MORNING BRIEFING: Pope resigns, armed lawmakers and the Grammys

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Colville boy praised for reporting classmate's weapons. (KREM)

Machete- and bat-wielding robbers strike Spokane home. (KXLY)

Coeur d'Alene man arrested after his 2-year-old son wanders unaccompanied into a bar. (CDA Press)

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Washington state Capitol allows lawmakers to pack heat. (Seattle Times)

Proposed coal train route through farm stirs Amish country in Montana. (USA Today)

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Three dead in shooting at courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware. (Delaware Online)

Pope Benedict resigns, citing health issues. First pope to retire in nearly 600 years. (CNN)

The Grammys happened. (LA Times)