May 9, 2012 in Sports Colville Confederated Tribes fish and wildlife officers recently cited several Lake Roosevelt anglers for fishing without a tribal fishing license on land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 6

  May 9, 2012 in Idaho, News Avista Corp. is spending thousands of dollars trying to unseat two longtime North Idaho legislators, throwing its support behind tea party backed challengers in next week’s Republican primary. 20

May 9, 2012 in Sports There is something about the University of Idaho mulling its athletic future that suggests a chess novice playing against Deep Blue. No move seems to hold promise. 2

May 9, 2012 in City, News Police believe a tip from a community member will help them find the man who killed a woman along the Spokane River last week, but they’re urging people to use … 12

May 9, 2012 in News A hiest of $40,000 worth of copper wire will cost a Spokane County business another $100,000 in repairs and lost business, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said today. 4

May 9, 2012 in News WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated by what they said are stalled efforts to free a U.S. soldier taken prisoner three years ago in Afghanistan, the man’s parents have gone public with … 4

May 9, 2012 in Region OLYMPIA — Opponents of gay marriage said today they have more than half of the signatures they need to qualify a proposed referendum seeking to overturn a law legalizing gay … 60

May 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Obama tells ABC interviewer he supports gay marriage, becoming the first president to take that position. 54

May 9, 2012 in City, Idaho National Weather Service forecasters said dry cold air moving across the region today and Thursday is going to create a risk of frost in many areas. 4

May 9, 2012 in Business, News The Irving, Texas-based company filed under Chapter 11 for a second time in January, listing assets of $982 million against liabilities totaling $1.43 billion, according to Bloomberg News. 16

May 9, 2012 in Idaho SANDPOINT — A white power activist campaigning to be the next sheriff of Bonner County hosted a cross burning last week with fellow members of the Idaho Ku Klux Klan. 30

May 9, 2012 in Business, Nation/World The struggling U.S. Postal Service is trying to tamp down concern over its wide-scale cuts, saying it will seek to keep hundreds of rural post offices open with shorter hours. 12

May 9, 2012 in Nation/World CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas got 4 out of 10 votes … 20

May 9, 2012 in Nation/World MADISON, Wis. — The candidates may be the same, but Wisconsin isn’t. 32

May 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The CIA takedown of an al-Qaida plot to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner involved an international sting operation with a double agent tricking terrorists into handing over a … 5

May 9, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE - With Idaho’s first closed GOP primary just a week away, Idaho Republicans are turning on each other with a ferocity unseen in decades. Campaign finance reports filed Tuesday …

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May 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 SAN DIEGO – An increase in plastic debris floating in a zone between Hawaii and California is changing the environment of at least one marine critter, scientists reported. Over the …

May 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas is getting 4 out of 10 …

May 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 HONOLULU – Hawaii’s state bird was once so endangered, there were just 30 left on the planet. Now, the Aloha State is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a year …