April 4, 2009 A dispute that began with a beer can tossed from a car window ended the next day with the death of a Spokane man from two bullets to the chest.

April 4, 2009 in News Avista Corp. and three other utilities are exploring the possibility of building a high-voltage transmission line that would stretch roughly 1,000 miles from southern British Columbia to the San Francisco … 1

  April 4, 2009 People who support historic preservation aren’t typically cheering when homes are torn down. Sometimes, they protest. But preservation advocates and neighbors applauded – and participated in – the demolition of …

April 4, 2009 in Nation/World ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Mount Redoubt volcano in Alaska has had another large eruption after being relatively quiet for nearly a week.

April 4, 2009 in City on Page A1 The Chase Youth Awards have honored young people of achievement and integrity for 23 years. But one of this year’s winners, “Pete Hazel,” doesn’t exist. Another, a Rogers High School …

April 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 PARIS – A massive ice shelf anchored to the Antarctic coast by a narrow and quickly deteriorating ice bridge could break away soon, the European Space Agency warned Friday. The …

April 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The head of the federal commission responsible for consumer safety has decided to stall enforcement of an anti-lead rule when it comes to youth ATVs and dirt bikes. …

April 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will announce his plans for a sweeping overhaul of the defense budget Monday, Pentagon officials said. Gates will announce his decisions first …

April 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi death camp guard, marked his 89th birthday Friday by winning a reprieve of his ordered deportation to Germany to face possible trial. An …

April 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 FRESNO, Calif. – Kraft Foods Inc., the company whose testing led to the nationwide pistachio recall, said Friday it first heard there was salmonella in its trail mix in late …

April 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistani authorities ordered inquiries Friday into a video showing the public flogging of a screaming woman in a northwestern valley where officials have yielded to Taliban demands …

April 4, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Are you about to buy a new car? Hey, who are we to stop you? After all, the economy needs stimulating. But these new cars are about to hit showrooms. …

April 4, 2009 in Business on Page A8 A former worker at Spokane’s Boeing Co. manufacturing plant has prevailed in a disability discrimination case against his former employer as an appellate court reinstated a court judgment in his …

April 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plan to pay more than $210 million in bonuses through next year to give workers the incentive to stay in …

April 4, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho House members threatened to kill funding for the new pollution management plan for Lake Coeur d’Alene on Friday, saying they felt they were being rushed. The plan …