February 22, 2010 in City A homeowner near 36th Street and Grand Boulevard found a suspicious meatball Monday similar to those suspected to have killed two dogs on Friday. An animal-control official in Spokane said … 4

February 22, 2010 in City Breean Beggs, the self-described chief catalyst for the public interest law firm Center for Justice, announced his resignation today citing both fewer financial resources at the firm and aspirations for … 14

February 22, 2010 in City By his own accounting, Ronald Reo Timm molested 24 little girls in Spokane. 5

February 22, 2010 in Idaho At a time when Idaho legislators have been loath to propose tax increases, Athol Rep. Phil Hart has introduced legislation to bump Idaho’s sales tax from the current 6 percent … 2

February 22, 2010 in Idaho The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has voted unanimously to oppose legislation from Rep. Dick Harwood, R-St. Maries, to allow Idahoans with hunting or trapping licenses to salvage road-killed carcasses … 3

February 22, 2010 in Nation/World Making a last-ditch effort to save his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama on Monday put forward a nearly $1 trillion, 10-year compromise that would allow the government to deny … 29

February 22, 2010 in Business, Seven Oregon-based video rental chain is selling off movies as area stores prepare to close 3

February 22, 2010 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Feb. 19 to Feb. 21, 2010.

February 22, 2010 in City, Idaho Today’s sun and clear skies will allow for temperatures to drop tonight into the low 20s, according to the National Weather Service.

February 22, 2010 in Outdoors The Spokesman-Review Trapshoot - Week Six

February 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – Your next credit card statement is going to contain an ugly truth: how much that card really costs to use. Now, thanks to a long-awaited law that …

February 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – When 4-year-old Eric Stavros Adler choked to death on a piece of hot dog, his anguished mother never dreamed that the popular kids’ food could be so dangerous. …

February 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Endeavour and its six astronauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday, making a rare nighttime landing to end a mission that resulted in the virtual completion …

February 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will urge states to better prepare high school students for college and careers when he meets today with the nation’s governors. The White House said …

February 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – A NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 21 civilians, the Afghan Interior Ministry said today. NATO forces confirmed in a statement that its planes … 1

February 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will propose giving federal authorities the power to limit rate hikes by health insurance companies – part of a new health care overhaul plan he …

February 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 TYLER, Texas – Two men who once attended church together were charged Sunday with intentionally burning down a church in east Texas and are suspected in a string of similar …

February 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 KEENE, Calif. – Firefighters late Sunday put out a stubborn fire sparked by a freight train derailment in central California, allowing residents evacuated because of a toxic cloud to return …