February 13, 2009 in Nation/World In a major victory for President Barack Obama, Democrats muscled a huge, $787 billion stimulus bill to the brink of final passage Friday night in hopes of combating the worst … 1

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February 13, 2009 in City, Region Democratic leaders have worked out a deal to immediately cut about $300 million in state spending, the first major budget savings that will come out of the 2009 Legislature.

February 13, 2009 in Nation/World A federal official says the crew of a commuter plane that crashed near Buffalo discussed “significant ice buildup” on the wings and windshield before the crash.

  February 13, 2009 in Idaho Read the Coeur d’Alene Police Department log for Feb. 12, 2009.

February 13, 2009 in Nation/World, Region Sounding confident and speaking fluent Italian, a U.S. student charged with murdering her British roommate told a court Friday that she was innocent and was sure the truth would come …

February 13, 2009 in News State Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, will be the state’s new director of the state Department of Agriculture, Gov. Chris Gregoire announced today.

  February 13, 2009 in City Spokane, like the nation, faces hard economic times ahead, but that won’t stop city leaders from making progress on key issues, Mayor Mary Verner said this morning in her State … 3

February 13, 2009 in Region YAKIMA, Wash. — A federal court in Eastern Washington has issued a stay of execution for a Washington inmate convicted of two Spokane County murders and scheduled to be executed …

February 13, 2009 in Nation/World, Region The first officer on the Continental Connection flight that crashed near Buffalo, N.Y., had a passion for aviation and decided in her senior year in high school that she wanted …

  February 13, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Feb. 12, 2009.

February 13, 2009 in Nation/World The commuter plane that crashed into a home near Buffalo, N.Y., was new and had a clean safety record, officials said Friday, leaving investigators few immediate clues about why it …

February 13, 2009 in Nation/World Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid predicted Friday that Congress will finish its work on a massive, $790 billion economic stimulus plan, possibly by day’s end, giving President Barack Obama a …

February 13, 2009 in City A little sunshine mixed with clouds is in the forecast for today and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will be in the 30s during the day and …

February 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – For months, President Barack Obama has been selling his economic stimulus package as a jobs bill that would spare the nation from a frightening spike in unemployment. Asked … 3

February 13, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – A controversial proposal to merge the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture with its Western Washington counterpart appears to be dead. One of the state’s most powerful lawmakers …

February 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 Hunting for the elusive cure for the common cold, scientists have decoded the genomes of all known strains of the human rhinovirus, the main cause of the malady that makes …

February 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 DALLAS – Texas health officials ordered the recall Thursday of peanut products from a plant operated by the company at the center of a national salmonella outbreak, days after tests …

February 13, 2009 in City on Page A3 In a major setback for the fight to link autism to vaccines, a special federal court ruled Thursday that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and vaccines that contained a mercury-based preservative were …

February 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – It was just Monday when President Barack Obama told a prime-time news conference that appointing three Republicans to his Cabinet reflected an “unprecedented” commitment to bipartisanship. But by …