April 1, 2010 in News The first retail iPads for sale will fly out the doors just after 10 a.m. on Saturday.

April 1, 2010 in News, City Small distilleries will be able to produce more liquor under a new law that triples their maximum capacity to 60,000 gallons. The law, signed Thursday by Gov. Chris Gregoire, is … 1

April 1, 2010 in News, City Authorities today released the name of the Spokane police officer involved in last Friday’s fatal shootout with an armed suspect. 3

  April 1, 2010 in City The Center for Justice’s Spokane Riverkeeper project is alleging that the state Department of Transportation has violated the Clean Water Act during construction of the North Spokane freeway.

April 1, 2010 in City Gov. Chris Gregoire is creating a new health care cabinet to implement federal health care reform in Washington state. 11

April 1, 2010 in Nation/World A new federal report shows the rate of child abuse in the U.S. dipped in 2008 to its lowest level since 1990. 1

April 1, 2010 in City The Washington Supreme Court said Thursday that a prosecutor must give a nondiscriminatory reason when striking the only member of a defendant’s minority from a jury pool. But the decision … 4

April 1, 2010 in City A train ran over a Spokane Valley man who was reported missing this morning. 8

April 1, 2010 in Idaho The shrinking budget for Idaho’s Department of Health and Welfare is already having an impact on dozens of mentally ill patients and some of the services those clients receive. 5

April 1, 2010 in Nation/World Want the scoop on what everyone’s talking about at the office? Why not “Topeka”? As an April Fools’ gag, Web search giant Google changed its name on its U.S. search … 26

April 1, 2010 in City, Idaho April Fools’ Day is bringing another round of scattered snow and rain showers to the region, forecasters said. 1

April 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – Men at an above-normal risk of prostate cancer may be able to reduce their risk of developing the disease by taking a drug already on the market. … 1

April 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s announcement Wednesday that he’ll lift bans on new drilling for oil and natural gas off much of the U.S. coastline drew criticism from environmentalists and … 7

April 1, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Much of this year’s legislative time has been devoted to a $2.8 billion hole in the state’s operating budget, but the special session is essentially locked up over … 10

April 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – A new legal agreement committing nations around the world to curb greenhouse gas emissions is unlikely to be completed before the end of 2011, two years later … 1

April 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – The head of a Roman Catholic order that specialized in the treatment of pedophile priests visited with then-Pope Paul VI nearly 50 years ago and followed up …

April 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – Six major world powers have agreed to begin putting together proposed new sanctions on Iran over its suspect nuclear program after China dropped its opposition, U.S. officials said …

April 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 PESHAWAR, Pakistan – The Pakistani army has launched a military operation to clear insurgents from North Waziristan – long a haven for al-Qaida and the Afghan Taliban – and hopes …

April 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 San Antonio – Texas Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison said Wednesday she is staying in the U.S. Senate, ending a series of back and forth announcements during the last year about …