February 20, 2012 in Sports For Mike Carp and Carlos Peguero, Greg Halman was a brother. Carp used the word in English. Fellow Seattle Mariners outfielder Peguero offered its Spanish counterpart, “hermano.” It was a …

February 20, 2012 in Sports The NBA All-Star break is this weekend. How can this be? It seems like the season began maybe a week or so ago. But when a greed-infested labor dispute results …

February 20, 2012 in News, Region A traffic stop on Interstate 90 near Ritzville yielded nearly 2 1/2 pounds of packaged cocaine and led to the arrest of two men recently. 2

February 20, 2012 in Idaho After two days of emotional testimony from melanoma survivors and dermatologists, an Idaho House committee today approved legislation to ban minors from using tanning beds in the state. 7

February 20, 2012 in City A driver with a suspended license who fled a traffic stop in his 2006 Ford Mustang was arrested on a bevy of charges late Sunday, officials said today. 5

February 20, 2012 in News, City, Idaho The federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will join the investigation of the Thursday fire that gutted a million-dollar mansion in Post Falls overlooking the Spokane River. 26

February 20, 2012 in Region A weather pattern that usually produces strong winds in Eastern Washington and North Idaho may be shaping up for Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday night, the National Weather Service reported.

February 20, 2012 in Outdoors, Region Well-equipped and familiar with the terrain, about a dozen expert skiers were making their way through a foot-and-a half of fresh snow when an avalanche hit them in an out-of-bounds … 7

February 20, 2012 in Outdoors, Region on Page A1 STEVENS PASS, Wash. – Avalanches just minutes apart killed four people at two resorts Sunday — one burying three skiers at Stevens Pass ski resort in the Cascade Mountains and … 1

February 20, 2012 in City on Page A1 Industrial growth along Interstate 90 southwest of Spokane is leading transportation engineers to take a serious look at interchange improvements at the Geiger Road and Medical Lake exits. The arrival …

February 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 BEIRUT – Iran said Sunday that it was cutting off oil exports to France and Britain in a pre-emptive strike against European economic sanctions, while top U.S. and British officials …

February 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum denied Sunday that he has questioned President Barack Obama’s Christian faith, but said the president holds an environmental belief “that elevates the Earth … 22

February 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIRUT – Gunmen in Syria staged a guerrilla-style ambush that killed a senior state prosecutor and a judge Sunday in an attack that suggested armed factions are growing bolder and …

February 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A judge overseeing a lawsuit brought by the family of a California boy molested by his troop leader in 2007 has ordered the Boy Scouts of …

February 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 BRUSSELS – Greece’s prime minister rushed to Brussels on Sunday, a day before eurozone finance ministers have to decide whether his country will get a $170 billion bailout and avoid …

February 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea conducted live-fire military drills from five islands near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea today, despite Pyongyang’s threat to attack. South Korea reported …

February 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 Today is Presidents Day. The holiday will affect these services: • Federal, state and most local government offices are closed. City of Spokane offices are open, but metered parking in …

February 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 75 years ago A failed pulp-fiction writer found himself on the criminal end of a real-life robbery caper in Spokane and ended up with a bullet wound …

February 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 Outdoors blog By Rich Landers 1