June 8, 2011 in Idaho After longer-than-expected delays on Highway 12 and opposition from area residents, huge oil-equipment shipments traveling to Canada could be cut down in size and sent through Coeur d’Alene, possibly beginning …

June 8, 2011 in News State Attorney General Rob McKenna has officially launched his campaign for Washington governor. McKenna, a Republican, declared his candidacy tonight at a Bellevue event attended by hundreds of supporters. 10

June 8, 2011 in Outdoors, Sports Ticks have taught me a thing or two. 1

June 8, 2011 in Nation/World, News Rep. Anthony Weiner and his wife are expecting their first child, an unexpected twist in the saga involving the New York congressman. The news, first reported by the New York … 22

June 8, 2011 in Business “Student travel safety is our No. 1 priority,” Banka said in an email. “Annually we spend more than $3 million on our safety practices and procedures,” she said.

June 8, 2011 in News The Spokane County Interstate Fair will feature a variety of musical acts – from Weird Al Yankovic to Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – during its 10-day run in September, …

June 8, 2011 Felony charges against a registered sex offender have been dismissed on technical grounds after a federal judge ruled that the search warrant used to find hundreds of images of child … 9

June 8, 2011 in News A federal grand jury has indicted a Twisp, Wash., man for illegally killing two wolves near his property and trying to ship one of the pelts to Canada. 13

June 8, 2011 in Business, News Gov. Chris Gregoire has announced the creation of a team that will begin working to keep Boeing’s 737 manufacturing line in the state. Gregoire says the aerospace giant is due …

  June 8, 2011 in Idaho, News Tax-protesting state Rep. Phil Hart is taking his fight against having to pay past-due state income taxes to the Idaho Supreme Court, despite already having lost four appeals. Hart, R-Athol, … 8

June 8, 2011 in News, Region WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — The Defense Department has confirmed that a soldier from Walla Walla was one of two men killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. 1

June 8, 2011 in City Spokane Public Schools will recall 100 teachers and other certified staff today after the school board decided not to increase class sizes in grades K-6. 61

June 8, 2011 in Sports The West Coast Conference, with new member BYU, will get more exposure for its men’s basketball teams under its new contract with ESPN.

June 8, 2011 The state’s restrictions on the use of cellphones while driving turns a year old Friday, and the Washington State Patrol is strongly enforcing the law, issuing five times more tickets … 8

June 8, 2011 Many Americans are uncomfortable with the Mormon religion — yet Mitt Romney, who is Mormon, is the clear frontrunner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, according to a new Quinnipiac … 34

June 8, 2011 in Region About 100 people came to Tuesday’s Olympia City Council meeting to protest what they say is police brutality in the arrest of a mute man last week.

  June 8, 2011 in City, Idaho Residents are coping with a scourge of bloodsucking insects this week, including swarms of biting black flies that have turned Spokane Valley school offices into itchy triage centers. Dozens of … 1

June 8, 2011 in News A reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who shot a golden eagle in Asotin County. 2

June 8, 2011 in City, Idaho Concern about the spread of a potentially deadly form of the equine herpes virus has eased in Washington state several weeks after quarantines were imposed and horse events were cancelled … 1

June 8, 2011 in City, Idaho The Inland Northwest’s cool spring weather continues today with clouds, showers and possible thunderstorms by this afternoon.

June 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 In the eyes of the U.S. Census Bureau, Spokane and Coeur d’Alene have been merged into a single metropolitan area with a population of 609,000 people. The combined statistical area … 10