January 21, 2012 in Sports MOSCOW, Idaho – More than anything, Idaho men’s basketball coach Don Verlin looks for one thing from his springy starting forward, Djim Bandoumel – energy, and lots of it.

January 21, 2012 in Sports In a game that came down to free throws, Eastern Washington didn’t make the most of its few chances Saturday night.

January 21, 2012 in Sports This went pretty much how Gonzaga drew it up – for Saturday’s 77-60 win over scrappy San Diego and for its men’s basketball season in general.

January 21, 2012 A six-vehicle crash on Highway 95 involving several semi trucks left one person dead this morning. The crash occurred about 8:40 a.m. near Cocolalla Creek, according to the Idaho State … 7

January 21, 2012 in News Spokane remains under a stage 2 snow declaration, and snow crews are working around the clock to clear roadways, the city said Saturday. So far, crews have completed work in … 6

January 21, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – Of all the last-minute madness witnessed at Beasley Coliseum on Saturday, one image endures. 4

January 21, 2012 in News COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset win in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, dealing a sharp setback to Mitt Romney and scrambling the race for … 51

January 21, 2012 in News Here’s a roundup of accident reports issued by Washington State Patrol and Idaho State Police late Friday night and Saturday morning: 2

January 21, 2012 in Region SEATTLE (AP) — Winds have descended to the storm-weary Pacific Northwest and thousands of people remain without power after a snow and ice front left a tangle of fallen trees … 1

January 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 CHARLESTON, S.C. – South Carolina Republican voters are poised to define the 2012 GOP presidential race today, but the outcome of the South’s first primary is hard to predict. Strong …

January 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Many church-affiliated institutions will have to cover free birth control for employees, the Obama administration announced Friday in an election-year move that outraged religious groups, fueling a national … 66

January 21, 2012 in Business on Page A1 Kootenai County’s unemployment rate dropped half a percentage point in December to 9.8 percent – breaking a string of 19 months in which the jobless rate was stuck in double … 11

January 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The State Department said Friday it “may have no choice” but to close the U.S. embassy in Damascus and remove all U.S. personnel from the country wracked by …

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January 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 RENO, Nev. – An “extremely remorseful” elderly man admitted Friday that he accidentally started a brush fire that destroyed 29 homes near Reno when he improperly discarded fireplace ashes at …

January 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Los Angeles – Coroner’s officials on Friday identified a man whose dismembered head, hands and feet were found in a Hollywood park as a 66-year-old from Los Angeles, and police …

January 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The online piracy bill that helped spark this week’s unprecedented Internet protests will be redrafted, its lead sponsor in the House of Representatives said Friday. The move came …

January 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 OAK LAWN, Ill. – Gail Glaenzer still can’t believe that her fiancé unknowingly shot a nail into his skull, let alone that he posted a picture of the X-ray on …

January 21, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – France’s threat Friday to withdraw early from Afghanistan after an Afghan soldier killed four French troops and wounded 15 is a setback for the U.S.-led coalition’s efforts …