January 9, 2009 in Idaho Condemned murderer Joseph Duncan has been transferred to U.S. Penitentiary at Terre Haute, Ind. that houses the federal Death Row, but Riverside County, Calif. still is working to bring the …

January 9, 2009 in City Two Spokane-area social service groups will give technical assistance and advice to seniors who need help dealing with the Feb. 17 digital TV transition.

January 9, 2009 in City Hand-picked headlines from Spokesman.com blogs today.

January 9, 2009 in Business, Region SEATTLE — Hearst Corp. put Seattle’s oldest newspaper, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, up for sale Friday, saying that if it can’t find a buyer in the next 60 days, the paper … 1

January 9, 2009 in City Students in Spokane Public Schools will attend school Jan. 30 to make up for missing Dec. 18 because of a snow, officials said today.

January 9, 2009 in City Transportation officials reopened eastbound Interstate 90 through Snoqualmie Pass and plan to reopen westbound lanes at noon. Blewett Pass remains closed. White and Stevens passes are open. Traction devices are …

January 9, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The nation’s unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December, the highest level in 16 years, as nervous employers slashed 524,000 jobs, capping one of the worst years …

January 9, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that he and Congress will “hone and refine” his nearly $800 billion economic recovery plan, as he seeks to patch fissures with senior …

January 9, 2009 in Business, Region Boeing says that it’s Commercial Airplanes workforce will shrink by about 4,500 jobs in 2009 “as part of an effort to ensure competitiveness and control costs in the face of …

  January 9, 2009 in City A flash flood watch is in effect for Benewah and Shoshone counties in North Idaho due to a build up of ice on the St. Joe River, according to the …

January 9, 2009 in City List of school closures or delays.

January 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – A New Year’s CIA strike in northern Pakistan killed two top al-Qaida terrorists long sought by the United States, including the man believed to be behind September’s deadly …

January 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Citigroup, one of the nation’s largest lenders, Thursday agreed to abandon its long-standing opposition to a plan to permit bankruptcy judges to modify the terms of mortgages, a …

January 9, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 MOSCOW – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin struck a deal with the European Union on supervising the flow of natural gas through Ukraine early today, paving the way to …