February 17, 2011 in Sports Using a relentless three-quarters court press, CdA staved off Boise’s upset bid and pulled away for a 65-52 victory in the first round of the girls State 5A basketball tournament …

February 17, 2011 in Sports Courtney Vandersloot had 24 points and 11 assists, and No. 25 Gonzaga clinched at least a share of its seventh straight conference title with a 93-65 win over Santa Clara …

February 17, 2011 in Idaho A controversial plan to raise school class sizes in Idaho while boosting technology and teacher merit pay cleared a Senate committee late Thursday, after two weeks of intense hearings that … 5

February 17, 2011 in Sports The Shock announced Thursday they will entertain the Utah Blaze on Saturday, July 9, in the Joe Albi Stadium Outdoor Classic. 1

February 17, 2011 in Idaho A Coeur d’Alene taco stand that employees said has been picketed recently by white supremacists was vandalized last week. 11

February 17, 2011 in Business, News The Bank of Whitman has been given 90 days to raise more capital or merge with another bank.

February 17, 2011 in City, News A Spokane County jury today exonerated a man charged with assaulting the two deputies who shot him several times, leaving the man paralyzed below the chest. David J. Glidden, 28, … 57

February 17, 2011 in City A Spokane County jury will now decide whether Cole K. Strandberg should face the prospect of life imprisonment or indefinite commitment to a mental institution after a judge concluded he … 4

February 17, 2011 in Nation/World, News Here is a summary of Thursday’s developments in the Arab world, as anti-government protests inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia spread in the region. 1

February 17, 2011 in News, Region A supplemental budget agreement between the House and Senate, which cuts an estimated $242 million in projected state spending between now and June 30, was approved by a special conference … 55

February 17, 2011 in Region A female mental health counselor was attacked Wednesday at the Monroe Correctional Complex. 12

February 17, 2011 in Region The Pierce County prosecutor has filed additional charges against the man accused of being the getaway driver when Maurice Clemmons killed four Lakewood police officers. 2

February 17, 2011 in News Spokane-based utility had “solid year,” said Chairman and CEO Scott Morris. 49

February 17, 2011 in City, Idaho A very light dusting of snow was evident on the ground this morning in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene, and forecasters said the risk of snow showers continues today at about … 1

February 17, 2011 Prosecutors said Wednesday they won’t criminally charge a Seattle police officer who shot and killed a knife-wielding, homeless woodcarver during a brief encounter on a street corner in a case … 7

February 17, 2011 in City A former dean of the Washington State University College of Agriculture will be awarded the Wolf Prize for Agriculture.

February 17, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – As if finding work weren’t hard enough already, a federal agency warns that some employers are excluding jobless workers from consideration for openings. The practice has surfaced in … 17

February 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 Washington state has to change its popular prepaid college tuition program or risk financial problems down the road, a legislative panel learned Wednesday. The Guaranteed Education Tuition Program could face … 4