May 31, 2011 in Sports Former Spokane Indians pitcher Billy Harris, 79, died at his Kennewick home Friday. 4

May 31, 2011 in Idaho A veteran Idaho State Police corporal who testified in the murder trial of a North Idaho man was placed on administrative leave after the state Supreme Court threw out the … 7

May 31, 2011 Nearly five years after he died in a fiery crash, the family of Daren Lafayette should know soon who, if anyone, is responsible and how to compensate the family for … 1

May 31, 2011 in Idaho Kootenai County property values continued a four-year slide in 2011, with the total assessed value dropping almost $900 million, or 7 percent, from the 2010 level. 7

May 31, 2011 Coeur d’Alene police detectives are working to identify five men who beat and robbed three teenagers on Tubbs Hill Monday about 8:30 p.m. 3

May 31, 2011 in Idaho It’s not just that Idaho ranks 50th in the nation for per-pupil spending on schools, an area where the state long has ranked low. It’s that Idaho’s ranking for school … 58

May 31, 2011 in Sports Ryan Leaf, the former Washington State University quarterback who was among the biggest stories in the NFL when he was drafted in 1998, is recovering from brain surgery in California … 1

May 31, 2011 in News, Idaho A Wisconsin man drowned while rafting on the Lochsa River on Saturday. This is the second rafting fatality in the region this spring, following the death of a Hauser, Idaho, … 1

May 31, 2011 in City The three-day holiday weekend has brought so many inmates to the Spokane County Jail that some misdemeanor suspects are being released after booking. 19

May 31, 2011 in Region A 30-year-old Richland man who admitted spanking his son and said, “I wasn’t right in my head,” received a one month jail sentence. 2

May 31, 2011 in Nation/World The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former Attorney General John Ashcroft cannot be personally sued over his role in the post-9/11 arrest of an American Muslim who was never charged … 16

May 31, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Home prices in major areas have reached their lowest level since the housing bubble burst in 2006, driven down by foreclosures, a glut of unsold homes and the reluctance or … 12

May 31, 2011 in City, Idaho A mild flow of moist air moving northward from Oregon and California is likely to bring rain showers and temperatures about five degrees below normal.

May 31, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In the first presidential election since the tea party’s emergence, Republican candidates are drifting rightward on a range of issues, even though more centrist stands might play well … 57

May 31, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – It’s a dramatic tale. Elite Navy SEALs storm a walled compound in Pakistan and take out the world’s most wanted terrorist. 6

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