December 10, 2010 in Sports Felix Friedt scored a career high 20 points as unbeaten Whitworth whipped UC Santa Cruz in men’s basketball.

December 10, 2010 in Region Washington lawmakers prepared today to make emergency budgeting moves in an unusual “lame duck” special session, the latest drastic measure sparked by Great Recession-era budget deficits. 3

December 10, 2010 in City Detectives are investigating the deaths of an elderly man and woman in Chattaroy as a murder-suicide, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. 1

December 10, 2010 in Business, Region The leader of the influential Building Industry Association of Washington is leaving his post after more than two decades.

December 10, 2010 in Nation/World A judge today ruled against Republican Joe Miller’s lawsuit challenging how Alaska counted write-in votes for rival Lisa Murkowski in their Senate race, delivering another setback to the tea party-backed … 3

December 10, 2010 in Region Officials at Joint Base Lewis-McChord say cases against two more soldiers charged with misconduct in Afghanistan will proceed to courts-martial.

December 10, 2010 in Sports For a second-consecutive weekend, the defensive unit on Eastern Washington University’s No. 1-ranked and fifth-seeded is preparing to drop anchor, settle in and gear up to stop the run.

December 10, 2010 in Idaho The Mountain Home Air Force Base will be the future training headquarters for a squadron of fighter jets owned by the Royal Saudi Air Force. 12

December 10, 2010 in City Police are investigating a reported child abduction attempt in northeast Spokane this morning.

December 10, 2010 in City A jail inmate who escaped from work crew was arrested Thursday in the South Perry Neighborhood.

December 10, 2010 in Nation/World A jury found a rambling street preacher guilty Friday of the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in a case that has tugged at hearts around the nation ever since the … 6

December 10, 2010 in Region A Monroe woman who stabbed a man who teased her about having stinky feet entered a guilty plea and could be sentenced to up to two years in prison. 3

December 10, 2010 in City, Idaho, Region Another blast of snow is expected across the Inland Northwest this weekend, the National Weather Service said this morning. 1

December 10, 2010 in Nation/World The government’s heavily criticized $700 billion financial rescue program has earned nearly $35 billion in income over the past two years, according to data obtained by The Associated Press. 23

December 10, 2010 in Outdoors, Idaho It’s 7 a.m., and six bald eagles are circling over Wolf Lodge Bay. In the weak winter light, the snowy landscape has the starkness of a black-and-white photograph. The eagles …

December 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – The Federal Aviation Administration is missing key information on who owns one-third of the 357,000 private and commercial aircraft in the U.S. – a gap the agency …

December 10, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane GOP leaders are in the midst of a nasty fight that could shape local elections for years to come. The internal battle for control of the Spokane County Republican … 11

December 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The White House and key lawmakers in both parties cleared the way Thursday night for swift Senate action to avert a Jan. 1 spike in income taxes for … 3

December 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Obsessing about a particular food in a particular way appeared to dampen its appeal in an unusual study that demonstrates that merely thinking about a food – …

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