December 8, 2009 in News With the planned consolidation of city and county animal control agencies on hold indefinitely, SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. has agreed to continue to function as the city’s pet licensor and shelter operator …

December 8, 2009 in Nation/World, City The Obama administration says it will spend more than $3 billion to settle a long-running and contentious lawsuit over royalties owed to American Indians. 6

  December 8, 2009 in Region About 20,000 mourners, mostly members of law enforcement from Washington state and across the country, honored four slain officers who were remembered Tuesday as heroes and loving family members.

December 8, 2009 in Business Few employers plan to ramp up hiring early next year, two surveys show — evidence that the economic recovery isn’t likely to create many jobs anytime soon.

December 8, 2009 in City, Region The U.S. Forest Service will funnel an additional $40 million to Rocky Mountain states where a tiny bug has killed more than 2 million acres of pine trees in what … 1

December 8, 2009 in Nation/World President Barack Obama outlined new multibillion-dollar stimulus and jobs proposals Tuesday, saying the nation must continue to “spend our way out of this recession” until more Americans are back at … 9

December 8, 2009 in Region News organizations and people in Western Washington are posting updates to the Web and Twitter about today’s memorial for the four slain Lakewood police officers. Below is a sampling of …

  December 8, 2009 in City, Idaho Read the Spokane police and Bonner County law enforcement logs.

December 8, 2009 in City Firefighters from Spokane County Fire Protection District No. 4 have been battling flames and cold in a series of blazes across the northern portion of the county since Monday night.

December 8, 2009 in City The American Red Cross in Spokane is assisting two families burned out of their duplex units in a fire early today at 1322 S. Robin Hood Road in Spokane Valley. 1

December 8, 2009 in City Daniel A. Noble, 31, of Moscow, was arrested on a felony charge of vehicular assault after two pedestrian men were struck early Monday morning on the Washington State University campus.

December 8, 2009 in City Four robbers invaded a West Central apartment through an unlocked front door shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, police said. 2

December 8, 2009 in City, Idaho The arctic air flowing into the Inland Northwest isn’t easing its hold on the region just yet.

December 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane County will eliminate more than 150 positions from the payroll next year as commissioners struggle to cover expected shortages in the general fund and other sources of money. With … 19

December 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 ATLANTA – Colon cancer deaths could drop dramatically in the next decade because of better screening and treatment, according to an optimistic new prediction by top researchers. The estimate was …

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December 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Racing to complete work on health care legislation before Christmas, Senate Democrats worked Monday on a compromise that could leave their health care bill without a new government …

December 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether a Christian student group’s right to religious liberty and the freedom of association can trump a university’s ban on discrimination …