December 27, 2012 in Idaho A train struck and killed a 28-year-old woman walking along the railroad tracks in Sandpoint early Thursday morning, according to an Idaho State Police news release. 8

December 27, 2012 in Sports Gonzaga’s minitour of the Big 12 Conference resumes with Baylor visiting the McCarthey Athletic Center for a men’s basketball game Friday night.

December 27, 2012 in News WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein’s forces out of Kuwait in 1991 … 7

December 27, 2012 in News Clifford J. SiJohn, a Coeur d’Alene Tribe elder active in preserving the tribe’s customs and cultural heritage, died Christmas Eve in Coeur d’Alene. He was 67. 5

December 27, 2012 Three teens face felony charges after going on a drive-by paintball shooting rampage Wednesday, according to Spokane police. 17

December 27, 2012 in City A woman is in critical condition after a man reportedly shot her in the head while showing off his handgun at a party, according to a Spokane Police Department news … 82

December 27, 2012 in Business, Region The minimum wage in Washington will go up to $9.19 an hour on Jan. 1, keeping the state ahead of all others and nearly $2 above the federal minimum wage … 35

December 27, 2012 in Idaho According to this storyin The Huffington Post, Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo told police that he drank several shots of vodka prior to his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving. 17

December 27, 2012 in Health, Nation/World on Page A1 Young cancer patients who couldn’t get a key medicine because of a national drug shortage were more likely to suffer a relapse than others who were able to get the … 3

December 27, 2012 in City on Page A1 By the time firefighters arrived at the Chief Joseph Nez Perce Longhouse early Wednesday morning it was too late: flames were destroying the building. An electrical fire broke out at … 9

December 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The government will reach the $16.4 trillion debt limit Monday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told congressional leaders Wednesday, adding a new and possibly dramatic wrinkle to negotiations aimed … 47

December 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 A powerful winter storm system that pounded the nation’s midsection, wrecking holiday travel plans and dumping a record snowfall in Arkansas, began lashing the Northeast on Wednesday with high winds, …

December 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 HOUSTON – Former President George H.W. Bush has been admitted to the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital “following a series of setbacks including a persistent fever,” but he …

December 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Despite often-voiced concerns about the effect of voter identification laws, black voter turnout remained high in 2012 and, for the first time, may have topped the rate for … 3

December 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Salt Lake City – More than 200 Utah teachers are expected to pack a convention hall today for six hours of concealed-weapons training as organizers seek to arm more educators …

December 27, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Cairo – Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi enacted a newly passed divisive constitution Wednesday even as he attempted to reach out to opponents in his most conciliatory remarks since voters began …