March 5, 2009 in Idaho Sitting in her wheelchair in her three-bedroom, one-bath 1915 home in south central Idaho, Melody Russell admits she’s not a bank. She’s not a carmaker, or an insurance firm, or …

March 5, 2009 in City No new residents can move into the Cooper George, a retirement and assisted living facility on Spokane’s South Hill, until the facility ensures that it has a safe medication distribution …

March 5, 2009 in Idaho BOISE - A geothermal outfit wants $225 million for well-drilling. Micron wants $100 million for a project. One Idaho woman wants $34,000 to pay off credit cards. All are among … 1

March 5, 2009 in City No new residents can move into the Cooper George, a retirement and assisted-living facility on Spokane’s South Hill, until the facility ensures that it has a safe medication distribution system …

March 5, 2009 in City A federal appeals court has upheld the 2007 racketeering and conspiracy conviction of Richard “Smilin’ Rick” Fabel, who at the time was the president of the Spokane-based chapter of the …

March 5, 2009 in Region SNOQUALMIE PASS — The Transportation Department has reopened Interstate 90 on Snoqualmie Pass between North Bend and Easton.

March 5, 2009 NEW YORK — Investors have fled Wall Street as fear grows about the stability of the nation’s largest banks and worries mount about General Motors Corp.

March 5, 2009 in Region BOZEMAN — One person is unaccounted for after a natural gas explosion rocked downtown Bozeman Thursday morning, collapsing three buildings, city officials said.

March 5, 2009 in City, Region The Washington state Supreme Court has just ruled against state Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, D-Wash., who filed suit last year to try to overturn a requirement that tax increases …

March 5, 2009 in Idaho Idaho’s state superintendent of schools is defending his proposal to cut $62 million from schools next year rather than dip into the state’s $114 million public education stabilization fund, saying …

March 5, 2009 in City An 11-year-old Spokane boy on his way to school was robbed this morning when he pulled out his wallet to check for money, police said. The suspect allegedly punched the …

March 5, 2009 in City A pedestrian struck on Highway 2 in Airway Heights is expected to live, officials said this morning. Craig A. Hrivnak Pate, 19, of Airway Heights, is recovering at Deaconess Medical …

March 5, 2009 in City Original predictions for snowfall were scaled back this morning for Spokane and Coeur d’Alene, weather officials said. Spokane could get up to an inch while Coeur d’Alene could receive up …

March 5, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The Obama administration thinks that its Making Home Affordable plan will help 9 million homeowners refinance problem mortgages or modify them in order to avoid foreclosure. Who qualifies …

  March 5, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 The Washington Department of Ecology will spend $250,000 to study whether Lake Pend Oreille could be tapped to provide water for better flows in the Spokane River. The study revolves …

March 5, 2009 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Wednesday detailed its ambitious $275 billion plan to halt soaring foreclosures nationwide, outlining the financial incentives it’s offering investors, lenders and their bill collectors …

March 5, 2009 in City on Page A1 More than a dozen high school wrestlers and fans infected with whooping cough attended the Washington state high school wrestling tournament in Tacoma two weeks ago, and state health officials …

March 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 ATLANTA – Lawmakers in two states, outraged by California’s “Octomom,” are seeking to limit the number of embryos that may be implanted by fertility clinics. The legislation in Missouri and … 1

March 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 BRUSSELS, Belgium – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton swiped hard at Iran on Wednesday, accusing its hard-line leaders of fomenting divisions in the Arab world, promoting terrorism, posing …