January 3, 2011 in Sports Andrew Luck, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns Monday night to lead fifth-ranked Stanford past No. 12 Virginia Tech, 40-12.

January 3, 2011 in City KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Flathead County officials say a 16-year-old German exchange student has died after a skiing accident in northwestern Montana. Sheriff Chuck Curry says Niclas Waeschle of Ulm, … 1

January 3, 2011 in Sports Southern Utah, with a seven-game winning streak, appeared to be a good tuneup for the Gonzaga University women’s basketball team with West Coast Conference play opening Saturday. Instead, the Thunderbirds …

January 3, 2011 in Sports The major long-term investment former Eastern Washington University offensive lineman Michael Roos and his wife, Katherine, made in their alma mater’s football program in late-January 2010 has paid some very …

January 3, 2011 in City A public memorial service for former Spokane Valley mayor Rich Munson will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place, according to Spokane Valley city councilman …

January 3, 2011 in City, Idaho For the first time in more than a decade, air-quality authorities issued a stage-2 burning ban Monday, meaning all indoor wood-burning and outdoor burning is prohibited except in homes where … 10

January 3, 2011 in News Four schools in Central Valley School District had heating issues Monday, but by afternoon they were warming up, school officials said. 2

January 3, 2011 in City A man robbed an adult store in Spokane Valley early today despite a customer’s attempt to thwart the heist.

January 3, 2011 in City City of Spokane plows will be clearing streets in Browne’s Addition on Tuesday and Wednesday, and vehicle owners will be required to move their cars during the operation. 43

January 3, 2011 in Region Deserved or not, Seattle has long had a bad reputation for being rainy on days that most people have off.

January 3, 2011 in City, Idaho Idaho Highway 3 near Rose Lake remains closed today while a contractor works around the clock to replace a collapsed culvert, state officials said.

January 3, 2011 in City on Page A1 A Richland company that specializes in energy consulting is hoping the high cost of gasoline and the desire to reduce oil consumption will fuel a new line of business. Vista …

January 3, 2011 in City on Page A1 HONOLULU – President Barack Obama said Sunday he was honored to sign a bill to provide aid to survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks and first responders who became ill … 5

January 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 BEEBE, Ark. – Environmental service workers finished picking up the carcasses on Sunday of about 2,000 red-winged blackbirds that fell dead from the sky in a central Arkansas town. Mike … 1

January 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 SANTIAGO, Chile – A strong earthquake rattled central Chile on Sunday, panicking residents but apparently causing no serious injuries or damage, authorities said. The U.S. Geological Survey measured Sunday’s quake …

January 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday commuted the manslaughter sentence of the son of California’s former Assembly speaker and also granted clemency to a woman who killed her … 1

January 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 BOSTON – A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at … 1

January 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO, Egypt – The New Year’s Day bombing of a church in the northern coastal city of Alexandria sparked calls for calm Sunday as Egyptian security officials scrambled to find …

January 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 JERUSALEM – Frustrated by the collapse of U.S.-sponsored peace talks, Palestinians are preparing to take their case to the U.N. Security Council in the coming days with a resolution declaring …

January 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 BRISBANE, Australia – Military planes were flying food and other supplies toward a major city being slowly swamped in Australia’s flood emergency today, and police were increasing patrols in evacuated …