4:30 p.m. news meeting, Thursday 5/19

Coming up on Page One tomorrow:

—Mayor Jim West is back to work. (Mike Prager)

—A verdict was issued in the Hanford downwinders case. Two of the six “bellwether” plaintiffs will get damages totalling $545,000. On one hand, that’s not much for someone fighting thyroid cancer. On the other hand, it is the first time anyone’s succeeded in getting a judgment from the facility. (Jim Camden / Karen Dorn Steele)

—More updates on the triple homicide near Coeur d’Alene. Still no sign of the missing kids. (staff)

—Iraq is putting the heat on Syria to stop the flow of insurgents into the country. (wire)