December 19, 2011 in Sports Haiden Palmer’s 3-pointer with two-tenths of a second left gave Gonzaga a 71-68 victory over No. 13 Georgia in a Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic women’s basketball game Monday night.

December 19, 2011 in City, News Providence Health Care has accepted 172 voluntary layoffs as part of its move to cut $61 million from its operating budget next year.

December 19, 2011 in Sports Gonzaga coach Mark Few and Butler coach Brad Stevens have developed a friendship largely based on overcoming the struggles both of their teams faced last season.

December 19, 2011 in City, News A jury today found a man guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the 2007 slaying of a man in Hillyard. As a result, Michael D. Coombes faces about seven …

December 19, 2011 in Business AT&T Inc. is bowing out of its $39 billion bid to buy smaller wireless provider T-Mobile USA after the U.S. government tried to block the deal over concerns it would …

December 19, 2011 in Nation/World A man accused of trying to kill President Barack Obama by firing several shots at the White House from long range must remain in custody to protect the public and … 5

December 19, 2011 in City, News The police chief in the one-cop town of Reardan shot a man to death today after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle in a cemetery. 42

December 19, 2011 in City Fears about the closure of Boeing Co.’s Wichita plant resurfaced today after a lawmaker’s comments that he had been told that modification work on Air Force refueling tankers will be … 1

December 19, 2011 in City, News A federal judge today again ruled that government prosecutors provided enough evidence to allow a jury to convict former Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. of using excessive force … 168

December 19, 2011 in City, News A 13-year-old boy is in stable condition after being shot by a homeowner during an early morning burglary in Medical Lake. 21

December 19, 2011 in City, Region Another week of relatively mild weather is in the forecast as fall turns to winter. A few days may bring some snow in the Inland Northwest, including Wednesday, Friday and … 2

December 19, 2011 in Nation/World North Koreans marched by the thousands today to their capital’s landmarks to mourn Kim Jong Il, many crying uncontrollably and flailing their arms in grief over news of their “dear …

December 19, 2011 in City on Page A1 Russell Holliday had a giving instinct. He helped serve meals for people in need. If he saw someone on the street with their hand out, he put something in it.

December 19, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane County road crew workers want to keep pulling stranded motorists from snowy ditches despite fears by the county’s risk manager that the practice puts the county in jeopardy for … 12

December 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 FORT MEADE, Md. – A computer-crimes investigator testified Sunday he found more than 10,000 diplomatic cables and other sensitive information on the work computer of the Army private charged with …

December 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHARLESTON, S.C. – With dueling appearances on Sunday news shows, Republican rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich sought to rebut attacks on their private-sector experience but refrained from criticizing each … 2

December 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The fate of the two-month Social Security tax break extension suddenly became uncertain Sunday as House Speaker John Boehner said he and most Republicans were opposed to the … 1

December 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEITUNIA, West Bank – Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners late Sunday, the second and final phase of a swap with Gaza Hamas militants that brought home an Israeli soldier …

December 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAIRO – Protesters demanding the end of military rule and Egyptian troops hurled rocks at each other in the center of Cairo on Sunday in the third day of clashes …

December 19, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Even as Iraqis celebrated the departure of the last American troops Sunday, the dangers left behind after nearly nine years of war were on full display. Politicians feuded …