INorthwest Headlines — 5.18.10

A viewing scope at Johnston Ridge at Mount St. Helens is covered in water droplets and fog on the 30th anniversary of the volcano’s violent May 18, 1980, eruption, earlier today in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

• Lost hikers find more lost hikers, finally trailhead /Tristan Scott, Missoulian
• Spokane firemen pleads innocent, new prosecutor appointed /Tom Clouse, SR
• Words of congressional candidate again match another site /Betsy Russell, SR
• Washington ranks as greenest state in nation /Mother Nature Network (via Sam)
• Teen drowning victim’s dad opens up re: tragic weekend /KREM2
• Butte studies proposal to ban cell phones from restrooms /Nick Gevock, Standard
• Judge dismisses charter suit to use religious texts /Idaho Press Tribune
• Crump: How organized labor lost Twin Falls /Twin Falls Times-News
• Human rightist describe suspect as racist ringleader /Greg Tuttle, Billings Gazette
• Orbusmax Special: Seattle opposes, Tacoma backs new Arizona immigration law here