March 4, 2009 in City Twenty pounds of marijuana, five once of cocaine and one ounce of methamphetamine were seized from a Grant County home Tuesday night.

March 4, 2009 in City Shellye L. Stark didn’t just kill her husband – she planned the murder meticulously, prepared the crime scene and ordered her son and nephew out of the home before gunning …

March 4, 2009 in City OLYMPIA – As state park officials wrestle with a budget cut of up to $23 million over the next two years, they’re considering temporarily closing – or permanently getting rid … 1

March 4, 2009 in City A winter weather advisory for 2 to 4 inches of snow beginning at 4 a.m. on Thursday in the Spokane area was issued today by the National Weather Service, and …

March 4, 2009 Looking for browsing materials? Check out these recent hand-picked links – now with teaser paragraphs – from Spokesman.com blogs.

March 4, 2009 in City One man is dead and three men are facing second-degree murder charges following a fatal stabbing, police say. The knife fight started because a girl had been punched. 1

March 4, 2009 in City Sudden threat – or deadly pursuit? Two competing versions of the February 2007 incident that ended with Shonto Pete shot in the head and assault charges against suspended police officer … 5

March 4, 2009 in Idaho A proposal for a huge marina on Blackwell Island on Lake Coeur d’Alene is alive again.

March 4, 2009 in City State authorities are concerned about a laser light incident reported Tuesday in Spokane on Interstate 90. Officials say the bright lights are a dangerous distraction.

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

March 4, 2009 in Idaho Jim Dorion apparently settled in Louisiana last year, sometime after the former Nez Perce County sheriff dropped off the radar in Lewiston.

March 4, 2009 in Business, Nation/World The Obama administration kicked off a new program Wednesday that’s designed to help up to 9 million borrowers stay in their homes through refinanced mortgages or loans that are modified …

March 4, 2009 in Region Questioning of a federal official prominent in the government’s response to asbestos contamination in Libby continued Tuesday at a trial on allegations that W.R. Grace & Co., and five of …

March 4, 2009 in Letters I encourage those who support Envision Spokane’s proposed city charter amendments to actually read it at www.envisionspokane.org. According to Mr. Kai Huschke, a “living wage” is 165 percent of the …

March 4, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – In the first of several days of marathon debate, Washington lawmakers Tuesday passed bills to protect breastfeeding mothers, help churches shelter the homeless, and provide emergency access to …

  March 4, 2009 in City on Page A1 A group urging a “yes” vote for two Spokane Public Schools measures is pulling ads that contain false information about how much taxpayers would be expected to contribute for the …

March 4, 2009 in City on Page A1 Government spending cuts are unraveling safety nets that help foster children in Spokane County receive medical care. It’s another blow to the critical help offered to at-risk children, poor pregnant … 1

March 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In what appears to be the best chance since public health groups started pushing for it in the 1970s, Congress is poised to regulate tobacco, a product linked …

March 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Washington, D.C., police said a Metro bus driver was charged with assault Saturday after a bizarre incident in which he allegedly punched a patrol officer who was dressed …