December 26, 2012 in City on Page A6 PORTLAND – Nurses at a Christmas Eve bonfire came to the rescue of two people seriously injured in a car crash in Mount Hood National Forest. The Oregon State Police …

December 26, 2012 in City on Page A6 CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has merged two lawsuits filed by separate coalitions of groups challenging the federal government’s recent transfer of wolf management authority to … 4

December 26, 2012 in City on Page A7 SEATTLE – People in Washington decided that marijuana, long derided as a dangerous drug that could lead to more harmful addictions, wasn’t so bad after all. Initiative 502, legalizing pot … 3

December 26, 2012 in City on Page A7 Passengers found another way home Tuesday evening after a vehicle hit their bus in the intersection of Third Avenue and Madison Street. The southbound driver of the SUV ran a …

December 26, 2012 in City, Health on Page A8 WALLA WALLA – With a broad smile and upturned palms, Jim Hough characterized the situation in the East Walla Walla home shared by his brother, Brian Hough, and Mark Nibler. … 2

December 26, 2012 in City on Page A8 STEVENS PASS, Wash. – State transportation officials who feared U.S. Highway 2 would remain closed between Leavenworth and Stevens Pass announced the passage had reopened late Tuesday. The 35-mile stretch …

December 26, 2012 in Business on Page A12 Those hoping to spend the holiday watching streaming video from Netflix can now get back in front of their TVs, tablets and PCs after a Christmas Eve outage. A Netflix … 2

December 26, 2012 in Business, Health on Page A12 Kids are notorious for faking fevers to stay home from school. A new study suggests their parents aren’t much better. Nearly half of the workers surveyed admitted to calling in … 1

December 26, 2012 in Letters, Opinion on Page A13 The tragedy in Newtown, Conn., is just another reminder of how violent our society has become. Isn’t it a sad state of affairs when people choose to use a gun … 41

December 26, 2012 in Opinion on Page A13 On the same day 27 women and children were massacred in Newtown, Conn., a man stabbed 22 children at a school in China. The Chinese children all survived. So much … 59

December 26, 2012 in Letters, Opinion on Page A13 First. My sincere thoughts and condolences to the families of those children killed in Connecticut. As a parent and grandparent, I cannot imagine their grief. 23

December 26, 2012 in Letters, Opinion on Page A13 My husband and I were appalled with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ statement in the Dec. 15 paper that “We need to look at what drives a crazy person to do … 27

December 26, 2012 in Opinion on Page A13 U.S. District Court Judge Lonny Suko has handed Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. a potential $1 billion lump of name-that-mineral for decades of misbehavior. Teck had already taken responsibility for the … 3

December 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Rafael Nadal’s return to competition has been delayed by a stomach virus. The Spaniard was scheduled to play in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi on Thursday after missing seven …

December 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 LOS ANGELES – Jamal Crawford led a dominant performance by the Los Angeles reserves with 22 points and the Clippers defeated the Denver Nuggets 112-100 on Tuesday night, extending their …

December 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 CHICAGO – James Harden scored 26 points and Jeremy Lin added 20 points and 11 assists to lead the Houston Rockets to a 120-97 win over the Chicago Bulls on …