January 21, 2009 in City, Region It’s still too early to assess damages from this winter’s snowstorms and floods, but the dollar amount appears to exceed the threshold required for federal disaster assistance to Washington state.

January 21, 2009 in City, Region Following the lead of European nations, Washington state will ban the use of toxic flame retardants in TVs, computers and other household products by 2011.

January 21, 2009 in City A 21-year-old woman suffered critical injuries today when her car left Argonne Road and struck a snow berm as she drove southbound down a hill.

January 21, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — In a first-day whirlwind, President Barack Obama showcased efforts to revive the economy on Wednesday, summoned top military officials to the White House to chart a new course …

January 21, 2009 in City State Route 904 east of Cheney has been cleared after a fatal crash, Washington State Patrol officials said. It’s the second traffic fatality in Eastern Washington in two days. 1

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January 21, 2009 in City, Region The names of three finalists for a vacancy on the federal bench in Eastern Washington were released today by the office of Sen. Patty Murray.

January 21, 2009 in Nation/World Texan Jason Carlson spent hours in line waiting for Barack Obama’s inauguration and found himself backed up in yet another line the day after — waiting to get out of …

January 21, 2009 in City, Idaho President Barack Obama’s planned review of recent changes in federal regulations raises questions about whether gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes regions will remain classified as endangered.

January 21, 2009 in Nation/World Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was released from the hospital and doing well Wednesday after suffering a seizure during an inaugural luncheon.

January 21, 2009 in Food, Nation/World More than 125 products have been recalled in a salmonella-and-peanuts investigation that keeps getting bigger, federal health officials said Wednesday.

January 21, 2009 in City, Idaho Washington schoolchildren will have to find something new to hate.

January 21, 2009 in Business, City The unemployment rate in Washington jumped to 7.1 percent in December from 4.9 in December 2007, and more than 250,000 workers were looking for jobs as 2009 began, the Employment …

January 21, 2009 in Idaho Administrators at the University of Idaho are considering eliminating 32 degree programs and consolidating nine others as part of a strategy to focus on the school’s strengths in an era …

January 21, 2009 in City The Springdale Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a 19-year-old man wanted on multiple felonies.

January 21, 2009 in City A Spokane jury has found a man guilty of robbing and assaulting a Spokane prostitute he met through a Craigslist posting.

January 21, 2009 in Idaho One after another, the members of the House State Affairs Committee voted “Aye,” all 18 of them, to reject the proposed 5 percent pay raise for lawmakers this year. The …

January 21, 2009 in Business, Nation/World NEW YORK — A partial rebound in financial shares and gains by technology stocks pulled the market higher Wednesday, a day after fears about the banking system pummeled Wall Street.

January 21, 2009 in City The air stagnation advisory issued by the National Weather Service almost two weeks ago has been extended through noon Friday. The weather will finally change from fog and stagnant air …

  January 21, 2009 in Region Rick Williams had been watching Inauguration Day activities since 5 a.m. but planned to party as late as possible Tuesday night at Spokane’s version of an inaugural ball.

January 21, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 ‘Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that …