June 1, 2011 in City BRIDGEPORT, Wash. – Bridgeport High School earned national attention as one of three finalists in the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge. Although they fell short of the top prize …

June 1, 2011 in Sports Raffi Torres scored on an exceptional pass from Jannik Hansen with 18.5 seconds to play, and the Vancouver Canucks dramatically beat the Boston Bruins 1-0 Wednesday night in the Stanley …

June 1, 2011 Four people died today when at least at least two tornadoes swept through western and central parts of Massachusetts, the state’s governor said. The storm hit the Springfield area after …

June 1, 2011 in News A memorial for Army Sgt. 1st Class Clifford E. Beattie, 37, of Medical Lake, will take place 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10405 …

June 1, 2011 in Business, City Spokane Valley manufacturer Pyrotek Inc. will bring a manufacturing line from a plant in Mexico to Spokane Valley, after receiving $150,000 in state assistance for the move. 54

June 1, 2011 in Region Seattle has warned its 23,000 parking scofflaws: Pay up this month, or the city will immobilize your car with a boot. The crackdown begins July 5. Parking is a lucrative … 2

  June 1, 2011 in Sports Adam Jones had three hits against his former team, including the go-ahead homer into the upper deck in the eighth inning, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 2-1 victory over …

June 1, 2011 in Region Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer is asking President Barack Obama to declare a major disaster for the state due to flooding. Schweitzer sent his request today, saying the size and severity …

June 1, 2011 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter vowed Wednesday to personally campaign against the voter referendum to overturn this year’s school reform legislation, even as the tally of Idahoans signing petitions to place … 15

June 1, 2011 in Region A series of fast-charging stations for electric cars will be installed this year along Interstate 5 in Southern Oregon to become one of the first links in a Green Highway … 32

June 1, 2011 in City A body found in Peaceful Valley has been identified as a Spokane County man reported missing in December. The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Francisco Poncho Johnston’s identity this … 2

June 1, 2011 in Region The superintendent at Highland Cemetery in Great Falls says vandals pushed over as many as 200 headstones, breaking some that were at least 100 years old.

June 1, 2011 in Nation/World, Region Amtrak officials say flooding in separate areas of northern North Dakota has forced a temporary shutdown of passenger rail service between St. Paul, Minn., and Spokane, Wash.

June 1, 2011 in Nation/World Space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts returned to Earth early today, closing out the next-to-last mission in NASA’s 30-year program with a safe middle-of-the-night landing.

June 1, 2011 in City, Idaho Another mild and cloudy spring day could lead to showers by this afternoon and even a repeat of Tuesday’s outbreak of thunderstorms across the Inland Northwest.

June 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 LONDON – A respected international panel of scientists says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee. The … 3

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June 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Jonas Bevacqua, who co-founded the popular street clothing brand LRG in 1999 and presided over its rapid rise as a major fashion force among young people, was …

June 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives’ Tuesday vote against a “clean” debt-limit increase – one with no budget cuts attached – was largely a political exercise from both parties eager … 7