January 14, 2012 in Sports First place wasn’t on the line, but pride – that’s always on the line. It just doesn’t matter where these teams sit in the standings. When the Spokane Chiefs and …

January 14, 2012 in Sports Whitworth had to dig deep Saturday night. Facing another determined opponent, Whitworth overcame its biggest halftime deficit of the season to defeat Linfield 65-61 in a Northwest Conference basketball game …

January 14, 2012 in Sports Wendell McKines scored 23 points and added 10 rebounds to lead New Mexico State to an 80-68 victory over Idaho Saturday night. NMSU (13-5, 3-0 Western Athletic Conference) finished 58.7 …

January 14, 2012 in Sports Tate Unruh hit two free throws with 12 seconds remaining Saturday to lift Northern Colorado to a 71-70 Big Sky Conference victory over Eastern Washington. Unruh’s free throws came as …

January 14, 2012 in Sports It was a surprise party, all right. On the 49th birthday of Gonzaga women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves, Saint Mary’s handed his Bulldogs, ranked No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today …

January 14, 2012 in Sports LOS ANGELES – Gonzaga has had numerous close games this season, but this was the first that came down to high-pressure possession after high-pressure possession in the closing minutes.

January 14, 2012 in Sports The essence of Washington’s most dangerous player is captured via conversation with two players who must defend him this afternoon.

January 14, 2012 in Sports This past December at the winter meetings in Dallas, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman marveled over the just-breaking news that Albert Pujols was signing with the Angels for $254 million. …

January 14, 2012 in News Washington State Parks began charging for access last year after millions of dollars in budget cuts, but this weekend, access is free. “I think it’s perfect,” said Amanda Haan, who …

January 14, 2012 in City, News Authorities today arrested a federal inmate that walked away from a scheduled medical appointment on Spokane’s South Hill several days ago. The U.S. Marshals-led Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force … 2

January 14, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 PARIS – Standard & Poor’s swept the debt-ridden European continent with punishing credit downgrades Friday, stripping France of its coveted AAA status and dropping Italy even lower. Germany retained its … 4

January 14, 2012 in City on Page A1 Former Mayor Mary Verner says she will not receive the $140,000 in back pay she requested in her final days in office. Verner told KHQ-TV that she received a “determination … 24

January 14, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Tensions rising by the day, the Obama administration said Friday it is warning Iran through public and private channels against any action that threatens the flow of oil … 18

January 14, 2012 in City on Page A1 An assistant U.S. attorney and appointee for a federal judgeship helped identify a suspect in a string of South Hill burglaries by tracking his wife’s stolen coffee shop card. Tom … 1

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January 14, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Caracas, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday that his government will close its consulate in Miami after the U.S. government expelled a diplomat. Chavez said he decided the …

January 14, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 ROME – A luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, gashing open the hull and forcing some 4,200 people aboard to evacuate aboard lifeboats to a nearby …