December 3, 2010 in Sports Thanks to a few veterans, and an overtime goal by Anthony Bardaro, the Spokane Chiefs stole away with a 3-2 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday night.

December 3, 2010 in Sports heney’s Ryan Gray, who came into the National Finals Rodeo as the top-ranked bareback rider, was knocked out of the competition.

December 3, 2010 in City Without disclosing the terms, Spokane Mayor Mary Verner announced late Friday that the Spokane Police Guild had reached a tentative agreement with the city that keeps 35 police officers from … 10

  December 3, 2010 in City American Medical Response, Spokane’s ambulance service provider, agreed to pay back just under $1 million, plus interest, received as a result of overbilling more than 12,000 Spokane residents over six … 4

December 3, 2010 in Sports Two Walter Payton Award candidates, with running styles as different as their teams’ postseason pedigrees, will put their considerable talents on display at Roos Field Saturday afternoon when No.1-ranked and …

December 3, 2010 in Sports Saturday in the Kibbie Dome against San Jose State, quarterback Nate Enderle will be one of 15 seniors playing for the final time as a Vandal. Each will be honored …

December 3, 2010 in Sports If Paul Wulff’s job is really dependent on winning Saturday’s 103rd Apple Cup, as many pundits seem to think, then Washington State’s head coach may be pinning all his hopes …

December 3, 2010 in Sports Illinois men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber was addressing the importance of Saturday’s Battle in Seattle showdown against Gonzaga at KeyArena, but his thoughts also hold true from a Bulldogs’ perspective.

December 3, 2010 in Region The medical marijuana industry in Washington state has a new trade organization. 8

December 3, 2010 in Region Just before a plane carrying 14 people crashed short of a southwestern Montana runway last year, killing everybody on board, the pilot told air traffic controllers that he had “one …

December 3, 2010 in Region A homeless man who had been living in an abandoned vehicle in Wenatchee was found dead and frozen. 1

December 3, 2010 in City, Idaho Freezing temperatures overnight have changed residential streets from impenetrable slush to rugged ice. 3

December 3, 2010 in Business, Nation/World The nation’s unemployment rate climbed to 9.8 percent in November, a seven-month high, as hiring slowed. 27

December 3, 2010 in City Mead School District will be closed today, Gonzaga Prep will start at 8:45 a.m. with no zero hour and some Spokane Public School buses will be late, the districts announced …

December 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 When it comes to the weather, all Christmas Bureau coordinators can do is pray – and, failing that, plan for all conditions. “We call in all our favors with God …

December 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane’s decision to call in private grader operators to help clear roads adds an extra financial burden in an already cash-strapped year. But officials say the need to maintain passable … 15

December 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Here’s a message TV viewers may not want to mute: The days of getting blasted out of the easy chair by blaring TV commercials may soon be over. … 6

December 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – A team of scientists revealed Thursday that they had found a remarkable quality in a bacterium growing quietly in California’s Mono Lake – it is the only …