July 30, 2012 in City, News Washington state voters will have a chance to formally tell state lawmakers what they think about some taxes in the state, officials said Monday.

July 30, 2012 in Idaho BOISE - It may already be too late for Idaho to set up a state-run health insurance exchange in time to meet federal deadlines, state Insurance Director Bill Deal told … 19

July 30, 2012 in Health Genetic test maker 23andMe is asking the Food and Drug Administration to approve its personalized DNA test in a move that, if successful, could boost acceptance of technology that is … 1

July 30, 2012 in Business Avista Utilities is offering low-cost energy audit services to homeowners in Spokane and unincorporated areas of Spokane County, but residents must sign up for the program by Friday. 5

July 30, 2012 in City, News A man accused of helping Charles Wallace, who shot two sheriff’s deputies before killing himself last month, tried to kill himself at the Spokane County Jail on Friday. 24

July 30, 2012 in Nation/World, Sports LONDON (AP) — Matt Grevers of the United States set an Olympic record to win the men’s 100-meter backstroke at the London Olympics today. 3

July 30, 2012 in City, Idaho A prolonged stretch of mid-summer weather will continue through the week with highs in the middle and upper 80s under sunny skies. 1

July 30, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — A staff writer for The New Yorker has resigned and his latest book has been halted after he acknowledged inventing quotes by Bob Dylan. 8

July 30, 2012 in Region SPOKANE — Three medical marijuana shops in the Wenatchee area have closed down after federal prosecutors sent a letter to the businesses’ landlords. 8

July 30, 2012 in Business U.S. Silver Corp.’s board of directors is urging its shareholders to reject an unsolicited buyout offer from Hecla Mining Co., saying the $110 million bid is “opportunistically timed” to take …

July 30, 2012 in Nation/World JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney told Jewish donors today that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders who … 50

July 30, 2012 in Nation/World BAGHDAD — U.S. auditors have concluded that more than $200 million was wasted on a program to train Iraqi police that Baghdad says is neither needed nor wanted. 10

July 30, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER — Launching a case that legal analysts expect to be dominated by arguments over the defendant’s sanity, Colorado prosecutors plan to file formal charges Monday against James Eagan Holmes, …

July 30, 2012 in Idaho Witnesses reported seeing two people running from a home under construction just before it caught fire Sunday in Coeur d’Alene.

July 30, 2012 in Region A Newport man was killed Sunday when he hit a cable above the road while riding an ATV on private property. 10

July 30, 2012 in City A woman upset over an elderly couple’s driving pepper sprayed a 72-year-old disabled woman at a north Spokane Home Depot on Sunday. 25

July 30, 2012 in City, Health on Page A1 Spokane International Airport is getting green on the tarmac. The airport is undertaking a $2.8 million project to reduce exhaust emissions from aircraft and ground-based generators. 6

July 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 LONDON – The question was whether the U.S. Olympic basketball team could be beaten. “Sometimes a team wants to show that this is their tournament,” French coach Vincent Collet said …

July 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 AURORA, Colo. – A University of Colorado spokeswoman on Sunday said officials stand by the record of a university psychiatrist who according to court records had been treating James E. …