April 20, 2010 in City Otto Zehm, U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle, Karl F. Thompson Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Durkin, Carl Oreskovich, Mayor Mary Verner; Terry Ferguson; Mark Burbridge; Victor Boutros; U.S. Department … 14

April 20, 2010 in City Supporters hoping to put a Children’s Investment Fund levy on the ballot this summer are now eyeing November, after failing to collect the needed 12,000 signatures. 4

April 20, 2010 in Business Managers of Spokane’s Camp Chevrolet Cadillac say they’ve succeeded in persuading General Motors to leave their doors open. 1

April 20, 2010 in Region Washington’s long flirtation with a state income tax gets new life this week with Wednesday’s expected announcement of an initiative campaign to tax the earnings of couples making more than … 7

April 20, 2010 in Idaho Idaho seniors have been hit hard by the recession, their incomes are low, their living costs are rising - and they’re very, very likely to vote. That’s the picture that … 3

April 20, 2010 in Outdoors, Region Elk respond more strongly to threats from humans than from wolves, and they are more likely to flee for protected refuges if there are hunters in the area, a recent … 6

April 20, 2010 in City A high school student skipping school today prompted a lockdown at Riverside high, middle and elementary schools in Chattaroy. 6

April 20, 2010 in Nation/World, Region A European defense contractor said Tuesday that will make its own bid for the U.S. Air Force’s long-delayed $35 billion contract to build a fleet of new refueling jets after … 4

  April 20, 2010 in Idaho Download Coeur d’Alene and Bonner County police logs for April 19, 2010.

April 20, 2010 in City Wednesday’s scheduled concert at the Bing Crosby Theater by Scottish performer Dougie MacLean has been canceled because of the ongoing fallout from the volcanic eruption in Iceland. 1

  April 20, 2010 in City Download Spokane Police Department logs for April 13 to 19, 2010.

April 20, 2010 in Region The Washington State Patrol says it’s a significant challenge to find qualified cadet applicants who also can pass the physical fitness test. 10

April 20, 2010 in Food The Food and Drug Administration says it will consider a new call Tuesday to force food makers to gradually cut the salt hidden inside their products — but don’t expect … 1

April 20, 2010 in City Two robbery suspects were found hiding in a Spokane Valley water park today after police say their getaway car ran out of gas. 8

April 20, 2010 in Nation/World Women are now just as likely as men to have completed college and to hold an advanced degree, part of an accelerating trend of educational gains that have shielded women … 9

April 20, 2010 in City, Idaho Highs today are going to exceed earlier forecasts as warm weather intensifies into the upper 70s across the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas this afternoon, forecasters said.

April 20, 2010 in City on Page A1 Some golfers spend a lifetime – or in many cases, longer – in pursuit of that ultimate stroke that results in a hole-in-one. Virginia Lemmer, as it turned out, spent … 2

April 20, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 BEIJING – China announced a national day of mourning to be held Wednesday for victims of a devastating quake in a remote Tibetan region, as the death toll rose above …

April 20, 2010 in City on Page A2 For 04-20-2010 1