February 4, 2009 in Business Stephanie Monroe learned this week she doesn’t have to repay Washington state about $7,000 in unemployment benefits.

February 4, 2009 in News, Sports Given a full nine-month recruiting window this time around, Beau Baldwin discovered he didn’t have to choose between quality and quantity. Instead, Eastern Washington University’s second-year head football coach went …

February 4, 2009 in Region The third time was not the charm for the East Valley School District. The district’s most recent construction bond measure appears headed toward failure again, leaving the district struggling with …

  February 4, 2009 in City Stephanie Monroe learned this week she doesn’t have to repay Washington state about $7,000 in unemployment benefits. The Spokane worker’s case in a recent state appeals court ruling came after …

February 4, 2009 in City Two years ago, Vicki Palanuik was a mentally troubled methamphetamine addict, going nowhere fast. Today, the 53-year old grandmother born on the Blackfeet Reservation near Browning, Mont., is a new …

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February 4, 2009 in Business, Nation/World WASHINGTON — After weeks of debate, Congress is giving consumers four more months to prepare for the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting. 1

February 4, 2009 in Nation/World President Barack Obama signed a bill Wednesday extending health coverage to 4 million uninsured children, a much-needed win a day after he lost his nominee to lead his drive for …

  February 4, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for Feb. 3, 2009.

February 4, 2009 Fred Meyer stores posted more recalls to its Web site on Wednesday for grocery items made with peanut products as part of a national recall related to the Peanut Corporation …

February 4, 2009 in Idaho Duane Nellis, a finalist in the search for a new University of Idaho president, has assured the Moscow campus he’ll stick around if the state Board of Education picks him …

February 4, 2009 in City A teenager accused of raping a woman in Cheney last month can’t be found, and Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to his capture.

  February 4, 2009 in Idaho Read the Coeur d’Alene Police Department log for Feb. 3, 2009.

  February 4, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Feb. 3, 2009.

February 4, 2009 in Business, Nation/World Investors grew more confident Wednesday after a better-than-expected reading on the service sector offered the latest incremental sign that the economy could be starting to mend some of its wounds.

February 4, 2009 in City, Idaho, Nation/World, Region INDIO, Calif. — A judge has ruled that a man charged with the 1997 kidnapping, murder and torture of a 10-year-old Beaumont boy should stand trial. 1

February 4, 2009 in City Patchy freezing fog has been reported throughout the Inland Northwest, but so far it’s not impacting traffic, officials said. Sunny skies expected later today. Temperatures will be in the 40s …

  February 4, 2009 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Spokane County prosecutors charged a Post Falls woman with vehicular homicide Tuesday in the death of her infant daughter, who was severely injured by a car’s airbag while riding in … 2

February 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration plans to limit pay to $500,000 a year for executives of government-assisted financial institutions in a get-tough approach to bankers and Wall Street, a senior …