November 17, 2012 in Sports Two touchdowns in a space of 2 minutes at the start of the third quarter propelled the host Titans (8-4) to next weekend’s State 3A football semifinals following their 23-13 …

November 17, 2012 in Sports Jacob Weaver scored a hat trick on Saturday night in the Class 1B/2B state championship game at Sunset Chev Stadium, lifting Northwest Christian to a 4-0 win over St. George’s …

November 17, 2012 in Sports Columbia River defeats Mt. Spokane in the State 3A girls soccer title game.

November 17, 2012 With one game remaining in the season, Washington State still hasn’t found a starting quarterback. 2

November 17, 2012 in Sports It’s a game that falls between some rather large ones on Gonzaga’s nonconference men’s basketball schedule. 1

November 17, 2012 in Sports Matthew Phillichi kicked a 25-yard field goal with 1 second remaining to lift the visiting Bellarmine Prep Lions past the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups 32-29 in a State 4A quarterfinal football …

November 17, 2012 in Sports The bloodied scab atop the bridge of Connor Halliday’s nose said enough about the beating Washington State took from Arizona State here on Saturday. 6

November 17, 2012 in Sports The Eastern Washington players weathered the storm Saturday afternoon, then soaked it all in. 3

November 17, 2012 in Region PORTLAND — Companies that operate Pacific Northwest grain terminals have presented the longshore union with what they say is their “last, best and final” contract offer. 8

November 17, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel expanded its fierce air assault on rocket operations in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip today, striking security compounds, smuggling tunnels and a three-story apartment building … 26

November 17, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 BAGHDAD – Iraq freed a jailed Hezbollah commander wanted by the United States on Friday, his lawyer said, returning him to Lebanon in a move that underscores Washington’s waning influence … 1

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November 17, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The terms of the competition are simple: Hunters in New Mexico have two days this weekend to shoot and kill as many coyotes as they can, and …

November 17, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting to shoot up a movie theater during the new “Twilight” film was charged Friday after his mother contacted police, …

November 17, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The House showed some bipartisan cooperation Friday by voting overwhelmingly to end Soviet-era trade restrictions so that American companies and farmers can take advantage of Russia’s expanding and …

November 17, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Iran has finished installing centrifuges at a fortified underground facility and can sharply increase production of enriched uranium to a purity that can be quickly improved to weapons grade, the …

November 17, 2012 in Business on Page A6 BERLIN – Swedish furniture giant Ikea expressed regret Friday that it benefited from the use of forced prison labor by some of its suppliers in communist East Germany more than …

November 17, 2012 in Business on Page A6 Spokane Airways is closing its hangar doors at Spokane International Airport after 25 years in business. Owner Dick Chastek, 80, is retiring at the end of December and closing a …

November 17, 2012 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – The federal agency that insures pensions for more than 40 million Americans last year ran the widest deficit in its 38-year history. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. said … 1