March 9, 2009 in City Spokane County inmates are learning how to function in the world after they get out of jail, and Arthur Allen thinks it’s about time.

March 9, 2009 in City, Idaho The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who used strychnine to kill two Sandpoint dogs.

March 9, 2009 in City, Idaho Record cold weather is expected across the Inland Northwest Tuesday and Tuesday night as cold arctic air flows into the region behind today’s snowfall.

March 9, 2009 in City, Idaho A 47-year-old Colbert woman was killed this morning in an icy crash on U.S. Highway 395 a short distance south of Wandermere, state troopers said.

  March 9, 2009 in Sports Gonzaga put five players in double figures, including reserve forward Kelly Bowen’s 15 points and a double-double by conference player of the year Courtney Vandersloot, to outlast sixth-seeded San Diego … 1

March 9, 2009 in City A former mayor of Spokane and other critics of the River Park Square project are opposing the nomination of a local lawyer to be the next U.S. attorney for Eastern …

March 9, 2009 in City In the midst of his first-degree assault trial, suspended Spokane police officer Jay Olsen has been hit with a new federal lawsuit seeking unspecified monetary damages for shooting Shonto Pete …

March 9, 2009 The city of Spokane announced that two warming centers are being opened today at the House of Charity, 32 W. Pacific Ave., for single men and Salvation Army, 204 E. …

March 9, 2009 Looking for browsing materials? Check out these recent hand-picked links – now with teaser paragraphs – from Spokesman.com blogs.

March 9, 2009 in Region A juror’s illness delayed the W.R. Grace & Co. environmental crimes trial Monday but with the jury absent, defense lawyers sought to exclude the expert testimony of another government witness.

March 9, 2009 in City The region’s fired Homeland Security coordinator, who was scheduled to fight his termination today before the Spokane County Civil Service Commission, has withdrawn that appeal, officials say. By withdrawing the …

March 9, 2009 in City Voters in nine Spokane area school districts and the city of Spokane have tax measures they are being asked to cast ballots on by Tuesday evening.

  March 9, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for March 6 to March 8, 2009.

March 9, 2009 in Nation/World President Barack Obama said Monday he is allowing federal taxpayer dollars to fund significantly broader research on embryonic stem cells because “medical miracles do not happen simply by accident,” and …

  March 9, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for March 6 to March 8, 2009.

  March 9, 2009 in City on Page A1 Opening of the Prairie Trail in the Coeur d’Alene area last summer – a complement to the Centennial Trail between Spokane and North Idaho – is part of a push …

March 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD – The U.S. military announced Sunday that 12,000 American soldiers would withdraw from Iraq by September, marking the first step in the Obama administration’s plan to pull U.S. combat …

  March 9, 2009 in City on Page A1 Jay Cronk looks out over his Valleyford- area farm and sees the same rolling wheat fields he always has. But things here could change as the climate does. Farmers might …

March 9, 2009 in City on Page A1 A lot of us don’t know much about money. In surveys across age groups, it’s clear that many Americans don’t understand fundamental concepts about the economy – from compound interest …

March 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The number of Americans who call themselves Christians has dropped dramatically over the past two decades, and those who do are increasingly identifying themselves without traditional denomination labels, …