid disease — the largest settlement so far in a massive civil suit brought by … 3

July 14, 2011 in Nation/World Testy lawmakers pointed fingers at one another and President Barack Obama on today as negotiations over raising the national debt limited entered a perilous endgame. Wall Street eyed the standoff … 41

July 14, 2011 in City, Idaho A cooler version of July has settled over the Inland Northwest today with highs likely to remain in the 70s until Saturday.

July 14, 2011 in News Steve Salvatori gives his positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Salvatori faces Joy Jones in the race …

July 14, 2011 in News Barbara Lampert gives her positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Lampert faces Michael Noder, Robert Kroboth, Mary …

July 14, 2011 in News Ben Stuckart gives his positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Stuckart faces Dennis Hession, Steve Corker and …

July 14, 2011 in News David Condon gives his positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Condon faces Michael Noder, Robert Kroboth, Mary …