January 26, 2013 in Business on Page A6 For 01-26-2013

January 26, 2013 in Business on Page A6 Sterling Financial Corp., which operates Sterling Savings Bank, regained its mortgage-loan mojo in 2012. The Spokane-based bank reported 2012 year-end income of $385.7 million, which included mortgage income of $96.9 …

January 26, 2013 in Business on Page A6 LONDON – If you’re making a movie about WikiLeaks, this is the kind of thing you probably see coming. Julian Assange says he has obtained a leaked copy of the …

January 26, 2013 in Business on Page A6 Global manufacturer Cummins Inc. has invested in Spokane fuel cell company ReliOn, the two companies announced Thursday. Cummins is a global manufacturer of engines and trucks. The division forming the … 1

January 26, 2013 in Business on Page A7 Soft white Cash bid Change Jan 8.50-8.77 unchanged-up .08 Feb 8.70-8.82 up .05-.12 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change Jan 8.90-9.10 up .08 Hard red winter (11.5 …

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – The Senate’s top Democrat will propose asking Washington voters to approve a capital gains tax on the wealthy to help pay for better schools and more affordable college … 25

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B1 Parents of most Spokane Public Schools students still will be able to choose the school their child attends under a policy adopted by the school board this week. The policy …

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 75 years ago The state liquor control board examiner was taking a tough look at compliance in some of Spokane’s beer halls.

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B1 Last year, voters in Washington approved Initiative 1185, a measure requiring supermajority votes of two-thirds to raise taxes in the Legislature. Voters approved I-1185 with a not-quite-supermajority of 63.9 percent. 19

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B1 A 21-year-old man was arrested Thursday night after the stabbing of his stepgrandfather, police say, two days after they say he also stabbed his stepfather. Just after 11 p.m. Thursday, …

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B2 For 01-26-2013

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B2 A Gig Harbor, Wash., pilot crash-landed his plane upside down near Shelton, Wash., on Thursday after losing power. The 23-year-old student pilot was flying a small plane from Hoquiam to …

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B2 North Idaho This week

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B2 Spokane County Marriage licenses

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B2 I still remember the tune and the first few words. “And you and me are free to be you and me.” 7

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B3 The seven people taken into custody during Thursday’s raid at a northwest Spokane home described by neighbors as a problem-plagued nuisance range in age from 26 to 67. They were …

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B3 Spokane police on Friday arrested a man suspected of trying to steal vehicles in an area plagued by vehicle thefts. Randy A. Norberg, 31, was arrested on two counts of …

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B3 Research in the Tri-Cities to improve energy efficiency could save the lives of American soldiers at war zone bases. The Department of Defense awarded almost $2.8 million Wednesday to Pacific … 2

January 26, 2013 in City on Page B3 POCATELLO, Idaho – Schools in one eastern Idaho district are being equipped with gun lockers so school resource officers can keep rifles, ammunition and evidence close at hand. Pocatello police …

January 26, 2013 in Opinion on Page B4 The Obama administration initially billed France about $18 million to cover U.S. military support for its mission in Mali, while Canada offered similar services at no cost. Wall Street Journal …