August 5, 2006 in City on Page A1 Developer Harlan Douglass has purchased land in Spokane County that neighbors speculate could become an alternative site for a South Hill Wal-Mart Supercenter. In a sale that was finalized Friday, …

August 5, 2006 in City on Page A1 Officials at Eastern Washington University are investigating whether there’s any fallout for workers who may have spent years around uranium left unprotected in a campus storage room. EWU workers found …

August 5, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Young workers, Wall Street, a couple of airlines and U.S. taxpayers could come out as winners in the pension changes made by Congress. Some older employees, as well …

August 5, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A2 BOSTON – Safety repairs to a portion of the Big Dig tunnel where a motorist was killed by falling ceiling panels have been completed and the section will reopen once …

August 5, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Fruits, vegetables and whole grains are being added to grocery lists for low-income mothers and their children under a federal program that helps feed more than half the …

August 5, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 Phoenix police on Friday announced the arrest of two men in a yearlong shooting spree that killed six people, injured more than a dozen and terrorized the sprawling, sunbaked metropolitan …

August 5, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A4 With yellow Hezbollah banners above their heads and U.S. and Israeli flags beneath their feet, tens of thousands of Iraqis marched in Baghdad after Friday prayers in support of the …

August 5, 2006 in City on Page A4 When it comes to wetlands, the property at 44th Avenue and Regal Street has a confusing past. Classification of the property, the site of a proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter, has vacillated …

August 5, 2006 in Business on Page A6 Delta Air Lines Inc. filed a formal request with bankruptcy court late Friday to terminate its pilots’ pension plan, as President Bush prepared to sign a bill aimed in part …

August 5, 2006 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON — Gripped by caution, employers slowed hiring in July, pushing the nation’s unemployment rate to a five-month high and putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to take its foot …

August 5, 2006 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON — Millions of small businesses and low-income taxpayers will be shortchanged or excluded altogether from a Bush administration tax refund program, lawyers who have filed a class-action lawsuit in …

August 5, 2006 in Business on Page A6 The nation’s top provider of local traffic reports is tapping the breaks on its Spokane operations. Metro Networks delivers traffic reports and news content to a dozen area radio stations.

August 5, 2006 in Business on Page A7 Wall Street got what it wanted Friday — Labor Department data showing slower job growth — but cautious investors pushed stocks modestly lower, unwilling to trust that the report was …

August 5, 2006 in Business on Page A7 SAN FRANCISCO — As the stock option cloud over Apple Computer Inc. darkened, investors tried to determine Friday whether the company’s popular products are powerful enough to overcome the potential …

August 5, 2006 in Idaho on Page B1 June flooding that damaged an estimated 54 miles of levees in Boundary County will cost $49 million to $76 million to repair, according to a draft letter asking President Bush …

August 5, 2006 in City on Page B1 There’s a new sport on the water that’s got the look and thrill of parasailing but without the benefits of a parachute when the rider falls. Thrill-seeking boaters have been …

August 5, 2006 in City on Page B1 A confirmed outbreak of norovirus virtually has quarantined Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake, where 40 patients and staff have fallen sick this week. Hospital officials have halted admissions, discharges …

August 5, 2006 in Idaho on Page B1 Tubbs Hill was closed for more than an hour late Friday afternoon as law enforcement officials investigated a report of a possible body in Lake Coeur d’Alene. Ultimately, no body …