May 14, 2013 in City The City of Spokane’s four golf courses could have new names under a proposal announced Tuesday to sell naming rights in exchange for “significant capital investment” in the facilities. 23

May 14, 2013 in Nation/World ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill making gay marriage legal in Minnesota, the 12th state to take the step, as thousands of onlookers … 2

May 14, 2013 in City WASHINGTON (AP) — States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half — from .08 blood alcohol level to 0.5 — matching a standard that has substantially reduced … 136

May 14, 2013 in Idaho Idaho’s first rabid bat of the season has been confirmed, after it flew into a home in northern Kootenai County last week and the residents found it lying on their … 15

May 14, 2013 in Region OLYMPIA — Some Washington residents may see lower insurance premiums under President Barack Obama’s health care law, with proposed plans released today countering concerns expressed by the insurance industry just … 30

  May 14, 2013 in Region Pullman Police investigators are recommending charges against five individuals connected to the assault of a WSU instructor. 3

May 14, 2013 in City Upper Columbia Conference Health Ministries Director Dr. Jay Sloop disappeared today while walking in Kiev, Ukraine. 13

May 14, 2013 in Region The Silver Dollar Bar in Mullan, Idaho, was destroyed by fire this morning. 9

May 14, 2013 in Health, Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast … 18

May 14, 2013 in Health, Idaho, Region BOISE — Idaho’s potato industry is gazing north of the U.S. border to a tiny Canadian apple breeder for a sign of how the public may embrace a genetically modified … 4

May 14, 2013 in Health, Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies – bed rest – doesn’t seem to prevent premature birth, and it might even worsen … 16

May 14, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee has shortened his top priorities on the Legislature’s “to do” list for the special session to three things: Pass an operating budget. Pass a new … 33

May 14, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Another volcano in Alaska is heating up, with seismic instruments signaling a possible eruption, scientists said Monday. Tremors were detected at Pavlof Volcano, 625 miles southwest of …

May 14, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Climate change could lead to the widespread loss of common plants and animals around the world, according to a study released Sunday in the journal Nature Climate Change. … 7

May 14, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW ORLEANS – Police late Monday identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting of about 20 people during a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, saying several …

May 14, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors secretly obtained records of telephone calls from more than 20 telephone lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists over a two-month period in an … 28