November 10, 2011 With the exception of an exhibition game and a scrimmage against Texas, Gonzaga men’s basketball players have been practicing against each other for nearly a month.

November 10, 2011 in News, City David Condon, the former deputy chief of staff of Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, claimed enough votes on Thursday to make any last-minute, shocking comeback by Mayor Mary Verner … 33

November 10, 2011 in News, City Attorneys for both sides of the criminal case of convicted Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. filed legal briefs today indicating that jurors were in a room that had … 29

November 10, 2011 in News, Region JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — A U.S. Army soldier accused of exhorting his bored underlings to slaughter Afghan civilians for sport has been convicted of murder, conspiracy and all other … 2

November 10, 2011 in Region The husband and stepson of a former state trooper said today they are not responsible for her death 13 years ago, disputing the conclusion of an inquest jury and publicly … 3

November 10, 2011 in Region The scars on a young Finley man’s leg and stomach will forever remind him of a fiery experiment gone wrong last week. 6

November 10, 2011 in Idaho A North Idaho man is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a 43-year-old woman.

November 10, 2011 in News, City A federal judge has accepted the guilty plea of Kevin W. Harpham for leaving a bomb along the planned route of the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity March last January … 3

November 10, 2011 in News OLYMPIA — A state ballot measure to place new restrictions on projects involving toll roads and bridges has failed. 3

November 10, 2011 in Nation/World Rick Perry says he “stepped in it” when he couldn’t remember the third federal department he would cut if elected, but insisted the debate blunder wouldn’t force him out of … 14

November 10, 2011 in City, Idaho Calm skies today and early tomorrow should change over to a stormy weekend with snow possible in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene on Friday and Saturday nights, forecasters said. 1

November 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Public Schools’ board agreed Wednesday to ask voters in February to consider paying more taxes in a levy to compensate for potential state cuts to K-12 education. The region’s … 35

November 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 Many of those elected Tuesday to serve in Spokane City Hall were the most outspoken ahead of the election that Proposition 1 would doom the economy. But the same electorate … 19

November 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 MOSCOW – Russian controllers were battling to redirect a space probe that got stuck in a low orbit Wednesday, raising fears that it could crash back to Earth. The $167 …

November 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 PHOENIX – Bil Keane’s “Family Circus” comics entertained readers with a simple but sublime mix of humor and traditional family values for more than a half century. The appeal endured, … 1

November 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A giddy Taylor Swift won her second entertainer of the year award and rising sibling act The Band Perry was the night’s top winner as the Country …

November 10, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s most populous county filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history Wednesday, years after being plunged more than $4 billion into debt by a corruption-riddled sewer … 4