January 12, 2011 in Idaho The moose wandered into a backyard near the Fernan Lake boat launch, lured by a tempting array of ornamental plants. 3

January 12, 2011 in Sports Every freshman student on every college campus faces an adjustment period. Now add in a sport, and that sport, basketball, is played a bit differently than what you’re used to. … 1

    January 12, 2011 in News City street officials declared a Stage 1 Snow Emergency this morning, a move that put more city crews on the street and creates parking restrictions. 21

January 12, 2011 in Sports Gonzaga Prep guard Tia Presley’s focus is on something she has yet to taste as a four-year starter – a trip to state.

  January 12, 2011 Moderate snow fell across the Inland Northwest this morning, halting the morning commute for more than an hour on westbound Interstate 90 in downtown Spokane. 14

January 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 TUCSON, Ariz. – As Tucson scrambled to prepare for President Barack Obama’s scheduled appearance at a memorial service for the victims of the weekend’s mass shooting, the parents of the … 36

January 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Gray ribbons of fresh cement streak the side of Clarisse Brisson’s broken home, where she and her family are slowly making repairs. Inside, she reads Bible verses … 11

January 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 Sitting in jail, Jeremy Brotherton had plenty of time to reflect on his life. He realized it was time to take it in a different direction. Cool Water Bikes – … 2

January 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Amid the tension of a state budget some $4.6 billion out of whack and proposals to cut programs for some of the state’s poorest and most vulnerable, Gov. … 2

January 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician who was demonized by Michael Jackson’s family and fans, was ordered Tuesday to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter after court testimony showed …

January 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 BRISBANE, Australia – Deadly floodwaters that have cut a swath across northeastern Australia flowed onto the streets of the nation’s third-largest city today, forcing people to flee suburbs and skyscrapers …

January 12, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – David Nelson, the elder son of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson and the last surviving member of the family that became an American institution in the 1950s and …