December 13, 2012 in Sports For Erik Meyer, the idea of getting into coaching “hit me all at once.”

December 13, 2012 in City A bill that would provide in-vitro fertilization coverage through Veterans Affairs unanimously passed the U.S. Senate today. 5

December 13, 2012 in City, Idaho This week’s snow and rain storms may have failed to bring any significant accumulation to the Spokane area, but National Weather Service forecasters said that doesn’t mean the next few … 27

December 13, 2012 in City SPOKANE — The city of Spokane is placing six portable toilets under an elevated section of Interstate 90 where homeless people congregate. 64

December 13, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Even without the final spending tallied, this year’s Washington governor’s race was the most expensive in state history, and outside independent groups spent record amounts trying to persuade … 3

December 13, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 Whites will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043 as the United States will for the first time become a majority of minority groups, the Census Bureau … 10

December 13, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – Syrian government forces have fired Scud missiles at insurgents in recent days, escalating the 2-year-old conflict against rebels seeking to overthrow the regime, U.S. officials said Wednesday. …

December 13, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin stunned high-level officials Wednesday by proposing to hinder their abilities to possess Western bank accounts and own real estate abroad. Putin, in his first …

December 13, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO – Egypt’s leading opposition group urged its followers Wednesday to vote against an Islamist-inspired draft constitution, ending weeks of indecision over whether antigovernment forces should boycott the referendum, which …

December 13, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 SAN FRANCISCO – While the U.S. government reaps billions of dollars in royalties each year from fossil fuels extracted from federal lands and waters, it does not collect any such … 2

December 13, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Miami – Anti-virus software founder John McAfee arrived in the U.S. on Wednesday night after being deported from Guatemala, where he had sought to evade police questioning in the killing …

December 13, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Jerry Brown is receiving radiation treatment for early stage prostate cancer, his office announced Wednesday. The 74-year-old governor is undergoing “conventional radiotherapy” and maintaining a …

December 13, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane Public Schools’ administration and board members have spent weeks trying to make changes to its intradistrict transfer policy to make sure neighborhood kids can go to their neighborhood school … 11

December 13, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners have approved a sweeping update of the county’s shoreline law after being forced by the state to add protections that were lacking. Shorelines in the unincorporated county … 9

December 13, 2012 in City on Page A5 My hope of experiencing a déjà toot with the Eastern Washington University band must be a dream deferred. The good news is that I didn’t waste any time trying to … 5