November 18, 2009 in City Kenneth Olsen argues his conviction and sentence should be overturned because of problems with prosecution’s expert witness 3

November 18, 2009 in City A man accused of leading police on a chase from Spokane to Post Falls this morning was arrested in March 2008 after a similar pursuit. 2

  November 18, 2009 in City, Idaho Read the Spokane Police and Bonner County law enforcement logs for Nov. 17, 2009.

November 18, 2009 in Idaho A drunken driver slammed into a school bus filled with children Wednesday, but no one was injured, according to the Idaho State Patrol. 1

November 18, 2009 in City Spokane County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a pit bull dog early today while responding to a domestic violence call at a home on Silver Lake Road. 8

November 18, 2009 in Business, City, Travel Horizon Air will launch twice-daily direct service from Spokane to Sacramento and San Jose starting March 26, 2010. 3

  November 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 A plan to build a science center and children’s museum on the north bank of Riverfront Park appears to be in jeopardy. Concerns have arisen over how to handle private … 29

November 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Suicides in the Army are expected to reach a new high this year, with 140 suspected cases among active-duty soldiers so far, Army officials said Tuesday. This will … 2

November 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 BRIDGETON, N.J. – No one is complaining about a $100,000 mistake made by a southern New Jersey store clerk. Indian Fields Market owner Domenic Galle says a man walked into …

November 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL – The Afghan minister of mines accepted a roughly $30 million bribe to award the country’s largest development project to a Chinese mining firm, according to a U.S. official …

November 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 MOGADISHU, Somalia – As a Spanish warship looked on, a $3.3 million ransom was delivered by boat Tuesday and Somali pirates freed a Spanish trawler and its 36 crew members. …

November 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIJING – A joint statement by the U.S. and Chinese presidents on climate change is encouraging as pressure builds in the last few weeks before a 192-nation conference in Copenhagen, …

November 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The White House rebuked Israel with heavy criticism Tuesday after the Jerusalem city government moved toward the construction of 900 additional housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in …

November 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Pollution typically declines during a recession. Not this time. Despite a global economic slump, worldwide carbon dioxide pollution jumped 2 percent last year, most of the increase coming … 1

November 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular variety of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks …

November 18, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Stung by constituents’ concerns about their vanishing or vulnerable jobs, congressional leaders launched a strong push Tuesday to pass a “jobs creation” package by the end of this …