February 15, 2012 in Sports Really, who needs BracketBusters?

February 15, 2012 in Sports Parker Kelly knows he has the green light. 1

February 15, 2012 in City, Idaho The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for most of the Inland Northwest for a rain and snow storm expected on Friday night and Saturday.

February 15, 2012 in City, News Triple murder suspect Dustin William Gilman used his victim’s cellphone to text message her husband after he killed her, according to new court documents. 1

February 15, 2012 in Sports With less than three weeks before their presentation to the Fish and Wildlife Commission, Washington wildlife managers are still scrambling with late changes to proposals for 2012-2014 hunting regulations.

February 15, 2012 in News A gun-wielding man made an extra long day for some students and caused tense moments for parents at two Spokane Valley schools, but a hostage negotiator ended the three-hour standoff … 18

February 15, 2012 in City, News Domestic terrorist Kevin W. Harpham has a new home. The Federal Bureau of Prisons now lists him as an inmate the Herlong Correctional Institution in northern California. 4

February 15, 2012 in City The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to scale back cleanup work in the Silver Valley comes with a catch: At the end of 30 years, the upper Coeur d’Alene River … 1

February 15, 2012 in City, News A 19-year-old man is to spend about seven years in prison for an armed robbery that was sparked by his fear of contracting herpes from a shared marijuana pipe. 9

February 15, 2012 Avista Corp. reported a 2011 profit of $100.2 million, or $1.72 per share, up from a profit of $92.4 million, or $1.65 per share the previous year. However, profit dipped … 21

February 15, 2012 in Region NORTH BEND, Wash. — Three people have been killed in the crash of a small plane near North Bend.

February 15, 2012 in City A man crossing Hayford Road in Airway Heights this morning was hit by two vehicles and killed, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office reported. 19

February 15, 2012 in City Two Priest River women were killed when the car they were riding in crashed Tuesday night south of Newport. 3

February 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 Measure Result Central Valley schools levy Pass Mead schools levy Pass Spokane schools levy Pass East Valley schools levy ** West Valley schools levy Pass West Valley schools technology Pass … 1

February 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – House-Senate talks on renewing a payroll tax cut that delivers about $20 a week to the average worker yielded a tentative agreement Tuesday, with lawmakers planning to unveil … 16

February 15, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – The proposed $1.3 billion Superfund cleanup of a century of mining contamination in North Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene River Basin is being scaled back significantly, Idaho lawmakers were told … 5

February 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEWARK, N.J. – Whitney Houston’s funeral will be held Saturday in the church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child, her family choosing to remember her in …