January 25, 2011 in Sports It wasn’t so much that Gonzaga Prep girls coach Mike Arte wondered if his Greater Spokane League-leading Bullpups would bounce back after their first league defeat. Arte, though, did like …

January 25, 2011 in Sports So if a bleacherful of students in purple T-shirts yells, “We’ve got spirit, how about you?” and nobody answers, is it still a spirit game? You bet your chicken. Or … 2

January 25, 2011 in News, City A bomb maker mixed chemicals with shrapnel in what law enforcement officials say was a weapon designed to inflict maximum injuries during last week’s Martin Luther King Jr. march in … 8

January 25, 2011 in News, Nation/World, Region While they liked some overall themes in President Obama’s call for more innovation, more cooperation and less spending, some members of Congress from Idaho and Washington wondered about the details. …

January 25, 2011 in News, City Police now believe a Spokane man found dead and bound with a rope under the Sunset Bridge last June committed suicide. Detectives found a suicide note written by William P. … 2

January 25, 2011 in Sports When Spokane Chiefs captain Jared Cowen missed 10 games to play in the World Junior tournament, his teammates responded with some of their best hockey of the season. Coach Don …

January 25, 2011 in Idaho A group of Idaho lawmakers, including freshman Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, is pushing ahead with plans to introduce legislation Wednesday to “nullify” the federal health care reform law, even … 19

January 25, 2011 in City Avista customers lost electrical power and a number of businesses lost Internet service Tuesday morning after a car smashed a utility pole in Otis Orchards. 1

January 25, 2011 in News Gov. Chris Gregoire wants the Legislature to pass a cut to unemployment insurance taxes by Feb. 8. 9

January 25, 2011 in Awayfinder destinations Looking for fun activities in larger cities and smaller communities throughout the Northwest? Then check out this list for things to see and do through winter and spring. 1

January 25, 2011 in News The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation awards $340,000 in grants to three Spokane organizations. 4

January 25, 2011 in Region A south-central Idaho woman has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $100,000 from the Dairy Queen in Burley by voiding cash register entries and pocketing the money. 5

January 25, 2011 in Idaho A law student at the University of Idaho has filed a lawsuit challenging the school’s rules that prohibit him from storing firearms in his on-campus apartment. 38

January 25, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Home prices are falling across most of America’s largest cities, and average prices in eight major markets have hit their lowest point since the housing bust. 9

January 25, 2011 in Nation/World Eleven police officers were shot across the nation, including three in the Pacific Northwest, in a 24-hour period ending Monday, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. 15

January 25, 2011 in City Two Spokane police cars were damaged late Monday after a police officer stopped to ask a man why he was sitting in his car dressed in black in a neighborhood … 13

January 25, 2011 in City, Idaho The forecast for the next several days could be summed up by one word: dreary. 1