January 21, 1998 in City on Page B2 Expansion of the Washington State University golf course could cost $2 million in private donations and borrowed money, an official said. The project would expand the nine-hole course to 18 …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B2 McCall, Idaho, teacher Barbara Morgan talks with reporters in Boise on Tuesday about her role as an “educator-astronaut.” Photo by Associated Press

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B2 Running Start, a program that gives promising high school students access to community college classes, has tripled its enrollment in just four years. When it went statewide in the 1992-93 …

January 21, 1998 in Idaho on Page B2 Gov. Phil Batt’s proposal for merit-based pay increases for Idaho’s 16,000 state workers was endorsed overwhelmingly Tuesday by House and Senate Human Resources committees. In what was the governor’s first …

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January 21, 1998 in City on Page B3 Seven people were hospitalized early Tuesday when a vehicle spun out of control and collided with another on icy roads just south of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho State Police troopers said. …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B3 The Army National Guard likely will increase the number of soldiers stationed in Spokane under a statewide reorganization, a brigadier general said Tuesday. This year, the Washington Army National Guard …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B3 A police officer who was accused of hitting a handcuffed female prisoner without provocation won’t face a second assault trial, Pierce County Prosecutor John Ladenburg said Tuesday. There is no …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B3 A man robbed a clerk at a downtown Spokane motel Tuesday evening, Spokane police said. The man walked into the Suntree 8 Inn, 123 S. Post, just before 8 p.m., …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B3 A Northwest Airlines plane made a precautionary landing Tuesday afternoon after experiencing trouble with its landing gear, Spokane International Airport officials said. The flight, headed for Minneapolis, took off from …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B3 A man whose body was found in a burning apartment Saturday died of self-inflicted wounds, Spokane police reported. Firefighters found the 37-year-old man in a bathroom at 2937 E. Queen …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B3 Residents chased down an armed teenager who left a Spokane Valley restaurant without paying for his meal, deputies said. The incident began about 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Denny’s at …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B3 People continued to wait outside the Spokane Regional Health District on Tuesday for a shot at an inoculation against hepatitis A. Health officer Dr. Kim Thorburn said 56 people have …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B3 At least one person was killed in a collision on state Highway 395 Tuesday evening, Washington State Patrol troopers said. Two cars were involved in the crash that happened about …

January 21, 1998 in Idaho on Page B3 Four candidates are vying for three open positions on the Kootenai Hospital District board in the district’s Feb. 3 election. Three of the candidates - Betty McLain, Jim Curtis and …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B3 A boy has died a week after the sled on which he was being towed collided with an oncoming car, the second fatal accident involving the family in less than …

January 21, 1998 in Idaho on Page B3 Rathdrum may grow by about 32 acres and 240 manufactured homes just west of the Prairie Estates subdivision. The Planning and Zoning Commission will hear public testimony tonight at 7 …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B3 Spokane teachers are participating in a project that helps steer students to approved Internet sites and away from inappropriate ones. Apple Computer chose Spokane School District 81 as one of …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B4 Only a handful of Inland Northwest residents are among the 1,402 health care professionals who defaulted on student loans and no longer will be reimbursed for treating Medicare and Medicaid …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B5 Months after a teen walked away from a halfway house and raped and killed a 12-year-old baby sitter, the Legislature is struggling to better protect communities from similar outrages. This …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B5 Fred Miles takes a while to hobble to his car parked in a disabled-parking space just outside Top Foods. He’s 83 with a bad hip and knee, and even the …

January 21, 1998 in City on Page B5 Three Eastern Washington senators have thrown their support behind a bill that would require setting aside at least one day of each school year for study of the U.S. Constitution …

January 21, 1998 in Idaho on Page B5 Don Sausser has counted at least 11 accidents he says were caused by icy, slippery conditions on Mica Hill this winter. That’s unusually high, says the secretary and treasurer of …