April 5, 2010 in City Two teenagers involved in a crash that killed a 19-year-old Spokane woman in February face vehicular homicide charges under a recommendation sent to prosecutors Monday. 5

April 5, 2010 in Region A swarm of small earthquakes began Monday at a volcano near Anchorage in what scientists said was a warning that Mount Redoubt could be waking from its slumber. 1

April 5, 2010 in Nation/World Toyota Motor Corp. faces a maximum penalty of more than $16 million, a record civil penalty against an automaker, for failing to promptly notify the U.S. government about defective gas …

April 5, 2010 in Idaho, Region A man already accused of assaulting a woman he used to care for now is accused of kidnapping her from the Coeur d’Alene Casino, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s … 3

April 5, 2010 in Sports Tiger Woods says “nothing’s changed” on the golf course and he still expects to win the Masters in his return to competition after a devastating personal scandal.

April 5, 2010 in City Six Southwest Airlines flights into and out of Spokane International Airport this morning were canceled after a combination of poor visibility and construction forced the airline to not land in … 1

April 5, 2010 in Outdoors A lake near enterprise is producing kokanee — land-locked sockeye salmon — big enough to be prizes even for saltwater fishermen. 2

April 5, 2010 in Business, City Energy Northwest has joined other utilities in a lawsuit challenging continued imposition of a surcharge on electricity generated from nuclear power plants.

April 5, 2010 in City A 23-year-old Cheney woman was killed this morning in a two-vehicle accident eight miles west of Davenport on U.S. Highway 2. 1

April 5, 2010 in Idaho The Supreme Court won’t get involved in a judicial fight in Idaho over whether a local judge violated the residency requirement for his job.

April 5, 2010 in Nation/World More than 100 Chinese miners were pulled out alive Monday after being trapped for over a week in a flooded coal mine, where some ate sawdust and strapped themselves to …

April 5, 2010 in City Fire in a vehicle is backing up traffic in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 at Sprague Avenue. 1

April 5, 2010 in City Fire in the entry way and living room of a northwest Spokane home was put out by firefighters Sunday night, but efforts to revive a dog inside the home were …

April 5, 2010 in City, Idaho Snow or rain could fall this morning from a storm system that is moving onshore to the south.

April 5, 2010 in City Gov. Chris Gregoire has ordered flags at state buildings flown at half-staff today in memory of the Yakima soldier killed last Monday by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. 3

April 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 With a populace that has complained loudly for decades about bumpy roads, Spokane’s focus on street money is creating smoother rides for cars. But with voices growing for better bike … 9

April 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LONDON – Protests are growing against Pope Benedict XVI’s planned trip to Britain, where some lawyers question whether the Vatican’s implicit statehood status should shield the pope from prosecution over … 4

April 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 TIJUANA, Mexico – One of the strongest earthquakes to hit Southern California in nearly two decades shook tens of millions of people in two countries and three states on Sunday, …

April 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA fueled Discovery late Sunday for a pre-dawn launch to the International Space Station, one of the last few shuttle flights. Discovery was scheduled to blast …