February 29, 2012 in Sports There’s the unavoidable hype of bringing guys into the Arena Football League that have “NFL experience.”

February 29, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – Remember the 2010 season, Ken Bone’s first as Washington State’s head coach, when the Cougars turned down a chance to play in the College Basketball Invitational?

February 29, 2012 in Sports When presented with a challenge, Kelsey Moos steps up – just ask Colfax girls basketball coach Corey Baerlocher.

February 29, 2012 in Sports The NCAA Division III selection committee isn’t out to get Whitworth.

February 29, 2012 in News Spokane police are looking for information regarding a man who died of a suspicious head injury. Officials from a local hospital called police Saturday and told them Jeffrey Hardwick, 45, … 7

February 29, 2012 in News Avista’s Idaho customers will pay less for natural gas after state regulators approved the utility’s request to lower rates beginning Thursday. 4

February 29, 2012 in Sports LAS VEGAS – ’Tis the season for those March Madness buzzwords: RPI, strength of schedule, bubble teams, automatic bids, Bracketology and Selection Sunday.

February 29, 2012 in Business, City An insurance reimbursement showdown pitting emergency room doctors at Providence Holy Family Hospital against Premera Blue Cross has been resolved. 5

February 29, 2012 in Business, City Avista Corp. CEO Scott Morris’ total compensation increased by $250,000 last year, to $3.5 million, due in large part to the company’s improved financial performance, Avista said in a detailed … 44

  February 29, 2012 in City, News A senior Spokane police officer has been fired for misusing city equipment to obtain personal information for a woman he met at a bar. 184

February 29, 2012 in News The Coeur d’Alene Resort will reopen its first floor to the public at noon today after a two-month remodel. 3

February 29, 2012 in Business, City Washington’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent in January as 13,200 jobs were created. 8

February 29, 2012 in City NEW YORK (AP) — Apple’s market capitalization topped $500 billion Wednesday, climbing to a mountain peak where few companies have ventured — and none have stayed for long. 7

February 29, 2012 in City The Inland Northwest is under a break in the region’s latest winter storm, but a secondary low pressure area is now moving over western Washington and heading east.

February 29, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 A recent Forest Service study indicates that trees are losing ground in many U.S cities, but Spokane appears to be an exception. Researchers used aerial photographs to analyze tree canopies … 13

February 29, 2012 in City on Page A1 With the primaries in Arizona and Michigan history, the focus on the race to capture the Republican presidential nomination turns to Washington, and its position could be crucial. That’s because … 21

February 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Idaho is at big risk for a catastrophic wildfire because of the lack of logging, Gov. Butch Otter told members of Congress on Tuesday. Otter said a disaster … 24

February 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 PARIS – Interpol said Tuesday that 25 suspected members of the loose-knit Anonymous hacker movement have been arrested in a sweep across Europe and South America. The international police agency …

February 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Partial remains of several 9/11 victims were incinerated by a military contractor and sent to a landfill, a government report said Tuesday in the latest of a series …

February 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – Federal law enforcement officials announced charges in the largest health care fraud scam in the nation’s history, indicting a Dallas physician for bilking Medicare of nearly $375 million … 3

February 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, one of the Senate’s few remaining moderate Republicans, announced Tuesday that she would not seek a fourth term – a blow to GOP … 4