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Holiday lights

Readers are sending in their favorite spots to find holiday lights, so pack up a thermos of hot chocolate and head out for a drive.

Nurse's advice couldn't save baby

Police have charged Andrew Whitmire with the death of Izayah Denison, alleging Whitmire shook the infant in a fit of frustration because he wouldn't stop crying.

» Gun sales are booming

» Ice buildup triggers airport power outage

» Target-dates get hit

» Avista customers shocked by big bills

» Storms put curbside recycling on hold

Storms put curbside recycling on hold

Most of a week's worth of recyclables picked up along Spokane's curbs after heavy December snowstorms won't be turned into other products.

Bin Laden's extremist son leaves Iran

WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden's son and heir apparent is no longer under house arrest in Iran and is believed to have joined his father in Pakistan, Director of National Intelligence Michael J. McConnell said Friday.

» Circuit City closing U.S. stores

» Israel to weigh Gaza cease-fire

CV survives G-Prep scare

The rich got richer in Greater Spokane League girls basketball, although Central Valley survived a scare at Gonzaga Prep to keep pace with its fellow leaders.

» Pirates fall short

» Turning over an old leaf

Turning over an old leaf

OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Facing the Baltimore Ravens' defense is like playing chess against a grandmaster. You might fare well for a while, but eventually you're going to make a costly mistake.

» Rebound emerges despite bank news

Old apparel seems to fit new outlook

Maybe it won't happen.But I've been wondering if I'll see someone wearing my late father's clothes. And I have to admit, it has changed the way I look at strangers.

» Guides for brides

» Obama's clergy choice a hot topic

The real winners

Before I tell you how an indicted Illinois Combine Republican boss/Asphalt King and his loyal pork-barrel ally, the incoming U.S. secretary of transportation, are the big winners in the ridiculous Tombstone Burris affair, first let's analyze what went wrong.

» A better lesson plan

» Bush getting tacit respect

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