January 25, 2012 in Sports The Spokane Chiefs have made beating the top teams in the Western Hockey League look easy in January. They’ve struggled against the teams stuck in the basement.

January 25, 2012 in Sports Going into his freshman year, Brett Boese thought his eventual path to college would be baseball.

January 25, 2012 in Sports His left foot is injured and his hands are encased by ice bags, but Collin Chiverton is in his comfort zone. Really.

January 25, 2012 in News The City of Spokane completed plowing in Spokane’s Browne’s Addition neighborhood today. Fifteen vehicles were towed from Browne’s Addition Wednesday. If a person’s vehicle was towed, they should call 625-4100 … 2

January 25, 2012 in Idaho The Idaho Supreme Court stepped in Wednesday and halted a power play over redistricting by two top GOP leaders that was threatening to delay the state’s primary election. 6

January 25, 2012 in Sports Gonzaga wouldn’t object to closing the first half of the West Coast Conference season the same way it started.

January 25, 2012 in Business Spokane-based Sterling Financial Corp. reported dramatically improved results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year after the close of trading today. 4

January 25, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — Federal biologists plan next month to attach tiny satellite devices on Puget Sound’s endangered orcas off the West Coast to better understand where they go during winter. But …

January 25, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — Federal biologists plan next month to attach tiny satellite devices on Puget Sound’s endangered orcas off the West Coast to better understand where they go during winter. But … 2

January 25, 2012 in Idaho BOISE — Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter opposes moving Idaho’s primary election to August, largely due to concerns it would result in an even lower turnout than the current primary in … 2

January 25, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — After 30 years of giving passengers spiritual words to reflect on while they eat their meals, Alaska Airlines is retiring the prayer cards from their meal trays. 16

January 25, 2012 in Region RUPERT, Idaho — Rain, snow and heat may not faze postal workers, but a pack of dogs allowed to run loose has put the kibosh on to-your-doorstep delivery of mail … 2

January 25, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — Heavy snow is making travel difficult or impossible through Snoqualmie and Stevens passes — the two main east-west highway routes through the Washington Cascades.

January 25, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has resigned from the House with a standing ovation from her colleagues, more than a year after she was gravely wounded by a would-be … 1

January 25, 2012 in Nation/World MOGADISHU, Somalia — The same U.S. Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden parachuted into Somalia under cover of darkness early Wednesday and crept up to an outdoor camp … 63

January 25, 2012 in Nation/World DAVOS, Switzerland — Activists linked to the global ’Occupy’ movement used giant red weather balloons to stage a flying protest over the venue of the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, … 2

January 25, 2012 in City A Spokane man died Tuesday night after his car collided with a semi south of Deer Park.

January 25, 2012 in City on Page A1 President Barack Obama was right in calling for more jobs, more energy and fairer taxes during his State of the Union address, members of the Washington and Idaho congressional delegations … 10

January 25, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – The U.S. and Europe are trying to stop Iran, the world’s third-biggest oil exporter, from selling crude. Iran’s response is to threaten to disrupt shipments from the … 2

January 25, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 MOGADISHU, Somalia – U.S. military forces flew in helicopters under the cover of darkness on a raid into Somalia early today and freed an American and a Dane held hostage, …