January 12, 2012 in Sports MORAGA, Calif. – Gonzaga didn’t have an answer for Matthew Dellavedova – or several other Saint Mary’s Gaels, for that matter. 3

January 12, 2012 in Sports Collin Chiverton scored 21 points and made six 3-point shots as Eastern Washington defeated Sacramento State 65-60 on Thursday night at Sacramento, Calif.

January 12, 2012 in City, News A driver struck a woman and her two children with his car in downtown Spokane this evening. Paramedics transported the woman to Deaconess Medical Center by ambulance for treatment of … 3

January 12, 2012 in Sports Deremy Geiger scored 23 points, including six to start overtime for Idaho, leading the Vandals to a 90-88 win over Louisiana Tech Thursday night at Ruston, La.

January 12, 2012 in City, News Thanks to a donor, Spokane police officers now have fresh toys to use to comfort children in traumatic situations. 8

January 12, 2012 in News ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The worst winter anyone can remember in Alaska has piled snow so high people can’t see out the windows, kept a tanker in ice-choked waters from … 8

January 12, 2012 in Sports Even Whitworth has its dirty laundry. When basketball practice is over, the players hit the books and their sweaty jerseys hit the hamper. Idris Lasisi stays behind to take extra …

January 12, 2012 in City OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A group of Democratic lawmakers in Washington state asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to uphold President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. About 30 members … 20

January 12, 2012 in City Former Spokane County Commissioner John Roskelley said he’s ready to take his old job back. 24

January 12, 2012 in Idaho Idaho Democrats unveiled draft legislation setting up a new independent state ethics commission today, and they also announced that they’ve agreed with GOP leaders to set up a working group, … 4

January 12, 2012 in City, Idaho The dry and calm weather of early January is going to switch over to a snowy period next week, forecasters said. 1

January 12, 2012 in Nation/World Applications for weekly unemployment benefits spiked last week, largely because companies let go of thousands of workers after the holiday season. 31

January 12, 2012 in Idaho Imperial Oil approved an expansion for its processing plant under construction in the Kearl Oil Sands in Alberta, Canada. The move raises the possibility of additional megaloads on north central … 6

January 12, 2012 in Idaho The Kootenai County sheriff’s office is asking county commissioners to extend rules that apply to pawn shops and secondhand stores to coin and precious metal dealers to help curb and … 1

January 12, 2012 in News A man who has been booked into the Spokane County jail on 17 different charges in the past 11 months is back in jail. 13

January 12, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Marine Corps said Wednesday that it was investigating the authenticity of a video that appears to show four uniformed Marines urinating on dead Afghans, potentially the latest … 11

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January 12, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 ATLANTA – For the first time in almost half a century, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation’s top 15 causes of death, bumped by a lung illness …