March 1, 2011 in Sports Lewis and Clark girls basketball coach Jim Redmon expected to finish the season at the Tacoma Dome. It’s just that along the way the Tigers have had to overcome more …

March 1, 2011 in Sports Monday’s official announcement that Eastern Washington had qualified for the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball tournament by virtue of its 59-55 overtime win over Montana on Saturday caught Eagles coach …

March 1, 2011 in Sports On and away from the basketball court, West Valley basketball player Brady Bagby was two different people early in his career.

March 1, 2011 in News Spokane Valley firefighters responded to a blaze this morning that started in an apartment complex and displaced seven tenants.

March 1, 2011 in News, Nation/World, Idaho, Region Western Republican governors and members of Congress vowed Tuesday to fight an Obama administration “wild lands” initiative they say could prevent oil-and-gas drilling on millions of acres of federal land. …

March 1, 2011 in Idaho The centerpiece of Idaho’s controversial school reform plan may be dead for this year, senators indicated late Tuesday, even as separate bills on teacher contracts and pay move through hearings … 4

March 1, 2011 in Sports Five Gonzaga Bulldogs were honored as the West Coast Conference released its All-WCC and individual awards Tuesday. 4

March 1, 2011 in City Union workers at the Ponderay Newsprint plant walked out of the plant at 6 a.m. today, halting production at the mill near Usk in Pend Oreille County. 31

March 1, 2011 in City Going too fast for conditions was blamed this morning for a pair of crashes involving school buses on opposite sides of Spokane. 2

March 1, 2011 in Region A cell phone may have saved a Pullman Police officer’s life early Monday after he was stabbed by an allegedly incoherent, college-aged man.

March 1, 2011 in City, Idaho A Hayden, Idaho, man was killed Monday evening when he was struck in the roadway of U.S. Highway 2 at Davenport, the State Patrol said. 5

March 1, 2011 in City, Idaho It may be March 1, but there is still no sign of winter letting up. 1

March 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane-area legislative boundaries could change significantly by next year to make up for population shifts from the city’s urban core to the suburbs. While much of the attention so far … 12

March 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Jane Russell, the busty brunette who shot to fame as the sexy star of Howard Hughes’ 1941 Western “The Outlaw,” died Monday of respiratory failure, her family …

March 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 In a bold new approach ultimately aimed at trying to cure AIDS, scientists used genetic engineering in six patients to develop blood cells that are resistant to HIV, the virus … 1

March 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – Rescue crews switched off their jackhammers and joined in two minutes of silence observed across New Zealand today to mourn as many as 240 people killed …

March 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 President Barack Obama on Monday waded into the labor standoff in Wisconsin and warned that the rights of public employees should not be infringed upon. Speaking to the National Governors … 10

March 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Looking for some goodwill from the nation’s governors, President Barack Obama said Monday that he’s willing to bend a bit to help them deal with their budgetary problems … 7