December 21, 2008 in City, News Snow plows have cleared streets on the South Hill and the were continuing to work neighborhoods on Spokane’s North side. 1

  December 21, 2008 in City, News Thursday there were a lot of drivers who wished they had a shovel in the trunk when their cars got bogged down in deep snow, and more than a few … 1

December 21, 2008 in City, News Across the frug-o-sphere, regifting is being declared as officially OK this year.

December 21, 2008 in News A winter storm buffeting Seattle and Portland has led regional air carrier Horizon to cancel flights. The cancelations will affect Horizon’s arrivals and departures linking those two cities with Spokane, … 1

December 21, 2008 in Sports It only looked like Green Bay.

December 21, 2008 in City Latest winter storm puts vehicles and bus services on the skids. Hundreds of crashes and slide-offs have been reported throughout the Inland Northwest since the snow began to fall on …

December 21, 2008 in Region SEATTLE — A fierce winter storm blew in from the Pacific with up to 2 feet of snow and icy wind, creating a nightmare for holiday travelers already stymied by … 1

December 21, 2008 in City on Page A1 A $30,000 donation from Travis Pattern & Foundry Inc. this weekend boosted the Christmas Fund within reach of its goal. “The owners and employees of Travis Pattern and Foundry again …

December 21, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition troops found and destroyed 2.5 tons of marijuana in an abandoned school in southern Afghanistan, officials said today. The marijuana, which was stored in …

December 21, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama has expanded his goals for a massive federal stimulus package to keep pace with the increasingly grim economic outlook, aiming to create or preserve at …

December 21, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – An Israeli airstrike against a Palestinian rocket squad killed a militant Saturday, the first death in Gaza since Hamas formally declared an end to a …

December 21, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 BAGHDAD – Trying to demonstrate just how much safer Baghdad is these days, Iraqi officials threw a party for Christians on Saturday, complete with huge posters of Jesus Christ. A …

December 21, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 A New York City councilman accused of intentionally slashing his girlfriend in the face with a broken glass called it an “unfortunate accident” on Saturday. “I have been charged with …

December 21, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A9 MUMBAI, India – On a leafy hospital campus in this still-scarred city, one of the victims of last month’s terrorist attacks is making a recovery. He’s a chubby, cream-colored pooch …

December 21, 2008 in City on Page B1 HONOLULU – He was a bright student, a courageous sailor who helped avert a disaster on a nuclear submarine at Pearl Harbor, a humble man with a love for books …

December 21, 2008 in City on Page B1 SNOMAGEDDON – A Columnist’s Diary of Survival. The biggest snowstorm of the new century begins on Wednesday with a soft flurry and the blaring ringtone from my cell phone.