October 30, 2009 in Business Grim signals about consumer spending ripped through the markets Friday, sending stocks tumbling as investors raced for safe havens.

October 30, 2009 in City Eight Washington State Patrol troopers who used diplomas from fake schools to try and claim pay raises will be suspended, but not fired. 26

October 30, 2009 in Nation/World, City Internal investigations into the conduct of over two dozen House members were exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach involving the secretive process by which Congress polices lawmaker ethics. 5

October 30, 2009 in City More than $1.4 billion in federal stimulus money has been spent in Washington state, and the influx of cash has helped pay for tens of thousands of jobs, officials said … 1

October 30, 2009 in City A decorated Spokane soldier was among the seven U.S. servicemen killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan this week, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. 6

October 30, 2009 in Nation/World The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy were still hoping Friday to find survivors of a collision between a Coast Guard plane carrying seven people and a Marine Corps helicopter carrying … 1

October 30, 2009 in City, Idaho Halloween weather may be a little spooky as another in a series of Pacific storms moves toward the region late tonight, bringing wind gusts and a chance of showers by …

October 30, 2009 in Idaho Three women foiled two robberies within minutes of each other Thursday night in Coeur d’Alene when they challenged the masked gunman, according to police. 1

October 30, 2009 in City Monday is the deadline for Washington residents to pay the second half of their property taxes.

October 30, 2009 in News Hundreds of Mead High School students and others are sticking up for a classmate expelled and arrested this week after allegedly threatening to kill a teacher as a joke, saying … 27

October 30, 2009 in City on Page A1 It has become commonplace for Spokane to host NCAA basketball tournament games, but on Thursday the NCAA upped the ante. Not only will Washington State University and the Spokane Arena …

October 30, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane County commissioners Thursday fired the company they hired less than a year ago to operate the county’s Raceway Park, their controversial purchase near Airway Heights that drew crowds this … 14

October 30, 2009 in City on Page A1 A steady decline in natural-gas prices will mean lower energy bills for Avista Utilities customers in Washington and Idaho. Effective Sunday, Washington residential and small-business customers will see natural gas …

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October 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 FRESNO, Calif. – Americans are using less water per person now than they have since the mid-1950s, thanks to water-saving technologies and a nationwide push to safeguard dwindling supplies. A … 2

October 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Nearly half the members of a powerful House subcommittee in control of Pentagon spending are under scrutiny by ethics investigators in Congress who have trained their lens on …

October 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed doubt Thursday over Pakistan’s failure to locate top al-Qaida leaders in the eight years since they escaped over the border …

October 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 MOGADISHU, Somalia – Paul and Rachel Chandler, a retired British couple who sailed to exotic locales aboard their 38-foot yacht, said in one of their last cheery messages they would …

October 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – A top official said negotiators for Honduras’ interim and ousted leaders have signed an agreement that allows for the possible return of deposed President Manuel Zelaya. Organization …