March 31, 2011 in Sports Indoor, outdoor, 8-man, junior tackle, prep, college, pro. At every level of football, committing turnovers and penalties usually equates to losses. That’s been the story so far of the 2011 …

March 31, 2011 in City The detection of trace amounts radioactive isotope Iodine-131 this week in milk being sold in Spokane has raised anew questions about the extent of radiation exposure from the Japan nuclear … 3

March 31, 2011 in City A man suspected of robbing three Spokane convenience stores told police he was an unemployed heroin addict with a family to support, according to court documents. 1

March 31, 2011 in News A judge has declared a mistrial in the case against a Spokane Valley man who was facing up to 50 years in prison following an attack on his ex-girlfriend and … 17

March 31, 2011 Moran Prairie Elementary School in south Spokane was locked down for about 50 minutes this morning as sheriff’s officials responded to a report of a juvenile in the area with …

March 31, 2011 in News Virgil Moore has 34 years of wildlife management experience

March 31, 2011 in City, Idaho A 54-year-old man is in custody at Whitman County Jail after sheriff’s deputies received a report Tuesday the man allegedly carved the words “do not resuscitate” into his 46-year-old girlfriend’s … 10

March 31, 2011 in Region U.S. Highway 2 at Stevens Pass will not open until Friday at the earliest after a series of snow slides today blocked the highway that runs from Wenatchee to Monroe … 1

March 31, 2011 in City, Idaho A wind advisory remains in effect through 8 p.m. today for gusts to 45 mph in the Spokane area. Highs are expected to reach the upper 50s and lower 60s …

March 31, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – CIA officers are on the ground in Libya, coordinating with rebels and sharing intelligence, U.S. officials say, but the Obama administration has not yet decided whether to take … 18

March 31, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Medicare officials said Wednesday that the program will pay the $93,000 cost of prostate cancer drug Provenge, an innovative therapy that typically gives men suffering from an incurable … 8

March 31, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – These adolescent males can be trouble. They wander around, get into fights on hostile turf, bother people just trying to mind their own business. The experts don’t always …

March 31, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – No need to bell this cat: A gray-and-white tabby by the name of Smokey has cat-apulted to fame with purring so loud it has been recorded at a …

March 31, 2011 in City on Page A3 Consumers were told Wednesday not to worry about low levels of radiation found by federal health and safety regulators testing milk samples in Spokane. “After the disaster in Japan, many … 3

March 31, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Fighters supporting Ivory Coast’s internationally recognized leader seized control of the nation’s administrative capital on Wednesday, marking a symbolic victory after months of political chaos sparked …

March 31, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Congressional budget negotiators have agreed to $23 billion in additional spending cuts for the rest of the 2011 fiscal year, Vice President Joe Biden said late Wednesday, but … 4