August 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 Michael Chertoff, Homeland Security secretary Asa Hutchison, former head of the Drug Enforcement Administration

August 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 UNITED NATIONS – Opium production in Afghanistan has increased by 34 percent over the past year, and the country is now the source of 93 percent of the heroin, morphine …

August 28, 2007 in City on Page A2 Monday’s Lotto: 8-25-26-30-31-47 No winner. Next jackpot: $2.3 million.

August 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 For the third year in a row, Mississippi is the fattest state in the country and Colorado the leanest, but the obesity rate is increasing in all states, according to …

August 28, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 A police officer in President Bush’s motorcade crashed his motorcycle and died Monday, less than a year after a crash in Hawaii killed another motorcycle officer accompanying the president. Rio …

August 28, 2007 in Business on Page A6 The nearly century-old building that houses the downtown Spokane U.S. Bank branch was recently sold to a Northwest investment partnership. A limited liability company owned by Mara Gateway, a Bainbridge …

August 28, 2007 in Business on Page A6 Costco Wholesale Corp.’s eclectic product mix and customer-friendly policies have created fiercely loyal shoppers. But some on Wall Street think Costco should focus more on profit and have been pressuring …

August 28, 2007 in Business on Page A6 The West is in the middle of another devastating fire season, with flames threatening posh communities like Sun Valley and smoke filling the valleys of Montana. So far, knock on …

August 28, 2007 in Business on Page A6 A Moscow, Idaho, firm recently won federal contracts worth as much as $1 million to test thousands of samples of tiny aquatic plants and animals collected during a nationwide lake …

August 28, 2007 in Business on Page A6 Consumers who bought recently recalled Chinese-made tires can apply for free replacements. Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna earlier this month alerted SUV, van and pickup drivers to check for certain …

August 28, 2007 in Business on Page A7 Shares of The Home Depot Inc. rose almost 2 percent Monday as investors awaited word of a deal that the retailer was selling its wholesale distribution business for nearly $2 …

August 28, 2007 in Business on Page A7 NEW YORK – Wall Street pulled back Monday, losing momentum from last week’s gains after news that sales of existing homes slipped in July for a fifth straight month stirred …

August 28, 2007 in City on Page B1 They’re a fire hazard, they can breed West Nile virus and, above all, they’re ugly. They’re 320,000 old tires piled at 36 sites across Eastern Washington. And the Department of …

August 28, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 The Huckleberries Online blog gang wasn’t forgiving Monday afternoon when it learned of the guilty plea of U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, in an incident involving misconduct in a Minnesota …

August 28, 2007 in City on Page B1 As they walked along Wellesley Avenue about noon Monday, a black man and his 15-year-old stepdaughter chose to ignore two men who repeatedly harassed them while driving past. Until the …