April 12, 2011 in City, Region OLYMPIA – Senate spending plans for the next two years propose cuts for public schools, colleges, health care and social service programs. College tuition would be higher, paychecks to state …

April 12, 2011 in News A man died of a gunshot wound to the head and crashed his motorcycle about 8:20 tonight on Highway 23 in Whitman County, about three miles south of Sprague. The …

April 12, 2011 in Sports Rookie Michael Pineda dazzled in the first home start of his career, taking a shutout into the eighth inning for his first major-league win, and the Seattle Mariners beat the … 2

April 12, 2011 in Sports If there is one area Washington State’s football team has been rebuilding this spring, it’s been the kicking game.

April 12, 2011 in News The Washington State Department of Transportation extended the deadline to remove studded tires to April 25. 10

April 12, 2011 in City, News Medical marijuana dealer Scott Q. Shupe will avoid prison on drug-trafficking charges, at least for now. 18

April 12, 2011 in News The Lewis (Wash.) County Sheriff’s Office has identified the person whose remains were found in late March on an old logging road north of Mineral, Wash., as a Tacoma man …

April 12, 2011 in News The commander of a training squadron for electrical warfare aircraft at the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station has been relieved of duty, following a drunken driving stop in Anacortes. The …

April 12, 2011 in Sports Six days ago, Ferris pitcher Spencer Ansett was far from his best but had enough to pick up a win against Gonzaga Prep. Six days later, Ansett was at his …

April 12, 2011 in Region The body of a man washed out to sea last month when the tsunami from Japan hit the Northern California coast has been found more than 300 miles north in …

April 12, 2011 in Region NASA says Seattle’s Museum of Flight won’t get to display one of the retiring space shuttles. The museum near Boeing Field was one of 21 museum and science centers around … 9

April 12, 2011 in City, Idaho Today brings a break in the series of storms that has kept the Inland Northwest cool and blustery so far this spring. 2

April 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will call Wednesday for shrinking the nation’s long-term deficits by raising taxes on wealthier Americans and requiring them to pay more into Social Security, drawing … 136

April 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Maybe the Man of Steel should step in and help police unravel the mystery of the Man of Steal. An original copy of the first Superman comic …

April 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 PHOENIX – A federal appeals court on Monday refused to lift a stay blocking major parts of Arizona’s immigration law from taking effect and said the federal government is likely … 1

April 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 TOKYO – Japan’s nuclear regulators raised the severity level of the crisis at a stricken nuclear plant today to rank it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, citing the …

April 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 A look at legislation and debate about face-covering Muslim veils and headscarves in other European countries: • Belgium: The parliament passed a measure banning veils in 2010 but it has …

April 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIRUT – International pressure mounted on Syria’s president Monday, with key European governments and the United Nations denouncing a deadly crackdown that has failed to dampen a popular uprising against …