April 8, 2010 in City A Spokane firefighter is on paid leave after an apparently violent confrontation with state troopers during a drunken driving arrest. 27

April 8, 2010 in Region The families of three Lakewood police officers slain as they sat in a coffee shop in November are expected to filed claims against Pierce County for $134 million. 3

April 8, 2010 in City A Spokane mother whose children have been ordered to return to state custody has been located in Portland. 2

April 8, 2010 in Nation/World A judge has granted more time for Congress to approve a $3.4 billion settlement against the government for swindling Indian tribes out of royalties for oil, gas and grazing leases. 2

April 8, 2010 in News, City The city of Spokane wants to spend less money housing low-risk inmates and will begin exploring cheaper options, including the possibility of creating its own minimum-security lockup rather than rely … 6

April 8, 2010 in Business Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPad devices will soon be able to run more than one program at a time, an ability that phones from Apple’s rivals already offer and that …

April 8, 2010 in Business, City Washington’s unemployment compensation fund is among the healthiest in the nation, according to a study by the National Employment Law Project.

April 8, 2010 in City The state Supreme Court says it can’t force the governor to include a public employee union’s pay raises in the state budget. 1

April 8, 2010 in City Despite a series of early spring storms, the water supply outlook for the Spokane River remains well below average, according to the U.S. Natural Resources and Conservation Service.

April 8, 2010 in Nation/World Associated Press reporters in Kyrgyzstan are hearing sustained automatic weapons fire breaking out as night falls in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, home to a U.S. air base key to the … 1

April 8, 2010 in Nation/World Dangerous gases forced rescue crews to abandon the search Thursday for four coal miners missing since an explosion killed 25 colleagues in the worst U.S. mining disaster in more than … 2

April 8, 2010 in Business Warmer weather and an earlier Easter enticed shoppers into stores for spring merchandise in March, helping retailers post strong sales gains for the month.

April 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for nearly half of U.S. households it’s simply somebody else’s problem. About 47 percent will pay no federal income …

April 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 SEOUL, South Korea – Somali pirates warned a South Korean destroyer chasing a hijacked supertanker with 24 sailors on board not to get any closer or else risk endangering the …

April 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 DENVER – A Qatari diplomat trying to sneak a smoke in an airplane bathroom sparked a bomb scare Wednesday night on a United Airlines flight from Washington to Denver, with … 1

April 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Scientists may have found a way to tell which smokers are at highest risk of developing lung cancer: measuring a telltale genetic change inside their windpipes. A test …