March 10, 2010 in City David Squires had been riding his bike for years. His didn’t drive, and his 18-speed bicycle was the longtime electrician’s way of getting around Spokane. 2

March 10, 2010 in City OLYMPIA – The Legislature prepared to go into extra innings Wednesday as consensus on addressing the state’s $2.8 billion budget gap remained elusive and the ability to turn any agreement … 5

March 10, 2010 in Idaho President Barack Obama has nominated Assistant U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho.

March 10, 2010 in Idaho Two lawmakers from the same North Idaho district are at opposite ends of a legislative battle over Internet sales taxes - which Idahoans already are required by law to pay, … 3

March 10, 2010 in Business Bowing to complaints of fee gouging, Bank of America said Wednesday that starting this summer it would deny transactions for customers using their debit cards if they didn’t have funds … 6

March 10, 2010 in Nation/World The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year’s economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay … 4

March 10, 2010 in Nation/World, Region Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform — and more rigorous — standards Wednesday as draft new national guidelines were released. 9

March 10, 2010 in Nation/World Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in “Lucas” and “The Lost Boys” whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.

March 10, 2010 in City, Idaho A sunny sunrise today may have been pretty, but the temperatures are saying it is winter still. Spokane International Airport reported 24 degrees at 7 a.m.

March 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the … 31

March 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Using e-mail, YouTube videos, phony travel documents and a burning desire to kill “or die trying,” a middle-aged American woman from Pennsylvania helped recruit a network for suicide …

March 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – A day after resigning his seat in the face of a House ethics investigation, former U.S. Rep. Eric Massa took to the airwaves Tuesday to deny that he …

March 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – People who donate a kidney to a sick friend or relative live at least as long as others in the general population and may, in fact, live …

March 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Authorities were hailing a 7-year-old Norwalk, Calif., boy as a hero Tuesday after he hid in a bathroom and called 911 as three armed attackers burst into … 1

March 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LANCASTER, Calif. – A man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film “Shutter …

March 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 MANAMA, Bahrain – Although pirates last year made many more attempts to board ships in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia, the number of successful seizures …

March 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The U.S. military hospital ship Comfort has completed its relief mission in Haiti and is heading home. The Comfort has been stationed off the country’s coast for …