January 2, 2013 in City Two men led Spokane Valley deputies on a pursuit early this morning before ramming a patrol car. 10

January 2, 2013 in City The man found dead Tuesday on a sidewalk in North Spokane died from hypothermia and his death has been officially listed as accidental. 19

January 2, 2013 in Health, Region Ask Ian Engelsman his musical inspirations, and he’ll give you an earful. Dokken, Slaughter, Skid Row and Twisted Sister. White Lion, W.A.S.P., Judas Priest and, his mother’s favorite, Pink Floyd. … 11

January 2, 2013 in Region IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Betty Anderl and Peggy Sharp are joined at the hip. When Anderl was asked to work at the Soup Kitchen, she volunteered Sharp to come along. … 38

January 2, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Congress’ excruciating, extraordinary New Year’s Day approval of a compromise averting a prolonged tumble off the fiscal cliff hands President Barack Obama most of the tax boosts on … 4

January 2, 2013 in Nation/World NEW YORK — The “fiscal cliff” compromise, for all its chaos and controversy, was enough to send the stock market shooting higher today, the first trading day of the new … 2

January 2, 2013 in Region BELLEVUE — The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Washington is $3.40. That’s down 6 cents in a month and it’s 2 cents … 7

January 2, 2013 in Nation/World Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Wednesday:

January 2, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Past its own New Year’s deadline, a weary Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation to avoid a national “fiscal cliff” of middle-class tax increases and spending cuts late … 22

January 2, 2013 in City on Page A1 One person died and two others were injured in a pair of unrelated north Spokane shootings that kept police busy on New Year’s Eve and into Tuesday. In the first … 4

January 2, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Crews aboard two aircraft flew over an oil drilling ship Tuesday that went aground in a severe Alaska storm and saw no sign that the vessel was … 4

January 2, 2013 in Health, Nation/World on Page A2 This is your brain on sugar – for real. Scientists have used imaging tests to show for the first time that fructose, a sugar that saturates the American diet, can …

January 2, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – New York area-lawmakers in both parties erupted in anger late Tuesday night after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end … 4

January 2, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 TILGHMAN ISLAND, Md. – Same-sex couples in Maryland were greeted with cheers and noisemakers held over from New Year’s Eve parties, as gay marriage became legal in the first state …

January 2, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The District of Columbia, once known as the nation’s murder capital, ended 2012 with fewer than 100 homicides for the first time since 1963. The city recorded 88 … 1

January 2, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIRUT – Clashes between government troops and rebels on Tuesday forced the international airport in Aleppo to stop all flights in and out of Syria’s largest city, while intense battles …

January 2, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 TAMOUN, West Bank – An arrest raid by undercover Israeli soldiers disguised as vegetable vendors ignited rare clashes in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, residents said, leaving at least …