November 20, 2009 in Business Median prices for Spokane County homes sold in October increased 3 percent over September, the first upturn since March, according to the Spokane Association of Realtors.

November 20, 2009 in City A influx of swine flu vaccines has prompted local health officials to offer a series of appointment-only clinics in early December.

November 20, 2009 in Idaho Idaho’s new transportation director is being paid $22,000 a year more than fired Director Pam Lowe because the department negotiated a salary that’s designed to be a substantial increase from … 2

November 20, 2009 in City Spokane may have its shortcomings, but one thing it doesn’t lack is charity, according to a national men’s magazine.

November 20, 2009 in Nation/World Santa’s “elves” at the North Pole have been given their walking papers — but they’re not going quietly. The volunteer “elves” are trying to counter a decision by the U.S. … 1

November 20, 2009 in Idaho A man died after being hit by a car in downtown Sandpoint Thursday afternoon.

November 20, 2009 in Outdoors Lookout Pass and 49 Degrees North will be the only two area resorts open this weekend. 1

November 20, 2009 in Idaho Students evacuated this morning from Timberlake High School in Spirit Lake likely will be allowed back into the building by 9 a.m., said Lakeland School District business manager Tom Taggart.

November 20, 2009 in Region Trevor Nettleton liked to call his dad Chevy after the character portrayed by actor Chevy Chase in the movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” 1

November 20, 2009 in City, Idaho Rain and snow are heading into the Inland Northwest for the weekend. The National Weather Service is forecasting a 60 percent chance of rain this afternoon in Spokane as a …

November 20, 2009 in Nation/World Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying “prayer and careful thought” led …

November 20, 2009 in Features The “Twilight” soap opera continues with a lighter, goofier and far less erotically charged sequel, “New Moon,” a movie directed by a man and not a woman.

November 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 Only days after a federal panel scaled back on breast cancer screening recommendations for many women, another organization – the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists – has done the … 1

  November 20, 2009 in City on Page A1 Washington state is on pace to reach a dangerous milestone within 14 months, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said Thursday: 1 million uninsured residents. The 1 in 5 adults lacking insurance … 5

November 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – California tax officials say an interior designer’s false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement TV show. Fifty-six-year-old Ronald Hunt was sentenced …

November 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 New York – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has not decided whether to run for governor but is becoming more interested in running for U.S. Senate, two Republican …

November 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a …

November 20, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A wide-ranging review ordered Thursday by Defense Secretary Robert Gates will strive to answer what he called “troubling questions” raised by the shootings at Fort Hood. The Pentagon …