April 29, 2010 in Business Lone Canary is in danger of extinction. Winemaker and businessman Don Townshend purchased the small Spokane winery recently with plans to keep the business running as usual. Financial losses and … 1

April 29, 2010 in City A Spokane man who triggered a weeks-long federal manhunt last summer, then escaped from a halfway house this week, was arrested in Montana Wednesday. 1

April 29, 2010 in Idaho University of Idaho President Duane Nellis says state budget cuts are risking education programs and innovation at the Moscow campus. 2

April 29, 2010 in City, Idaho A judge has dealt environmentalists an early setback in their attempt to challenge the federal government’s recent decision not to grant the sage grouse threatened or endangered species status.

April 29, 2010 in City Eighteen Spokane Public Schools employees, mostly teachers, received layoff notices Thursday, but officials anticipate hiring all of them back. 2

April 29, 2010 in City A law enforcement investigation into the fatal shooting of a gunman by a Spokane police officer last month has been sent to the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office for review. 1

April 29, 2010 in City The Spokane County treasurer’s office will restore normal office hours April 29 and 30 for last-minute property tax payments. 1

April 29, 2010 in City, Idaho Light rain has eased off in Spokane this afternoon, but showers and rain are moving across other portions of the Inland Northwest with snow falling at higher elevations, forecasters said.

April 29, 2010 in City In response to a proclamation from President Obama, Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff today in memory of Dorothy Height.

April 29, 2010 in City A Spokane driver was arrested just after midnight after failing to negotiate a corner at High Drive and South Grand Boulevard and crashing into the landscaping of an adjacent residence, …

April 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In a decision that could boost development of wind power nationwide, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday approved a controversial offshore wind project off Cape Cod – potentially … 1

  April 29, 2010 in City on Page A1 Deaconess Medical Center is continuing its efforts to derail expansion plans of Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, this time telling state hospital regulators that even a scaled-back expansion is unnecessary. … 1

April 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices from the left and the right expressed skepticism Wednesday at a conservative religious group’s argument that Washington state should keep secret the names of 138,500 … 4

April 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, headed for defeat in the Republican Senate primary, intends to bolt the party and run as an independent, three confidants said Wednesday, setting …

April 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Phoenix – A Latino clergy group said Wednesday it will file the first lawsuit challenging Arizona’s tough new law targeting illegal immigration. The National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian …

April 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO – A new oil leak was discovered at the site in the Gulf of Mexico where a drilling rig exploded and sank, and experts now … 1

April 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Husbands, if you end up in the doghouse, consider it a promotion. A third of pet-owning married women said their pets are better listeners than their husbands, … 3

April 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Ending three straight days of solid opposition, Senate Republicans agreed Wednesday to start a full-scale debate on the most far-reaching proposals to toughen regulation of financial institutions since …

April 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 Beijing – A knife-wielding man wounded 28 children and three adults today at a kindergarten in eastern Jiangsu province, the second such violent assault at a Chinese school in two …