HBO’s INorthwest Roundup — 4/20/09

A raft sits in a rapid hole Sunday, on the Murtaugh Stretch of the Snake River, near Twin Falls, Idaho after four boaters were forced to jump from it, claiming the life of an Idaho Falls man. The rafter, Dirk Gombert of Idaho Falls, was later pronounced dead at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center. Story here . (AP Photo/Times-News,Ashley Smith)

• Cartoon: Hugo Chavez’s party photo /David Horsey, P-I
• Spokane Valley couple believes ‘squatters’ have moved /SR
• Expert: $18 Huggies heist sign of the times /SR
• Skydiver hits journalist at UMontana Griz scrimmage /Missoulian
• Boise hockey player arrested for public urination /Idaho Statesman
• Ada County Sheriff’s Office turns to Twitter /Idaho Statesman
• Boise woman defends Vietnamese dad against commie charge /KTVB
• Former P-I managing editor takes job in Connecticut /Seattle P-I
• Spokesman.com Blogs: Buzzing in the Statehouses here .