June 14, 2011 in News, Outdoors, Region The Pend Oreille River is flowing at its highest level in 14 years, and minor flooding is prevalent in the river valley northwest of Newport. The flooding is blamed on …

June 14, 2011 in Sports Through the first seven games of the Arena Football League season, Spokane’s secondary had zero interceptions. In the last five games, the unit has six picks. Three of those came …

June 14, 2011 in News, Outdoors, Region Nearly a century after it was built, the Condit Dam on the White Salmon River is about to be removed, reopening the Columbia River tributary for the passage of salmon … 7

June 14, 2011 in Sports Tim Hulett figured he could pick out about half of the 29 players on hand for the Spokane Indians’ first practice Tuesday afternoon at Avista Stadium. Names and faces will … 1

June 14, 2011 in Sports Seattle University will join the Western Athletic Conference for the 2012-13 school year.

June 14, 2011 in City A backpack labeled “bomb” was found in downtown Spokane today, but police say it contained nothing dangerous. 7

June 14, 2011 in Region A lax safety culture that deters timely reporting and resolution of technical concerns is endangering the success of a $12.2 billion plant being built at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear … 1

June 14, 2011 in News, Region Despite years of state budget cuts for education, Washington high school students continue to do well on statewide tests in reading and writing, and both graduation and dropout rates are …

June 14, 2011 in Idaho Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush today proclaimed Idaho’s school-reform laws requiring online courses and funding them “one of a kind,” and said he thinks they “will be the models for … 17

June 14, 2011 in Region Police in the Portland suburb of Forest Grove are looking for a teenager who showed up at a slumber party with a shotgun, prompting a warning shot by a parent. 1

June 14, 2011 in City, Idaho Following Monday’s showers, forecasters are calling for a spring break today with sunny skies and mild afternoon temperatures.

June 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The best cure for the economy now is time. That’s the overwhelming opinion of leading economists in a new Associated Press survey. They say the Federal Reserve shouldn’t … 55

June 14, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 The owner of Idaho’s oldest operating silver mine agreed to pay $263.4 million plus interest to clean up historic mine waste in the Coeur d’Alene Basin, resolving one of the … 1

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June 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama, increasing pressure on Rep. Anthony Weiner to quit, said Monday that “I can tell you that if it was me, I would resign.” In a … 12

June 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 MEXICO CITY – About 70 percent of the guns seized in Mexico and submitted to a U.S. gun-tracing program came from the United States, according to a report released by … 9

June 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN DIEGO – An unemployed software consultant who stockpiled explosive materials in his suburban San Diego-area home has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. George Jakubec looked frail …

June 14, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 SANAA, Yemen – Yemen’s acting president agreed on Monday with opposition parties to begin discussions on how to transfer power from the country’s embattled president, an opposition spokesman said. The …