March 11, 1998 in Idaho on Page B2 The Idaho House approved a package of legislation Tuesday to meet a requirement that the state improve child-support enforcement or risk losing more than $43 million of federal money. Opponents …

March 11, 1998 in Idaho on Page B2 Gov. Phil Batt scored a major political victory Tuesday when the Senate Transportation Committee narrowly cleared his plan for bigger trucks on specific Idaho highways for a final legislative vote. …

March 11, 1998 in Idaho on Page B2 Senate Republicans were briefed behind closed doors late Tuesday on possible changes that may be recommended in at least one of the two House-passed abortion bills awaiting committee action. But …

March 11, 1998 in Idaho on Page B2 The Idaho Supreme Court has set aside an attempted second-degree murder conviction in Kootenai County. The high court agreed with the Idaho Court of Appeals that one of the instructions …

March 11, 1998 in Idaho on Page B2 After eight hours of intense argument Tuesday, a law that would help stop minors from getting tobacco products was amended and approved by a House committee. Parents, retailers, tobacco companies …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B2 Four school levies were passing Tuesday in Lincoln and Stevens counties, and a fifth levy in Ferry County was a whisker below the necessary 60 percent majority. Here are the …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B2 A Cusick-area couple will be sentenced April 21 for a marijuana-growing operation that was fingered by their pot-growing neighbor, Jack Clayburn, the former girls basketball coach at Northwest Christian High …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B2 A 19-year-old Spokane man on trial for murdering his former roommate knew the victim was unarmed but pulled the trigger twice anyway, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. The attorney for …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B2 With Uncle Sam’s heavy hand looming in the background, the Legislature sent the governor a $45 million proposal Tuesday to start rescuing dying wild salmon runs in Washington. In related …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B2 British Columbia Premier Glen Clark and Washington Gov. Gary Locke on Tuesday promised to restrain political bickering and focus on restoring salmon runs as the United States and Canada prepare …

March 11, 1998 in Idaho on Page B3 Vandals kicked open doors, damaged electrical outlets and broke two water fountains at the city park band shelter. Police investigating the weekend vandalism said someone forced open three doors leading …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B3 Eliseo Verduzco-Galvan was stunned when he was notified in August that his U.S. citizenship was being revoked because he lied on his naturalization application. Galvan, 50, of Granger says he …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B3 It came a day too late, but Martin Luther King III urged Washington lawmakers Tuesday to give voters a chance to uphold affirmative action within limits. But by the time …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B3 A man diagnosed with a flesh-eating disease remains in intensive care in a Victoria hospital after being transferred there in mid-February. A spokesman for the Central Vancouver Island Health Region …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B3 Negotiators struck a deal on a new state budget Tuesday night after adding money to bail out the Fish and Wildlife Department and to boost the state Head Start program …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B3 The governor and Legislature have tentatively agreed to a proposal to ease building codes so farmers can build cheaper temporary housing for migrant workers, negotiators said Tuesday. The Legislature is …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B3 A pastor accused of setting fire to his Winthrop church cannot sue officials who filed arson charges against him that were later dismissed, a judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge …

March 11, 1998 in Idaho on Page B3 A Rathdrum Days planning meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Rathdrum Senior Citizen Center, 802 Montana St. Rathdrum Days, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, will begin …

March 11, 1998 in Idaho on Page B3 Scientific evidence strongly suggests gold-plating Snake River dams with expensive fish bypass projects or expanding the fleet of barges with the latest technology will not save dwindling salmon and steelhead …

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March 11, 1998 in City on Page B3 The death of an Omak woman is now being investigated as a homicide, police said Tuesday. Sandy Bauer, 51, was found dead Friday afternoon in her basement apartment at 445 …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B3 The Spokane City Council is delaying a decision on whether to lower the tax on pull-tabs. Mayor John Talbott said Monday the council wants to take a closer look at …

March 11, 1998 in City on Page B3 A state police report on the alleged strip search of girls at Duniway Middle School was submitted to prosecutors Tuesday. Yamhill County District Attorney Brad Berry said the report - …