June 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Houston – A central Texas grand jury on Tuesday ruled that a local father who beat to death a man he reportedly caught molesting his 5-year-old daughter will not be …

June 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 The union that represents most of the city’s salaried workers will have no raises through 2014. The Spokane City Council on Monday voted 5-0 in favor of a contract for … 1

June 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago Gonzaga College continued to celebrate its silver jubilee (25th anniversary) with a huge reunion of faculty and alumni.

June 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 The North Spokane Corridor project is going to receive another $10 million in federal transportation funds to continue work on the freeway in the vicinity of Hillyard, members of Congress … 4

June 20, 2012 in City on Page A6 PULLMAN – Washington State University will do more this fall to ensure that incoming freshmen are better prepared to make healthy choices when it comes to drugs, alcohol and sex. …

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June 20, 2012 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Marriage licenses

June 20, 2012 in City on Page A6 When summer arrives at 4:09 this afternoon, it will close the record on yet another cool, wet spring in the Inland Northwest. But a taste of heat is in the …

June 20, 2012 in City on Page A6 E. coli bacteria has been discovered in the drinking water supply at the U.S. Forest Service’s Bell Bay Campground, which is four miles north of Harrison on Lake Coeur d’Alene. …

June 20, 2012 in City on Page A7 SALEM, Ore. – A dock that floated onto an Oregon beach after being set adrift in last year’s Japanese tsunami will be dismantled and hauled off for disposal. But pieces … 1

June 20, 2012 in City on Page A7 WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday approved a bill that would allow the Border Patrol to circumvent more than a dozen environmental laws on all federally managed lands within … 2

June 20, 2012 in City on Page A7 FERNDALE, Wash. – BP said the Feb. 17 fire that shut down its Cherry Point oil refinery in Washington state near Ferndale was caused by a pipe failure in the …

June 20, 2012 in City on Page A9 BOISE – For as many as 2,500 years, red-pigmented pictographs of animals and geometric shapes at a rock shelter along the Snake River bore silent testimony to the presence of … 1

June 20, 2012 in Business, Health on Page A10 Walgreen Co. will pay $6.7 billion in cash and stock to buy a stake in European health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots, a deal that would give global clout to …

June 20, 2012 in Business on Page A10 PORTLAND – The head of the Bonneville Power Administration, who weathered the 2001 energy crisis and longstanding court battles over making the Northwest’s hydroelectric dams safer for salmon, is retiring. … 1

June 20, 2012 in Business on Page A10 Spokane County’s unemployment rate for May grew to 9.1 percent, up from 8.7 percent in April, the state reported Tuesday. Spokane’s May 2012 number exactly matches the May 2011 jobless …

June 20, 2012 in Business on Page A11 Soft white Cash bid Change June 6.96-7.01 up .16-.06 July 6.91-7.01 up .11 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change June 6.55-6.75 up .19 Hard red winter (11.5 …

June 20, 2012 in City on Page A12 The suspected heroin trafficker believed to have shot two sheriff’s deputies before killing himself Tuesday was supposed to be in drug treatment in Spokane Valley but had been missing for … 6