January 11, 2010 in News Spokane County Commissioners may soon eradicate 10,000 books. 10

January 11, 2010 in Region Five activists have filed a ballot initiative that would legalize all adult marijuana possession in Washington state. 18

January 11, 2010 in Business, Nation/World A federal spending surge of more than $20 billion for roads and bridges in President Barack Obama’s first stimulus has had no effect on local unemployment rates, raising questions about … 7

January 11, 2010 in Business Gasoline prices on Monday continued their push toward $3 per gallon. The only question now is when? Prices have been jumping on the back of a strong oil market where …

January 11, 2010 in Sports Pete Carroll is gone from USC and back in the NFL. After days of talks, the Seattle Seahawks hired the charismatic coach Monday, luring him away from the University of … 2

January 11, 2010 in Sports Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball’s home run record in 1998.

  January 11, 2010 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Jan. 8 and Jan. 10, 2010.

January 11, 2010 in Nation/World The suicide rate among 18- to 29-year-old men who’ve left the military has gone up significantly, the government said Monday. 3

January 11, 2010 in City The Washington state Supreme Court has a new chief justice. Barbara Madsen was sworn in to the top administrative role on the state’s high court Monday morning.

January 11, 2010 in City Gov. Chris Gregoire headed to the memorial service for a Grant County sheriff’s deputy saying this has been one of the toughest two months for law enforcement officers in the …

January 11, 2010 in City An early morning fire has damaged apartments on North Crestline Street in Spokane. It was the fourth fire that displaced residents in the Spokane area since early Saturday. 1

  January 11, 2010 in Idaho The state of Idaho contends that the four grounds for dismissal of the state’s transportation director listed in state law are mere “examples,” and the state can fire its transportation … 4

January 11, 2010 in City, Idaho Streams of moisture off the Pacific Ocean are going to keep the Inland Northwest under a cloudy and wet weather pattern for the next several days, forecasters said.

January 11, 2010 in City on Page A1 Scholars, gay and lesbian partners and opponents of same-sex marriage are expected to testify about the nature of marriage and homosexuality itself during an unprecedented federal trial today to determine … 2

January 11, 2010 in City on Page A1 Shuttle buses that served skating fans in 2007 proved to be so popular that the Spokane Transit Authority is bringing them back for the national figure skating championships that start …

January 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Republicans on Sunday accused Democrats of a double standard by accepting Sen. Harry Reid’s apology for racial remarks about Barack Obama instead of demanding Reid’s ouster as majority …

January 11, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 MIAMI – Freakish cold weather continued across the South, with snow flurries spotted around Orlando and a record low set for Miami, and forecasters said Sunday that more of the … 1