March 15, 2009 in News High winds have whipped through the area today, leaving downed power lines behind. Currently, Avista is reporting that about 7,500 customers scattered around the region are without power.

March 15, 2009 in City, News An economic downturn and lower gasoline prices in recent months haven’t kept an increasing number of riders from boarding Spokane Transit Authority buses.

March 15, 2009 in News This week, Catholic Charities Spokane will move into a completely renovated building at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Division Street near downtown Spokane. Recently, executive director Rob McCann, 39, …

March 15, 2009 in News If you’ve got kids ready to enter college next year, you’re already well into the process of planning how to pay for it. Or at least you should be. 1

March 15, 2009 As Sam Barker walks in a brisk figure-eight pattern, his parents can only shake their heads and marvel.

March 15, 2009 in News, Sports The Gonzaga men’s basketball team, making its 11th-straight appearance in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, drew Akron and will play in Portland on Thursday in the first round of the … 1

  March 15, 2009 in City on Page A1 The Inland Northwest is in line for some share of about $285 million in earmarks in the massive spending bill Congress passed and President Obama signed last week. From tens … 1

March 15, 2009 in City on Page A2 LONDON – An academic says he’s found evidence that Britain’s legendary outlaw Robin Hood wasn’t as popular as folklore suggests. Julian Luxford says a note discovered in the margins of …

March 15, 2009 in City on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The nation’s food safety system is a “hazard to public health” and overdue for an overhaul, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he filled the top job at …

March 15, 2009 in City on Page A3 NASA is unsure what caused the hydrogen gas leak that prevented space shuttle Discovery from flying, but nonetheless will attempt another launch today. Shuttle managers are hopeful that repairs at …

March 15, 2009 in City on Page A3 WASHINGTON – American International Group is giving its executives tens of millions of dollars in new bonuses even though it received a taxpayer bailout of more than $170 billion. AIG … 1

March 15, 2009 in City on Page A4 MOSCOW – A Russian air force chief said Saturday that the country could base some strategic bombers in Cuba or on an island offered by Venezuela, the Interfax news agency …

March 15, 2009 in City on Page A4 ISLAMABAD – Pakistani authorities placed opposition leader Nawaz Sharif under house arrest today to stop him from taking part in an anti-government rally, a spokesman said. The move against former …

March 15, 2009 in City on Page A4 CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Police acting on a tip found nine bodies partially buried in the desert on the outskirts of the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, an official …

March 15, 2009 in City on Page A8 A joint effort by the YWCA and YMCA to build two big community centers in Spokane is emerging as a model of collaboration for nonprofits, especially in lean times when … 1

March 15, 2009 in City on Page B1 A 23-year-old man was booked into the Spokane County Jail on Saturday on alleged residential burglary. Spokane Police said that Samuel Bertolet was in the process of gaining entry into …

March 15, 2009 in City on Page B1 Hear ye. Hear ye. The Column is now in session, and we have three items on today’s docket. •Item 1 – So suspended Spokane police officer Jay Olsen was acquitted … 1