October 22, 2009 in Sports The Central Valley Bears came up with timely hits and held off a late rally in a 6-1 victory over the three-time defending champion University Titans to win the Greater …

October 22, 2009 in Business Sterling Financial Corp. Thursday reported a huge third-quarter loss of $463.7 million, in the process closing out the books on almost a decade of acquisitions that made the Spokane institution …

October 22, 2009 in City The state Supreme Court says police were wrong to search a man’s car after arresting him at home, even though he was standing next to the car with his head … 5

October 22, 2009 in City A political action committee opposed to Washington state’s expanded partnerships for gay couples has sued in federal court, arguing it should be exempt from the state’s campaign finance laws. 15

October 22, 2009 in Nation/World About 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month — and most of those cases likely were swine flu, according to a new government health survey. 4

October 22, 2009 in City In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the U.S., federal officials on Thursday announced the arrests of more than 300 people in raids across the country, including … 1

October 22, 2009 in Business Microsoft Corp. put a new edition of Windows on sale Thursday, hoping for a fresh start after a bad reception for the previous version of the software that runs most …

October 22, 2009 in City Spokane police are looking for a man who pulled a knife on an intoxicated man and slashed him across the face following an argument early this morning in the Logan …

October 22, 2009 in City, Idaho Cloudy and cool weather today will follow Wednesday’s rainfall, but forecasters are predicting more rain on Friday and again later on Sunday.

October 22, 2009 in City on Page A1 Stun gun maker Taser International is advising police agencies across the nation to avoid aiming the devices at a suspect’s chest. The Arizona-based company says such action poses an “extremely … 5

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October 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Two conservative activists released a new undercover video targeting the community-organizing group ACORN on Wednesday, an attempt to reignite a simmering political controversy surrounding the Democratic-leaning organization. The …

October 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 Boston – A Massachusetts man and two friends tried and failed to get into terrorist training camps and then plotted to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and randomly shoot people …

October 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 AUSTIN, Texas – A 25-year-old convenience store clerk pocketed a customer’s $1 million winning lottery ticket, claimed the prize and skipped town, possibly back to his native Nepal, authorities said. …

October 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – With budget anxieties pervading the congressional health care debate, the Senate on Wednesday sidetracked popular legislation to increase Medicare payments to doctors by $250 billion over the next … 1

October 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Efforts to strip the health insurance industry of key antitrust protections got significant boosts Wednesday, when a House of Representatives committee voted to end the 64-year-old exemption and …