April 21, 2009 in Region For the first time in the protracted Hanford downwinders lawsuit, the lead lawyer for government contractors said Tuesday his companies are ready to offer cash settlements to a few of … 2

April 21, 2009 in City A custodian who sued her school district after being forced to clean up the bloody scene of a student suicide had her lawsuit reinstated Tuesday by the Washington Court of …

April 21, 2009 in City An encounter that involved a sheriff’s detective flashing a barista at a drive-up coffee stand has led to a new state law that Spokane County will use to expand the … 1

April 21, 2009 in City, Idaho In Florida’s Miami-Dade County, 52 percent of residents are born in another country and about 60 percent are of Hispanic origin. Poverty is in constant contrast with the state’s wealthier …

April 21, 2009 Spokane’s KREM-TV handed out pink slips Tuesday to at least 10 workers, including at least one reporter. Reporter Rochelle Ritchie is the one confirmed on-air layoff, according to a former …

April 21, 2009 in City The Spokane Police Department is giving two people layoff notices before they even start their first day of work.

April 21, 2009 in News A bill that would ask voters to raise the state sales tax cleared a House committee Tuesday – barely. 1

April 21, 2009 in City A burglar who targeted several homes after being released from jail because of a filing error last year was recently sentenced to eight years in prison.

April 21, 2009 in City A Medical Lake police sergeant pleaded guilty today to fourth-degree assault with sexual motivations for touching a female co-worker’s breast in January 2008, city officials announced today.

April 21, 2009 in Region WENATCHEE — Some fruit growers in Eastern Washington may have to do a lot of work in a short time, with warm temperatures speeding the bloom on trees.

  April 21, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for April 20, 2009.

April 21, 2009 in City The Vox, a monthly newspaper produced by area teens, is looking for suggestions: do you know a graduate who will change the world?

  April 21, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for April 20, 2009.

April 21, 2009 in City With temperatures expected to reach 80 in Coeur d’Alene and 82 in Spokane, today should feel like early summer.

April 21, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane city fire battalion chiefs will get raises over the next four years, despite concerns by some City Council members that the economy is forcing taxpayers to take cuts or … 11

April 21, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In the first major disclosure of corruption in the $750 billion financial bailout program, federal investigators said Monday that they had opened 20 criminal probes into possible securities …

April 21, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Jill Berry is always on the lookout for free things. Last fall, the Woodbine, Md., mother of three figured out a great way to get some: online giveaways. …

April 21, 2009 in City on Page A2 NEW YORK – Two newspapers hit hard by a historic downturn won Pulitzer Prizes on Monday for exposing sex scandals that brought down a governor and a big-city mayor, in …

April 21, 2009 in City on Page A3 A Boston University medical student was arrested Monday in the shooting death in a hotel of a masseuse and the robbery of another woman who both advertised their services on …