January 7, 2012 in Sports The Spokane Chiefs took control early with three first-period goals and beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-2 in Western Hockey League play Saturday night in Seattle.

January 7, 2012 in Sports Drew Brees and the Saints keep pouring on the points, rolling up the wins and rewriting the record books, too. Brees led an unstoppable offense by throwing for 466 yards …

January 7, 2012 in Sports Badly in need of a stress-reliever, Eastern Washington received a megadose of it in the second half of Saturday night’s Big Sky basketball game against Northern Arizona.

January 7, 2012 in Sports It wasn’t quite a tale of two halves. It was a tale of the first 15 minutes – where Santa Clara led by five – and the last 25 minutes …

January 7, 2012 in Sports MOSCOW, Idaho — The final moments of a game at long last this season had gone Idaho’s way, and coach Don Verlin felt no need to dodge what could have …

January 7, 2012 in Sports The Houston Texans turned to their kids, then to their stars to win the first playoff appearance in franchise history, a 31-10 rout of the bungling Cincinnati Bengals at Houston …

January 7, 2012 in News A suicidal soldier prompted a SWAT standoff in Spokane County this afternoon. A few minutes before noon, a couple called police after finding a bloody man in a truck parked … 7

January 7, 2012 in Sports BOULDER, Colo. – If the Colorado Buffaloes had simply continued to miss all of their wide-open 3-point attempts, the Cougars might have had a chance here on Saturday afternoon.

January 7, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — Nearly a week after an Iraq War veteran shot dead a park ranger on New Year’s Day, Mount Rainier National Park has reopened to the public. 8

January 7, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The promising drop in unemployment on Friday looks like a job-security bonus for President Barack Obama as well, undercutting Republicans’ assertions that his economic policies have failed. The … 48

January 7, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 NAIROBI, Kenya – One Kenyan had to pay a $24 bribe to a traffic cop for speeding – but then successfully argued that $8 of it should be returned so …

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January 7, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – The Illinois Lottery is apologizing to dozens of winners who picked up checks last week for their winnings, mostly for scratch-off tickets worth $1,000, only to find the …

January 7, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – The government is broadening how it counts rape victims to include men and has adopted a wider definition of the crime, according to an announcement Friday. The …

January 7, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration wants to more quickly reunite Americans with their illegal immigrant spouses and children in a move long sought by advocates but panned by Republicans as … 1

January 7, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles arson suspect Harry Burkhart made an impassioned appeal to Canadian authorities for asylum a year ago, saying he was severely disabled, alone and on the …

January 7, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Gunmen from a radical Muslim sect attacked a town hall Friday in rural northeast Nigeria, killing at least 20 people who had gathered for a meeting of …