November 26, 2010 Highway 27 between Tekoa to Fairfield in Whitman and Spokane Counties was reopened today. The Department of Transportation closed the stretch of highway Friday night due to drifting snow.

November 26, 2010 in Sports FRESNO. Calif. – Washington State men’s basketball coach Ken Bone doesn’t like the term, but he knows it’s been bantered around about his Cougars team. The Big Three. It refers …

November 26, 2010 Two people were killed and two injured around 4:30 p.m. Friday in a two-car collision on Highway 95 south of Coeur d’Alene, according to Idaho State Police.

November 26, 2010 in Sports The 4A and 2A State semifinal football games scheduled for Albi Stadium on Saturday have been postponed and will be played Monday at the Tacoma Dome, the WIAA announced late … 4

November 26, 2010 in Idaho BOISE – Thanks to concerns from Idaho state legislators, Idahoans now may legally sell up to six rattlesnake skins a year, and the state’s Fish and Game Department is looking … 2

November 26, 2010 in City The city of Spokane called a Stage 1 Snow Emergency today, requiring cars to be moved from all arterials and Spokane Transit Authority fixed bus routes within six hours, or … 24

November 26, 2010 in Region Police didn’t have to go far to find a bank robbery suspect in Oregon. They say 23-year-old Nathan Alan Bramlage was spotted after walking into the Eugene police station Wednesday … 1

November 26, 2010 in City, Idaho, Region The holiday snowfall is far from over. Several more inches are expected to pile up today through Saturday, the National Weather Service says. Sunday will bring a break from the …

November 26, 2010 in Nation/World Bargain shoppers, braving rain or frigid weather, crowded the nation’s stores and malls in the wee hours of the night to get their hands on deals from TVs to toys … 6

November 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – With the number of salmon in the North Pacific having doubled in the past 50 years, scientists are increasingly concerned there may not be enough food to support … 1

November 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Three teenagers survived 50 days adrift in a tiny boat in the South Pacific by drinking rainwater and eating raw fish and a seagull before being …

November 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Officials at U.S. embassies and consulates are warning allies and combing through sensitive documents in advance of an expected new release of classified files from the Internet gadfly … 1

November 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN DIEGO – U.S. authorities on Thursday found a sophisticated tunnel used to smuggle drugs between Mexico and San Diego, the second such discovery in the region in less than … 2

November 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki cemented his grip on power Thursday, bringing an end to nearly nine months of political deadlock after he was asked to form the …

November 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LONDON – Secondhand smoke kills more than 600,000 people worldwide every year, according to a new study. In the first look at the global impact of secondhand smoking, researchers analyzed …

November 26, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The average student debt for bachelor’s degree graduates mushroomed 50 percent from 1996 to 2008, according to a new report. Over the same time frame, debt …