August 24, 2009 Spokane Police are looking for a 64-year-old man suffering from cancer who left home last week and has not been heard from since.

August 24, 2009 in City The teenager charged with stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death was released from jail in the spring because there was no room in mental health services, court documents show. 3

August 24, 2009 in City Ann Bradshaw came to the Salvation Army on Monday afternoon hoping to get much-needed help with school supplies for her two boys, who start classes Thursday.

  August 24, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for Aug. 17 to Aug. 23, 2009.

August 24, 2009 in City The Christmas tree can stay — but no more Nativity scene. That’s the word from Washington’s Capitol, where protests erupted last winter over competing private holiday displays. 1

August 24, 2009 in Nation/World A law enforcement official tells the Associated Press that the Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson’s June 25 death a homicide. 1

August 24, 2009 in News A woman was assaulted early today on the Washington State University campus, the second such attack in a week, authorities reported.

August 24, 2009 in City A drive-by shooting last week occurred after people in an SUV asked a group outside a house about a party, then came back and fired a handgun.

August 24, 2009 in Outdoors, Idaho The first hunter to buy a wolf tag at Idaho’s Fish & Game headquarters in Boise this morning, J.D. Dennis of Kuna, arrived 55 minutes before the sale started. “Fortunately, …

August 24, 2009 in City A 17-year-old Spokane driver behind the wheel of 1990 Freightliner truck collided with a fully loaded grain truck at the intersection of two Whitman County farm roads, the Whitman County …

August 24, 2009 in City An apparent pipe bomb found at a recreation site on the Snake River was destroyed on Sunday after it was discovered unexploded in an area that at times gets a …

August 24, 2009 in City OKANOGAN, Wash. — Fire crews are making progress against an 8,592-acre wildfire near Okanogan.

August 24, 2009 in City A Cusick man was listed in serious condition today at Sacred Heart Medical Center following an accident 18 miles north of Newport on state Highway 20 on Sunday evening.

August 24, 2009 in City, Idaho Warm, seasonal weather is expected today and Tuesday with something of a warming trend likely later this week.

August 24, 2009 in City on Page A1 The Hillyard business district looks more like a war zone than a place to go shopping. A series of projects is under way to rebuild Market Street and create a … 1

August 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 From Vermont to California, exhausted but appreciative car dealers watched their lots grow empty as crowds rushed to trade in gas guzzlers during the final weekend of the popular cash …

August 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 COLUMBIA, Calif. – Maybe it was the nail in Ray’s head. Maybe it was the economy. His wife said one as much as the other drove the decision to auction …

August 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIJING – More than 200 people are expected to go on trial this week for their involvement in sectarian riots last month that killed nearly 200 people in China’s eastern …

August 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – The main challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday he has received “alarming” reports of “widespread rigging” in Thursday’s presidential election by pro-government groups and officials, …