March 2, 2009 in City Spokane Municipal Court Judge Tracy Staab will be eligible to run in the November election. 1

March 2, 2009 in City OLYMPIA – No, lawmakers aren’t declaring open season on Fido. On Monday, Washington’s state Senate approved what is probably one of the most misunderstood bills of the year: Senate Bill … 1

March 2, 2009 in City OLYMPIA – Spokane County is among 33 Washington counties that have been declared a federal disaster area due to severe winter weather.

March 2, 2009 in City The National Weather Service this evening issued a hazardous weather outlook for the possibility of snow Wednesday night and Thursday as a cold low pressure system moves south from the …

March 2, 2009 in City A Canadian man who hanged himself in a Spokane County Jail cell Friday was there for delivering 350 pounds of marijuana to undercover DEA agents in northern Washington, federal authorities …

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March 2, 2009 in Business, City Spokane’s airport passenger and cargo traffic took sharp hits during January, based on data provided by the major air carriers.

March 2, 2009 in City Looking at the prospect of paying more than $1 million in damages, the city of Spokane and its police department tried Monday to convince a federal judge to reverse his …

  March 2, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for Feb. 23 to Feb. 28 and March 1, 2009.

  March 2, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for March 1, 2009.

March 2, 2009 in Sports, Nation/World TAMPA, Fla. — The Coast Guard says it has narrowed the search area for two NFL players and another man whose overturned boat was found off the Florida Gulf Coast.

March 2, 2009 in Business, Nation/World NEW YORK — Investors’ despair about financial companies and the recession have brought the Dow Jones industrial average to another unwanted milestone: its first drop below 7,000 in more than …

March 2, 2009 in Region Government witnesses who are victims of asbestos exposure have waived their right to observe the W.R. Grace & Co. environmental crimes trial in Montana.

March 2, 2009 in Idaho Thanks to the federal economic stimulus bill, there’ll be 70 new seasonal jobs in North Idaho’s Silver Valley this summer and next as part of the Bunker Hill cleanup.

March 2, 2009 in Nation/World As he attempts to overhaul the country’s health care system, President Barack Obama announced Monday that he’s chosen Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to serve as his health and human services …

March 2, 2009 in Sports Brackets for Washington State 4A, 1A and 2B basketball tournaments.

  March 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 Work crews and lane closures are coming back to Interstate 90 this spring, two years after contractors finished a two-year job to fix pavement on the I-90 viaduct through downtown …

March 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 CHICAGO – In a stunning improvement in children’s health, far fewer kids have high lead levels than 20 years ago, new government research reports – a testament to aggressive efforts …

March 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 Rescuers believe a Colbert man killed in an avalanche Friday afternoon while snowmobiling with his teenage stepson lost his way or was disoriented when he rode off a nearly vertical … 21

March 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – If you’ve noticed that cheerfulness seems to run in families, it turns out you’re onto something: Researchers at the University of Essex have tracked down a genetic tendency …