January 12, 2013 in Business on Page A6 Spokane football fans desperate to see Seattle Seahawks playoff games that aren’t available to them on their home TV sets are filling up chairs at local watering holes. Last weekend, … 9

January 12, 2013 in Business on Page A6 SEATTLE – A bankruptcy judge on Friday approved the sale of beleaguered coffee company Tully’s to a group led by Patrick Dempsey. The actor had claimed victory last week after …

January 12, 2013 in Business on Page A7 Soft white Cash bid Change Jan 8.30-8.42 down .03 Feb 8.35-8.50 up .05 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change Jan 8.67-8.77 up .11 Hard red winter (11.5 …

January 12, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A8 The common cold and flu are caused by different viruses but can have some similar symptoms, making them tough to tell apart. In general, the flu is worse and symptoms …

January 12, 2013 in City on Page B1 Police call them “meth taxis.” In Spokane, car thieves are stealing aging Hondas and Toyotas to transport drugs and then dumping the vehicles, driving the city’s car-theft rate to one … 23

January 12, 2013 in City on Page B1 Some young lawyers will now get a boost paying off their law school debts thanks to a gift from the family of an attorney who often put the law and … 9

January 12, 2013 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago Joel Lowry, a railroad fireman from Kalispell, appealed to the Spokane mayor about a fleecing he claimed he had from a “lady barber” on …

January 12, 2013 in City on Page B1 Former Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr.’s attorneys argued Friday that Thompson shouldn’t have to pay restitution stemming from his criminal conviction for using excessive force against Otto Zehm. … 29

January 12, 2013 in City on Page B2 A former Spokane police sergeant convicted in 1994 of raping a deaf developmentally disabled woman no longer must register as a sex offender. William A. Gentry, 67, told a Spokane … 56

January 12, 2013 in City on Page B2 SEATTLE – A former agent at a Washington travel company was charged Friday with stealing nearly 3.7 million airline miles from high-end clients, then using them to buy plane tickets … 1

January 12, 2013 in City, Health on Page B2 SALEM – Regulators in Oregon and California have quietly directed some health insurance companies to stop denying coverage for transgender patients because of their gender identity. The states aren’t requiring … 2

January 12, 2013 in City on Page B3 Spokane County Marriage licenses

January 12, 2013 in City on Page B3 Reports of a gunman caused the lockdown of Providence Sacred Heart Doctors Building for several hours Friday evening as police searched the parking garage and building. Police responded about 7:20 …

January 12, 2013 in City on Page B3 For 01-12-2013

January 12, 2013 in Opinion on Page B4 Charter school proponents were turned back by voters in 1996, 2000 and 2004, but they finally reached the summit in November. Initiative 1240 clears the way for up to 40 … 26

January 12, 2013 in Opinion on Page B4 “This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.” – Barack Obama to Dmitry Medvedev, March 26, 2012 7