April 23, 2012 in City Nearly 800 people attended the 20th annual Spokane Scholars Foundation banquet at the Spokane Convention Center, where 135 high school seniors were honored for their academic achievements and 24 were …

April 23, 2012 in City TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire is drawing the line on wine. 9

April 23, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — Two women whose bodies were found in a fire at a home in Washington state had been shot to death, the medical examiner’s office said today.

April 23, 2012 in City, News Just days after announcing the expected closing of Geiger Corrections Center, city and county leaders issued a joint news release today vowing to work together to solve the expected impacts … 3

April 23, 2012 in City, News, Region OLYMPIA — The rights to operate Washington’s state-owned liquor stores have all been auctioned off, at prices ranging from about $750,000 for a store in Tacoma to just under $50,000 … 13

April 23, 2012 in Business Microsoft, which just bought patents from AOL for $1 billion, is now turning around and selling most of them to Facebook for $550 million. 1

April 23, 2012 in Nation/World THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government, one of the most vocal critics of European countries failing to rein in their budgets, quit today after failing to agree on a … 5

April 23, 2012 in City, Idaho Another beautiful spring day is shaping up today, but the warm weather also is accelerating the melting of mountain snow and causing some rivers to rise above flood stage.

April 23, 2012 in Nation/World An aging population and an economy that has been slow to rebound are straining the long-term finances of Social Security and Medicare, the government’s two largest benefit programs. 44

April 23, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Washington residents eat more fish than the national average – probably no surprise for a state whose borders include the Pacific Ocean and the lower Columbia River. From salmon and … 8

April 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court and the Obama administration are set for another politically charged clash Wednesday as the justices take up Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigrants. It will be … 33

April 23, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Bus No. 25 on Division and Ruby streets carries a million passengers a year. It is among the top-performing lines for Spokane Transit Authority, with average daily loads of 3,400 … 8

April 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 TEHRAN, Iran – Iran claimed Sunday that it had recovered data from an American spy drone that went down in Iran last year, including information that the aircraft was used …

April 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – The U.S. and Afghanistan reached a deal Sunday on a long-delayed strategic partnership agreement that ensures Americans will provide military and financial support to the Afghan people … 7

April 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 BENTIU, South Sudan – Sudanese armed forces launched an attack more than six miles inside South Sudan’s border, an official said Sunday, days after the south announced it was pulling …

April 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The chairman of a House committee investigating an alleged Secret Service prostitution scandal predicted more firings as key lawmakers and a top adviser to President Barack Obama expressed …

April 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 SANFORD, Fla. – George Zimmerman was released around midnight Sunday from a Florida county jail on $150,000 bail as he awaits his second-degree murder trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. … 1