June 22, 2011 in Sports John Lannan and the Washington Nationals found yet another novel way to keep their winning ways going, beating the Seattle Mariners 2-1 Wednesday night with a pair of unearned runs … 1

June 22, 2011 in Sports With most rivers around the region still blown out from runoff, the sight of a salmonfly triggers fond memories of the one year in 20 or 30 when the average … 1

June 22, 2011 in Sports The Spokane Shock quarterback carousel is back in motion.

June 22, 2011 in City, News The deputy who shot 74-year-old Wayne Scott Creach will face no disciplinary action after being cleared in an internal investigation examining his compliance with departmental policy and procedures during the … 100

June 22, 2011 in Idaho Idaho’s new multimillion-dollar student data system is causing giant headaches at school districts around the state and local school officials say it isn’t working, state lawmakers heard Wednesday. State Superintendent … 1

June 22, 2011 in Nation/World A jury has convicted a self-help author who led a sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona that left three people dead. Jurors in Camp Verde, Ariz., reached their verdict today after …

June 22, 2011 in City, Idaho A driver who crashed into a log truck and died while being chased by sheriff’s deputies was a Post Falls man with severe diabetes, friends say. 23

June 22, 2011 in Business, News Joblessness may be high in Washington state, but at least those people with jobs seem to be doing well. Washington posted the 8th-fastest growth rate in personal income during the … 18

June 22, 2011 in Region A private submarine is diving this week near Port Townsend to examine the wreck of a steamer that sank in 1921 in Puget Sound.

June 22, 2011 in Idaho Idaho schools could get about $50 million in a one-time payout in July, no strings attached, if state tax revenues meet projections in the final month of the state’s fiscal … 7

June 22, 2011 in Outdoors A fledgling outdoorsmen’s group released a broad agenda today aimed at giving conservation-minded sportsmen’s groups a united voice before federal policy makers. The Bull Moose Sportsmen’s Alliance’s 18-point agenda centers …

June 22, 2011 in Sports The NBA draft is this Thursday and once again a basketball player from an Eastern Washington team is expected to be selected in the first round. Klay Thompson of Washington …

June 22, 2011 in City, Idaho A major warm up in progress over the Inland Northwest this morning is going to be moving out. 1

June 22, 2011 in Legal , News Activists behind a new push to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Washington state say the measure is carefully calibrated to what voters will support. Leaders of the group New … 7

June 22, 2011 in Business on Page A1 If the Spokane Tribe’s proposed West Plains casino opens and turns a profit, the first big payouts will go to Spokane County and the city of Airway Heights. Both governments … 18

June 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered … 114

June 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 Two mental health agencies with long histories in Spokane will merge on July 1 to form Frontier Behavioral Health. The boards of directors of Spokane Mental Health, which last year … 2

June 22, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. General Assembly voted unanimously to give Ban Ki-moon a second term as secretary-general Tuesday, praising him for strengthening the world body’s role and visibility in …

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June 22, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 ALBANY, N.Y. – After a day of more closed-door negotiations, New York’s Senate left unsettled a bill to legalize gay marriage, setting up a pivotal showdown today as lawmakers look … 2