September 21, 2007 in City on Page A1 Federal prosecutors can reinstate criminal charges of “knowing endangerment” against W.R. Grace & Co. and seven of its executives for deliberately exposing 8,000 people in Libby, Mont., to an epidemic …

September 21, 2007 in City on Page A1 The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office will receive a life-saving tool from a manufacturer of cancer-causing products. County commissioners approved a deal Tuesday that will allow the Sheriff’s Office to receive …

September 21, 2007 in City on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Daily Game: 3-2-5. Thursday’s Keno: 2-4-10-12-14-19- 20-31-33-39-40-42-46-48-50- 53-57-62-64-75.

September 21, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden took direct aim at faltering Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in a recording released Thursday that could portend greater instability for the nation …

September 21, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 More than 50,000 lunch boxes given out by California as part of its nutrition education effort may contain elevated levels of lead and the public should stop using them, officials …

September 21, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Senate blocked legislation Thursday that would have cut off money for combat in Iraq by June. It was a predictable defeat for Democrats struggling to pass less …

September 21, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that a planned Middle East peace conference must be “substantive” to succeed, but she left the region without giving any sign of …

September 21, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 Most of the major tribes in a strategic province north of Baghdad have signed agreements to support U.S. and Iraqi forces and oppose al-Qaida and other extremist groups, the U.S. …

September 21, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Congress gave final approval Thursday to legislation designed to transform the Food and Drug Administration from a passive monitor to an active detective seeking out medications that have …

September 21, 2007 in Business on Page A10 GRANGEVILLE, Idaho — Wheat farmers in northern Idaho and Eastern Washington are getting record prices, though some are missing out because of untimely frost or they sold too soon, officials …

September 21, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Silver prices have shaken off a 15-year depression to trade in the $12 to $14 per ounce range, and prices could reach as high as $20 per ounce within the …

September 21, 2007 in Business on Page A10 A block of old homes across from the Thor Street Fred Meyer store in Spokane has been leveled to make room for a project that could bring a bank and …

September 21, 2007 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK — For the first time since Gerald Ford was president, the loonie can buy as much as the greenback. The U.S. dollar’s recent decline against the Canadian dollar, …

September 21, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Washington workers enjoyed faster income growth during the second-quarter months of 2007 than people in every state except Utah, according to federal statistics released Thursday. The state’s economy is strong, …

September 21, 2007 in Business on Page A11 Thirty-eight people, including former and current employees at major Wall Street firms such as Morgan Stanley and Oppenheimer, ran elaborate kickback and bribery schemes in the stock loan industry, federal …