May 17, 2012 in News ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trayvon Martin was shot through the heart at close range. George Zimmerman had a broken nose, bruises and bloody cuts on the back of his head. … 7

May 17, 2012 in News SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some … 22

May 17, 2012 in News OLYMPIA — Opponents of Initiative 1183 made their last stand at keeping the state in the liquor business today, telling the state Supreme Court the ballot measure had too many … 7

May 17, 2012 Just last week, officials at the Spokane Arena were thrilled announce that Van Halen would be coming to Spokane. Today, that show was postponed, along with more than 30 other … 2

May 17, 2012 in City, News The Spokane Police Department has re-hired embattled Detective Jeff Harvey even though his lawsuit against the city remains unresolved. 41

May 17, 2012 in City, News A man found badly assaulted on Sunday has died, and investigators are asking for help finding his killer. 2

May 17, 2012 in Business, Nation/World Facebook’s initial public offering of stock is shaping up to be one of the largest ever. The world’s definitive online social network is raising at least $16 billion, a big … 8

May 17, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — A hostile crowd challenged officers and delayed help for a shooting victim as he lay dying in the parking lot of a south Seattle fast food restaurant, police … 23

May 17, 2012 in City A man threatened three people with a gun during a road rage incident on Wednesday in Spokane Valley, police said today. 11

May 17, 2012 in Business Uncertain when tests will be conducted in Washington 15

May 17, 2012 in Idaho BOISE — A 7th District Judge has signed a death warrant for condemned inmate Richard Albert Leavitt, ordering that he be executed by lethal injection. 3

May 17, 2012 in Region SPOKANE — A 2-year-old Washington boy who authorities say was so malnourished he weighed less than half as much as a normal child his age remained on life support Wednesday …

May 17, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is ordering federal, state and local prisons to increase efforts to stop prison rape by issuing mandatory screening, enforcement and prevention regulations in hopes of … 12

May 17, 2012 in Region A failed levy vote in an Oregon county is taking a toll: government workers facing dismissal, a pending prisoner release, and crimes such as misdemeanor domestic assault and shoplifting likely … 15

May 17, 2012 in Region Northwest cherry growers are optimistic about the looming cherry harvest, one that is expected to be long on quality even if it falls just short of record volume.

May 17, 2012 in Region The Washington Supreme Court is set to hear arguments today over the constitutionality of a voter-approved initiative privatizing liquor sales. 3

May 17, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Army leaders are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly … 2