April 2, 2010 in City Hannah Schelling last heard from her son, Christopher, when he called in November with a plea she’d never before heard. “He said ‘Mom, I’m in really deep. Can I come … 7

April 2, 2010 in Region Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire is among dozens of governors who have received a threatening letter from an extremist group. 21

April 2, 2010 in Region The friends and family of a 22-year-old Gonzaga student from the Tri-Cities are shocked by her sudden death in Spokane.

April 2, 2010 in Business, Idaho Idaho employers boosted employment by 2,700 in March, the best monthly gain in six years. The increase was enough to trim the state unemployment rate by 0.1 percentage points, to … 3

April 2, 2010 in Region Superintendent Randy Dorn has pleaded guilty to one count of drunk driving and will serve one day in jail.

April 2, 2010 in City, Idaho Seattle City Light has reached a proposed settlement over the relicensing of the Boundary Dam on the Pend Oreille River in northeast Washington.

April 2, 2010 in Idaho, Outdoors, Region Unstable snowpack conditions could become more dangerous if forecasted snow and wind move into the Inland Northwest as predicted.

April 2, 2010 in City Spokane Police this morning are crediting an alert neighbor in the Five Mile Prairie area for helping them catch two juveniles in connection with three home burglaries overnight. 11

April 2, 2010 in City A Spokane woman was rescued early today in a fire that broke out in an unoccupied duplex apartment adjacent to the woman’s apartment on Spokane’s North Side.

April 2, 2010 in City, Idaho Stormy weather is bearing down on the Inland Northwest today with rain or snow and windy conditions expected through tonight.

April 2, 2010 in City Spokane police Thursday night arrested two men in connection with an attempted robbery of a taco stand on North Division Street at Walton Avenue. 30

April 2, 2010 in Business, Nation/World The nation’s economy posted its largest job gain in three years in March, while the unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent for the third straight month. 11

April 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration will announce today a new screening system for flights to the United States under which passengers who fit an intelligence profile of potential terrorists will …

April 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 CHICAGO – Congress voted to overhaul the health care system on a Sunday. On Monday, Patti Lawson e-mailed her employer’s human resources office to ask how soon she could get … 4

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April 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Reversing course, Army Secretary John McHugh warned soldiers Thursday that they still can be discharged for acknowledging they are gay, saying he misspoke earlier this week when he …

April 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – The rate of child maltreatment in the U.S. dipped in 2008 to its lowest level since 1990, but the number of abuse-related child fatalities continued to rise, …

April 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Attorney General Jerry Brown determined Thursday that ACORN broke no criminal laws, after reviewing videotapes that sparked a recent political firestorm. Brown’s office said it would …