January 26, 2009 in City A 23-year-old wanted in connection with a stabbing involving a Spokane police sergeant remains at large. 1

  January 26, 2009 in City, Region Rushing to save money before Washington’s budget woes worsen, House Democrats on Monday proposed cuts and other changes that they said will save $640 million by July. Among them, spending …

January 26, 2009 in City Less than 2 inches of snow is expected in Spokane on Tuesday with much heavier amounts expected across North Idaho, forecasters said this afternoon.

January 26, 2009 in Idaho Of the 41 undergraduate and graduate degree programs that the University of Idaho is proposing eliminating, few are popular, acting UI President Steven Daley-Laursen told JFAC this morning.

January 26, 2009 in Business, Region The assets of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation lost 20 percent of their value in 2008. But Bill Gates says the foundation will increase its giving in 2009 instead …

January 26, 2009 in Business, Nation/World Wall Street has managed an advance the hard way — zigzagging in response to a mix of earnings and economic news before closing moderately higher.

  January 26, 2009 in City Read the Spokane police activity and service logs for Jan. 21 through Jan. 25, 2009.

January 26, 2009 in City The final suspect wanted in connection with Shannon Cochran’s Jan. 16 stabbing death turned himself in early this morning by calling a Spokane police major crime’s sergeant on his cell …

January 26, 2009 in City The City of Spokane will cut nine jobs in the building and planning departments, saying the number of permits issued is down dramatically.

January 26, 2009 in Business, Nation/World Sales of existing homes posted an unexpected increase last month, closing out the worst year for the U.S. real estate market in more than a decade.

January 26, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane city stormwater engineers think they’ve come up with a way to reduce pollution going into the Spokane River, and they have enlisted the support of residents in the Manito/Cannon …

January 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 A fight broke out at a federal prison northwest of Orlando on Sunday afternoon, and eight inmates have been hospitalized, including one with a gunshot wound, a spokeswoman for the …

January 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – A 14-year-old aspiring police officer donned a uniform, walked into a Chicago police station and managed to get an assignment – patrolling in a squad car for five …

January 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Obama today plans to instruct key federal agencies to re-examine two policies that could force automakers to produce more fuel-efficient cars that yield fewer greenhouse gas emissions, …

January 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – If there’s such a thing as a “normal” impeachment trial, the one that starts today in Illinois doesn’t qualify. The defendant, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, won’t participate. He’ll …

January 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LA PAZ, Bolivia – Bolivian voters embraced a new constitution Sunday that promises more power for the poor indigenous majority and grants leftist President Evo Morales a shot at remaining …

January 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 CHICAGO – A new study from Italy adds to a mountain of evidence that a mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines doesn’t hurt children, offering more reassurance to parents. …