December 6, 2010 in Sports SEATTLE – Isaiah Thomas and Justin Holiday both scored 20 points, reserve Scott Suggs hit two key 3-pointers midway through the second half, and No. 21 Washington held off a …

December 6, 2010 in Sports If Jim Redmon had his druthers, his Lewis and Clark girls basketball team would fly under the radar. He laughs when he suggests as much. He understands the recognition that …

December 6, 2010 in City A 34-year old man shot and killed by Spokane police on Saturday had threatened suicide and was pointing a gun at another man when he was shot, investigators said today. 41

December 6, 2010 in Sports Unranked and sporting a 4-3 record is unfamiliar territory for the Gonzaga men’s basketball team. The Bulldogs have never been 4-3 in Mark Few’s previous 11 seasons as head coach. …

December 6, 2010 A deal to prevent the loss of firefighter jobs was finalized Monday by the Spokane City Council in a unanimous vote. 3

December 6, 2010 in Region A jury in Tacoma returned mixed verdicts today against four people accused of helping Maurice Clemmons after he gunned down four Lakewood police officers in a coffeeshop last year. 6

December 6, 2010 in City, Region Gov. Chris Gregoire said today that a special session to deal with the state’s budget shortfall is inevitable, and she gave lawmakers a Thursday deadline to present her with a … 20

December 6, 2010 in City A clerk at a Zip Trip convenience store in Spokane Valley was held up at gunpoint this morning by a man who fled with a small amount of money, police … 7

December 6, 2010 in Idaho An 18-year old Hayden, Idaho, man was arrested for child cruelty Sunday after police say he placed a 25-pound bag on his stepdaughter to stop her from moving. 12

December 6, 2010 in Region A snowshoe hiker who had been missing since Saturday in eastern Snohomish County has been found dead. Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Brand says searchers found the body of 54-year-old Jack LaMont … 5

December 6, 2010 in City, Idaho Another relatively quiet weather day is in store for the Inland Northwest before more storm systems renew the trend of heavy precipitation seen in recent weeks.

December 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 TEHRAN, Iran – As diplomats began arriving in Geneva ahead of long-awaited talks to resolve the standoff over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the head of Tehran’s nuclear program on Sunday upped … 1

December 6, 2010 in City on Page A1 Getting There today is devoted to not getting there. The last two weeks have been among the worst that winter has thrown at the Inland Northwest in the past century, …

December 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 EL-ARISH, Egypt – A shark tore the arm off an elderly German tourist at an Egyptian Red Sea resort, killing her almost immediately, security and diving officials said Sunday, only …

December 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Key Senate Republicans reflected divisions in the party Sunday over ratifying a new treaty with Russia to reduce nuclear weapons before year’s end. Sen. Richard Lugar, the top … 2

December 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Their political options limited, Democrats and Republicans appeared to unite Sunday behind the outlines of an economic package that would temporarily extend expiring tax rates to all taxpayers … 13

December 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up next to a string of shop stalls inside an eastern Afghan army base on Sunday, killing two NATO service members …

December 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 CUERNAVACA, Mexico – A 14-year-old boy accused of participating in four beheadings for a Mexican drug cartel will be tried under a state juvenile law that carries a maximum of …