December 2, 2010 in Sports So how do Locker and Tuel, who will face off for the first and only time in the Apple Cup this week, compare? And what type of contrast is there?

December 2, 2010 in City Washington state is suspending grants that enable community clinics to provide health care to about 300,000 uninsured patients. 17

December 2, 2010 in Region Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and governors from three Northern Rockies states resumed negotiations today to remove the region’s wolves from the endangered list, but reached no conclusions. 1

December 2, 2010 in City Spokane Public Schools will start on time Friday, officials said. 2

December 2, 2010 in City Spokane Valley police are investigating a robbery at an East Sprague bank today that locked down two nearby schools. 1

December 2, 2010 in Sports The Colfax football team never took for granted that this could happen. For one thing, Colfax coach Mike Morgan never would have allowed it.

December 2, 2010 in Sports The distraction is ancient history now. Yes, the Ferris football team must make its second trip to Tacoma in six days. But it could turn out to be a blessing, … 2

December 2, 2010 in Sports PULLMAN – When it comes to Friday’s visit by fifth-ranked Kansas State here to face Washington State in the Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series, the Cougar fans have one question. WSU …

December 2, 2010 in City A man involved in a stolen property investigation threatened a SWAT team with a large knife on Wednesday, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said today. 14

December 2, 2010 Washington State University is getting a $26 million donation from its richest dropout, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the school said today. 6

December 2, 2010 in Region The Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma says a Sumatran tiger cub that nearly died two weeks ago has recovered.

December 2, 2010 in City One person was killed and three others injured in a two-car head-on collision that was blocking one lane of U.S. Highway 395 south of Clayton this morning, State troopers said. 1

December 2, 2010 in Features When Eminem was first nominated for album of the year some 10 years ago for “The Marshall Mathers LP,” it marked a milestone for the Grammys as it chose to … 2

December 2, 2010 in City on Page A1 Their Christmas list is 18,000 people long – and they were finished in June. Eight hundred toy trucks? Five hundred Barbies? Six hundred sleds?

December 2, 2010 in City on Page A1 The deputy prosecutor who didn’t file a felony drunken driving charge against a man with a history of dangerous crashes said she’s not sure she has enough evidence to make … 9

December 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A proposed final report by President Barack Obama’s deficit commission warned Wednesday of a fiscal “reckoning” without major sacrifices, but may fail to spur lawmakers to action without … 6

December 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Pointing to the BP blowout and risks of a new environmental disaster, the Obama administration reversed itself Wednesday and promised not to pursue offshore drilling in the eastern … 1

December 2, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The government has helped millions of Americans avoid annoying phone calls from telemarketers. Now, momentum is growing in Washington to give consumers the same power to block companies … 1