February 10, 2010 in Sports The scoreboard wouldn’t make for a strong character witness at the Arena on Wednesday night. The Spokane Chiefs’ 6-3 victory over Moose Jaw in a Western Hockey League game was …

February 10, 2010 in News A 20-year-old man who as a teenager terrorized Spokane payday loan stores in a drug-fueled armed robbery spree was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday.

February 10, 2010 in Idaho BOISE - After a long and fierce debate, Idaho’s top five elected officials voted 3-2 on Wednesday to give public schools an extra $22 million from state reserves next year …

  February 10, 2010 in Idaho Download the Coeur d’Alene police logs for Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

February 10, 2010 in City Whitman County sheriff’s deputies working on a burglary investigation uncovered an operating methamphetamine lab in the Farmington area this week.

February 10, 2010 in Region A 15-year-old girl who was badly beaten in a Seattle bus tunnel as three unarmed security guards looked on told investigators that she thought the men would protect her. 21

February 10, 2010 in Business Google Inc. plans to build a handful of experimental, ultra-fast broadband networks around the country to connect consumers to the Internet and ensure that tomorrow’s systems can keep up with …

February 10, 2010 in Region PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal proposal for cleaning up the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site says radioactive contaminants from the sprawling Hanford nuclear reservation could threaten the Columbia River for …

February 10, 2010 in Idaho Idaho’s court system has a plan to cope with steep budget cuts and still keep courthouse doors open: Every offender found guilty of a crime or infraction would pay a … 5

February 10, 2010 in City, Idaho Spokane police this morning said resentments stemming from a fight last week may have been the spark that led to a melee at a residence in northeast Spokane early today …

February 10, 2010 in City, Idaho The Inland Northwest is about to enter a period of wet weather with the first in a series of mild storms sweeping into the region about sundown.

February 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEAR MARJAH, Afghanistan – U.S. and Afghan forces pushed Tuesday to the edge of the southern Afghan town of Marjah, poised to seize the major Taliban supply and drug-smuggling stronghold … 4

February 10, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Controversial legislation proposed by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe on state-tribal law enforcement won a unanimous vote in committee Tuesday, clearing a key first hurdle. The Idaho House Judiciary …

February 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Shuttle Endeavour arrived at the International Space Station early today, delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles …

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February 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 ALBANY, N.Y – The New York Senate voted Tuesday night to expel a senator convicted of a misdemeanor charge of assaulting his girlfriend, a resolution the lawmaker assailed as an …

February 10, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Gastric-banding surgery appears to be significantly more effective than lifestyle interventions in helping severely obese teenagers lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off, a …