January 27, 2013 The 2013 Lilac Festival Queen is Brett Rountree of Central Valley High School. 5

January 27, 2013 in City Expect a slippery ride to work Monday morning as a snowstorm moves into the region Sunday night. 4

January 27, 2013 in Nation/World SEVARE, Mali — French and Malian forces pushed toward the fabled desert town of Timbuktu on Sunday, as the two-week-long French mission gathered momentum against the Islamist extremists who have … 13

January 27, 2013 in Nation/World PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air, …

January 27, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Climate change, it seems, is no longer a dirty phrase for Democrats to disavow. President Barack Obama promised in his second inaugural address to respond to climate change, … 69

January 27, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 A collective of hackers known as Anonymous commandeered a Department of Justice website Saturday to protest what it called the harsh treatment by government prosecutors of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, …

January 27, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 SEGOU, Mali – French and Malian forces on Saturday drove al-Qaida-linked Islamists out of a key city in northern Mali, a major advance in France’s campaign against insurgents in the …

January 27, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a liberal Democrat and a champion for Americans with disabilities, announced Saturday that he will not run for re-election next year, saying that 40 … 1

January 27, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 Tampa, Fla. – Casey Anthony filed for bankruptcy in Florida on Friday, claiming about $1,100 in assets and $792,000 in liabilities. Court records show that Anthony, who was acquitted of …

January 27, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A8 Dhaka, Bangladesh – A fire swept through a two-story garment factory in Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least seven female workers and injuring five others, police and fire officials said. The …

January 27, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A8 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has defeated a respiratory infection and has begun additional medical treatment in Cuba after struggling with complications following cancer surgery more than six weeks ago, a … 1

January 27, 2013 in City on Page B1 Spokane County officials, rebuffed by their own medical examiner for years, want to take another look at using coroner inquests to help restore public trust in the integrity of investigations … 50

January 27, 2013 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago A spectacular photo showed a man on skis flying high above the snow, with this headline: “Ski Jumpers at Moran Prairie Furnish Glimpse of …

January 27, 2013 in City on Page B1 Plop, plop. Fizz-fizz. Oh, what a release it was. 15

January 27, 2013 in City on Page B1 If you kept up with the news last week – or even if you didn’t – you could be a winner in our weekly news quiz. Test your memory with …