March 29, 2010 in News, City A gunman shot and killed by Spokane police on Friday had assaulted law enforcement in Vancouver, Wash., eight years ago. 1

March 29, 2010 in News, Idaho Idaho lawmakers wrapped up a 78-day legislative session Monday that was marked by deep, unprecedented spending cuts - including big cuts to schools - and strident railing against the federal … 6

March 29, 2010 in City OLYMPIA – Washington state may be first in line for one aspect of the new federal health care reform law — submitting a request for some $180 million in federal … 12

March 29, 2010 in Features Melissa Gilbert will not appear in the national touring production of “Little House on the Prairie, The Musical” in Spokane on April 8-11, because she will be recovering from back … 1

March 29, 2010 in Outdoors, City Three environmental groups say they intend to sue the Interior Department for not protecting sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species. 4

March 29, 2010 in City OLYMPIA – The Washington Legislature entered its third week of a special session to settle budget matters with no resolution in sight, but leaders of the Senate and House insisted … 1

March 29, 2010 in City, Idaho At least 2,800 Inland Northwest electrical customers were without power this afternoon after winds to 54 mph peaked early this afternoon, officials said.

March 29, 2010 in Idaho, Region The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department is seeking tips on missing people in hopes of identifying a body found in the Spokane River on Saturday.

March 29, 2010 in City Two men were trapped for several hours after their pickup overturned this morning off Stevens Creek Road near the Palouse Highway. 1

  March 29, 2010 in City Wellpinit in among nine school districts getting federal grants to help improve student performance, state officials say. 6

March 29, 2010 in City Gov. Chris Gregoire is scheduled to return to her hometown of Auburn to sign a package of education reform bills into law. 1

March 29, 2010 in City The tanks are still there, 177 in all, packed with 53 million gallons of radioactive waste. One million gallons have leached into the desert soil. 14

March 29, 2010 in City on Page A1 The long-awaited reconstruction of Lincoln Street south of 17th Avenue begins this morning in a four-month project that will add a new environmental element to Spokane streets: storm water gardens. …

March 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 MOSCOW – Russia’s president thought the country had too much time on its hands, so on Sunday he eliminated two of its 11 time zones. The changes mean that Chukotka … 1

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March 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Defenders of the newly enacted national health care law and its rule that all Americans get health insurance have a powerful and recent Supreme Court precedent on their … 3

March 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 SALT LAKE CITY – Fed up with federal ownership of more than half the land in Utah, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert on Saturday authorized the use of eminent domain to … 1

March 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A handful of people were reported injured by violent storms that ripped the metal roof off at least one building, damaged dozens of homes and knocked down …