April 29, 2009 in News A two-car collision is blocking both lanes on State Route 270 within the Pullman City limits.

  April 29, 2009 in City Health officials announced Wednesday night that a Spokane man likely has contracted the swine influenza virus that has caused widespread concern and warnings of a pandemic across the globe. They …

April 29, 2009 in Outdoors A 22-year-old Missoula-area kayaker reportedly paddled over Palouse Falls on April 21 to set a world record for surviving the highest waterfall plunge. 1

April 29, 2009 in Idaho Day-care licensing legislation has won passage in the Idaho House on a 61-5 vote, after Rep. George Sayler, D-Coeur d’Alene, spent five years relentlessly, but until now unsuccessfully, proposing it.

  April 29, 2009 in City An overnight prescription pill heist at a Spokane health clinic may have been solved partly because of a stolen cell phone left near a broken pharmacy door. 1

April 29, 2009 in City, Idaho Avista Corp. reported improved first quarter earnings, citing revenue growth from higher electric and natural gas rates, as well as growth in the number of customers the utility serves. 7

April 29, 2009 in Sports Slumping Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye hit consecutive home runs in the seventh inning Wednesday, leading the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners 6-3.

April 29, 2009 in City OLYMPIA – There are no known cases of swine flu in Washington, Gov. Chris Gregoire said Wednesday, as health officials elsewhere confirmed dozens of cases – including one toddler death …

April 29, 2009 in City A Spokane woman who faked pregnancy to smuggle a rhesus macaque monkey from Thailand into the United States in violation of federal laws has been sentenced to jail, along with …

April 29, 2009 in City Vehicle traffic over the southern Howard Street Bridge span in Riverfront Park is being banned, and pedestrian access across the bridge is going to limited as a result of age …

April 29, 2009 in Nation/World The Geneva-based World Trade Organization on Wednesday raised its alert level for the fast-spreading swine flu to its next-to-highest notch, signaling a global pandemic could be imminent.

April 29, 2009 in City, Idaho The latest headlines about swine flu from regional news sources.

  April 29, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for April 27 and April 28, 2009.

April 29, 2009 in News The first half of the 2009 property tax is due by Thursday in Washington state.

April 29, 2009 in City, Voices Field trips, extracurricular activities, activity buses, some kindergarten para-educators, 20 teaching positions and some bus routes are on the chopping block in the Central Valley School District because of a …

April 29, 2009 in Idaho A 33-year-old Post Falls man was killed this morning in a one-car crash on the north side of Coeur d’Alene, according to Idaho State Police.

April 29, 2009 in City, Voices Sixty-two East Valley teachers and certificated staff will receive letters this week notifying them that they may not have a job in September.

April 29, 2009 in Nation/World Text of President Barack Obama’s news conference on Wednesday at the White House, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions:

  April 29, 2009 in Features Tonight’s TV listings.

April 29, 2009 in Nation/World The U.S. now has 91 confirmed cases of the new swine flu in 10 states.

April 29, 2009 in City Lighters that look like toys will soon be banned from being sold in the state under a measure signed by Gov. Chris Gregoire.