March 27, 2009 in City The Whitman County sheriff has called off the search for a missing 2-year-old boy. The search, which began Thursday afternoon around 12:30 was called off at 3 p.m. Friday. Officials … 9

March 27, 2009 in City An online threat that prompted Whitworth University officials to increase campus security this morning was determined to be a hoax that started in Uruguay, Spokane County sheriff’s deputies said this …

March 27, 2009 in Sports, Nation/World An agency investigating a deadly boating accident involving two NFL players and their friends in the Gulf of Mexico has concluded it was caused when the vessel was improperly anchored …

  March 27, 2009 in Idaho Idaho would cut its state funding for schools next year by 7.7 percent, under an unprecedented budget set by lawmakers this morning.

March 27, 2009 in Region Alaska’s Mount Redoubt continues its volcanic explosions, the latest sending an ash cloud 32,000 feet above sea level.

March 27, 2009 in City, Idaho Cloudy weather with light wind today is going to give way to the possibility of rain and strong winds Saturday, forecasters said this morning.

March 27, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Trying to broker a truce in a long-running dispute, state lawmakers are considering stripping the state Fish and Wildlife Commission of its role overseeing commercial fishing. The move …

March 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Federal government researchers Thursday filled in a blank spot on the map of life’s hazards: the part occupied by Spot, Fifi, the leathery chewing pretzel and the water …

March 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea’s positioning of a rocket on its east coast launchpad ratcheted up tensions with Washington on Thursday, which warned that pushing ahead with the April …

March 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration plans to raise fuel efficiency standards by 2 miles per gallon to 27.3 mpg for new cars and trucks in the 2011 model year, marking …

March 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 The Senate voted Thursday to give tens of thousands of people more opportunities to mentor children, clean parks and help the poor, a sweeping call to national service in a …

March 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 CIRENDEU, Indonesia – Torrential rain caused a dam to burst early today, sending a wall of water crashing into a crowded neighborhood just outside Indonesia’s capital. The flood killed at …

March 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 KHARTOUM, Sudan – A Sudanese official said Thursday that hundreds of people were killed early this year when foreign warplanes bombed three convoys smuggling African migrants through Sudan along with …

March 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A9 TRENTON, N.J. – A 14-year-old New Jersey girl has been accused of child pornography after posting nearly 30 explicit nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com – charges that could force …

March 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A11 CHICAGO – Doctors are puzzling over what seems to be an increase in the number of children with kidney stones, a condition some blame on kids’ love of cheeseburgers, fries …

  March 27, 2009 in City on Page A13 The arrest of a suspected heroin dealer led investigators to a man with several burglary convictions and suspected stolen property that Spokane police believe may hold clues to a rash …