April 29, 2011 in City OLYMPIA – State workers will not be licensing medical marijuana growers or dispensaries, and patients will not be able to sign onto a registry that could save them from arrest. … 27

April 29, 2011 in Idaho BOISE – A North Idaho lawyer standing trial on federal charges that he hired a man to kill his wife sent more than 14,000 online messages to women he met … 4

April 29, 2011 in City A Spokane Valley woman was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in her apartment this evening. 1

April 29, 2011 in Features There are 2 1/2 weeks left for Warner Bros. Television and CBS to decide the fate of “Two and a Half Men.”

April 29, 2011 in Sports A game it will be. Eastern Washington University head coach Beau Baldwin confirmed as much Thursday morning, saying he and his staff were able to round up enough healthy bodies … 1

April 29, 2011 in Sports The teams collide Saturday night at the Arena with Spokane (2-4) trying to get back into the West Division race and No. 1 Arizona (6-0) trying to figure out how …

April 29, 2011 in Sports I don’t know about the rest of you recreational golfers out there, but I’m on the verge of a meltdown because of this wet, cold spring.

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World A former Miss USA’s claims of being groped during a pat-down at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport could be a felony under a bill gaining momentum in the Texas Legislature. 2

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World Wanted: A zoo for a polar bear cub that was rescued from an Alaska oil field.

April 29, 2011 in City, News The Colville Police Department is investigating two bodies found on Bradbury Beach south of Kettle Falls Thursday.

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World Warning signs in multiple languages and the risk of getting cooked like garbanzo beans in a pressure cooker didn’t stop some 30 tourists from taking a way-too-close look at Yellowstone’s … 3

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World President Barack Obama has met with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt in January. The president and the lawmaker were in Florida to witness the … 2

April 29, 2011 Spokane police are reporting that traffic in the downtown area near the Convention Center is heavy this afternoon as people come and go from a Bloomsday trade show there. 1

April 29, 2011 in Idaho The Idaho State Police has received “intel” about people possibly wanting to disrupt megaload shipments on U.S. Highway 12 in north-central Idaho, an ISP official told a state hearing officer … 4

April 29, 2011 in City, News The families on all three sides of a stabbing death of a Spokane man sobbed today as a jury returned guilty verdicts against the man and woman who fought the … 1

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World Expressing amazement at the destruction around him, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped through the wreckage left by rampaging tornadoes and pledged help to those who survived but lost their … 16

  April 29, 2011 A historic next-to-last space shuttle launch was scratched Friday because of mechanical problems, spoiling a visit from the president and dashing the hopes of the biggest crowd of spectators in … 1

April 29, 2011 in City OLYMPIA — The state employees union joined the fray over the medical marijuana bill, urging Gov. Chris Gregoire in a letter today to veto it. 3

April 29, 2011 in City, News, Sports Ron Jackson, 83, a popular professional baseball player and for nearly a quarter century mentor to and coach of countless Spokane Valley baseball players, has died due to complications from … 1

April 29, 2011 in Idaho, News The Lucky Friday Mine is back in operation, Hecla Mining Co. officials said today.

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World Prince William and Kate Middleton got their first royal wedding present from the queen on Friday: the titles duke and duchess of Cambridge.

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World Voices from across the nation as William and Kate wed in Westminster Abbey: