March 23, 2010 in City Spokane County commissioners approved a $50,000 settlement Tuesday in the May 2007 death of a Spokane Valley man who fought with sheriff’s deputies. 4

  March 23, 2010 in City, Idaho, Nation/World As Idaho joined a national lawsuit against the new health care reform law, Washington’s attorney general was both blasted and praised for jumping into the litigation Monday. 33

March 23, 2010 in City A longtime psychologist for the Colville School District who also volunteered with police to help investigate child abuse pleaded guilty today to molesting one of his students and attempting to … 2

March 23, 2010 in Business, City Avista is seeking to raise the price of electricity and natural gas through a series of rate filings. For the average Avista ratepayer in Eastern Washington, the request amounts to … 53

March 23, 2010 in City The enrollment period for Washington’s prepaid tuition program closes next week. And when enrollment reopens again in the fall, fees are expected to be about 14 percent higher. 1

March 23, 2010 in City An effort to promote Spokane as one of two Google test sites for upgraded, high-speed Web communications wants the public’s help. A group called Hey Google, Pick Spokane is staging … 9

March 23, 2010 in Nation/World Some questions and answers on the health care bill.

March 23, 2010 in Region Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn was arrested over the weekend for suspicion of driving under the influence, his office confirmed Tuesday. 17

March 23, 2010 in Nation/World Sales of existing homes in the U.S. fell for a third straight month in February, pushing sales down to the lowest level since last July. There is concern the fragile …

March 23, 2010 in City Two occupants escaped an early-morning fire that destroyed a mobile home just west of Spokane in Fire District No. 10.

March 23, 2010 in City, Idaho A mostly sunny spring day is in store for the Inland Northwest with continued mild March temperatures prevailing regionally.

March 23, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington’s Republican attorney general will join other states in a lawsuit against the federal health care reform plan, a move its Democratic governor denounced as “not representing the … 29

March 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Just before midnight Sunday, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel sent an e-mail to the aides who had helped win passage of the historic health care overhaul. …

March 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Under intense pressure from patients, some U.S. doctors are cautiously testing a provocative theory that abnormal blood drainage from the brain may play a role in multiple sclerosis … 1

March 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 Has even the Last Supper been supersized? The food in famous paintings of the meal has grown by biblical proportions over the last millennium, researchers report in a medical journal …

March 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – The once mighty community activist group ACORN announced Monday it is folding amid falling revenues – six months after video footage emerged showing some of its workers giving … 3

March 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s doctor halted CPR on the dying pop star and delayed calling paramedics so he could collect drug vials at the scene, according to documents obtained …

March 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 ACAPULCO, Mexico – The pre-dawn discovery of two bodies cut into pieces and shoved into two black bags brought a tragic end Monday to a search for two missing police …