December 12, 2012 in Sports Bring it on. That sums up Eastern Washington’s view of Sam Houston State’s aggressive defense. “I expect it and I don’t expect them to change that much,” Eagles coach Beau …

December 12, 2012 in City, Sports Following a review of the Washington State football program, athletic director Bill Moos found “no report or detection of abuse or inappropriate behavior” by coach Mike Leach or his staff … 7

December 12, 2012 in Sports Sport fishermen who base out of Hope, Idaho, during summer have made it their job to purge mackinaw from Lake Pend Oreille. 2

December 12, 2012 Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies found a missing Hayden man dead inside his vehicle after an apparent car crash.

December 12, 2012 in Sports The wave of conference realignment has pulled Gonzaga’s name into the discussion. At a meeting in New York on Sunday, presidents and athletic directors of the Big East Conference’s seven … 15

December 12, 2012 in Region MOSES LAKE, Wash. — The Grant County sheriff’s office says a worker was killed Tuesday evening in an industrial accident at the Genie Industries plant near Moses Lake. 3

December 12, 2012 in Idaho WORLEY, Idaho — School board officials in North Idaho have agreed to settle the fate of a historic school with a wrecking ball. 4

December 12, 2012 in City For the first time since the late 1990s, Fairchild Air Force Base will host Skyfest 2013 to coincide with the Lilac Festival. 5

December 12, 2012 in City SPOKANE — Two Spokane County cities, Cheney and Medical Lake, have passed six-month moratoriums on growing, processing and selling recreational marijuana. 46

December 12, 2012 in City The light drizzle of precipitation falling this morning has not been enough to accumulate in lower elevations. National Weather Service meteorologists originally expected about 2 inches in Spokane. 4

December 12, 2012 in City on Page A1 Today the Christmas Bureau opens, kicking off a nine-day event that epitomizes the Christmas sentiment of “good will to men.” Needy families can come to the bureau, at the Spokane … 1

December 12, 2012 in City on Page A1 The drug-trafficking convictions of the man who operated Spokane’s first medical marijuana dispensary were reversed Tuesday in a state Appeals Court ruling that also appears to clear the way for … 9

December 12, 2012 in Health, Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho will opt for a state-based health insurance exchange, Gov. Butch Otter said Tuesday, although legislators still need to weigh in on that proposal when they convene in … 8

December 12, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – Championing a cause eschewed by fellow conservatives elsewhere, the British government said Tuesday that it will sponsor a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry, including in churches, … 3

December 12, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Chicago – In a major victory for gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down a ban on carrying concealed weapons in Illinois – the only remaining …

December 12, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner sought an elusive compromise Tuesday to prevent economy-damaging tax increases on the middle class at year’s end, conferring by phone … 1

December 12, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea appeared to successfully fire a long-range rocket today, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un pushed forward with its quest to … 1