August 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi often lugs a Bedouin tent along on his foreign trips and has pitched one in Cairo, Rome and even next to the Elysee Palace …

August 26, 2009 in City on Page A5 A woman who reported being sexually assaulted on Washington State University’s Pullman campus Monday night has recanted her story, police said. The false report followed two earlier assaults on campus, …

August 26, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 Let’s say you want to know how much federal economic stimulus money has shown up in your county. On Washington’s economic recovery Web site, a couple of clicks on an …

August 26, 2009 in City on Page A5 A 5- to 6-foot wave created by a landslide on Spokane Tribe land across the Spokane River from a Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area campground destroyed a dock at a …

August 26, 2009 in City on Page A5 The Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office is considering charging a man with a hate crime in a confrontation with a Hispanic family outside their Coeur d’Alene home. Ira G. Tankovich has …

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August 26, 2009 in City on Page A6 The mystery of the road rage van continues. Spokane County sheriff’s detectives have been trying to track down the driver of a van could faces a vehicular assault charge for …

August 26, 2009 in City on Page A6 Seasonal flu shots are now available through the Spokane health district. Officials are recommending the shots prior to flu season, which could come as early as October.

August 26, 2009 in City on Page A6 Anyone interested in finishing four vacated terms serving local governments within Spokane County has until Friday to file for the November election. A filing period begins today for candidates seeking … 2

August 26, 2009 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Marriage licenses

August 26, 2009 in Idaho on Page A6 Idaho’s proposed wolf hunt will draw both opponents and supporters to Friday demonstrations at the Idaho Fish and Game office in Coeur d’Alene. Members of the Sandpoint-based North Idaho Wolf …

August 26, 2009 in City on Page A7 Rural property owners can learn how to protect their homes from wildfires at a Thursday demonstration put on by Kootenai County’s FireSmart program. The open house runs from 9 a.m. …

August 26, 2009 in City on Page A7 SEATTLE – Federal agents have arrested three people at two Seattle-area beauty salons, saying one salon offered fake Botox and another tried to bribe a public official to let it …

August 26, 2009 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Americans’ pessimism about the economy appears to be lifting, with consumer expectations for the next six months hitting their most positive point since the recession began. The improvement …

August 26, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Washington – The Postal Service announced Tuesday that is offering up to $450 million to encourage employees to quit their jobs, the latest effort by the financially struggling agency to …

August 26, 2009 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – Wikipedia, trying to balance desires for credibility and openness, is looking to impose more discipline with new restrictions on the editing of its online articles. While anyone …

August 26, 2009 in Business on Page A8 INDIANAPOLIS – Costs for employer-provided health plans are expected to rise more than 10 percent within the next 12 months, a jump workers may feel in their paychecks or through …

August 26, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 If cable news and talk radio were national parks, they’d be Yellowstone. Myriad pools of boiling anger that constantly hiss and vent. Stinks, too. On the trip back from a … 2

August 26, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 In many people’s minds, an ideal criminal justice system is one that locks lawbreakers up for as long as possible and makes them miserable in the meantime. In some hard-core …