March 5, 2010 in Idaho For the first time in its 72-year history, the largest electric cooperative in Idaho is planning to generate its own renewable energy.

March 5, 2010 in Sports CLEVELAND — Detroit’s Rodney Stuckey was conscious and breathing on his own as he was taken to a hospital after collapsing on the Pistons’ bench during a game Friday night.

March 5, 2010 in City Someone is posing as a utility worker to try to get into people’s homes – and Avista Utilities and Vera Water and Power in Spokane Valley want their customers to … 3

March 5, 2010 in Idaho A squabble between North Idaho lawmakers nearly killed a highway bonding program Friday, as half of North Idaho’s delegation fought for full funding for a U.S. Highway 95 construction project …

March 5, 2010 in Outdoors Spokesman-Review photographer Colin Mulvany hit the perfect window of opportunity to capture more than 30 great blue herons in a single frame. 2

March 5, 2010 in Idaho Idaho has missed its tax revenue forecasts by a combined $41 million since December. House leaders confirmed that revenue fell more than $15 million short of February’s targets.

March 5, 2010 in Idaho Idaho lawmakers are considering a bill intended to help grandparents and other relatives get custody of children whose parents have been caught up with substance abuse or incarceration.

March 5, 2010 in Outdoors, City An Interior Department announcement Friday that it won’t list sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species opens the way for continued development of the West’s wind energy and oil …

March 5, 2010 in City Booth Gardner says he no longer dwells on death. He’s got a lot going on in his life. 1

March 5, 2010 in Outdoors The Spokesman-Review Trapshoot - Week 8

March 5, 2010 in City, Idaho A dense fog advisory has been lifted for the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas, and forecasters are saying that this afternoon’s sunny weather should continue Saturday and Sunday.

March 5, 2010 in Nation/World A California man killed in a shootout with Pentagon police drove cross-country and arrived outside the military headquarters armed with two semiautomatic weapons, authorities said Friday. The shooter apparently left … 9

March 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Senate Democrats may offer voters a choice: a higher sales tax or an income tax on people making more than $200,000 a year. With very short notice, the … 23

March 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Despite steep odds, the White House is considering a series of new steps in the coming weeks aimed at reviving prospects for a major overhaul of the nation’s … 2

March 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Producer Mark Burnett said Thursday he is pitching a series to television networks that would be about Alaska seen through the eyes of its most famous resident, …

March 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced a potentially massive recall of foods made with a commonly used food additive that may be contaminated with salmonella. The …

March 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at a security checkpoint into the Pentagon on Thursday in a point-blank attack that wounded two …

March 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Despite doubts among many lawmakers that it will create many jobs, the House on Thursday passed legislation giving companies that hire the jobless a temporary payroll tax break. …

March 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday narrowly approved an Armenian genocide resolution over last-minute objections by the Obama administration. After an extended debate that awoke many old …