April 26, 2011 in Sports DETROIT – Miguel Olivo still hadn’t seen a replay of his first home run this season and swore up and down that he wasn’t about to.

April 26, 2011 in News Early ballot counts for an East Valley School District bond showed 61 percent of voters coming out against the bond as of this evening. 4

April 26, 2011 in Sports Bloomsday elite athlete coordinator Jon Neill admitted out of the chute that the 35th edition of the 12-kilometer run will have to go far to top the world-record breaking performance … 1

April 26, 2011 in Sports Spokane Chiefs captain Jared Cowen doesn’t expect to get in the face of any teammates after a sub-par effort cost them a chance to take command of the Western Conference …

April 26, 2011 in City, Idaho Back-to-back daily precipitation records were set at Spokane International Airport on Monday and Tuesday with more than an inch falling in the two days. 5

April 26, 2011 in City A 15-year-old car prowler was arrested Monday after he left his cell phone inside a victimized vehicle and the owner called his mother, Spokane Valley police said today. 2

April 26, 2011 in News A memorial service for Larry “Pete” Marek will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Kellogg High School Gymnasium.

April 26, 2011 in Region In one Oregon fitness center, the whirring of stationary bikes is the sound of power.

April 26, 2011 in Region The Federal Aviation Administration says a third air traffic controller has been fired for nap 4

April 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Spokane County assessor’s office undervalued scores of properties for years, according to a state audit for 2008 and 2009. The report released Monday says new construction on 157 properties … 1

April 26, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 BEIRUT, Lebanon – With tanks now patrolling the streets of a restive Syrian city, the Obama administration is preparing to take its first concrete steps against President Bashar Assad and … 2

April 26, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHEYENNE, Wyo. – An accident involving a truck loaded with honey bees temporarily forced the closure of a highway in central Wyoming on Monday. Wyoming Highway 220 southwest of Casper …

April 26, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan’s next role will involve a broom and mop. And no, she will not be playing Cinderella. The “Mean Girls” actress will soon be starring as … 1

April 26, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. – Thunder roared and tornado warning sirens blared, and all emergency workers in the southeast Missouri town of Poplar Bluff could do Monday was hope the saturated …

April 26, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court refused Monday to bypass the lower courts and take up an immediate challenge to the constitutionality of the national health care reform law and its … 2

April 26, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A prominent Atlanta law firm, under pressure from gay-rights advocates, reversed course Monday and announced it would not lead the courtroom arguments in favor of the federal Defense …

April 26, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Said Shihri, who was captured in Pakistan in late 2001 and became one of the first suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay, was released six years later after …