October 14, 2009 in Idaho A candidate for mayor of Post Falls served probation after a woman he worked with accused him of sexually assaulting her. The misdemeanor battery charge was dismissed after Steven De … 3

October 14, 2009 in City After listening to descriptions of the years of pain he inflicted on his victims, Robert J. Robel stood to face the judge who would send him to prison for what … 2

October 14, 2009 in City, Region The West Nile virus has been blamed in the death of a Yakima woman, according to state health officials.

October 14, 2009 in City, Idaho Moderate rainfall overnight is continuing today as the second wave in a complex storm system moves into Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

October 14, 2009 in City After a hitch getting the jury seated, a deputy prosecutor told the panel today why they should convict a 19-year-old Spokane man of attempted first-degree murder after he shot a … 1

October 14, 2009 in Business, Nation/World The Dow Jones industrial average is back above 10,000 for the first time in a year. The Dow has crossed five figures seven months after it hit a 12-year low … 1

October 14, 2009 in City Two women will appear in Spokane County Superior Court today after police say they sold marijuana to a uniformed security officer with Spokane Transit Authority. 2

October 14, 2009 in City Spokane police have arrested a 5-foot-tall woman in connection with a Sept. 27 drugstore robbery and believe she may have been struck with a metal bar this week in a …

October 14, 2009 in City, Idaho New national test results show Washington eighth-graders are better at math than the eighth-graders of 2007. But fourth-graders in Idaho and Washington aren’t showing any improvement.

October 14, 2009 in Idaho The federal Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Idaho Transportation Department and a contractor the state hired for work on the Sand Creek Byway in northern Idaho. 1

October 14, 2009 in City What police describe as two men’s effort to return a missing purse resulted in one of them being shot in the face around midnight. Spokane police this morning arrested a … 6

October 14, 2009 in City on Page A1 Three state appellate judges were asked Tuesday to reinstate a verdict that was favorable to a local doctor after five jurors in the original malpractice trial reportedly made derogatory comments …

October 14, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane International Airport police suspected something was going on with the Canadian man they’d seen several times. In the past four months, he’d rented several SUVs and returned them after … 4

October 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-9 on Tuesday to back a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system, clearing the way for a historic congressional showdown this …

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October 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian authorities launched a provocative attack on the opposition movement Tuesday by announcing a special investigation into prominent cleric Mehdi Karroubi over his accusations that security forces …

October 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – For the first time in more than 35 years, the U.S. military has met all of its annual recruiting goals, as hundreds of thousands of young people have … 2

October 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW YORK – Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research institute reported …