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• Death at Northern Quest Casino called a suicide

  Dec. 9, 2013 A spokeswoman for Northern Quest Casino said a man committed suicide near the complex’s parking garage Sunday afternoon. He was not a regular gambler at the Airway Heights casino, the … 60

• Cold snap freezes pipes, cancels classes in two school districts

  Dec. 9, 2013 SEATTLE — Forecasters say the cold snap that started December in Washington should give way this week to more-normal cloudy-rainy weather with a chance of light snow in places during … 5

• Cheney-Spokane interchange won’t be done by end of year

  Dec. 9, 2013 on Page A1 Work on a new interchange at U.S. Highway 195 and Cheney-Spokane Road won’t be completed this year as originally anticipated. A contractor working on the $6.4 million construction project is … 15

• Washington’s firearm database lags behind sales

  Dec. 9, 2013 on Page A1 EVERETT – The Washington firearms database is missing information from thousands of handgun sales as the state struggles to keep up with the speed of purchases. The Department of Licensing … 21

• Washington drops funding for Life Skills training program

  Dec. 9, 2013 on Page A1 Betty Kellum dropped out of high school her senior year because she was pregnant and never went back. She worked fast-food jobs and spent four years as the in-home caregiver … 39

• Central Valley collects stuffed animals for Christmas Bureau

  Dec. 9, 2013 on Page A1 When Chris Pittella, 18, was little he had a stuffed gorilla named Joe. “I still have it,” the Central Valley High School senior said. “He was my best friend. I … 1

• Billy Joel, Carlos Santana receive Kennedy Center Honors

  Dec. 9, 2013 on Page A4 Billy Joel, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, opera star Martina Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine were awarded Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday for influencing American culture through the arts. Joel, 64, … 3

• Then and Now photos: Pawn shops on Spokane’s West Main Avenue

  Dec. 9, 2013 on Page A5 In the 1962 photo below, a sign on the left reads “E-Z Loans.” The building was occupied by Millman Jewelers and E-Z Loan, a shop started by Henry and Sadie … 38

• Rock Doc: Miners’ mercury still makes mark on environment

  Dec. 9, 2013 on Page A5 When I was a younger and more sprightly woman, I spent part of my life investigating unusual hot springs in rural California. They were salty and quite stinky springs out … 4

• Cargo bikes’ use grows for businesses, families

  Dec. 9, 2013 on Page A8 SEATTLE – One fisherman uses a bike to deliver hundreds of pounds of salmon to local markets. A mom who regularly shuttles her two kids around town once tried to … 2

• Photo: One more assist from a legend

  Dec. 9, 2013 on Page A8 Stockton to Schrock: Basketball Hall of Famer and 10-time NBA all-star John Stockton, right, greets Kassio Schrock during his book signing at Auntie’s Bookstore on Sunday in Spokane. Hundreds lined … 1

• Holiday lights bright in your neighborhood? Share with us

  Dec. 9, 2013 on Page A8 Come across a particularly festive holiday house? Does your neighbor put up enough lights to be seen from the International Space Station? We want to know about it. We’re creating …

• Washington’s handgun database lags behind sales

  Dec. 8, 2013 The Washington firearms database is missing information from thousands of handgun sales as the state struggles to keep up with the speed of purchases. 22

• Objections filed against Idaho, Mont. forest plans

  Dec. 8, 2013 Hundreds of pages of objections by 60 individuals or organizations have been filed against a U.S. Forest Service draft management plan concerning two national forests with borders stretching into northern … 2

• Christmas Bureau offers tours to potential donors

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page A1 After growing up in Spokane and reading about the Christmas Bureau for years, I thought I understood the essence of the charity. I was wrong. It’s one of those things … 6

• In their corner: Attorneys help veterans resolve employment disputes

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page A1 Spokane attorney and National Guard reservist Matt Crotty never meant to mimic his father. “Oh God, as a teenager he was the last thing I wanted to follow,” Crotty said, … 7

• County agency offers range of veteran assistance

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page A6 Chuck Elmore took the reins of Spokane County Veterans Services in January 2008, just as the country braced for an economic downturn it continues to claw its way out of. … 3

• Doug Clark: Mother Nature gave my EWU gig a chilly reception

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B1 ICE STATION CHENEY – How cold was it Saturday at Eastern Washington University’s triumphant football playoff game? So cold the band couldn’t perform outside with instruments. 4

• Oil terminal proposal would increase train traffic through Spokane

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B1 Last year, a train carrying crude oil from North Dakota chugged across Eastern Washington en route to a Puget Sound refinery. The oil train was the first for the region, … 81

• That’s NEWS to you quiz

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B1 If you followed the news last week, and maybe even if you didn’t, you could be a winner in our weekly news quiz. Try the newspaper version, then go to … 1

• Spokane proposal to end free parking on some holidays draws objections

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B1 The co-founders of Spokane’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration say a proposal from city leaders to start enforcing parking meters on the holiday indicates that officials consider the day … 162

• Jim Kershner’s this day in history

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago The “whiskey poisoning” mystery in Spokane deepened when a second Spokane woman died after drinking from the same bottle. 2

• Huckleberries: The cosmetic perks of cold weather

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B2 Horse whisperer Erica Curless (now also part of The Spokesman-Review team producing the Monday Boomer U page) sez it’s “never good when your trailer tire passes you at 60 mph.” … 1

• Pearl Harbor survivors mark anniversary in Spokane

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B2 Ray Garland knew only one thing on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941: He had a job to do. Garland watched for a moment as the bombs from Japanese forces …

• In brief: Teenage boy dies on Delta flight

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B3 A 16-year-old passenger suddenly died on a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Atlanta on Saturday morning, forcing the plane to land in Spokane. The boy had a prior … 1

• Spin Control: One year later, marriage is still an institution

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B3 As of Friday, same-sex marriage has been legal in Washington for a year. So the obvious question is: How much worse off is your marriage now that men can marry … 25

• Signing chimpanzees from Ellensburg settling in well in Quebec

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B9 ELLENSBURG – Tatu and Loulis, two sign-language-using chimpanzees formerly housed on Central Washington University’s campus, are integrating well into their new home at the Fauna Foundation sanctuary in Quebec, according … 2

• That’s NEWS to you answers

  Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B9 Here are the answers to this week’s That’s News to You quiz: 1. E. Because some American Indians took different names at different periods of their lives, and white researchers … 1

• Firefighters quickly extinguish South Hill retirement home blaze

  Dec. 7, 2013 Due to rapid response by Spokane fire crews, a blaze at a retirement home on the South Hill resulted in minor damage to the building. At 7:36 a.m., an automatic … 1

• Delta Air Lines flight forced to land when teenage passenger dies

  Dec. 7, 2013 A Delta flight from Seattle to Atlanta was forced to land in Spokane after a 16-year-old passenger suddenly died. 21

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