May 15, 2012 in Idaho Two longtime North Idaho legislators are leading their tea party backed challengers in early returns. 1

May 15, 2012 in Idaho, News A bomb scare at Woodland Middle School in Coeur d’Alene - the polling place for two Idaho precincts in Tuesday’s primary election - temporarily delayed voting on Tuesday. 1

May 15, 2012 in News BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota has passed Alaska to become the second-leading oil-producing state in the nation, trailing only Texas, state officials said Tuesday. North Dakota oil drillers pumped … 17

May 15, 2012 in Business, Travel Barton Fiat, the only area Fiat dealer, opens it doors Wednesday in downtown Spokane. 6

May 15, 2012 in City, News A $1.67 million out-of-court settlement has been reached in the civil suit against Spokane police filed by relatives of Otto Zehm, the mentally ill janitor who died following a violent … 42

May 15, 2012 in News LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Election officials in Lewiston say they moved a polling place after someone found 50 pounds of dynamite nearby. 2

May 15, 2012 in City, News A body found Sunday is that of a 20-year-old Spokane woman reported missing April 2. Police are investigating Kala Williams’ death as a homicide but declined to release further details … 6

May 15, 2012 in Region The Seattle Police Department is objecting to reforms proposed by the Justice Department as wildly unrealistic and expensive, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press. 31

May 15, 2012 in Idaho A Sandpoint man was sentenced today to serve life in prison for a hammer attack that killed one person and injured three others in December 2010. 7

May 15, 2012 in Region PORT ORCHARD, Wash. — The mother of the 9-year-old boy who brought a gun that discharged and wounded a classmate at a Washington state elementary school has pleaded guilty to …

May 15, 2012 in Business, Region Washington and other West Coast states have the highest gas prices in the nation – in some case 50 cents higher than the national average. 11

May 15, 2012 in City An unknown substance found this morning in a stairwell of the federal building in downtown Spokane turned out to be drywall dust. 6

May 15, 2012 in Region The red light on the phone next to Mica Craig’s hospital bed blinked with a new call, but this time it wasn’t a concerned relative or another reporter asking how … 11

May 15, 2012 in Region Washington State University will be testing a mesh barrier in Walla Walla County this June in hopes of reducing the number of valuable bees being killed by highway traffic. 5

May 15, 2012 in Business Confidence among U.S. builders rose to the highest level in five years in May, a hopeful sign that modest improvement in the housing market will pick up.

May 15, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record high in March. China, the largest buyer of Treasury debt, increased its holdings for a third straight month.

May 15, 2012 in Nation/World PARIS — Francois Hollande became the president of France today in a ceremony steeped in tradition, taking over a country worried about Europe’s future and pledging to make it a …

May 15, 2012 in City Traffic is moving slowly on Interstate 90 westbound near the state following a collision around 7 a.m.

May 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration adopts a landmark national strategy to fight Alzheimer’s today, setting the clock ticking toward a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, … 1