February 8, 2012 in Sports Shadle Park senior Aleisha Hathaway is at the head of her class in more ways than one. 1

February 8, 2012 in Sports Fish managers in Washington and Idaho are under pressure to liquidate gains that fishing restrictions have made in native trout fisheries:

February 8, 2012 in Sports Steven Gray looked like the most relieved human being on the planet.

February 8, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – All eyes, seemingly, are on Washington State forward Brock Motum. Or, at least, more eyes than before.

February 8, 2012 in City, News Spokane Police assisted SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. officers in removing a total of about 30 dogs and cats today from a northeast Hillyard bungalow which carried such a heavy stench that the … 5

February 8, 2012 in News Spokane county officials said an investigation into the December homicide of a Deer Park woman revealed a call to the 911 communications center from the victim’s cell phone was not … 12

February 8, 2012 in Idaho Former Idaho Congressman Bill Sali persuaded an Idaho House committee today to introduce a bill to fund his new nonprofit organization, the “American Heritage Foundation,” through a new specialty license … 6

February 8, 2012 in News Reports commissioned by the J.R. Simplot Co. show a link between selenium contamination at its Smoky Canyon mine and a wide range of deformities in fish, including some examples of … 11

February 8, 2012 in Idaho COEUR d’ALENE — A Coeur d’Alene engineering firm is estimating that removing hundreds of trees along the city’s dike road as ordered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could … 6

February 8, 2012 in City, Idaho Light snow falling over Spokane late this morning is not likely to cause any accumulation, forecasters said.

February 8, 2012 in City Spokane police are looking for a man suspected of stabbing another man in North Spokane on Tuesday night. 8

February 8, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane city officials and the firefighters union are expected to go back to the bargaining table after the City Council voted 4-3 to reject a new three-year labor contract on … 202

February 8, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 SAN FRANCISCO – Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California’s ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other … 34

February 8, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 SOFIA, Bulgaria – Swollen rivers in Bulgaria and Greece burst their banks Tuesday, leaving dozens of homes underwater, as Bulgarian officials declared a day of mourning for eight people confirmed …

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February 8, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Phoenix – A would-be city council candidate in Arizona will not appear on an upcoming ballot because her English skills are insufficient, the state’s Supreme Court decided Tuesday. In a … 2

February 8, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 ATLANTA – Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato … 2

February 8, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Hammered by Republicans and the Catholic Church, the White House hinted at compromise Tuesday as it struggled to calm an election-year uproar caused by its health-insurance rule requiring … 10