January 1, 2012 in News, City Detectives are investigating a suspicious death north of Spokane. 3

January 1, 2012 in Sports GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Seattle Seahawks are 7-9 again after a heartbreaker in the desert. Last year, that record was good enough to win the weak NFC West. This year, …

  January 1, 2012 in Sports With no snow in Spokane on New Year’s Day, it was the perfect time to take that nice new Karr that the Gonzaga Bulldogs got as an early Christmas present …

January 1, 2012 in News, City A 3-year-old girl was burned in a fire at her northeast Spokane home this morning. The girl is being treated for “extensive” second- and third-degree burns, according to the Spokane …

January 1, 2012 in City, Idaho A North Idaho man out of jail on bond for allegedly trying to light his wife on fire shot himself to death late Saturday during a police chase. 43

January 1, 2012 in News, City Three people died in a head-on collision early today on state Highway 2 west of Spokane. 1

January 1, 2012 in City on Page A1 2011 was a year that some in the Inland Northwest could be thankful for. Thankful that a bomb on a Spokane street didn’t detonate during a parade. Thankful that a …

January 1, 2012 in City on Page A1 The Christmas Fund made its goal – and then, for good measure, Spokane-area residents gave a little more. The fund’s final tally for 2011: $531,237.54. Organizers set a goal of …

January 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. assured the public that members of the Supreme Court are not exempt from ethics rules for federal judges, including the requirement to … 4

January 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 PASADENA, Calif. – As planet Earth rang in the new year, a different kind of countdown was happening at the moon. After a 3 1/2-month journey, a NASA spacecraft flew …

January 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – It was by no means a common occurrence. But in the year that just drew to a close, a day would often pass, sometimes several, without an … 4

January 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Midland, Texas – A man was detained Saturday after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in military-grade wrapping, federal and local officials said. … 1

January 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 HONOLULU – President Barack Obama signed a wide-ranging defense bill into law Saturday despite having “serious reservations” about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists. In … 13

January 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – At this point four years ago, national polls taken in the run-up to presidential primaries said to prepare for a general election matchup between Republican Rudy Giuliani and …

January 1, 2012 in City on Page A8 Even if holiday gatherings kept you from following the news too closely last week, you might still do well on this week’s That’s News to You quiz because the questions …

January 1, 2012 in City on Page A9 Here are the answers to this week’s That’s News to You quiz. 1. B. Marla Cooper told the FBI she was sure the hijacker was her uncle, Lynn Doyle Cooper, …

January 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A10 Tehran, Iran – Talk of blocking the strategic oil route through the Strait of Hormuz is a discussion of the past, a commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Saturday in … 1