January 14, 2010 in Sports PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Jerome Randle scored a career-high 39 points as California beat Washington State 93-88 on Thursday to retain first place in the Pac-10.

January 14, 2010 in City OLYMPIA – A Spokane-area delegation on its annual pilgrimage to the state capital got a consistently downbeat message this week: Don’t expect money for new programs or projects. 6

January 14, 2010 in Business The directors of Red Lion Hotels Corp. have removed Anupam Narayan as chief executive officer, replacing him with board member and long-time Avista Corp. executive Jon Eliassen. 4

January 14, 2010 in News A West Central Neighborhood man returning home about noon today found a car parked in his driveway that turned out to be stolen. When he entered the home, he confronted … 6

January 14, 2010 in News A Suncrest man was properly sentenced for soliciting a hit man to kill his unborn child, the state Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. 5

January 14, 2010 in City The time has come for people who believe in states’ rights to move from protest to political action, a Spokane Valley legislator told a crowd on the steps of the … 6

January 14, 2010 in City A Spokane County Jail deputy accused of attacking his wife last month was arrested again today after police say he violated a court order. 6

January 14, 2010 in Outdoors, Idaho The U.S. Forest Service will get an additional $14 million to battle bark beetles in Idaho, where the bugs have chewed through 1.3 million acres, leaving mountain sides covered with …

January 14, 2010 in Idaho Cleanup of contaminated residential yards and other properties in the Coeur d’Alene Basin is so far ahead of schedule that state lawmakers today authorized speeding up spending to do even …

January 14, 2010 in City The state Department of Revenue says taxable retail sales in Washington dropped to $26.4 billion in the third quarter of 2009. That’s a 11.6 percent drop from the same period … 3

  January 14, 2010 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Jan. 11 through Jan. 13, 2010.

January 14, 2010 in Business, Nation/World President Barack Obama told banks Thursday they should pay a new tax to recoup the cost of bailing out foundering firms at the height of the financial crisis. “We want … 3

January 14, 2010 in Region A judge has sentenced Naveed Haq to life in prison without release on his convictions for killing one woman and wounding five others in a rampage at a Seattle Jewish …

  January 14, 2010 in Nation/World Roads full of hungry, homeless people. A ruined port and an overwhelmed airport. Hundreds of crumpled buildings and little heavy machinery. Few working phones. Relief supplies and emergency experts started … 1

January 14, 2010 in City, Idaho A flood advisory for the Inland Northwest was lifted today, but more rain remains in the forecast through early next week.

January 14, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Retail sales unexpectedly fell in December, leaving 2009 with the biggest yearly drop on record and highlighting the formidable hurdles facing the economy as it struggles to recover from the … 1

January 14, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LONDON – For more than a quarter of a century, Linda De Croock lived with constant pain from a car accident that smashed her windpipe. Today, she has a new …

January 14, 2010 in City on Page A1 Foreclosures in Spokane County fell in 2009 compared with the previous two years, but the toll ballooned in Kootenai County, according to RealtyTrac, which released its statistics today. The 979 … 1

January 14, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The federal budget deficit hit an all-time high for the month of December, and the red ink for the first three months of the current budget year is …