January 8, 2009 in News, Idaho A road rage incident Coeur d’Alene police say was triggered by a motorist changing lanes quickly to avoid a snow berm could land a man in jail on an aggravated …

January 8, 2009 in News, City An attempted beer theft by three 17-year-old boys Wednesday turned into a chase that landed them in the Spokane County Jail on felony robbery charges, police say.

  January 8, 2009 in City Meteorologists are warning of ice jams and flooding in the region. Ice jams in Hangman Creek along Highway 195 near Spokane could cause flooding overnight before the region’s rivers recede …

January 8, 2009 in Idaho BOISE — Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter was at a meeting last month when a woman confronted him over cutbacks in her autistic son’s services through the Department of Health and …

January 8, 2009 in Idaho The nonpartisan group The Common Interest is pushing Idaho lawmakers to raise the tax on beer and wine, saying the money should be put toward substance abuse treatment programs.

January 8, 2009 in Idaho BOISE - Gov. Butch Otter and North Idaho lawmakers both expressed concern Thursday after Idaho’s transportation board knocked the replacement of the deteriorated Dover Bridge off the top of a … 1

January 8, 2009 in Idaho WASHINGTON — Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson will serve as the top Republican for a House subcommittee that oversees spending for the Interior Department and environmental agencies.

  January 8, 2009 in City, Idaho Jonathan Lytle, convicted by a Spokane jury of homicide by abuse last year for the death of his 4-year old daughter, was sentenced Thursday to 75 years in prison – … 1

January 8, 2009 in City Washingtonians filed a record number of new claims for jobless benefits last month, even though unemployment offices were closed for several days because of snow and the Christmas holiday.

January 8, 2009 in HandleX This is the deal. Spend a month or a summer in the woods of North Idaho and enjoy a campsite for free.

  January 8, 2009 in City Read Spokane police activity and service logs for Jan. 6 and 7.

  January 8, 2009 in City Spokane appears to have escaped the worst of the snowpack melt off and rain. Flood warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service for the Coeur d’Alene River in …

January 8, 2009 in Idaho MINNEAPOLIS — Former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has reached the end of the road in his effort to reverse his conviction in an airport bathroom sex sting, one of his …

January 8, 2009 in City Traffic around Spokane and Coeur d’Alene is moving along smoothly on metro streets as well as Interstate 90, police say.

January 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 Schools and businesses have been closed for days for fears of roofs collapsing, but a herd of elk in Pend Oreille County didn’t get the message. About 20 wild elk …

January 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner has nixed part of the city’s extensive new shoreline law over an amendment that would make an exception for a section of land owned by the …

January 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Babies do better after a scheduled Caesarean section if they’re born no sooner than seven days before their due date, a new large study of U.S. births …