June 7, 2011 in Sports Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks pulled off another stunning comeback, tying the NBA finals at two games each.

June 7, 2011 in Sports Turns out it wasn’t the play of their younger players that finally prompted the Seattle Mariners to call up Mike Carp.

June 7, 2011 Barbara Lampert wants to balance the city of Spokane’s budget while at the same time hiring an additional 100 police officers. The candidate, who runs for office every year, filed … 5

June 7, 2011 in News SPOKANE mayor 1

June 7, 2011 in Idaho, News A retired couple from Hayden won a $1 million lottery prize. Clifford and Helena Jordan claimed the Mega Millions prize Monday morning at Idaho Lottery headquarters in Boise. Clifford Jordan … 2

June 7, 2011 in Sports MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Hope Solo thought the memory and misery of the 2007 World Cup would be left far behind as she got closer to this year’s championships. Three weeks …

June 7, 2011 in News, Region The Spokane metropolitan area is about to become a lot bigger. Spokane and adjacent Coeur d’Alene will be combined into a single metropolitan area as a result of the 2010 … 21

June 7, 2011 in City The Spokane Association of Realtors reported 382 closed sales for the month, compared with 332 in April. 4

June 7, 2011 in Idaho When Coeur d’Alene contractor and former state lawmaker Dean Haagenson served on Idaho’s redistricting commission a decade ago, he got telephone threats, threats against his business and more. Haagenson was …

June 7, 2011 in News Attorney General Rob McKenna is preparing to officially launch his gubernatorial campaign, hoping to become Washington state’s first GOP governor in more than a quarter of a century, a Republican … 36

June 7, 2011 in Region Corporate giants Boeing Co. and Microsoft Corp. announced Monday that each will pledge $25 million in the next five years to a new public-private college scholarship program to help students … 1

June 7, 2011 in City A 34-year-old graduate student at Washington State University died Monday evening after her car collided with another vehicle on Highway 26 at Penawawa Road southwest of Colfax.

June 7, 2011 in City, Idaho More showery weather is forecasted for the Inland Northwest today through the rest of the week. 2

June 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 Tuition at Eastern Washington University could go up for the third year in a row, as many as 10 degree programs could be eliminated and about 20 employees could lose … 1

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June 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Katie Couric has worked in morning television, the evening news and now – thanks in part to Oprah Winfrey – will try out a daytime talk show. … 3

June 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 HAMBURG, Germany – First they pointed a finger at Spanish cucumbers. Then they cast suspicion on sprouts from Germany. Now German officials appear dumbfounded as to the source of the … 1

June 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The worldwide spread of ancient humans has long been depicted as flowing out of Africa, but tantalizing new evidence suggests it may have been a two-way street. A … 1