January 18, 2012 in Sports Whether it’s a basketball game or practice, Brooke Gallaway knows only one way – all out, nothing held back. Gallaway, a four-year starter at Central Valley, is a blue-collar player. …

January 18, 2012 in Sports Sporting-goods retailers got a sinking feeling this week as the Washington Legislature turned attention to a bill that would ban the sale of fishing gear containing an ounce or less … 6

January 18, 2012 in Sports Every dribble, every corner, every square inch of the Beasley Coliseum hardwood feels like home to Washington State senior Charlie Enquist. 1

January 18, 2012 in Sports Seating dedicated to the Kennel Club dwindled over the last month until a smattering of students wedged into a small pie-shaped section, resulting in lower volume levels inside the McCarthey …

January 18, 2012 in News, City A man who police say was accidentally stabbed to death by his own knife Saturday has been identified as Rene Chico Salas, 52. 5

January 18, 2012 in Sports Will Eastern Washington University football fans get a bigger kick out of this year’s schedule? That depends: Is your gas tank half-full or half-empty?

January 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he’s denying an application for a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline because a GOP-mandated deadline didn’t allow time for a full review. 70

January 18, 2012 in Idaho Idaho’s Supreme Court overturned the state’s new legislative redistricting plan Wednesday, ordering a citizen commission back to work and throwing into doubt the state’s schedule for its May primary election.

January 18, 2012 in Idaho Two bodies found in a home near Blanchard, Idaho, following a fire early this morning are believed to be those of the homeowner’s wife and her daughter. 1

January 18, 2012 in City, Idaho As snow begins to accumulate today, emergency crews are responding to a series of accidents, including one on T.J. Meenach Bridge in northwest Spokane. 11

January 18, 2012 in News A man armed with a rifle reportedly locked an employee and resident of Guardian Angel Homes in Liberty Lake in a room after stealing a bag of narcotics at 2 … 6

January 18, 2012 in News A foundation started by the makers of Clif Bars will pay for two fellowships in organic plant breeding at Washington State University. 1

January 18, 2012 in Region A widespread snowstorm walloped western Washington today, with the heaviest blow missing Seattle and hitting the Olympia area, causing accidents, closing schools and canceling flights at Sea-Tac Airport. 13

January 18, 2012 in Idaho With nearly two dozen Occupy Boise supporters quietly looking on, Idaho’s House State Affairs Committee voted 15-1 this morning to introduce legislation to ban camping on the Capitol Mall or … 7

January 18, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – As many Inland Northwest residents prepare to employ studded snow tires during winter storms forecast this week, the Legislature is being asked to tax them. A proposal by … 46

January 18, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 Updates from Costa Concordia: • The death toll jumped to 11 after divers pulled the bodies of four men and a woman from the wreckage.

January 18, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 What would the world be like without the Internet? Fire up your browser and see what you can’t do. In the first strike of its kind, hundreds of popular sites … 4

January 18, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – Should Queen Elizabeth II have a new royal yacht to celebrate her diamond jubilee and replace her beloved Britannia, the graceful vessel that carried her and the royal …

January 18, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Sarah Palin said Tuesday that if she lived in South Carolina, she would vote for Newt Gingrich in the state’s presidential primary. The former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate … 6

January 18, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Moscow – Russia will look into the possibility that a U.S. radar station could have inadvertently interfered with the failed Mars moon probe that plummeted to Earth, Russian media reported …