April 7, 2010 in City A Spokane mother whose children have been ordered to return to state custody was spotted Tuesday in Portland. 2

April 7, 2010 in Nation/World The Taliban have released a video of a man identified as an American soldier from Idaho captured in Afghanistan last June, showing him pleading for his release and return home. 12

April 7, 2010 in City OLYMPIA – Legislative Democrats and Gov. Chris Gregoire appeared close to a “deal” Wednesday on a package of taxes that would fill part of the state’s budget hole and end … 3

April 7, 2010 in Region The Washington Department of Transportation is giving drivers another week to use studded tires because of the winter weather that’s arrived this spring. 1

  April 7, 2010 in City More than 30 low-cost, high-alcohol beers and wines can no longer be sold in downtown Spokane beginning May 15. 12

April 7, 2010 in City Gov. Chris Gregoire is asking all of Washington 295 school districts to join an effort to seek $250 million from the federal government for education reform. 10

April 7, 2010 in Region An inquest jury on Wednesday found that a Seattle police officer believed he was in imminent danger when he killed a man who had shot four Lakewood officers to death. 1

April 7, 2010 in City Steve Tucker has a new challenger in the race for Spokane County prosecutor. Chris Bugbee, a 42-year-old Republican who worked six years as a deputy prosecutor, has announced his bid …

April 7, 2010 in City At a time of heightened concerns over threats to government officials, federal authorities in Spokane kept quiet about the discovery of a bomb found alongside the Thomas S. Foley U.S. … 21

April 7, 2010 in City Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said she will seek re-election to a fourth term from Washington’s 5th Congressional District. 17

April 7, 2010 in Idaho The state superintendent of public instruction has canceled two statewide tests for the upcoming school year.

April 7, 2010 in Features Scrabble purists can relax. News of a new version of the classic word game that Mattel plans to sell in the U.K. allowing proper nouns set off waves of dismay … 1

April 7, 2010 in City, Idaho Partly sunny skies and mild afternoon temperatures are expected today, but forecasters are warning that Thursday will be windy. 1

April 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In a blow to Internet giants such as Google and Yahoo, a federal appeals court issued a ruling Tuesday that could sharply curtail regulators’ power to force Internet … 12

April 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – In the weeks before his death from a suspected accidental overdose, actor Corey Haim went “doctor shopping” and obtained at least 553 pills of powerful prescription medications …

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April 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MONTCOAL, W.Va. – Rescuers held out slim hope Tuesday that four missing coal miners might have survived when a mine exploded, killing 25 people in the country’s deadliest underground disaster …

April 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Sacramento, Calif. – A founder of the liberal activist group MoveOn.org said he will challenge Democrat Jerry Brown for the party’s nomination for governor. Peter Schurman, who announced his candidacy …