May 15, 2013 in City Spokane County must pay Judge Annette Plese more than $15,000 for unused vacation after she left her District Court position when elected to Superior Court, a federal judge has ruled. 17

May 15, 2013 in City Spokane police have arrested three people for selling drugs out of a Perry Business District auto repair shop. 31

May 15, 2013 in Region PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — This is what competition looks like: One health insurer wants to charge $169 a month next year to cover a 40-year-old Portland-area non-smoker. Another wants $422 … 4

May 15, 2013 in Region A Washington state judge has sentenced an inmate to death for killing a state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago. 15

May 15, 2013 in City Starting May 18, Spokane and North Idaho residents may notice a plane flying very low throughout the area. Don’t be alarmed - it’s a contractor hired by the U.S. Geological … 14

May 15, 2013 in Region A baby is being treated for rabies after it was bitten by a bat that flew out of a patio umbrella on the deck of her grandparents’ Pasco home, the … 10

May 15, 2013 in City A teenager was charged with four felonies after taking law enforcement on a 20-minute, high-speed chase through Spokane Valley early this morning. 5

May 15, 2013 in City OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s unemployment rate dropped to 7 percent in April, and the state added an estimated 3,800 jobs last month, according to numbers released Wednesday. 25

May 15, 2013 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES — Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, and music industry entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine have donated a combined $70 million to create a new institute … 4

May 15, 2013 in City on Page A1 Washington’s consumers got their first, preliminary look at the cost of “Obamacare” on Tuesday. And the news, for many consumers, was good: Health insurance next year will cover more and … 67

  May 15, 2013 in City on Page A1 Pullman police are recommending felony charges against four people connected to an assault on Washington State University instructor David Warner. Police also want prosecutors to charge the instructor’s friend, Lawrence … 3

May 15, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 DES MOINES, Iowa – Insurance agent Joe Williams is trying, like so many others, to get lucky with Powerball. Williams, of Middleton, Wis., won $500 several years ago and now …

May 15, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Defense Department will furlough most of its 800,000 civilian employees for 11 days, a decision that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called “difficult” but necessary to meet mandatory …

May 15, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The leaders of the panel that independently reviewed last year’s deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, said Tuesday they were prepared to testify publicly … 7

May 15, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – With drunken driving still a stubborn national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, federal safety regulators Tuesday called on states to take a dramatic step: … 3

May 15, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government’s long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, in … 11