October 24, 2009 in Sports Game 6 of the AL Championship Series between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees was postponed because of rain Saturday.

October 24, 2009 in Sports Matt Nichols threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns, lifting Eastern Washington to a 35-24 victory Saturday over Montana State, which was down eight players because of the flu. 1

October 24, 2009 in Sports Colin Kaepernick ran for four touchdowns and threw for two others and Nevada finished with 484 rushing yards in a 70-45 victory over Idaho on Saturday.

October 24, 2009 in Sports Jeremiah Masoli returned from a knee injury to run for two scores, No. 12 Oregon blocked a punt for a touchdown and used a fake field goal to set up …

October 24, 2009 in City, News Spokane Valley police are investigating an early-morning shooting that left a 21-year-old man with non-life threatening gunshot wounds.

October 24, 2009 in News Some 2,100 people inoculated against virus 2

October 24, 2009 in Nation/World, News WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected … 5

October 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Democratic leaders in the Senate and House have concluded that a government-run insurance plan is the cheapest way to expand health coverage, and they sought Friday to rally … 2

October 24, 2009 in City on Page A1 While Spokane’s public health district is offering a big swine flu vaccination clinic today at the Spokane Arena, the agency’s counterpart in North Idaho said it took just five hours …

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Attorneys for Otto Zehm are questioning the city of Spokane’s claim that the woman whose call to 911 prompted his fatal 2006 encounter with police said she thought Zehm was … 24

October 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has broken his own spending record from four years ago, dropping $85.2 million on his campaign for a third term with …

October 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 Research suggests that our bodies are adapted to sleep during darkness and become active during daylight. Disruptions in circadian rhythms may increase the risk of metabolic diseases and some types …

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October 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A suicide bomber attacked a suspected nuclear-weapons site Friday in Pakistan, raising fears about the security of the nuclear arsenal. Increasingly daring and sophisticated attacks by terrorists …

October 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency will put controls on the emissions of hazardous pollutants such as mercury from coal-fired power plants for the first time by November 2011, according …

October 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 Chatham, N.J. – A Roman Catholic priest was found slain Friday morning in his clerical robes in the rectory of his northern New Jersey parish, and authorities warned that a …

October 24, 2009 in Business on Page A6 Regardless of whether two Northwest Airlines pilots fell asleep during a domestic flight this week, a Spokane sleep researcher said the incident confirms what aviation experts know. Airline pilots, like …