January 7, 2010 in Sports Alabama saw its big first-half lead evaporate when Texas roared back to move within 3 late in the fourth quarter. But with two minutes left, a big fumble recovery gave …

January 7, 2010 in Sports The controversy over the Oregon-Washington State men’s basketball game last week took a new turn Thursday when a key figure on the NCAA rules committee said an important element wasn’t …

  January 7, 2010 in Idaho Click the “documents” tab to download Coeur d’Alene police logs for Jan. 6, 2010.

January 7, 2010 in Nation/World President Barack Obama declared Thursday “the buck stops with me” for the nation’s security, taking responsibility for failures that led to the near-disastrous Christmas attack on a Detroit-bound airliner and … 5

  January 7, 2010 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Jan. 6, 2010.

January 7, 2010 in Nation/World, Idaho, Region The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed stricter health standards for smog, replacing a Bush-era limit that ran counter to scientific recommendations. 9

  January 7, 2010 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Thursday declared his support for additional mid-year budget cuts that would hit schools along with all other state operations. 2

January 7, 2010 in Idaho Idaho borrowed $108 million in interest-free loans from the federal government in 2009 to help pay a record amount in unemployment insurance benefits to out-of-work residents, according to state records. 1

January 7, 2010 in City Two Spokane warming centers are being activitated tonight to shelter homeless residents who otherwise would shiver outdoors in the arctic cold, city officials said this morning. 5

January 7, 2010 in City A woman driving on U.S. Highway 2 struck a deer near Bear Lake in north Spokane County this morning and was injured, the Washington State Patrol said.

January 7, 2010 in City, Idaho Cold clear weather should continue for today with Friday bringing an initial surge of high clouds in advance of a weak Pacific storm system that could bring mixed precipitation to …

January 7, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Last-minute holiday shoppers brought relief to the nation’s retailers, handing them modest sales gains for the season and prompting several chains to raise their fourth-quarter profit outlooks.

January 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 DUBLIN, Ireland – An unknowing 49-year-old electrician emerged Wednesday as an unlikely symbol of what can go wrong in the war on terror after authorities in Slovakia planted an explosive … 1

January 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A central Kentucky autoworker said he bought a Powerball lottery ticket worth $128.6 million on Christmas Eve while doing some last-minute shopping. Rob Anderson said he’s lucky …

January 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Need help with your taxes? Good luck reaching the IRS. Three out of 10 people who call the toll-free help line this tax season won’t get through to a human …

January 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – One in five terror suspects released from the Guantanamo Bay prison has returned to the fight, according to a classified Pentagon report expected to stoke an already fierce …

January 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – A woman says a Manhattan gym left her hanging when she tried a new workout: pole-dancing. Sue Ann Wee filed a lawsuit last week against the companies …

January 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – U.S. border security officials learned of intelligence concerning the alleged extremist links of the Christmas Day airline bomber as he was airborne en route to Detroit and had …