July 9, 2011 in Sports With a big assist from starter Justin Nicolino, the Vancouver Canadians and Spokane Indians cleaned up their Northwest League baseball act considerably on Saturday night. Less than 24 hours after …

July 9, 2011 in Sports Torii Hunter drove in a season-high five runs with a pair of homers, Mark Trumbo also went deep and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 9-3 on Saturday …

  July 9, 2011 in Sports Compared to the long hours required to put an arena football configuration on the Albi Stadium turf, Spokane Shock head coach Rob Keefe figured he had the easy job Saturday …

July 9, 2011 in Sports Not all the rantings, encouragement, rebukes and advice have stuck with Terrence Lewis, but he hasn’t forgotten at least one thing his college coach once told him. “If you treat …

July 9, 2011 in City, Idaho On July 5, Spc. Nathan R. Beyers wrote on Facebook that a soldier has only one wish: “To come home safe.” Two days later, Beyers and Spc. Nicholas W. Newby … 15

July 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 Some of Spokane’s senior and youth centers could face closure next year under budget-balancing proposals soon to be considered by the Spokane Park Board. Park officials stress that the budget … 2

July 9, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Unemployment took a gut-wrenching turn for the worse last month, dashing widespread expectations of improvement, fueling fears that the recovery may be stalling, and challenging political leaders who … 61

July 9, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Idaho’s upcoming wolf hunt will be managed like other big game seasons, with no statewide quota on the number of wolves that can be killed, state officials said Friday. About … 2

July 9, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Bathed in sunshine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived Friday in Southern California’s vacation playground. But within minutes of touching down at the airport, they were … 1

July 9, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 NORFOLK, Va. – Three suspected Somali pirates were charged with murder Friday in the slayings of four Americans aboard a hijacked yacht off the coast of Africa in February. Ahmed …

July 9, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Lawmakers outraged over Casey Anthony’s acquittal have responded by proposing so-called Caylee’s laws that would allow prosecutors to bring felony charges against parents who do not quickly …

July 9, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 HOUSTON – A former KBR Inc. employee who said she was drugged and raped while working in Iraq lost her civil lawsuit against the military contractor Friday after a federal … 1

July 9, 2011 in City on Page A5 With about six weeks to go before the August primary, one challenger for the job of Spokane mayor has raised almost twice as much as incumbent Mary Verner. The other … 7

July 9, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Spokane nursing home that has faced previous sanctions for unsafe conditions has been ordered to stop accepting new residents after the death of a resident last month. State officials … 3

July 9, 2011 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago Spokane claimed a religious milestone: the first Japanese-American man to join the Jesuit order.

July 9, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Marriage licenses