April 27, 2011 in Sports It’s the gambling season for Washington big-game hunters.

April 27, 2011 in Sports If there was a Mount Rushmore for Spokane Shock players based on performance and fan popularity, the four faces might be Raul Vijil, Rob Keefe, Kyle Rowley and Kevin McCullough. …

April 27, 2011 in Sports In her job in Eastern Washington University’s sports information office, there’s only one athlete Krystal Deyo finds it impossible to write about. Krystal Deyo.

April 27, 2011 in City As of the latest count Wednesday, the East Valley School District construction bond was failing, with 60.71 percent of voters rejecting it. 6

April 27, 2011 in Idaho A 2009 report from the hauler of more than 200 megaloads of oil equipment proposed for scenic U.S. Highway 12 in north-central Idaho says the project will be a “game … 6

April 27, 2011 in Nation/World, News ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar was in Washington state Wednesday to discuss local efforts to preserve Bureau of Land Management lands in the San Juan Islands.

April 27, 2011 in Idaho The Idaho Education Association filed a lawsuit in 4th District Court in Ada County today challenging the constitutionality of SB 1108, the bill Idaho lawmakers passed this year and Gov. … 11

April 27, 2011 in City, News Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Hirzel acted “in a reasonable manner” when he fatally shot a 74-year-old pastor last summer in Spokane Valley, two departmental reviews have concluded. 44

April 27, 2011 in Region Members of North Idaho College’s board of trustees are considering creating a “free speech zone” at the school’s campus, limiting potentially disruptive picketing, leafleting and other free speech activities to … 2

April 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 Layoffs are going to be unavoidable for Spokane Public Schools, and tonight the school board will decide whether increases in class size will be part of the equation. 18

April 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 SAN JOSE, Calif. – If E.T. phones Earth, he’ll get a “disconnect” signal. Lacking the money to pay its operating expenses, the SETI Institute in Mountain View, Calif., has pulled … 16

April 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 PYONGYANG, North Korea – Ex-President Jimmy Carter and three former European leaders have been feted by North Korea’s foreign minister, but it was unclear today whether they would meet top … 1

April 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 DES MOINES, Iowa – Republican Ron Paul said Tuesday he is forming a campaign exploratory committee as he moves closer to running for president, declaring there are “literally millions more … 1

April 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Frustrated at their inability to break the military deadlock in Libya and to stop the shelling of civilian areas, NATO commanders are expanding their air war by launching … 3

April 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CARACAS, Venezuela – Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has sent a delegation to Venezuela to seek peaceful solutions to the conflict in the North African nation, President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday. … 1

April 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Seizing on an unexpected political opportunity, President Barack Obama urged members of Congress to repeal tax breaks for oil companies and said he was “heartened” that the Republican … 4

April 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO – Syrian forces heaped more punishment Tuesday on residents of restive towns, detaining hundreds in raids or at checkpoints, firing on people trying to retrieve the bodies of anti-government …

April 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 LOS ANGELES – There was a time when Americans were as sleek as clipper ships but now, according to the Coast Guard, we’re as tubby as tugs. For the first …