January 1, 2010 in City When 84-year-old Kay Mita got a jury summons, he regarded it as a sign the government was acknowledging a six-decade-old injustice. His first day of jury service, however, turned out … 5

January 1, 2010 in City Two people were badly burned this evening inside a recreation vehicle parked behind a north Spokane home.

January 1, 2010 in Nation/World The Fox television network and Time Warner Cable have announced an agreement in principle on a television programming deal that will allow signals to continue for millions of cable subscribers. 1

January 1, 2010 in City Spokane police are looking for a missing 10-year-old girl. Angeleana M. Walker went missing around 3 p.m. today from her family’s front porch in the area of First Avenue and … 1

January 1, 2010 in Idaho It’s an annual event for the brave, weak of mind or strong of drink. The Polar Bear Plunge can even combine all of those factors as hundreds gathered at Coeur …

January 1, 2010 in City, Idaho The following offices and services are affected by the holiday.

January 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Washington on Thursday dismissed criminal charges against five Blackwater security guards accused of killing 17 unarmed Iraqi civilians in an incident that strained U.S.-Iraq … 2

January 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 DETROIT – In its annual effort to protect the Queen’s English, a Michigan university insists that “shovel ready” be buried, “tweet” be tossed and all “czars” be banished. Lake Superior …

January 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Fierce as they are, Tasmanian devils can’t beat a contagious cancer that threatens to wipe them out. Now scientists think they’ve found the disease’s origin, a step in …

January 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Reclusive Irish singer Van Morrison said Thursday that a computer hacker planted a false report on his Web site claiming he had fathered a fourth child at …

January 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officers and contractors and wounded six others at an isolated CIA base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday was a Taliban …

January 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MOGADISHU, Somalia – In a setback for U.S. investigators probing links to the attempted attack on a Detroit-bound airliner, a Somali official said Thursday that another suspect who tried to …

January 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Islamabad, Pakistan – The United Nations said Thursday it would relocate about a quarter of the U.N.’s international staff in Pakistan, a response to the increasingly volatile security situation in …

January 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 ESPOO, Finland – A lone gunman dressed in black killed five people, four in a crowded shopping mall, before returning home and taking his own life on Thursday. Police identified …

January 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 Sacramento, Calif. – A California judge on Thursday ruled that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had abused his discretion in ordering furloughs of state workers, dealing a blow to the administration’s efforts …

January 1, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 HONOLULU – U.S. security chiefs briefed President Barack Obama on Thursday about missteps in the lead-up to the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing as lawmakers joined the White House in racing …

January 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 Early-evening snow Thursday created slick roads throughout the Inland Northwest, sending emergency crews scrambling to respond to dozens of accidents. About 5:20 p.m., a car southbound on High Drive slid …

January 1, 2010 in Business on Page A5 The population growth among gray-haired, slightly tech-challenged grandparents is inspiring inventors and gadget makers to devise ways to help the over-60 crowd take advantage of technology. Right in the middle …

January 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 Tom Willette, a homeless man staying at House of Charity, got a big gift for New Year’s. Willette, who is recovering from cancer at the downtown Spokane shelter, had a … 1

January 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 More low-income housing has been earmarked for Spokane. Washington state will lend the Spokane Housing Authority more than $2.5 million to help turn the old Hillyard High School into apartments … 1

January 1, 2010 in City on Page A6 HELENA – The Montana Supreme Court said Thursday that nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, making Montana the third state that will allow the procedure. Patients …