November 25, 2011 in Sports Seven exasperating minutes proved insurmountable for Washington State in its second game at the 76 Classic basketball tournament on Friday night at Anaheim, Calif.

November 25, 2011 in Sports PORTLAND – The seventh time wasn’t a charm for the Spokane Chiefs on Friday night. It turns out, neither was the third.

November 25, 2011 in Nation/World A federal court refused late Friday to block a congressional redistricting map it drew up for Texas, rejecting a request from the state’s attorney general just hours after the Republican …

November 25, 2011 in Sports Gonzaga coaches and players hear it from Spokanites all the time.

November 25, 2011 in Sports Marshall Lobbestael has started at quarterback 14 times in his five-year Washington State career. It’s No. 15 that everyone is wondering about. 1

November 25, 2011 in Nation/World One of the prosecutors who investigated the Iran-Contra affair concluded two decades ago that neither Ronald Reagan nor George H.W. Bush was criminally liable in the scandal that tarnished the … 14

November 25, 2011 in News OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Starting Monday, Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna ability to raise money for his gubernatorial campaign comes to an end for the next few months because of … 7

November 25, 2011 in Business, Nation/World A shopper in Los Angeles pepper-sprayed her competition for an Xbox and scuffles broke out elsewhere around the U.S. as bargain-hunters crowded malls and big-box stores in an earlier-than-usual start … 10

November 25, 2011 in City, Idaho AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Call it an “International” incident. Officials in southeastern Idaho are looking for two men who apparently helped themselves to two red International Harvester brand tractors … 2

November 25, 2011 Spokane police say at least 10 homes have been burglarized near Manito Boulevard in the past three days while the homeowners were asleep. 18

November 25, 2011 in City, News Spokane firefighters this morning battled a fire in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood that displaced eight people from a two-story home that had been converted into apartments.

November 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – To its many issues – dysfunction, occasionally impaired judgment, an inability to get things done – Congress can add one more: low self-esteem. Following yet another failure to … 19

November 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – They are fuzzy about some issues, but the Republican presidential candidates leave little doubt about where they stand on gun rights. Rick Perry and Rick Santorum go pheasant … 44

November 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 PHOENIX – A small airplane slammed into a sheer cliff in the mile-high mountains east of Phoenix and exploded, killing the six people onboard, including the pilot and his three …

November 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 STOCKHOLM – For some reason, Scandinavia is not its frigid self, with unusually warm weather delaying the onset of winter in northern latitudes normally decked in white. The lack of …

November 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 PHILADELPHIA – A court in Egypt has ordered the release of three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo, a lawyer in Philadelphia confirmed Thursday. Derrik Sweeney, Luke Gates …

November 25, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The U.S. commander in Afghanistan has prepared a request for more troops to serve as advisers for Afghan military units, a sign that Washington and its allies are …

November 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 Downtown Spokane residents who voted for Councilman-elect Mike Fagan won’t be represented by him once he’s sworn in. That’s because the main core of Spokane will shift Jan. 1 from …