January 30, 2011 in Sports Klay Thompson scored 25 points and Washington State upset No. 18 Washington 87-80 on Sunday to pick up a signature win in its quest for an NCAA tournament bid.

January 30, 2011 in Sports A tropical rainstorm moved in from the Pacific and cleared just before the Pro Bowl began on Sunday. What followed was a sloppy show that was not exactly riveting entertainment …

January 30, 2011 in Sports Unfazed by having to pick second in the inaugural NHL All-Star fantasy draft, Nicklas Lidstrom built and went on to lead another winning team — though this was the first …

January 30, 2011 A former Spokane TV news woman was rescued from her sport utility vehicle by Spokane Sheriff’s Dive Team members after she drove into Latah Creek on Sunday afternoon. 11

January 30, 2011 in News, City The inmate suspected of killing a correctional officer in Western Washington is a sex offender serving life in prison for the abduction and rape of a Spokane-area real estate agent … 4

January 30, 2011 in News The city of Spokane has activated its Homeless Warming Center program in anticipation of extreme weather conditions.

January 30, 2011 in News A corrections officer who had raised concerns about being the sole guard in the chapel of a Washington state prison was strangled there over the weekend, and an inmate serving … 18

January 30, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 BERKELEY, Calif. – The drive to put another marijuana legalization initiative on the California ballot took a step forward Saturday when activists from across the state squeezed into a crowded … 2

January 30, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – The State Department is warning Americans of a terrorist threat to Western targets in Azerbaijan and urging U.S. citizens to be vigilant in the oil-rich former Soviet republic …

January 30, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad on Saturday demanded the release of a U.S. diplomat who faces murder charges in the recent deaths of two men in the …

January 30, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide attacker on Saturday killed a senior Afghan official in the south of the country, a setback for U.S.-led efforts to improve governance and a demonstration …

January 30, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 Daniel Bell, social scientist Cambridge, Mass. – Daniel Bell, a leading sociologist of the past half-century who wrote groundbreaking books about the demise of revolutionary politics and about the economy …

January 30, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW YORK – Massey Energy Co., struggling with losses after an explosion that killed 29 workers at a West Virginia coal mine last spring, agreed Saturday to be taken over …

January 30, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A8 CAIRO, Egypt – Thousands of passengers were stranded at Cairo’s airport on Saturday as flights were canceled or delayed, leaving them unable to leave because of a government-imposed curfew. As …

January 30, 2011 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago A Spokane restaurant had its own bomb scare in 1911 – actually, an “infernal machine” scare.

January 30, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 Animal control officers on Saturday raided the home of a convicted animal hoarder and seized an estimated 123 animals. The Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service executed a search warrant … 1