March 25, 2011 in Sports Virtually every basketball phenomenon is rooted in some sort of early humility and marked by baby steps, stubbed toes or unrequited hopes which serve as a foundation for the sort …

March 25, 2011 in Sports The Spokane Shock fall to 0-3 after losing at Iowa. 5

  March 25, 2011 in Sports Top-seeded Stanford plays North Carolina in the second game of the Spokane Regional at the Arena on Saturday night.

  March 25, 2011 in Sports The Louisville Cardinals, coming off an upset of Xavier, take on high-octane Gonzaga at the Spokane Arena on Saturday in their Sweet 16 matchup.

March 25, 2011 in City, Idaho The National Weather Service tonight said that a line of potent showers moved northward from Lincoln and Whitman counties into Spokane and North Idaho. The storms produced some scattered thunderstorms … 1

March 25, 2011 in News OLYMPIA — The Senate approved a ban on phosphorus in lawn fertilizers, but with changes that will send the bill back to the House for another vote. 16

March 25, 2011 in Idaho Idaho senators killed the guns-on-campus bill Friday, after a two-hour hearing in which proponents of the measure said students who have concealed weapons permits aren’t “drunken frat boys who would … 5

March 25, 2011 in City, Idaho A Post Falls man died this morning following a collision involving another driver going the wrong way on Interstate 90 at Barker Road. The freeway was closed for several hours … 3

March 25, 2011 in City A driver has died in a fiery accident early this morning on Nine Mile Road just north of Spokane.

March 25, 2011 in City on Page A1 A Spokane Valley businessman, who converted scrap metal stolen by drug addicts into a cash fortune and a stable of exotic sports cars before being raided by the FBI, was … 2

March 25, 2011 in City on Page A1 PULLMAN – The war of words over Washington State basketball player DeAngelo Casto’s misdemeanor marijuana citation escalated Thursday, with Pullman police Chief Gary Jenkins releasing more information concerning the incident … 54

March 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The United States welcomed a partial handover for the Libyan air campaign to NATO on Thursday, but the allies apparently balked at assuming full control and the U.S. … 28

March 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Surprised scientists have discovered the remains of a saber-toothed vegetarian. The leaf-crunching animal – about the size of a large dog – lived 260 million years ago in …

March 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 DARAA, Syria – The Syrian government pledged Thursday to consider lifting some of the Mideast’s most repressive laws in an attempt to stop a weeklong uprising in a southern city …

March 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 YANGON, Myanmar – A strong earthquake that toppled homes in northeastern Myanmar has killed more than 40 people, and there were fears today the toll would mount as conditions in …

March 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 GLENDALE, Calif. – Elizabeth Taylor’s family mourned the screen legend in a brief private funeral Thursday at a Southern California cemetery famous for being the final resting place of Hollywood …

March 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 HOUSTON – The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said Thursday that she wants to be at his shuttle launch next month. And she will be, he said, pending …