February 12, 2010 in Sports Freshman Glen Dean scored seven of his 12 points in the final 1:06, helping Eastern Washington snap a seven-game losing streak with a 74-69 victory over Montana State on Friday …

February 12, 2010 in Sports Whitworth could have backed into a Northwest Conference championship Friday night. Instead, the Pirates gutted out one of their most rewarding victories of the season and put a stamp on …

February 12, 2010 in Sports Jim Sterk, who has served as Washington State University’s athletic director since 2000, will be named to the same position at San Diego State University, sources close to the situation … 6

February 12, 2010 in Idaho North Idaho authorities are searching for a hitchhiker who is suspected of stabbing a man in the leg after the driver stopped to pick him up.

February 12, 2010 in Nation/World Officials at the University of Alabama’s Huntsville campus say three people have been killed and another injured in a campus shooting.

February 12, 2010 in News Washington’s chief revenue forecaster said the recovery continues, but with significant risks that involve tight credit and low consumer confidence. The overall revenue forecast, coupled with a higher demand for …

February 12, 2010 in Business, Nation/World A modestly better-than-expected report on retail sales for January could suggest stronger economic growth in coming months. But this week’s severe snowstorms will likely depress activity in February.

February 12, 2010 in Idaho Idaho is now poised for another $69 million in budget cuts this year, after the Legislature’s joint budget committee voted along party lines this morning to set budget targets that …

February 12, 2010 in Idaho The number of homeless people in Idaho’s five northern counties rose 36 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to an annual five-day count.

  February 12, 2010 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Feb. 11, 2010.

February 12, 2010 in City A half-dozen FBI agents and dozens of officers from other agencies have brought the total number of police looking for a missing 17-year-old girl in Chelan County to about 30. 2

February 12, 2010 in City A cool-headed homeowner is being credited with helping police apprehend two burglary suspects in Spokane.

February 12, 2010 in City, Idaho Clearing at dawn today is going to give way to another wet storm system in the region.

February 12, 2010 in Nation/World Former President Bill Clinton was recovering at his suburban home with his wife on Friday after leaving a Manhattan hospital where he underwent a heart procedure to fix a blocked …

February 12, 2010 in Idaho Four Coeur d’Alene-area residents were treated and released from Kootenai Medical Center on Thursday night after a two-car collision on U.S. Highway 95 at Orchard Avenue.

February 12, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Senate’s top leader on Thursday abruptly trimmed the size of a job-creation bill from $85 billion to $15 billion, fearing that even with emerging bipartisan support the … 3