December 29, 2010 in Sports Eastern Kirk Earlywine refused to disclose what it was that made him keep Laron Griffin on the bench throughout the first half of Eastern Washington’s Big Sky Conference opener against …

December 29, 2010 in Sports LOS ANGELES — Reeves Nelson and Malcolm Lee scored 21 points apiece to lift UCLA to a come-from-behind 80-71 victory over Washington State Wednesday night.

December 29, 2010 in Sports The Gonzaga men’s basketball team shook off a little rust, incorporated Steven Gray back in the lineup and pulled away from Lafayette College 83-55 Wednesday at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

December 29, 2010 in Sports SEATTLE — Natalie Novosel scored a career-high 27 points and No. 16 Notre Dame beat Gonzaga 70-61 on Wednesday night. Skylar Diggins added 19 for Notre Dame (10-3), including a …

December 29, 2010 in Sports SAN DIEGO - A little more than three months after the Nebraska Cornhuskers marched up and down the field, and then some, against the Washington Huskies, the teams will meet …

December 29, 2010 in Idaho, News Kootenai County’s former chief deputy clerk is suspected of embezzling $138,905 over a 10-year period ending in October, a Coeur d’Alene Police Department spokesman said this morning. 6

December 29, 2010 in City, Idaho Three warming centers in Spokane and four in North Idaho are being activated starting tonight as a result of a forecasted intrusion of arctic air from Canada.

December 29, 2010 in Region A Kittitas County judge is set to hear arguments on a lawsuit over the state’s decision to raise the minimum wage by 12 cents to $8.67 on Jan. 1. 22

December 29, 2010 in City on Page A1 When it came to charitable giving this holiday season, the Spokane spirit was willing even if the economy is still weak. Four of the Inland Northwest’s most prominent charities reported …

December 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Federal aviation officials, fresh from a furor over invasive new passenger screening measures, now face allegations that security gaps make it too easy for terrorists to pose as …

December 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – More people say they favor a pardon for Billy the Kid than oppose the idea after Gov. Bill Richardson’s office set up a website and e-mail address … 1

December 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 HONOLULU – Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie wants to find a way to release more information about President Barack Obama’s Hawaii birth and dispel conspiracy theories that he was born elsewhere. … 1

December 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Less than two months after voters gave Republicans six more Senate seats and control of the House, the GOP is lining up candidates for 2012, well ahead of … 3

December 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 ATLANTA – Two officers in a remote Alaska town were ambushed as they chatted on a street. A California officer and deputy were killed by an arson suspect with a … 6

December 29, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 SEOUL, South Korea – They’re on the streets at all hours, the motorcycle deliverymen slicing through traffic on their race against the clock, defying both the law and common sense … 1