December 19, 2012 in Sports If the Mayans are right and the world ends Friday, Jim Hayford is going out in style – his Eagles are shooting 3s like there’s no tomorrow.

December 19, 2012 in Sports Eastern Washington’s toughest opponent next year may be the schedule, which again includes two road trips to FBS schools.

December 19, 2012 in City, Idaho A 27-year-old Spokane-area woman has reached a plea agreement after being charged with abandoning her young children along Interstate 90 in Post Falls in October. 3

December 19, 2012 in Sports Turning the page shouldn’t be this hard – not when the book is the thrill-a-minute story of Eastern Washington football.

December 19, 2012 in Sports The Washington State football team added five players Wednesday on junior college letter-of-intent signing day.

December 19, 2012 in Sports Gonzaga and Idaho’s record books don’t agree on how often their women’s basketball teams have met or how the all-time series stands.

December 19, 2012 in City A man suspected of stabbing his pregnant wife to death Tuesday night is being held on $1 million bond. 10

December 19, 2012 in Nation/World DETROIT — The U.S. government’s short stint in the auto business is coming to an end. The Treasury Department said today that it will sell its remaining stake in General … 39

December 19, 2012 in Business, Region Washington state’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.8 percent last month, the first time it’s been below 8 percent in nearly four years. 25

December 19, 2012 in City The next round of snow is expected to develop over the Spokane area this afternoon and continue through the night with about 3 to 5 inches of accumulation. 18

December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is asking a team led by Vice President Joe Biden to offer “concrete proposals” to curb gun violence no later than January, in the aftermath … 62

December 19, 2012 in Nation/World HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s chief medical examiner says he’s seeking genetic clues to help explain why a shooter killed 20 children and six adults in a Newtown elementary school. 7

December 19, 2012 in City A man is in a local hospital with critical injuries after he was reportedly stabbed early this morning in the parking lot of a Chattaroy bar, a news release from …

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December 19, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 CARSON CITY, Nev. – Walter Samaszko Jr. was a loner whose death went largely unnoticed. That all changed when a crew sent to clean out his house found a fortune …

December 19, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – An independent panel charged with investigating the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has concluded that systematic management and … 3

December 19, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Salt Lake City – A Utah sixth-grader caught with a gun at school told administrators he brought the weapon to defend himself in case of an attack similar to last … 1