January 23, 2009 in City Suspect in nursing home drug thefts denies stealing pain-killers from invalid residents. Cory Morse, in a jailhouse interview, contends he dug through containers of medical waste to find the fentanyl …

January 23, 2009 in Idaho Tony Stewart, who for 38 years led North Idaho College’s popular annual lecture series, gently chastised his former employer Friday for not making plans to continue the Popcorn Forum after …

January 23, 2009 in Region Avista Utilities today asked Washington and Idaho regulators to approve electricity and natural gas increases that will boost average combined monthly payments $9 to $10 per month. 5

January 23, 2009 in Region Large chunks of falling ice struck a Portland woman climbing Mount Hood and sent her 400 feet to her death on Wednesday, authorities said.

January 23, 2009 in Region Six female Mexican gray wolves left Wolf Haven International, located north of Tenino, Wash., on two separate flights to Houston, Texas, and then onto a charter flight to Mexico.

  January 23, 2009 in City, Region A Spokane man who kept a massive arsenal of Vietnam-era machine guns, grenades and plastic explosives in a Bellevue storage locker is merely a loner with some unusual political views, …

January 23, 2009 in City, Outdoors, Region Property owners in the Spokane Arm of Lake Roosevelt were swamped by a huge wave caused by a landslide last Friday.

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January 23, 2009 in Idaho Joseph Duncan, the notorious serial killer and child molester whose attack on a Coeur d’Alene family shocked the state, has been extradited to California, where he faces another possible death …

January 23, 2009 in Nation/World President Barack Obama urged lawmakers from both parties Friday to back his economic stimulus package, saying the economy’s dire problems require congressional action even if some members object to portions …

January 23, 2009 in Idaho Saying he was uncomfortable with shared bathroom space for students of opposite gender, University of Idaho interim President Steven Daley-Laursen on Thursday announced the discontinuation of a co-ed housing plan.

January 23, 2009 It’s important to have a car seat properly installed to protect a child’s life during a crash. A child car seat check is scheduled for Saturday in Liberty Lake.

January 23, 2009 in City Cold temperatures and clouds will dominate today with highs in the mid 20s and lows in the teens for the Inland Northwest. The air stagnation advisory will end at noon …

January 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The death rates of trees in western U.S. forests have doubled over the past two to three decades, according to a new study spearheaded by the U.S. Geological …

January 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Moving to claim what he described as “the moral high ground,” President Barack Obama took a series of steps Thursday to dismantle the most widely condemned components of …

January 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The president wants a BlackBerry, the president gets a BlackBerry. It’s no secret that the Secret Service was none too happy about President Barack Obama’s fondness for his …

January 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LAS VEGAS – In revenue-strapped Nevada, where foreclosed homes dot suburban streets and poker tables sit empty, it’s come to this: A state legislator wants to talk about legalizing – …

January 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Thursday warned against a hasty withdrawal of American forces from Iraq and offered a sobering assessment of the country despite what he called …