February 20, 2009 in City Although she voted against the federal stimulus package last week and still disagrees with many things in it, Cathy McMorris Rodgers said she wouldn’t tell governors to refuse money from … 1

February 20, 2009 in City Reports of man threatening to shoot someone in the Spokane Public Library Friday afternoon led to a SWAT team invasion and the arrest of an unarmed woman. The building was …

February 20, 2009 A North Idaho teenager pleaded guilty this week in connection with a bomb threat that cleared the busy Coeur d’Alene Casino last summer. Sinead Shrae Ambro, 18, of Plummer, faces …

  February 20, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Feb. 18 and 19, 2009.

February 20, 2009 Three Spokane Valley men were arrested on felony drug charges today following a month-long investigation by Spokane police. 1

  February 20, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for Feb. 17 to Feb. 19, 2009.

February 20, 2009 TRI-CITIES — The Energy Department projects that $2 billion from the federal stimulus package will create 4,400 jobs at the Hanford nuclear reservation.

  February 20, 2009 in Idaho Read the Coeur d’Alene Police Department log for Feb. 13 to Feb. 16 and Feb. 18 and 19, 2009.

February 20, 2009 in City A 29-year-old Spokane man is in jail this morning after threatening an STA bus driver with a knife, and demanding to be taken fishing. 1

February 20, 2009 in City, Nation/World Kyrgyzstan ordered U.S. forces on Friday to depart within six months from an air base key to military operations in Afghanistan, complicating plans to send more troops to battle rising …

February 20, 2009 in Idaho Idaho state senators have rejected a move to extend the Idaho Human Rights Act’s anti-discrimination provisions to cover sexual orientation. 5

February 20, 2009 in City, Region Even after detectives say she was ripped off of more than $7,000, a Yakima woman told them she was still satisfied with the vacuum cleaner she bought from a convicted … 5

February 20, 2009 in City Blue sky and sunshine expected today will light the way to the weekend, forecasters predict. After patchy morning fog on Saturday, the Inland Northwest should experience sunshine and a high …

February 20, 2009 in Letters As a Spokane resident for almost 35 years, I’m no longer surprised by the arrogance and ignorance of The Spokesman-Review. Of course, The Spokesman would take editorial space to mock …

February 20, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Saying that “everything we feared could go wrong, did,” Washington’s economic forecaster Thursday said state revenues will likely drop another $2.3 billion by mid-2011, bringing the overall budget … 1

February 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Patients suffering from obsessive, distressing thoughts have a new treatment option: a pacemaker-like device that relieves anxiety with electrical jolts to the brain. The Food and Drug Administration …

February 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – A task force of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America recommended Thursday that its leaders make changes to allow gays and lesbians in committed relationships to serve as …

February 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 MEXICO CITY – Migration from Mexico, mainly to the United States, has fallen dramatically as fewer Mexicans leave their country to look for work abroad amid a global economic downturn, …