May 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 San Diego – A family of four that included a 9-year-old girl and a high school senior was found dead Tuesday in a swimming pool and bathtub at their San …

May 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 Asuncion, Paraguay – The Asuncion zoo is desperately seeking a mate for Coco, the last known male of his species left in Paraguay. Coco is an endangered hyacinth macaw, known …

May 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The United States for the first time Tuesday implemented sanctions to strangle Iran’s gasoline imports in a major tightening of punitive measures that is aimed at cutting off …

May 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 The Coeur d’Alene City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1 to move forward on a plan to dramatically update its aging downtown park, McEuen Field, despite extensive opposition, mostly to removing …

May 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane Public Schools turned to its staff and community during forums on Monday and Tuesday for ideas about handling its “$12 million problem.” “The value of the forums is what … 2

May 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago In a blatant attempt to circumvent civil service rules, the Spokane City Commission passed a new ordinance allowing the head of each department to …

May 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 It’s reprehensible, really. Shocking. 7

May 25, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane County sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help to locate a 51-year-old Greenacres man who disappeared April 24 after an argument with his wife. Christopher R. Milam had …

May 25, 2011 in City on Page A6 Police blotter Coeur d’Alene police

May 25, 2011 in City on Page A6 The sun was shining Tuesday on Spokane County’s Conservation Futures program if nowhere else. County commissioners learned that a grant will reduce the cost of the YMCA site in Riverfront … 1

May 25, 2011 in City on Page A6 An alleged drunken driver mistook railroad tracks for a roadway early Sunday in southwest Spokane County. Miles D. Matthews, 43, jumped from his 2002 Mercury Mountaineer just before a train … 1

May 25, 2011 in City on Page A6 An allegedly intoxicated driver was shocked with a Taser early Tuesday after crashing into a Spokane Valley apartment complex while trying to elude police. David M. Britt, 21, nearly struck …

May 25, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Marriage licenses

May 25, 2011 in City on Page A7 A man linked to a 1992 killing by DNA obtained from a fake beard pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the charge of first-degree murder. Patrick K. Gibson, 59, appeared via …

May 25, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 A 40-foot-long sailboat contaminated with invasive zebra mussels was stopped in Spokane County on Saturday night. The Washington State Patrol noticed the adult-size mussels during a routine commercial vehicle inspection …