June 15, 2011 in City Spokane Public Schools principals have agreed to a 3 percent pay cut, a move that will help the school district offset a $13.1 million budget shortfall. 8

June 15, 2011 in Sports So you love the sport of fishing and you want to see it prosper and perpetuate. Where do you apply your efforts – with the parents or the kids?

June 15, 2011 WASHINGTON — A group of hackers who breached the Senate computer system earlier this week claimed responsibility for problems with the CIA’s website today. The computer mischief appeared to be …

June 15, 2011 in Region It appears Eastern Washington will be passed over by the Rainbow Family for its national gathering July 1-7. All signs point to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwestern Washington … 5

June 15, 2011 The Spokane bishop who heads the child protection committee for U.S. Roman Catholic bishops insisted today that no significant changes were needed in the church’s abuse prevention policy despite recent … 6

June 15, 2011 in City A commercial vehicle carrying beehives struck the railroad overpass on U.S. 2 near Fairchild Air Force Base, spilling hives onto the highway. 7

June 15, 2011 in News Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was released from a Houston hospital today, five months after being shot in the head during a political event. Giffords will move to League City, a … 6

June 15, 2011 in News Washington, a state that has long boasted one of the lowest smoking rates in the nation, has taken a sizable drop from its third-place ranking, tying with Maryland this year … 13

June 15, 2011 in Business, City Employment in Washington fell by 700 in May, the first decline after eight months of increases, the Employment Security Department reported today. 11

June 15, 2011 in City A new case of equine herpes virus has been diagnosed at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine teaching hospital. 1

June 15, 2011 in Region A De Smet woman has pleaded guilty in federal court for her role in a traffic crash that killed a pedestrian on the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s reservation last year.

June 15, 2011 in Idaho, News, Region Authorities thought their dayslong manhunt for a fugitive former anti-government militia leader was reaching a climax as they closed in on a remote Montana forest camp today after hours of … 10

June 15, 2011 in Business To meet booming demand for single-aisle jets worldwide, Boeing announced that it plans to step up production of its 737 jetliner to 42 planes per month by the first half …

June 15, 2011 in City, Idaho The National Weather Service has issued what it calls a short-term forecast for the possibility of strong shower clouds and thunderstorms across northern portions of the Inland Northwest through 4 … 1

June 15, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 SAN FRANCISCO – The country’s largest consumer bankruptcy court has sided with a gay couple seeking to file a joint bankruptcy petition, taking the extraordinary step of deciding the federal … 27

June 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 For more than a decade, Washington state has paid $9,500 a month plus regular legal fees to two big Seattle law firms to represent indigent clients in their appeals – … 12

June 15, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 Drones such as the Predator (above) are unmanned aircraft that can be flown from remote locations and hover over a target before firing a missile. Yemeni officials have indicated their … 20

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