December 2, 2009 in Sports The Gonzaga Bulldogs roared back tonight to down the Washington State Cougars 74-69 in front of a packed McCarthey Athletic Center.

December 2, 2009 in City A Mead husband faces first-degree murder charges in connection with an attack in which is wife was killed and his son was injured. 24

December 2, 2009 in City A drug runner arrested in an investigation of a smuggling ring that used helicopters to fly marijuana, cocaine and other narcotics throughout the region reportedly was sentenced during a secret … 2

December 2, 2009 in Idaho Idaho is now short $211 million a year from what it should be spending just to maintain its roads and bridges in their current, deterioriated condition, a state task force … 1

December 2, 2009 in Idaho The head of Idaho’s law enforcement training academy was fired last month after being placed on administrative leave due to an undisclosed personnel action. 5

December 2, 2009 in City Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire said Wednesday the state won’t accept any more parolees from Arkansas until she’s assured of a better system for sending them back. 3

December 2, 2009 in Nation/World, City Environmental officials in Maine and a dozen other states issued a statement Wednesday saying federal laws to protect the public from toxic chemicals are too weak and states instead are …

December 2, 2009 in Nation/World An Army psychiatrist was charged Wednesday with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the deadly mass shooting at Fort Hood that also injured more than two dozen soldiers and … 1

  December 2, 2009 in City, Idaho Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for Nov. 23 to Nov. 30, 2009, and the Bonner County law enforcement log for Nov. 27 to Nov. 30, 2009.

December 2, 2009 in Sports, Nation/World Tiger Woods says he has let his family down and regrets “those transgressions with all of my heart.” In a statement Wednesday on his Web site, Woods says he has … 4

December 2, 2009 in City, Idaho Cold, clear weather prevails across the Inland Northwest today, and forecasters said it will last until Friday when light snowfall could arrive in time for the weekend.

December 2, 2009 in City A man armed with a black shotgun robbed a convenience market and gas station Tuesday night on the North Side and is believed to have fled in a red mid-1990s … 2

December 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 For the past nine years, families who went through the Christmas Bureau received free books for their children along with food vouchers and toys. Scholastic Inc. donated the books, enabling …

December 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 TACOMA – Hours after the man suspected of killing four Seattle-area police officers was shot to death Tuesday, prosecutors said they had evidence of an extensive network of friends and …

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December 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The Washington, D.C., Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to legalize same-sex marriage, a key step in a process that could enable gay couples to marry in the nation’s capital …

December 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Tehran, Iran – Iran has released five British sailors detained after their racing yacht was stopped in the Persian Gulf last week for entering Iranian waters. The official IRNA news …

December 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Federal regulators said Tuesday they would not allow pilots to sleep in the cockpit as part of a proposed rule for reducing pilot fatigue. Some airlines and aviation …

December 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 SYDNEY – Australia’s Parliament defeated legislation to set up a greenhouse gas emissions trading system today, throwing a central plank of the government’s plans to combat global warming into disarray. …