January 29, 2009 in Sports TEMPE, Ariz. — Freshman Klay Thompson scored a season-high 28 points and was 8-of-10 from 3-point range to lead Washington State to a 65-55 victory over No. 14 Arizona State …

January 29, 2009 in City Gov. Chris Gregoire says she doesn’t like getting notice after notice that companies are about to lay workers off. “And it comes in a wave, every day,” she told a …

  January 29, 2009 in City A 911 call an off-duty Spokane police officer made Friday to report the stabbing of her fiance, a police sergeant, provides a first-person account of a chaotic confrontation outside the …

January 29, 2009 in Awayfinder destinations Looking for something to do, anything to do? Then enjoy our GoGoFinder, Awayfinder’s exclusive activity guide.

January 29, 2009 in Region, Green Breaking News More than 47,000 Washington workers have “green jobs,” far more than estimated and twice the goal set by state officials for 2020. But Gov. Chris Gregoire said Thursday that Washington …

January 29, 2009 in City A masked gunman robbed two Spokane payday loan centers Thursday, and police suspect the same man who targeted one of the same stores Jan. 20. A man with a handgun …

  January 29, 2009 in Business Consumers getting notices from banks or credit unions about possible fraud on their credit cards should take an active, daily role in monitoring their accounts, area bank officials say.

January 29, 2009 in Idaho BOISE – Idaho’s top education official Thursday proposed $62 million in funding cuts for public schools next year, slicing into everything from teacher pay to administration to building maintenance.

January 29, 2009 in City SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Rod Blagojevich was unanimously convicted at his impeachment trial and thrown out of office Thursday, ending a nearly two-month crisis that erupted with his arrest on …

  January 29, 2009 in Idaho Read the Coeur d’Alene Police Department log for Jan. 28, 2009.

  January 29, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Jan. 28, 2009.

  January 29, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for Jan. 27 and 28, 2009.

January 29, 2009 in Idaho It was a gut thing. When Isaac Fish stamped through the snow to the home of a senior citizen on Tuesday, everything seemed normal. But when the postal carrier flipped …

January 29, 2009 in Idaho Idaho health officials are asking residents to check for peanut butter crackers and other products in the wake of a nationwide salmonella outbreak.

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January 29, 2009 in City The Riverside Avenue on-ramp to the Maple Street Bridge has reopened after a temporary closure due to icy conditions, authorities said.

  January 29, 2009 in Business, Region Gov. Chris Gregoire is asking the federal government to declare a statewide “economic injury disaster” for Washington’s businesses due to the heavy snow storms in December.

January 29, 2009 in Business, Nation/World Caution returned to Wall Street on Thursday as weak earnings reports and record unemployment claims offered the latest evidence of the economy’s struggles.

January 29, 2009 in Nation/World President Barack Obama signed an equal-pay bill into law Thursday before cheering labor and women leaders who fought hard for it and the woman whose history-making lawsuit gave impetus to …