December 20, 2011 in Sports Matthew Dellavedova matched his career high with 25 points, Rob Jones had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Saint Mary’s beat Eastern Washington 77-61 on Tuesday night at Moraga, Calif.

December 20, 2011 in City, News A teenager who was with the 13-year-old boy shot during a Monday burglary had stolen marijuana from the same home less than a week before. 4

December 20, 2011 in Sports That’s three straight for Gonzaga. Wins, of course, but also three tough, grind-it-out efforts. 2

December 20, 2011 in City About 1,100 jobs were created in Spokane County during November — a bright spot in an otherwise difficult year for those seeking work. 9

December 20, 2011 in Sports Julius Mays scored 28 points, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime, sealing Wright State’s 80-78 win over Idaho on Tuesday night at Dayton, Ohio.

December 20, 2011 in News The condition of a Liberty Lake toddler who sustained head injuries last week after being run over by her father is improving. 7

December 20, 2011 in Nation/World Nearly 650,000 doctors caring for millions of seniors will get a steep cut in Medicare payments Jan. 18 unless a gridlocked Congress issues a reprieve, program officials said today. A … 14

December 20, 2011 in Nation/World Unemployment rates fell in 43 states in November, the most number of states to report such declines in eight years. The falling state rates reflect the brightening jobs picture nationally. 29

December 20, 2011 in Sports The biggest draw in television is going mobile. The Super Bowl will be streamed online and to phones in the U.S. for the first time, the NFL said today. NBC’s …

December 20, 2011 in Business The Dow Jones industrial average surged 337 points today following encouraging signs out of Europe and a jump in apartment construction in the U.S. It was the best day for …

December 20, 2011 in Nation/World The Obama administration will keep a reduced contingent of National Guard troops working along the Mexican border for the next year, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Starting in January, the … 3

December 20, 2011 in Nation/World The House today rejected a plan backed by President Barack Obama that would have extended a 2-percent payroll tax cut for two months and bought time for talks on a … 29

December 20, 2011 in Business, Nation/World A surge in apartment construction gave home builders more work in November. And permits, a gauge of future construction, rose largely because of a jump in apartment permits. Some analysts …

  December 20, 2011 in City, News Leaving a bomb laced with anti-coagulant along the planned route of the Martin Luther King Day Unity March was merely a “creative idea” to protest multiculturalism, domestic terrorist Kevin W. … 15

December 20, 2011 in Nation/World Fewer people will fly this holiday season, but flights will still be packed. That’s according to a forecast released today by the main trade group representing U.S. airlines.

December 20, 2011 in City, News The Spokane City Council late Monday, in the last meeting before four of the members will be replaced, voted 5-2 in favor of a “complete streets” ordinance. 35

December 20, 2011 in City, Idaho The last full day of autumn comes with a promise from National Weather Service forecasters. 1

December 20, 2011 in City on Page A1 Childhood penmanship-award winner and 30-year waitress Mabe Hunter, 72, submitted handwriting samples to Christmas Bureau organizers in securing a volunteer job. It didn’t hurt – Monday was Hunter’s third day …