March 4, 2010 in Sports Washington State’s men’s basketball team falls on the road at Oregon State.

March 4, 2010 in City Senate Democrats may offer voters a choice of which tax they like better: a higher sales tax or an income tax on people making more than $200,000 a year. 29

March 4, 2010 in News, Idaho BOISE – Idaho could soon begin minting its own silver currency. Silver medallions, proposed by state Rep. Phil Hart, are being pushed as a way to jump-start Idaho’s economy and … 2

March 4, 2010 in Sports A layup at the end of overtime gave No. 1-ranked Federal Way a one-point victory over Gonzaga Prep at the boys State 4A basketball tournament. 3

March 4, 2010 in City The bicyclist killed Monday in downtown Spokane was an electrician and father of six known for his sense of humor. 11

March 4, 2010 in Region Defense contractor Boeing said Thursday that it will bid for the Air Force’s troubled $35 billion refueling plane contract, leaving rival Northrop Grumman to decide if it will make its … 7

March 4, 2010 in City The state of Washington says 63 suicide prescriptions were dispensed during the first nine months of the state’s Death with Dignity Act. 1

March 4, 2010 in City, Idaho Defense attorneys for a Moscow man accused in the slaying of his wife and unborn child are asking a judge to throw out the murder charge related to the fetus.

March 4, 2010 in City A South Hill dog died mysteriously Tuesday after eating something in its back yard. 1

March 4, 2010 in Region The brutal murder of a British college student in Italy by American Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend was not premeditated, the judges who convicted them said in a … 1

March 4, 2010 in City A federal judge in Seattle dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Spokane and 17 other Washington cities charge too much for red light camera tickets. 11

March 4, 2010 in City, Idaho Fog in the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas this morning has lifted, but spring-like cumulus clouds are bringing a small threat of showers this afternoon.

March 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 Davenport wins The boys team from Davenport withstands a tough test to advance

March 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 For the first time, an experimental drug has extended the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer who are no longer responding to other treatments and are out of options … 1

March 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Making an impassioned demand for swift action on health care, President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to vote on sweeping legislation “in the next few weeks,” … 4

March 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 BARCELONA, Spain – A 26-foot wave smashed into a cruise ship carrying nearly 2,000 people in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, smashing glass windshields and killing two passengers, according to officials …

March 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – As planes waited to take off from Kennedy Airport, the jargon-packed radio chatter between controllers and pilots was interrupted by a young boy’s voice: “JetBlue 171, cleared …

March 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A U.S. Baptist missionary detained on suspicion of child trafficking in Haiti said Wednesday she would be ready to return to the earthquake-ravaged country to work with …