February 25, 2013 in City, Region The Washington state House has passed a measure to make it easier for women to clear their criminal records in cases where they were trafficked or forced into prostitution. 20

February 25, 2013 in Idaho Idaho senators voted along party lines Monday to declare that their state should never legalize marijuana for any purpose, but rejected another measure calling for a federal crackdown on states … 40

February 25, 2013 in Nation/World With his striking beard and starched uniform, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era — and one of the most … 4

February 25, 2013 in City The Spokane Medical Examiner’s Office identified today the man found Sunday in a ditch west of Medical Lake and said he apparently froze to death. 15

February 25, 2013 in Idaho Kootenai Medical Center says its workers are being violently assaulted more frequently - to the point that it wants to make any attack on a health care worker in Idaho … 12

February 25, 2013 in Region A lit candle likely caused the fire that killed a 3-year-old Lind girl last week. 13

February 25, 2013 in Sports The No. 8 Whitworth Pirates will host a men’s first-round NCAA Division III tournament game, playing the University of Redlands Saturday in the Fieldhouse. The Whitworth women will be making … 1

February 25, 2013 in City Police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred at Sunset Food Mart in Browne’s Addition about 1:20 p.m. Friday. 5

February 25, 2013 in City Spokane police are seeking information about a shooting that took place early this morning on Baldwin Avenue between Cincinnati and Hamilton streets. 70

February 25, 2013 in City Two men were arrested late Sunday after Spokane police responded to a burglary in progress report at Action Recycling. 21

February 25, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who’s to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts set to take effect at week’s end, with … 105

February 25, 2013 in City on Page A1 Five electronic highway signs on Interstate 90 and U.S. Highway 2 in the Spokane area are getting an update this year. The existing signs date to 1995 and use outdated … 10

February 25, 2013 in Features, Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – Ben Affleck’s “Argo,” a film about a fake movie, has earned a very real prize: best picture at the Academy Awards. In share-the-wealth mode, Oscar voters spread … 12

February 25, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Philanthropist David Rubenstein is giving $10 million to George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in northern Virginia to build a library for the president’s books and papers. Mount Vernon …