April 4, 2012 in Sports For Aaron Best, spring practice offers another chance to get creative – even with some players on the mend and an icy wind pulling at hamstrings Wednesday afternoon at Roos …

April 4, 2012 in Sports SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Seattle pitcher Hector Noesi might be more than just the other guy’ in the New York Yankees-Mariner trade that sent Michael Pineda to the Bronx.

April 4, 2012 in Sports Hunters and trappers have always had a tendency to be their own worst enemies. 7

April 4, 2012 in News A Minnesota waitress who says a customer told her she could keep a box containing $12,000 has sued after police impounded the cash as suspected drug money. Stacy Knutson of … 14

April 4, 2012 in Sports If size alone mattered in athletics, Ben Goodwin would neither be in his fourth year starting at third base for the Ferris Saxons nor, as a junior, have quarterbacked the …

April 4, 2012 in City, News, Outdoors A Twisp man pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to kill a protected wolf and send its pelt to a friend in Canada in return for the friend’s help in illegally … 4

April 4, 2012 OLYMPIA — A budget proposal offered this morning by House Democrats was roundly criticized two hours later by Senate Republicans and Democrats who give them a working majority on fiscal … 2

April 4, 2012 in Idaho, Region LEWISTON — Two environmental groups are calling on state and federal officials to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a wolf that was trapped and killed in northern Idaho … 7

April 4, 2012 in Business NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average has suffered a triple-digit decline for only the second time this year. 5

April 4, 2012 in Nation/World OAKLAND, Calif. — The nursing program director at the California Christian college where a gunman went on a deadly shooting rampage said Wednesday she believes she was the intended target … 4

April 4, 2012 in News OLYMPIA — A Senate Republican senior attorney is seeking a $1.75 million settlement from the state, saying that Senate Republicans have created a hostile work environment by allowing Sen. Pam … 5

April 4, 2012 in Region OLYMPIA — A state senator’s plan to split Washington in half is placing him in Double Jeopardy. Literally. The long-running quiz show “Jeopardy!” used a clue in Tuesday night’s show … 1

April 4, 2012 in Region SOAP LAKE, Wash. — A proposal to change the name of Soap Lake to Lake Smokiam is generating strong opposition from residents of the town of of Soap Lake. 12

April 4, 2012 in Nation/World The National Weather Service said as many as a dozen twisters touched down in a wrecking-ball swath of violent weather that stretched across Dallas and Fort Worth. The destructive reminder …

April 4, 2012 in City, Idaho As another snow storm covered mainly grassy surfaces around Spokane and Coeur d’Alene this morning, emergency managers in North Idaho were trying to figure out how they are going to …

April 4, 2012 in Nation/World MURRAY, N.Y. — Authorities say investigators using a helicopter to find a stolen 26-foot-long truck spotted a man using a bulldozer to bury the vehicle in a western New York …

April 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Old checklist for doctors: order that test, write that prescription. New checklist for doctors: first ask yourself if the patient really needs it. Nine medical societies representing nearly … 48

April 4, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Dick Cheney was released from the hospital Tuesday, 10 days after getting a new heart, his office said. Cheney, 71, received the organ from an …