January 28, 2010 in Sports Mac Hopson scored 21 points to lead Idaho to a 74-59 victory against Fresno State on Thursday night.

January 28, 2010 in News Washington state will delay plans to close the Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women to see whether it can be shared with Spokane County and the city of Spokane. 2

January 28, 2010 in News, Region A fugitive disbarred Spokane lawyer accused of duping investors and creditors out of millions of dollars before fleeing to Mexico more than a decade ago was captured Wednesday night in … 1

January 28, 2010 in Business The foreclosure rate last year in Spokane County ranked among the lowest in the United States, according to statistics released Thursday by RealtyTrac, which markets foreclosed properties nationally. 6

January 28, 2010 in Business, Idaho A first-grade teacher in Hayden Lake is among hundreds of consumers scammed by an Illinois company that continues tapping their checking accounts long after they have paid for products ordered … 4

January 28, 2010 in Idaho Idaho state schools Superintendent Tom Luna on Thursday proposed dipping into a state endowment reserve fund for $52.8 million to help balance next year’s school budget - a proposal that … 2

January 28, 2010 in Idaho The University of Idaho reports more than 11,500 students are enrolled this semester, up three percent from the same time last year.

January 28, 2010 in City Voter registration drives may as well skip the state prisons for now. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put a temporary hold on its order that felons should be …

January 28, 2010 in Idaho Police are investigating the death of a 25-year-old Coeur d’Alene man who suffered a fractured skull after apparently either falling or jumping from a moving vehicle early on Jan. 17. 1

January 28, 2010 in City A section of Wellesley Avenue where it intersects with Trent Avenue near Otis Orchards will be closed for about 90 minutes beginning at 8 a.m. Friday. 4

January 28, 2010 in City Spokane County sheriff’s deputies today issued a caution for children and parents in the vicinity of Mountain View Elementary School after a 13-year-old boy was confronted by a masked man … 5

January 28, 2010 in Business Evidence that the economic rebound remains sluggish emerged from reports Thursday on new claims for unemployment aid and orders to U.S. factories.

January 28, 2010 in Nation/World J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose “The Catcher in the Rye” shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91. 3

January 28, 2010 in City, Idaho A crisp, clear day dawned over the Spokane region, but clouds are moving into the region from the west this afternoon and are expected to hang over the region for …

January 28, 2010 in Region Washington and Oregon are in line to receive nearly $600 million for a high-speed rail line from Seattle to Portland, Ore., and other improvements. 8

January 28, 2010 in Letters “Tobacco products are really the only human-consumed product we don’t know what’s in them,” says a Food and Drug Administration expert (S-R, Jan. 19). 2

January 28, 2010 in Letters The Supreme Court says that a corporation has the same rights and privileges, including freedom of speech, as any person. Fine. Along with rights come responsibilities.

January 28, 2010 in Letters The left never wants to miss a chance to spend someone else’s money or to pass up taxing achievement and rewarding laziness. Rule one: Never allow a crisis to go … 3

January 28, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – An Idaho lawmaker upset that regulators refuse to bend the rules for a Worley-area cabin owner with an inadequate septic system is proposing legislation that threatens to undermine …

January 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 SANDUSKY, Ohio – Authorities say a woman who had been out celebrating her lottery winnings at a north-central Ohio bar was killed when she was struck by a car. The …

January 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Laying out a possible path to passing health legislation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that the House should pass the Senate’s health bill while using a separate …