November 23, 2009 in Outdoors, Region A federal judge in Portland says he wants an end soon to 15 years of litigation over imperiled salmon and dams in the Columbia River system.

November 23, 2009 in Idaho Lewiston Police Capt. Roger Lanier says the department is ramping up its stance against drunken driving, directing officers to forcibly take blood samples in some cases when suspected drunken drivers … 3

  November 23, 2009 in City, Idaho Read the Spokane Police and Bonner County law enforcement logs for Nov. 18 to Nov. 22, 2009.

November 23, 2009 in Business, Nation/World First-time buyers seized on an expiring tax credit, low mortgage rates and falling prices to boost home sales in October to their highest level in 2 1/2 years. 1

November 23, 2009 in Idaho The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation announced today that it’ll put up to $20 million into a big new push to try to get Idaho kids to go on to …

November 23, 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 23, 2009 in Features Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they …

November 23, 2009 in City, Idaho The Inland Northwest should be spared winter-like weather during most of the Thanksgiving holiday period, although fog could be a problem at mid-week, forecasters said this morning.

November 23, 2009 in City on Page A1 The economy may have taken its toll on the number of people flying this holiday season, but travelers shouldn’t expect a reprieve from the usual delays, nor should they expect …

November 23, 2009 in City on Page A2 LONDON – An auction house said it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” found in a family’s guest lavatory in southern England. … 1

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November 23, 2009 in City on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson made history by posthumously winning four American Music Awards on Sunday night, but he couldn’t beat Taylor Swift as the year’s favorite artist and the …

November 23, 2009 in City on Page A3 NEW YORK – The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer … 2

November 23, 2009 in City on Page A3 MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said the small amount of radiation detected at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is not significant. Specialist John White has …

November 23, 2009 in City on Page A4 EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy …

November 23, 2009 in City on Page A4 JAKARTA, Indonesia – Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia’s Sumatra island today to search for 21 passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm. Officials say 254 …