December 9, 2011 in Sports If Gonzaga had made another free throw, or two or three, Eastern Washington wouldn’t have been as disappointed after dropping a 75-69 decision at McCarthey Athletic Center Friday night. 1

December 9, 2011 in City WASHOUGAL, Wash. — The owner of a southwest Washington home that burned in a deadly fire and shooting this week was under investigation for multiple sex crimes. 13

December 9, 2011 in City, News A Spokane woman accused of shooting her neighbor to death in a fight late Wednesday told police she didn’t mean to pull the trigger. 6

December 9, 2011 in Idaho, Outdoors, Region The Obama administration proposed a new rule today that would end a practice in which some endangered species were classified differently in neighboring states. 3

December 9, 2011 in Nation/World Setting a new bar for the nation’s economy, President Barack Obama said the unemployment rate could fall to 8 percent before he faces re-election next November. 14

December 9, 2011 in News HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials on Friday approved the relocation of 68 quarantined bison from Yellowstone National Park to two Indian reservations amid intense debate over whether the animal … 2

December 9, 2011 in Sports Deremy Geiger had career highs with 27 points and seven 3-pointers, leading Idaho to a 74-60 win over Oregon State Friday night.

December 9, 2011 in City Randy Fewel’s an awfully nice guy. For a banker. Actually, Fewel seems like an awfully nice guy for a guy. A person. A human being. 7

December 9, 2011 in Business, Nation/World The National Labor Relations Board today dropped its high-profile challenge of Boeing’s decision to open a nonunion aircraft manufacturing plant in South Carolina. 4

December 9, 2011 in City, News A 30-year-old Spokane man has been arrested for the homicide of a Stevens County woman.

December 9, 2011 in Nation/World British police have arrested a man after a parent’s finger was bitten off during a fight before a school’s Nativity play.

December 9, 2011 in Nation/World The special political action committees that can raise and spend unlimited campaign money while operating independently of candidates have jumped into the presidential contest with an unmistakable message: Game on. 3

December 9, 2011 in Region Fog and stagnant air flow will persist through the weekend and into next week in the Inland Northwest.

December 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire acknowledged legislators are unlikely to pass some $2 billion in budget cuts she proposed in this special session. The governor also sees no chance … 3

December 9, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday for the first time that fracking – a controversial method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells – … 27

December 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 It might have been a minor Christmas Bureau miracle: Costco had on hand all 3,200 batteries that failed to arrive as expected with toys that’ll be given away to children …

December 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 Riverside and Mount Spokane state parks likely will be combined and full-time employees reduced by about 40 percent as Washington State Parks officials scramble to slash the agency’s spending. A … 1

December 9, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LAS VEGAS – Rescue crews completed the difficult process of recovering bodies Thursday from a remote canyon outside Las Vegas after the crash of a tour helicopter belonging to a …

December 9, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Adelphi, Md. – Federal health experts said Thursday that drug labeling for Yaz and other widely used birth-control pills should be updated to emphasize recent data suggesting a higher risk …