October 10, 2008 in City on Page A1 A program that feeds nutritious meals to senior citizens across Spokane County will be cut by more than half because of budgeting errors and reductions. “This is going to leave …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page A3 On the eve of a report on a legislative panel’s abuse-of-power investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, campaign officials released their own report clearing her of any wrongdoing. Palin, running …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Senate Intelligence Committee is examining allegations by two former U.S. military linguists that the super-secret National Security Agency routinely eavesdropped on the private telephone calls of American …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The situation in Afghanistan now is the worst since the U.S.-led invasion of 2001 and the country is in danger of a “downward spiral” into violence and chaos, …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page A4 BEIJING – More than 10,000 children remain hospitalized in China’s tainted milk scandal, Chinese health officials revealed, while the country defended its dairy products Thursday at a meeting of the …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page A4 North Korea moved closer Thursday to relaunching its nuclear arms program, announcing that it wants to reactivate the facility that produced its atomic bomb and banning U.N. inspectors from the …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page A8 Wall Street has its financial rescue plan in place. The real question: Do you have a plan for unloading your toxic debt? Some strategies: •Build up your cash.

October 10, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said Thursday homeowners in the state could get a piece of an $8.4 billion settlement of predatory lending allegations against Countrywide Financial Corp. if negotiations …

October 10, 2008 in Business on Page A8 McGlades Bistro & Wine Bar intends to open under new ownership this weekend, even though a state board invalidated a zoning change allowing its reopening. The Eastern Washington Growth Management …

October 10, 2008 in Business on Page A8 BOISE, Idaho – Micron Technology Inc. will close a factory and cut about 15 percent of its work force around the world as part of a restructuring of its computer …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page A11 The Spokane Tribe is accusing supporters of GOP gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi of racism for TV commercials that they say suggest the tribe struck a “backroom deal” with the state …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page A12 With the economy in a slide and the credit markets seized up, states are slashing budgets, eliminating jobs, putting major construction projects on hold and nervously waiting to see whether …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page B1 The man accused of killing an elderly Spokane Valley man during a botched burglary may not have picked the home randomly, according to a search warrant. The document suggests the …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page B1 Michael Bourassa pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree criminal mistreatment in the death of his grandmother. The 29-year-old was Elsie Gettman’s primary care provider when she was found lying in feces …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page B1 The Coeur d’Alene couple who took in a homeless red tail boa found in a Post Falls yard last month have been charged with grand theft. Not because they stole …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page B2 A weight restriction has been lifted at the Larson Beach Road railroad bridge south of Loon Lake. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway placed the three-ton weight limit on the bridge …

October 10, 2008 in City on Page B3 Spokane Police Department senior commanders, while investigating one of their detectives for suspected domestic violence threats, failed to question his immediate supervisor. Washington State Patrol Detective Sgt. Ken DeMello, a …