April 2, 2009 After years of a few lawmakers flirting with the idea of a state income tax, key lawmakers now say they’re seriously considering it as a way to help the cash-strapped … 3

April 2, 2009 in City State Highway 27 is closed between Tekoa and Oakesdale because of water over the road.

April 2, 2009 in City The Spokane Park Board has banned smoking in city parks. Sort of. It might change its mind next Thursday after a public hearing. But don’t count on it.

  April 2, 2009 in City Winter may have overstayed its welcome, but Thursday’s snowfall provided an appropriate setting for the Cricket Wireless Campus Rail Jam Tour on the Gonzaga University campus.

April 2, 2009 Day-care licensing legislation cleared the House Health and Welfare Committee Thursday on a unanimous vote, but only with extensive amendments attached - including requiring licensing only for day cares with …

April 2, 2009 in City Spokane County sheriff’s Sgt. Patrick “Pete” Bunch resigned Thursday shortly before a disciplinary hearing in which Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich was going to fire him. 1

April 2, 2009 in City Four people designated to administer lethal injections to death-row inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary have resigned, apparently worried that their identities could become public in court. 3

April 2, 2009 in City The Washington Employment Security Department says fewer employers in the state are offering employee benefits.

April 2, 2009 in Business Investors dove into stocks on Thursday as global efforts to end the financial crisis fed the market’s newfound optimism that the economy is on the mend.

  April 2, 2009 in News, Sports Four days after leaving Washington State University for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s University of Virginia, Tony Bennett felt he could finally offer one. He picked up his cell phone and … 9

April 2, 2009 in City, Region Public health officials are widening a recall of spices produced by a California company associated with a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 42 people in four states, including Washington.

April 2, 2009 in Region Hanford contractors say they are making quick work of identifying candidates for at least 600 positions they expect to fill in about the next six weeks with federal money to …

  April 2, 2009 in City Spring break looked more like winter break today as 1 to 3 inches of snow blanketed the Inland Northwest this morning.

April 2, 2009 in City Spring snow is causing slick conditions this morning on roadways throughout the Inland Northwest.

  April 2, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for March 31 and April 1, 2009.

April 2, 2009 in Region A preliminary report released Thursday on the Montana plane crash that killed 14 people two weeks ago said the pilot twice asked air traffic controllers to divert from the flight’s …

April 2, 2009 in Idaho Post Falls authorities are on a unique sort of elk hunt. The search is on for those responsible for toppling and damaging the life-sized elk statue that has adorned the …

April 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Finally, some good budget news out of Olympia. State lawmakers on Wednesday proposed billions of dollars of construction spending over the next two years, including millions for local …

April 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government can weigh costs against benefits in deciding whether to order power plants to undertake environmental upgrades that would protect fish. …

April 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – For sale: Six-room two-flat in Chicago’s Park Manor neighborhood; ornate tile work; impressive brick exterior; an underground cellar big enough to hide some cash or ditch a Tommy …