May 13, 2009 in News, City The breakup of an identity-theft ring that authorities believe was based inside the home of a soft-spoken man in a wheelchair has led to dozens of criminal charges against suspected …

May 13, 2009 in Outdoors Silver Mountain plans to reopen its chairlifts Sunday for skiing and snowboarding at no charge.

May 13, 2009 Authorities in Kootenai County say a 2 1/2-year-old Coeur d’Alene boy missing since 2:30 p.m. was found this evening at a neighbor’s home. 3

  May 13, 2009 in City Fire ripped through the upstairs of a South Hill apartment complex Wednesday, leaving nearly 30 people homeless.

May 13, 2009 in City, Region Tax collections continue to drop in the latest state report, but economic forecasters are seeing signs that the recession may be moderating in Washington.

May 13, 2009 in News, City Spokane Valley man convicted of raping and imprisoning prostitutes. 1

May 13, 2009 in Business, City Moving from land phone lines to other types of business, Verizon Communications Inc. Wednesday said it’s selling all its Washington land line customer accounts to Frontier Communications Corp. in a …

May 13, 2009 in City, Region State officials say 236 cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Washington, including the first case in Lewis County.

May 13, 2009 in Business, City, Idaho The April home foreclosure rate in Kootenai County jumped 52 percent from March, and almost five-fold from last April, according to statistics released Wednesday by RealtyTrac Inc., an online marketplace …

May 13, 2009 in Idaho BOISE — Rex Rammell, a former elk rancher with political ambitions who was fined for violating Idaho’s domestic elk regulations, has asked the Idaho Supreme Court to find the rules …

May 13, 2009 in City A 75-year-old sex offender living in north Spokane was arrested by county sheriff’s detectives on Tuesday in connection with the rape and sexual exploitation of an 8-year-old child. 1

May 13, 2009 in City, Region The Obama administration will spend $26.6 million in economic stimulus money to complete a project to deepen 103 miles of the Columbia River.

May 13, 2009 in City, Region School districts across Washington are giving teachers layoff warning notices to cut spending plans.

May 13, 2009 in Idaho Demand for free nicotine patches and other stop-smoking aids skyrocketed in Idaho after the federal government hiked tobacco taxes by 62 cents this spring.

May 13, 2009 in City, Region Washington state has dropped an attempt to cut Medicaid prescription reimbursement rates to drugstores to the lowest levels nationwide, ending a legal struggle. 1

May 13, 2009 in City A 36-year-old Deer Park man was arrested early today after he reportedly kidnapped his estranged wife and her male companion and then tried to push the man off the U.S. …

May 13, 2009 in City Students from Washington State University-Spokane and Eastern Washington University are studying a possible rail line linking Spokane, Pullman and Moscow, Idaho.

May 13, 2009 in City, Idaho A brief warm up is moving into the Inland Northwest this morning and should continue through most of the day, but another wet weather system should soak the region overnight …

May 13, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – It’s been nearly 40 years since Washington voters, seeking to make government more transparent, overwhelmingly passed a law requiring cities, counties and state agencies – with some exceptions … 3

May 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Gov. Sarah Palin has signed a book deal with HarperCollins Publishers for what is described as her memoir. “There have been so many things written and said …