January 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A10 LOS ANGELES – After six highly successful years of exploring the red sands of Mars, NASA’s rover Spirit will rove no more. With its six wheels stuck in powdery sand …

January 27, 2010 in Business on Page A12 Papa John’s restaurants in Coeur d’Alene, Spokane and other Eastern Washington communities closed Monday night. Tish Muldoon, spokeswoman for Papa John’s International Inc., said franchisee North Country Pizza shut down … 1

January 27, 2010 in Business on Page A12 WASHINGTON – The deep recession that hung over the nation in 2009 has led to new tax credits and deductions – attempts by Congress to boost consumer spending and get …

January 27, 2010 in Business on Page A12 NEW YORK – Borders Group Inc., the No. 2 traditional U.S. bookseller, said Tuesday its CEO Ron Marshall is leaving after about a year with the company to accept the …

January 27, 2010 in Business on Page A12 Spokane Valley-based Key Tronic Corp. reported second-quarter earnings of $1.7 million, or 17 cents per share, up sharply from earnings of $100,000 or 1 cent per share for the same …

January 27, 2010 in Business on Page A12 LOS ANGELES – CBS Corp., acknowledging Tuesday that it has changed its policy and now accepts commercials that advocate political causes, defended its decision to run a politically sensitive advertisement …

January 27, 2010 in Opinion on Page A15 The city of Spokane and SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. are beginning to look like a couple trapped in a failed marriage. They’ve been drifting apart for a decade, yet there they were … 9

January 27, 2010 in Opinion on Page A15 Try as I might, I can’t compress the point I’m about to make into a soundbite. Nonetheless, here it goes. The nation cannot seriously address the budget deficit without a … 1

January 27, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 Softball: The defending national champion Washington softball team will begin the season as the nation’s No. 1 team. The Huskies announced Tuesday they were entering a season top-ranked for the …

January 27, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 KAMLOOPS, British Columbia – Brendan Ranford notched a hat trick – before the second period was over – and the Kamloops Blazers breezed to an 8-1 victory over the Spokane …

January 27, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 Basketball NBA

January 27, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 Hired The Oakland Raiders hired Hue Jackson as offensive coordinator on Tuesday, hoping the man who helped develop Joe Flacco in Baltimore can do the same for JaMarcus Russell. Jackson …

January 27, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 SEATTLE – Quincy Pondexter rebounded from his worst game of the season with 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Washington overwhelmed neighboring Seattle University 123-76 Tuesday night. Fill-in starter Venoy …

January 27, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 Andrew Bogut Hit first nine shots on his way to career-high 32 points in Milwaukee’s 108-107 loss to Dallas.

January 27, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 MELBOURNE, Australia – Defending champion Serena Williams survived against Victoria Azarenka in a classic comeback win today, preventing back-to-back upsets after her sister Venus lost to Li Na. Venus Williams …

January 27, 2010 in Sports on Page B3 Kelsey and Haley Moser combined to score 32 of Colton’s 47 points and St. John-Endicott shot 9 of 31 from the floor in the first half and could not recover, …