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HERE

Three man are set to make their first court appearances Monday afternoon for their involvement in a kidnapping and murder case in North Spokane. (KREM)

The owner of Northwest Healing Arts, a marijuana dispensary in Spokane, shot a man outside the store last night. (AP)

Starting April 1, tribal police officers on the Nez Perce Reservation in northern Idaho will have the ability to ticket anyone violating federal law on the reservation. (KHQ)

THERE

A strong earthquake struck offshore the Northern California coast and was widely felt across the region, but authorities said early this morning that there were no reports of injuries or damage. (AP)

A group of kidnapped nuns have been released by Syrian rebels. (Now This News)

Al-Qaida’s media wing has announced the upcoming launch of Resurgence, a terror magazine for English-speakers. It’s not the first of its kind. The Boston marathon bombers allegedly lifted bomb-making recipes from a similar magazine by an al-Qaeda splinter group in the Arabian Peninsula. (Time)

Nearly three dozen aircraft and 40 ships from 10 countries have so far failed to find any sign of the Malaysia Airlines aircraft. The search is being expanded to encompasses a larger portion of the Gulf of Thailand between Malaysia and Vietnam. (CNN)

SXSW

Austin's annual film, music and interactive festival is underway and will end tomorrow. Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden participated in a session earlier today to discuss the controversy over government surveillance. (USA Today)