April 13, 2009 in Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has signed legislation into law to help permanently disabled law enforcement officers like Mike Kralicek of Coeur d’Alene with health insurance costs for their families.

April 13, 2009 in City The registration deadline for Spokane’s annual Bloomsday road race is approaching.

April 13, 2009 in City A Grant County man was arrested Saturday in the shooting death of 23-year-old Manuel Antonio Arousa.

April 13, 2009 in City Because of expected budget cuts, Washington State University is no longer accepting freshman applications for the fall at its Pullman campus. 1

April 13, 2009 in Idaho Karine Nelson has been cleaning Chris Breazeal’s home in Hayden for four years. When Nelson needed a kidney transplant, it was her employer who volunteered one. 1

April 13, 2009 Looking for browsing materials? Check out these recent hand-picked links from Spokesman.com blogs.

April 13, 2009 in City The Northwest Insurance Council says the number of vehicle thefts in Washington declined 25 percent last year to about 32,000.

April 13, 2009 in City A man wanted on an arrest warrant for possession of stolen property was arrested by law enforcement officers after running from a traffic stop this morning in Spokane Valley.

April 13, 2009 in City A man who died this weekend in a Palouse Highway car crash has been identified as 54-year-old Randy C. Prouty of Valleyford.

April 13, 2009 in City Boaters approaching Nine Mile Dam north of Spokane should be careful. 1

April 13, 2009 in City Washington students in grades 3 through 8 will be taking the Washington Assessment of Student Learning sometime between now and May 1.

  April 13, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for April 10 to April 12, 2009.

April 13, 2009 in Business Wall Street retreated Monday as investors awaited a flurry of earnings reports and readings that could provide insight into the direction of the economy.

  April 13, 2009 in City, Idaho Two days of cool and showery weather are in store following Sunday afternoon’s rain storm that dropped .27 inches of rain prior to midnight, but a major warm up could …

April 13, 2009 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Faith organizations and individuals who view homosexuality as sinful and refuse to provide services to gay people are losing a growing number of legal battles that they say … 6

April 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Iraq’s embattled Christians took advantage of improved security and gathered Sunday to celebrate Easter, even as roadside bombings killed a U.S. soldier and wounded four other Americans in …