April 10, 2010 in City A fire this afternoon caused significant damage to a home on Spokane’s South Hill. The blaze, reported shortly before 5 p.m., started outside the home at 1708 E. 10th Ave., … 6

April 10, 2010 in Sports Franklin Gutierrez drove in the go-ahead run to cap a three-run ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners ended a four-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on … 1

  April 10, 2010 in Region OLYMPIA – Democratic leaders began pushing a package of some $668 million in higher taxes through the Legislature Saturday, suspending rules as they tried to beat the Tuesday deadline to … 3

April 10, 2010 in News, Features Spokane area high school students participated in a creative writing contest for the Spokane Community Observance of the Holocaust Service at Temple Beth Shalom. Their researched essays, repudiating Holocaust denial, … 7

April 10, 2010 in News, Features Spokane area high school students participated in a creative writing contest for the Spokane Community Observance of the Holocaust Service at Temple Beth Shalom. Their researched essays, repudiating Holocaust denial, … 12

April 10, 2010 in News, Features Spokane area high school students participated in a creative writing contest for the Spokane Community Observance of the Holocaust Service at Temple Beth Shalom Their researched essays, repudiating Holocaust denial, … 2

April 10, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – The Legislature returns today with time running out in its special session and only two options to fix its unbalanced budget, Gov. Chris Gregoire said Friday: Pass an … 17

April 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement Friday, setting up a long-anticipated confirmation battle during the most sensitive of political seasons. Stevens, who will turn 90 …

April 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MOSCOW – Russia threatened to suspend all child adoptions by U.S. families Friday after a 7-year-old boy adopted by a woman from Tennessee was sent alone on a one-way flight …

April 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MARQUETTE, Mich. – Rep. Bart Stupak, an anti-abortion Democrat targeted for defeat by tea party activists for his role in securing House approval of the health care overhaul, said Friday …

April 10, 2010 in Business on Page A6 The economic recovery is on the horizon, but it will take four years or longer to erase the stain of the recession, an economist and a marketing professional told business …

April 10, 2010 in Business on Page A6 Washington – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a preliminary investigation into brake failure in 6 million older model Chevrolet and GMC full-size pickup trucks. The agency is …

April 10, 2010 in Business on Page A6 MIAMI – A federal judge in Southern California was chosen Friday to preside over more than 200 lawsuits filed against Toyota in the aftermath of the automaker’s sudden-acceleration problems, which …

April 10, 2010 in City on Page B1 Once again a consulting study has concluded the best site for a new medium-security Spokane County jail is next to the existing high-security jail. A “weighted analysis” released Friday lists … 9

April 10, 2010 in City on Page B1 A 50-year-old suicidal man with household items strapped to his chest caused the evacuation of a Spokane Valley trailer park Friday night. Spokane Valley police officers and firefighters were called … 2