February 22, 2012 in Sports Two Spokane anglers at Rock Lake last week pulled in a couple of big ones they can’t get out of their minds.

February 22, 2012 in Sports The University boys basketball team has a number of players who contribute game in and game out.

February 22, 2012 Gonzaga University will break ground this spring on a $14 million, four-story building that will add about 650 parking spaces and ground-level dining options for students and area residents. 2

February 22, 2012 in News Mayor David Condon today defended the City of Spokane’s decision to rehire an alcoholic police sergeant fired after an off-duty drunken driving crash. 66

February 22, 2012 in Idaho Republican Sen. John McGee resigned from the Idaho Legislature on Wednesday amid allegations of sexual harassment involving a female senate aide, capping a political free-fall that began last year with … 26

February 22, 2012 in Sports The Spokesman-Review’s Jess Brown breaks down what the GU women’s game against BYU means for their quest for an eighth straight conference title, and highlights some of the seniors who …

February 22, 2012 in News TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state’s true goal was to suppress … 33

February 22, 2012 in Sports Before the wrestling season began, Post Falls senior Nathan McLeod certified so he could compete as low as 152 pounds.

February 22, 2012 in Business The housing market is flashing signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season. Sales of previously occupied homes are at their highest level since May 2010. More first-time buyers are …

February 22, 2012 in City Spokane police have caught a man who escaped Feb. 11 from Geiger Corrections Center. Police say uniformed and plain clothes officers arrested Nathan Calvert Tuesday night. 1

February 22, 2012 in Region WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has sided with a power company in a dispute with Montana over who owns the riverbeds beneath 10 dams sitting on three Montana rivers. 5

February 22, 2012 in Nation/World ROME — Divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship found four more bodies Wednesday, including that of a missing 5-year-old Italian girl, authorities said

February 22, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — Three to 7 inches of rain in the Cascades and melting snow overflowed some Western Washington rivers, but the National Weather Service says they’ll be cresting today and …

February 22, 2012 in Idaho PINEHURST, Idaho — The Idaho State Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in northern Idaho that left a man and his son dead.

February 22, 2012 in City on Page A1 A Spokane police officer fired in 2009 after driving drunk while off duty, hitting a pickup with his truck and leaving the scene of the collision is likely to be … 119

February 22, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – House Democrats offered a budget plan that doesn’t call for a state tax increase and doesn’t make some of the cuts to public schools and state services Gov. …

February 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – U.S. demand for oil and refined products – including gasoline – is down sharply from last year, so much that the United States has actually become a net … 78

February 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Laying down an election-year marker in the debate over taxes, the Obama administration is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent, and … 8

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February 22, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 It turns out plastic surgery really does make you look younger, one study has found – on average, in the case of one Canadian doctor’s patients, 7.2 years younger. Some … 1