January 10, 2011 in City Spokane’s car owners won’t have to pay an extra tax to help pay for streets. After months of debate, the Spokane City Council on Monday rejected a $20 annual fee … 21

January 10, 2011 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter worked some budget magic to trim the state’s looming shortfall for the coming year down to manageable size and avoid calling for any tax increases, in … 1

January 10, 2011 in City, Idaho The National Weather Service this afternoon issued a winter storm warning for Eastern Washington and North Idaho with up to 9 inches of snow expected in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene … 1

January 10, 2011 in City Deputies say a Deer Park man stole a pickup this morning because he was cold and tired of walking. 2

January 10, 2011 in Region The last vehicle that was registered in Evel Knievel’s name will go up for auction on Jan. 22. Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., plans to sell the Butte motorcycle daredevil’s … 2

January 10, 2011 in City, Idaho, Region VANCOUVER - If you had lived here almost 200 years ago, you likely would have known naturalist David Douglas. Certainly your children would have. In fact, the Scotsman who was …

January 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 TUCSON, Ariz. – Authorities on Sunday charged Jared Lee Loughner with murder and attempted murder of federal employees in connection with the shooting rampage on Saturday in which six people … 14

January 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 CHICAGO – Close birth spacing may put a second-born child at higher risk for autism, suggests a preliminary study based on more than a half-million California children. Children born less …

January 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 Drivers in the Spokane area are going to have another construction season of slowdowns under a series of major projects planned for Interstate 90 and Division Street. Studded tires have … 8

January 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Whether it’s the Beatles or Beethoven, people like music for the same reason they like eating or having sex: It makes the brain release a chemical that …

January 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – Even if Britain’s Royal Mail is sold to a foreign buyer, Her Royal Highness will still grace its stamp, the U.K. government said Sunday. Sculptor Arnold Machin’s depiction … 1

January 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 BALTIMORE – A fight at a Baltimore nightclub spilled onto the street early Sunday and led to an eruption of gunfire that killed a police officer and another man and …

January 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 ATLANTA – A blast of winter weather rolled across the South on Sunday, coating bridges and roads with snow, sleet and freezing rain and causing thousands of flight cancellations. The …

January 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEHRAN, Iran – An IranAir passenger jet carrying 106 people crashed as it was making an emergency landing Sunday in a snowstorm in the country’s northwest and broke into several …

January 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday there is growing evidence that Iran has suffered a setback in its suspected nuclear weapons …

January 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIJING – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is meeting with his Chinese counterpart at the start of a long-awaited visit to Beijing that formally reopens military exchanges. Gates met with …

January 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Matter of Opinion By Doug Floyd

January 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 50 years ago The Spokane City Council, after considerable hand-wringing, passed an ordinance in 1961 allowing people to dance in taverns to live music. 1