March 6, 2010 in Sports Steffan Johnson scored a career high 28 points, including hitting a career high eight 3-pointers as Idaho beat Hawaii 78-69 in a WAC men’s basketball game on Saturday.

March 6, 2010 in Sports Lekendric Longmire had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Oregon defeated Washington State 74-66 in the regular season finale amid a report that beleaguered Oregon coach Ernie Kent has already …

March 6, 2010 in City OLYMPIA – After more than four hours of sometimes contentious debate over a proposal to raise taxes on consumers and a wide range of businesses, Senate Democrats and Republicans put … 4

March 6, 2010 in Idaho Evelyn DeLaughter hadn’t laid eyes on the treasures stored above her garage since she moved into her Priest River, Idaho, home in 2006. The steep wooden steps leading up to … 1

March 6, 2010 in City on Page A1 Worst over?: The jobless rate held at 9.7 percent in February, and the economy lost a net 36,000 jobs, a better-than-expected showing. Some economists had predicted deeper job cuts due … 4

March 6, 2010 in Business on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A better-than-expected jobs report from the Labor Department on Friday added to a list of indicators that the U.S. economy is healing, but employment growth strong enough to … 3

March 6, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 For the first time in its 72-year history, the largest electric cooperative in Idaho is planning to generate its own renewable energy. Hayden-based Kootenai Electric Cooperative will do so through …

March 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – The Harlem drama “Precious” won five prizes Friday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, including best picture and trophies for stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo’Nique and …

March 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 DETROIT – Her mother shot and dying in a Detroit home, an 8-year-old girl desperately pleaded to a 911 dispatcher for help. But Monica Botello’s daughter didn’t know where she …

March 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The greater sage grouse, an icon of the West’s dwindling sagebrush landscapes, should be protected under the Endangered Species Act but won’t be for at least another year, …

March 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – Rep. Eric Massa, an upstate New York Democrat, will resign his House seat amid reports that he is under an ethics investigation. Massa, 50, is expected to resign …

March 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The White House is considering an end to its effort to prosecute the Sept. 11 plotters in a civilian court and send them instead before military commissions in …

March 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles Muslim civil rights organization has filed a misconduct complaint and requested an internal investigation of police in Henderson, Nev., after seven Southern California Muslim …

March 6, 2010 in Business on Page A6 NEW YORK – General Motors Co. will reinstate 661 dealerships it sought to drop from its sales network. GM executives said Friday that the dealerships – more than half of … 1

March 6, 2010 in Business on Page A6 Washington – With Toyota Motor Corp. executives continuing to say that electronics problems are not causing sudden acceleration in its vehicles, two top lawmakers Friday demanded to see the proof. …