March 27, 2010 in Sports SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Gonzaga Bulldogs may have survived Xavier’s one-two punch of 6-foot-6 Ta’Shia Phillips and 6-5Amber Harris but not the knockout punch of a freshman. Katie Rutan scored …

March 27, 2010 in Sports Ta’Shia Phillips had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Katie Rutan added 15 points and third-seeded Xavier rumbled into its first NCAA tournament regional final in nine years with its 21st …

March 27, 2010 in Nation/World Europe’s best known landmarks — including the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and Rome’s Colosseum — fell dark Saturday, following Sydney’s Opera House and Beijing’s Forbidden City in joining a global …

  March 27, 2010 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for March 23 to March 26, 2010.

March 27, 2010 in City Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies have pulled a body from the Spokane River.

March 27, 2010 in City Hundreds of people turned out Saturday to show their support for state Attorney General Rob McKenna and his decision to join a lawsuit with a dozen other states trying to … 45

  March 27, 2010 in Sports Frank Burgess, Gonzaga’s all-time leading scorer and a U.S. District judge in Tacoma, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 75.

March 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration unveiled new measures Friday aimed at getting lenders to reduce the principal balances on problem mortgages and to refinance “underwater” borrowers, who owe more than … 45

March 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Starting this summer, drivers better use a headset if they’re talking on their cell phones. And don’t even think about texting your friend while cruising down the interstate. … 7

March 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – It will probably come as a surprise to most Americans, but the winter just finished was the fifth warmest on record, worldwide. Oh, sure, nearly two-thirds of the …

March 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LONDON – A book charting the frontier between handicrafts and geometry on Friday won Britain’s quirkiest literary award, the Diagram Prize for year’s oddest book title. “Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic …

March 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 JERUSALEM – Two Israeli soldiers and a Palestinian civilian were killed Friday as a gunbattle between troops and Palestinian militants widened into some of the fiercest fighting in the Gaza …

March 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. – A tractor-trailer loaded with auto parts crossed a highway median Friday and slammed head-on into a van carrying a Mennonite family, killing 11 people before dawn on …

March 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 CHICAGO – A month ago, Dan Coyne knew just two things about a cheerful cashier who worked at Jewel-Osco in Evanston: her first name and her need for a new …

March 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Federal judges in Washington handed down split verdicts in two separate decisions Friday on campaign fundraising, ruling that the Republican National Committee and other political parties may not … 1

March 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Friday announced a major reworking of its troubled $75 billion plan to prevent foreclosures. The revamped program is designed to aid people who owe … 2