February 7, 2009 in Sports Memphis once again exerts itself over the Gonzaga Bulldogs, easily winning the Ronald McDonald House Classic 68-50 at the Spokane Arena.

  February 7, 2009 in City On Armistice Day in 1930, a crowd estimated at 40,000 packed a square at the intersection of Monroe Street and Main Avenue downtown to watch the unveiling of Spokane’s 12-foot …

  February 7, 2009 in City Honest Abe, the Great Emancipator, holds an honored place in the heart of Spokane.

February 7, 2009 in News, City, Idaho The last protest Alan Blum was part of was when President Nixon visited Spokane for the opening of Expo ’74. Yesterday, he was sufficiently riled up to join more than …

February 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – With job losses soaring nationwide, Senate Democrats reached agreement with a small group of Republicans Friday night on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack …

  February 7, 2009 in City on Page A1 As multi-agency gang task forces succeed in arresting and prosecuting gang members, the transfer of gangs from the streets to the state’s prisons is leading to more violence behind bars. …

February 7, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has committed to pay half the cost of managing Lake Coeur d’Alene’s pollution next year, a move that could keep the long-negotiated cleanup plan …

February 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 Organic chemicals locked into rocks buried in south Oman indicate that multicellular animal life on Earth originated 100 million years earlier than previously believed – well before the so-called Cambrian …

February 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 JUNEAU, Alaska – The Alaska Senate on Friday found Gov. Sarah Palin’s husband and nine state employees, including some of her top aides, in contempt for ignoring subpoenas to testify …

February 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 A Georgia peanut plant knowingly shipped salmonella-laced products as far back as 2007, at times sending out tainted products after tests confirmed contamination, according to inspection records released Friday. Food …

February 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – The fertility doctor who helped a California woman have 14 children, including octuplets born last month, is now facing a state investigation on top of harsh criticism …

February 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 MOSCOW – Russia granted transit rights Friday to nonlethal U.S. military supplies headed to Afghanistan but only after apparently pressuring a former Soviet state to close an air base leased …

February 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Defense contractor KBR Inc., which is under criminal investigation in the electrocution deaths of at least two U.S. soldiers in Iraq, has been awarded a $35 million contract …

February 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 JERUSALEM – The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees suspended aid to the Gaza Strip on Friday, accusing the territory’s Hamas rulers of stealing a delivery of humanitarian supplies for the …

February 7, 2009 in City on Page A7 For 02-07-2009

February 7, 2009 in City on Page A7 Inland Northwest residents will be able to fly nonstop to San Francisco with two daily flights starting in June. Spokane International Airport and United Airlines officials announced the new service …

February 7, 2009 in City on Page A7 Earlier this week, I spent two hours catching up with a friend from Liberty Lake. Laid off. Still unemployed. Scrambling. I had barely arrived home from talking to her when …

February 7, 2009 in City on Page A7 The cost of security may go up soon for Spokane Valley and county residents who have burglar alarms. Spurred by a successful program in the city of Spokane, Sheriff Ozzie …