October 30, 2007 in City on Page A2 For the week of Oct. 21 through 27, there were an impressive 255 records broken. Most of the extremes were high temperatures, with a total of 117. There were 22 …

October 30, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. – For the group of college buddies spending a late-season weekend at a friend’s beach house, the deck overlooking a canal was the center of their …

October 30, 2007 in City on Page A2 Monday’s Lotto: 11-13-24-39-43-49 No winner. Next jackpot: $1.6 million.

October 30, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – The country’s leading pediatricians group is making its strongest push yet to have all children screened for autism twice by age 2, warning of symptoms such as babies …

October 30, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 The FBI used mob muscle to solve the 1964 disappearance of three civil rights volunteers in Mississippi, a gangster’s ex-girlfriend testified Monday. Linda Schiro said that her boyfriend, Mafia tough …

October 30, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Devil’s Revenge. Spontaneous Combustion. Hot sauces have names like that for a reason. Now scientists are testing if the stuff that makes the sauces so savage can tame …

October 30, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – The policemen had assembled for the morning roll call when the bicyclist pedaled into view. He was wearing sweat pants and a black T-shirt, witnesses recalled, and some …

October 30, 2007 in City on Page A5 When traditional antibiotics couldn’t heal the oozing infection on Christy Carney’s leg, the Colville, Wash., woman turned to a small shrub that grows in the Southwestern desert. She claims leaves …

October 30, 2007 in Business on Page A6 A second Spokane County lawsuit against a statewide auto dealer will try to gain class-action status, now that a judge has ruled that passing along the business and occupation tax …

October 30, 2007 in Business on Page A6 The U.S. Department of Energy wants to take some of the Pacific Northwest out of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. If successful, as many as 400 Tri-Cities jobs and $76 …

October 30, 2007 in Business on Page A6 A new Spokane pharmacy faces a lawsuit from the competitor its founders left to start the business. The owners of ReliantRx LLC, a pharmacy serving long-term care facilities, allegedly used …

October 30, 2007 in Business on Page A7 General Motors Corp. said Monday it will set up a $250 million alternative-fuel research center in Shanghai amid efforts by global automakers to produce commercially viable alternatives to gasoline engines. …

October 30, 2007 in Business on Page A7 NEW YORK — Wall Street advanced Monday as investors undeterred by record oil prices speculated that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later this week to boost the slow …

October 30, 2007 in Business on Page A7 LOS ANGELES – TV viewers hooked on cliffhanger episodes of hit shows such as “Heroes” and “Grey’s Anatomy” could be left dangling if writers walk off the job. With Hollywood …