March 16, 2011 in Sports Gonzaga coach Mark Few fondly describes St. John’s coach Steve Lavin as “warm and genuine,” and that has to count for something, especially given that the Zags are the next …

  March 16, 2011 in City, News A “Joint Intelligence Bulletin” issued on the day federal agents raided the Colville home of Kevin W. Harpham suggests that the bomb may have included a rocket motor igniter and … 17

March 16, 2011 in Idaho Idaho could follow Nebraska in banning abortions once a fetus has reached 20 weeks, despite a state attorney general’s opinion the bill is unconstitutional — and doctors’ concerns that it … 8

March 16, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Financial markets were jolted for a third day today by fears that a partial meltdown may have occurred at a nuclear plant in Japan. Stocks fell heavily and erased nearly …

March 16, 2011 in Idaho, News Silverwood Theme Park will hold job fairs over the next two weekends to find the 1,200 seasonal employees who will staff the park from May to October. 10

March 16, 2011 in City A Spokane Valley man held two suspected car thieves at gunpoint Tuesday night after catching them breaking into his pickup, police said today. 12

March 16, 2011 in Idaho The Idaho House has voted 41-28 to allow guns on the state’s college campuses, forbidding colleges and universities from regulating them anywhere but in undergraduate dormitories. 32

March 16, 2011 in Region A concrete sculpture of a guitar in memory of Kurt Cobain will be unveiled in Aberdeen on April 5, the 17th anniversary of the grunge singer’s death. 11

March 16, 2011 in Nation/World Emergency workers forced to retreat from a tsunami-stricken Japanese nuclear power plant when radiation levels soared prepared to return Wednesday night after emissions dropped to safer levels. 4

March 16, 2011 in City, Idaho This morning’s sunny skies are not going to last long as clouds begin to build later this morning and intensify into scattered showers across the region.

March 16, 2011 in City A man died when his pickup truck crashed this morning northwest of Spokane as icy roads made the morning drive hazardous in some locations.

March 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 As President Barack Obama prepares for his trip to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador this week, there is optimism in the region that his swing south will begin a new … 24

March 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 FUKUSHIMA, Japan – Japan suspended operations to keep its stricken nuclear plant from melting down today after surging radiation made it too dangerous to stay. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano …

March 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 It’s possible that radioactive material released as a result of fires, partial meltdowns and explosions reported at Japanese reactors will be detected in Washington, but highly unlikely that levels could …

March 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The handful of Republican lawmakers most likely to provide crucial votes for California Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget plan are threatening to withhold their support without a dramatic … 2

March 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – New regulations improving access for the disabled in everything from amusement park rides to movie theaters under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) took effect Tuesday. The changes … 2

March 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 MIAMI – Mayor Carlos Alvarez was ousted Tuesday by voters angry over a property tax rate increase and salary raise for county employees in a county struggling to recover from … 6