December 28, 2010 in Sports Tyler Johnson and Steven Kuhn provided the scoring and James Reid made 29 saves and earned his second straight shut out in net as the Spokane Chiefs (20-10-3-2) blanked the …

December 28, 2010 in Idaho, News Coeur d’Alene police are investigating a suspected long-term pattern of embezzlement by Kootenai County’s recently retired chief deputy clerk, a county employee for almost 35 years. 7

December 28, 2010 in Sports The similarities are interesting. Maybe not to the eerie level, but interesting nonetheless. 2

December 28, 2010 in City BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Associated Press is reporting that a hearing officer has recommended the Idaho Transportation Department issue permits to ConocoPhillips to move four giant truckloads of equipment … 3

December 28, 2010 in City A Spokane man stabbed during a domestic dispute early today is improving at a hospital. 15

December 28, 2010 in Idaho, News A culvert beneath state Highway 3 near Rose Lake collapsed Tuesday, forcing the closure of the roadway, the Idaho Transportation Department reported.

December 28, 2010 The Idaho Transportation Department has closed a 12-mile stretch of a central Idaho highway because of the potential for avalanches as a winter storm moves in.

December 28, 2010 in Nation/World Two officers in a remote Alaska town were ambushed as they chatted on a street. Two California deputies were killed by an arson suspect with a high-powered rifle as they … 61

December 28, 2010 in City, Idaho A convicted sex offender with a lengthy criminal history in Oregon is accused of molesting a Post Falls girl. 2

December 28, 2010 in Region King County prosecutors say a man was arrested when he was caught wheeling a 50-inch television past the Auburn Police Department in a shopping cart.

December 28, 2010 in City, Idaho The National Weather Service this morning has issued a winter storm warning for heavy snow over far Eastern Washington and North Idaho starting tonight through the daylight hours on Wednesday. 2

December 28, 2010 in City A Kennewick man was among eight tourists killed in a bus accident in Egypt over the weekend, and his partner was one of about two dozen people who were injured.

December 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – Despite new travel requirements, more than 2.3 million Americans re-entering the country by land or sea from Mexico or Canada failed to produce a passport, birth certificate … 5

December 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 JERUSALEM – Israeli archaeologists said Monday they may have found the earliest evidence yet for the existence of modern man, and if so, it could upset theories of the origin … 1

December 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – A lightweight, solar-powered drone with a massive 73-foot wingspan flew above the clouds for 14 consecutive days, shattering long-standing aviation endurance records, according to the Federation Aeronautique …

December 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska’s certification of results showing U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski winning re-election over Republican rival Joe Miller could come as soon as Thursday. Miller filed court papers Monday … 1

December 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Two mentally disabled immigrants must be given lawyers as they fight deportation, a U.S. district court judge has ruled. Jose Franco-Gonzalez, 29, of Costa Mesa, Calif., and …

December 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MIAMI — The day after Christmas, Juchen Martial wanted to celebrate his 19th birthday. So he and four friends from their Little Haiti neighborhood rented a Hialeah motel room Sunday …