February 20, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 HAVANA – U.S. lawmakers met with President Raul Castro and other senior Cuban officials Tuesday and were told they would be given access to an American imprisoned in Havana. The …

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A5 Convicted killer Michael L. West Jr., now standing trial for gouging out the eyes of a fellow inmate, sat in a chair Tuesday with his hands cuffed to his waist … 13

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – A bill requiring almost all gun buyers in Washington to undergo a background check passed a key House panel Tuesday and will likely be part of a package … 67

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago The city’s sanitary inspectors declared victory in their war against bedbugs.

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee named a new leader for the state’s Department of Transportation on Tuesday, tapping a transportation planner who has focused on issues such as rail, transit … 1

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A6 Pullman police are using five cameras perched on utility poles outside the Adams Mall area of College Hill to monitor a hot spot of criminal activity. The department purchased those … 1

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A6 RICHLAND – A $13.4 billion Hanford nuclear-waste treatment plant may not be completed by a 2019 deadline because of serious, unresolved engineering challenges. “Right now, the Department of Energy cannot …

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – It’s a split decision from the union representing Boeing Co.’s engineers and technical workers. The engineers voted Tuesday to accept the aerospace company’s four-year contract offer while technical …

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A6 An Idaho man charged with slapping a toddler on a Minneapolis-to-Atlanta flight made an initial appearance in federal court Tuesday. Joe Rickey Hundley, 60, surrendered to federal agents and then …

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – A major transportation plan to be unveiled today will propose a 2-cent-per-year increase in the state’s gasoline tax. The budget plan, from House Transportation Committee Chairman Judy Clibborn, … 2

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A6 Pullman police officers are elevating their surveillance tactics with tiny, wearable cameras, as well as public cameras that monitor sidewalks and streets outside some of the town’s college bars and … 2

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A7 Spokane County In the courts Superior courts New suits

February 20, 2013 in Idaho on Page A7 On an icy morning in 2009 Richard W. Wright slid off a North Idaho road and knocked over a speed-limit sign. The retired Florida police officer and then-Kootenai County coffee … 2

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A7 A hundred people turned out on Thursday to hear emerging plans for reform of Spokane’s criminal justice system. They were law officers, prosecutors, judges, defenders, attorneys and others involved in … 2

February 20, 2013 in City on Page A7 For 02-20-2013

February 20, 2013 in Business on Page A8 SAN FRANCISCO – Google’s stock price topped $800 for the first time Tuesday amid renewed confidence in the company’s ability to reap higher profits from its dominance of Internet search …