PM Headlines — 12.20.10

This photo provided by the Blue Mountain Humane Society shows a Blue Mountain Humane Society staff member holding Monty the pythong Friday at the society’s Walla Walla, Wash., office. The python crawled onto a porch and was captured in a pillow case. Now, the humane society is looking for the owner. Story here . (AP Photo/Blue Mountain Humane Society via Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)

• Zags’ Gray still nursing back pain /Jim Meehan, SR
• 1 person dead, 3 injured in Bayview hammer attack /Mike Prager, SR
• 1 of 3 Spokane fire victims identified /Spokesman-Review
• Post Falls to hear request for large Rathdrum Prairie proposal /Brian Walker, Press
• Burglars arrested, linked to Creach break-in /KHQ
  
• Davenport, CdA resort get awards in mag survey /Tom Sowa, Office Hours
• Ryan Leaf writing 3 books to ‘set the record straight’ /KREM
  
• Cops: Galpal’s hoodie gives away food part robber /Meghann Cuniff, S&G
• Judge rejects sentence plea in Dobson Pass double murder /Nicole Nolan, SNP
  
• Bonner County to consider ordinance against wildlife feeing /Keith Kinnaird, Bee
  
• Undersheriff Leach announces he’ll retire next spring /Coeur d’Alene Press
• Canyon Rep. Takasugi to miss 2010 session due to surgery /Dan Popkey, IS