February 5, 2011 in Sports Matt Bouldin took in the Gonzaga-Memphis game from a courtside seat at the Spokane Arena – or pretty much the last place he expected to be the first Saturday in … 1

February 5, 2011 in Sports Tremayne Johnson’s layup with 19 seconds left lifted Eastern Washington past Idaho State 69-67 on Saturday night.

February 5, 2011 in Sports The Whitworth Pirates, ranked No. 2 in Division III, defeated Pacific Lutheran on Saturday and are poised to move into the top spot in the rankings next week after current …

February 5, 2011 in News For soldiers with A Company of the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion of the Washington Army National Guard, learning to survive winter is just another day on the job.

February 5, 2011 in Nation/World CAIRO (AP) — The top leadership body of Egypt’s ruling party resigned Saturday, including the president’s son, but the regime appeared to be digging in its heels, calculating that it …

February 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans say they want to cut federal spending by raiding $45 billion from President Barack Obama’s politically unpopular economic stimulus program. But they won’t be able to … 17

  February 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 Longtime state Sen. Bob McCaslin, who resigned last month, doesn’t think state Rep. Matt Shea should replace him. “I wish to state that under no circumstances would I support Matthew … 75

February 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 PHILADELPHIA – A doctor accused of running a filthy abortion clinic and using scissors to kill babies should sell assets if necessary to hire a lawyer for his murder trial … 1

February 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – Iraq’s prime minister said Friday he’ll return half of his annual salary to the public treasury in a symbolic gesture that appeared calculated to insulate himself from the …

February 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Tucson shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner will be tried first in federal court in the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and two staff members before he …

February 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will head to space in April, a decision announced almost one month to the day since his wife …

February 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 JUBA, Sudan – Two days of fighting in a flashpoint town near Sudan’s north-south border has killed nine people, including a U.N. staff member, officials said Friday. U.N. spokesman Kouider …

February 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 FRESNO, Calif. – Thousands of sobbing mourners in military uniform and traditional Laotian dress paid their respects Friday to the late Gen. Vang Pao, a key U.S. ally in the …

February 5, 2011 in Business on Page A6 NEW YORK – Winter storms forced airlines to ground nearly 20,000 flights this week, resulting in an estimated net loss of $121 million to $150 million, according to AirlineForecasts LLC. …

February 5, 2011 in Business on Page A6 LOS ANGELES – The government is telling Americans to eat less. The fast-food industry didn’t get the memo. Even as the U.S. Department of Agriculture rolled out its latest nutritional … 2

February 5, 2011 in City on Page A6 WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added a paltry 36,000 jobs in January, partly because of bad weather and partly because many employers remain reluctant to hire despite a strengthening economic recovery. … 2

February 5, 2011 in Business on Page A6 Mediation ordered in apple lawsuit MINNEAPOLIS – A judge has dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit apple growers filed against the University of Minnesota and ordered them into …

February 5, 2011 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – A proposed $300 million tax cut for Washington businesses ping-ponged through the Legislature on Friday as one version passed the Senate with strong bipartisan support but another version … 1