March 23, 2011 in Sports Washington State’s athletic department drew its line in the sand with the Pullman police Wednesday, and at the same time muddied its own code of conduct. 14

March 23, 2011 in Sports The courtroom of public opinion has delivered a split decision in the case of Tri-Cities hunter education instructor Clare Cranston. 3

March 23, 2011 in City Kevin W. Harpham pleaded “not guilty” today to charges that he left a bomb that investigators say could have caused multiple casualties along the planned route of a Unity March … 11

March 23, 2011 in City, News The Spokane Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing man, Christopher Huber, 41. Huber suffers from chronic depression and his family fears for his safety. 2

March 23, 2011 in Idaho The Idaho Senate has voted 24-10 in favor of banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy on grounds of fetal pain, despite an attorney general’s opinion warning that the bill … 25

March 23, 2011 in News A judge today sentenced a Spokane man to 7 ½ years in prison after he pleaded guilty to raping two girls in 2006. 6

March 23, 2011 in Idaho North Idaho Rep. Vito Barbieri has withdrawn HB 278, his bill to have the Legislature set up its own “Office of Legislative Counsel” rather than seek advice from the Idaho … 1

March 23, 2011 Legislation that would allow but tightly regulate the production and sale of medical marijuana across Washington state is on the move in Olympia. 8

March 23, 2011 in Region A former Lewiston pharmacist has been sentenced in federal court for stealing hydrocodone pills from the pharmacy where he was employed last year.

March 23, 2011 in Idaho MOSCOW – The controversial, oversized loads of oil refinery equipment destined for a project in Alberta, Canada, may be detoured north through Kootenai and Shoshone counties. 14

  March 23, 2011 in Nation/World Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen persona, stormy personal life and enduring fame and glamour made her one of the last of the old-fashioned movie stars and … 11

March 23, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 LONDON – Depending on whom you ask, the warplanes sent to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya are there to carry out Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Ellamy or Operation Harmattan. … 42

March 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted Kevin W. Harpham on charges stemming from the placement of a bomb along the route of the Unity March on Martin Luther King, …

March 23, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Hammered by the auto industry’s slump, Detroit saw its population plummet 25 percent over the past decade, according to census numbers released Tuesday that reflect the … 6

March 23, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 PIERRE, S.D. – Women who want an abortion in South Dakota will face the longest waiting period in the nation – three days – and have to undergo counseling at … 17

March 23, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – In the wealthy hillside neighborhoods bordering Beverly Hills, neighbors are blase about the famous names who live next door and keep to themselves. But the proposal to … 1