December 9, 2009 in Sports Steven Gray scored 12 points as No. 21 Gonzaga overwhelmed Augustana of Illinois 79-40 on Wednesday, rebounding from a tough loss to Wake Forest by pounding the Division III Vikings. 2

December 9, 2009 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Wednesday appointed former Lewiston city manager Jan Vassar to the Idaho Transportation Board, the first woman to serve on the state’s highway panel since it …

December 9, 2009 in Nation/World The House voted Wednesday to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks, including an income tax deduction for sales and property taxes, to be financed with a tax increase on … 1

December 9, 2009 in City The Idaho motorist accused of striking down two pedestrians on the Washington State University campus may be suffering from “caffeine psychosis,” his lawyer said. 9

December 9, 2009 in Business, City Citing concerns about her inability to “change the culture” at City Hall, the city’s top economic development official has submitted her resignation. 4

December 9, 2009 in Region University of Washington freshman Ellen Van Wyk was digging up rocks from a campus garden when she made her discovery a stone spear tip that archaeologists believe was fashioned some … 3

  December 9, 2009 Making her case for tax increases, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday presented a bleak plan to balance the state budget by wiping out spending for health care, welfare and education … 14

December 9, 2009 in Business Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress Wednesday that the administration will extend the government’s financial bailout program until next fall, saying it’s needed to protect against fresh economic shocks.

December 9, 2009 in City, Idaho Arctic cold remains entrenched across the Inland Northwest, and forecasters said any serious change won’t come until Monday night and Tuesday.

  December 9, 2009 in City, Idaho Read the Spokane police and Bonner County law enforcement logs for Dec. 8, 2009.

December 9, 2009 in Business Businesses unexpectedly added to inventories at the wholesale level in October, breaking a record string of 13 straight declines. It was a hopeful sign that companies will begin restocking depleted …

December 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed spending more than $3 billion to settle claims dating back more than a century that American Indian tribes were swindled out of … 1

December 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Democratic Senate negotiators struck a tentative agreement Tuesday night to drop the controversial government-run insurance plan from their overhaul of the health care system, hoping to remove a … 6

December 9, 2009 in City on Page A1 Let the giving begin. The Spokesman- Review Christmas Bureau opens today, poised to distribute grocery vouchers, toys and books to more than 32,000 people between now and Dec. 19.

December 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 Tuesday’s Washington Daily Game: 8-0-4 . Tuesday’s Match 4: 09-11-13-17.

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December 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Tuesday presented the broad outlines of a new government effort to spur the creation of jobs, but he left the work of hammering out …

December 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 KAMPALA, Uganda – Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail …