January 10, 2012 in Sports C.J. Wilcox scored nine of his career-high 25 points during a crucial stretch late in the second half, Tony Wroten added 24 and Washington held off Seattle’s second-half rally for …

January 10, 2012 in Sports The 4A No. 1-ranked Central Valley girls’ toughest basketball games so far in the Greater Spokane League have come against the 3A teams.

January 10, 2012 in Sports Gonzaga women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves briefly entertained the idea of playing one-on-one against San Francisco coach Jennifer Azzi – a class of 2009 Hall of Famer.

January 10, 2012 in Sports Last December, at a marathon starting line in Sacramento, Calif., Spokane women Rachel Jaten and Victoria Russell crowded together with 80 other women who shared the same goal: qualifying for …

January 10, 2012 in News Grant County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Grand Coulee man for allegedly trying to sell marijuana on a courthouse lawn. About 1:30 p.m. today, deputies learned an adult male was approaching … 31

January 10, 2012 A Burien lawmaker says he plans to introduce a bill to ban plastic grocery bags statewide. Democratic Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon said he would introduce the bill today. A press conference … 19

January 10, 2012 in News Fire investigators say a fire that caused more than $150,000 damage to a Broadway Avenue industrial business Monday night was accidental.

January 10, 2012 in Region Top federal officials, fellow park rangers and thousands of well-wishers have gathered in Washington state to celebrate the life of Margaret Anderson, a Mount Rainier National Park ranger who was … 3

January 10, 2012 in News, City Spokane police have a message for anyone considering participating in the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity March on Monday: “The bad guys aren’t going to win, and they need to …

January 10, 2012 in News OLYMPIA — Washington should levy a new fee on oil to pay for maintenance on roads, bridges and ferries, Gov. Chris Gregoire says. 24

January 10, 2012 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s budget proposal for next year wouldn’t restore any of the steep budget cuts Idaho’s made in the past three years of economic downturns, with just one … 2

January 10, 2012 in City, Region Rainfall and slushy snow across the Inland Northwest overnight, combined with temperatures hovering near freezing, led to areas of hazardous travel conditions this morning

January 10, 2012 in Nation/World With Mitt Romney the overwhelming favorite, his five Republican opponents hoped to chip away at his dominance in today’s New Hampshire primary and finish well enough to challenge him again … 1

January 10, 2012 in News, Region Thousands of people are expected at today’s memorial service for Margaret Anderson, the Mount Rainier National Park ranger who was fatally shot on New Year’s Day.

January 10, 2012 in News, Nation/World Columbia police looking for a South Carolina toddler missing since Thanksgiving have found a shovel and what appear to be bloody clothes and blankets in his mother’s home and car, …

January 10, 2012 in News, Nation/World Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its Internet search results can include more personal information.

January 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 NASHUA, N.H. – Mitt Romney’s Republican rivals accused him Monday of exaggerating his successes and coldly laying off thousands of workers while heading a profitable venture capital firm, an effort … 11

January 10, 2012 in City on Page A1 Production of a new fleet of Boeing air refueling tankers could bring more jobs and investment to Spokane, officials said Monday. The first in the new fleet of KC-46A tankers … 4

January 10, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington legislators started their 60-day session with the usual pomp and circumstance, and a quick preview of the debates likely to dominate the remaining 59 days. As soon … 2

January 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is banning new hard rock mining on more than a million acres near the Grand Canyon, an area known to be rich in high-grade uranium …

January 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Young elementary school students should use the proper names for body parts and, by the end of fifth grade, know that sexual orientation is “the romantic attraction of …

January 10, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Older women who take statin medications to ward off heart attacks are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those who do not take the widely … 2