April 15, 2011 in News, City Sheriff’s detectives tonight arrested two additional suspects in connection with the Wedneday morning homicide of a Cheney man. 3

April 15, 2011 in Sports Spokane was once again undone by a costly turnover and crucial penalties – the same types of miscues that symbolized its 0-3 start this season – in a 69-62 Arena … 2

April 15, 2011 in City Group Health Cooperative plans to buy one of Spokane’s largest family medicine practices. Columbia Medical Associates, which includes 30 primary care physicians who work in 14 clinics scattered across the …

April 15, 2011 in City A motorcyclist who died of a gunshot wound to the head following a crash on Highway 23 committed suicide, authorities said today. 6

April 15, 2011 in City OLYMPIA — The Legislature is unlikely to finish work in nine days, making a special session all but inevitable, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown said today.

April 15, 2011 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday it would try again to drop wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the federal endangered species list, although courts have … 3

April 15, 2011 in City President Barack Obama is expected to make his nomination soon for the next federal judge for the Eastern District of Washington.

April 15, 2011 in Region A man who was convicted of killing a Seattle police officer in 1984 has been released from Western State Hospital. KIRO-TV reports Michael Trott is one of 24 mentally ill … 24

April 15, 2011 in News, City, Idaho The weekend will start out rainy, with an 80 percent chance of precipitation today in the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas, the National Weather Service says.

April 15, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Congress approved $38 billion in spending cuts Thursday, sealing a deal to prevent a government shutdown before plunging into a more far-reaching debate over spending on federal programs … 41

April 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 A dramatic remake of McEuen Field, Coeur d’Alene’s aging waterfront park, will cost somewhere between $23 million and $40 million, according to cost estimates released Thursday by a design team. … 3

April 15, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page A1 Gray wolves in most of the Northern Rockies will be removed from the endangered species list under a policy rider attached to Congress’ budget bill. The rider returns wolf management … 22

April 15, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 PHOENIX – The Arizona Legislature gave final approval late Thursday night to a proposal that would require President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove they are U.S. citizens … 24

April 15, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 ATLANTA – Following Arizona’s lead, the Georgia Legislature on Thursday passed a strict measure that would empower police to check the immigration status of “criminal” suspects and force many businesses …

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April 15, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 TOKYO – Japan’s government today ordered the operator of a tsunami-damaged nuclear plant leaking radiation to pay about $12,000 to each household forced to evacuate from the area. Tens of … 1