October 7, 2009 in Business Gov. Chris Gregoire said Wednesday she talks daily with Boeing Co. and International Association of Machinists officials, but she remained mum about her efforts to ease the tension between the … 2

October 7, 2009 in City A NASA mission to send a space ship crashing into the moon early Friday while another ship analyzes the plume arising from the collision is going to be watched from … 2

October 7, 2009 in City, Idaho A cold front moving south out of Canada is triggering rain and thunderstorms across far Northeast Washington and parts of North Idaho this afternoon, and a dust storm is forming …

October 7, 2009 in Business On April 1, 2005, AutoNation Inc. changed the vacation policy for its Spokane and Washington workers. The result was that more than 500 workers statewide were denied at least one …

October 7, 2009 in Idaho BOISE - The $54 million transportation funding compromise that ended Idaho’s second-longest legislative session this year has now shrunk to about $28 million, far less than Gov. Butch Otter said … 2

October 7, 2009 in Idaho, Outdoors Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials said a female wolf with the Phantom Hill pack was killed by a hunter, marking the 29th wolf kill since Idaho’s hunting season …

October 7, 2009 in City The reward for information leading to the capture of a Spokane man accused of gunning down two men in a dispute over a car trade is up to $1,750.

October 7, 2009 in City Spokane police said today they are investigating a complaint by a Gonzaga University student that she was raped in a residence hall room at the university over the weekend. 2

  October 7, 2009 in City Months after Spokane was paralyzed by record snowfall, the city has come up with a proposal that would potentially resolve problems of snow-clogged streets and sidewalks. 1

October 7, 2009 in Business A judge in Seattle has dismissed an attempt by former Washington Mutual Inc. employees to recoup their retirement account losses from JPMorgan Chase & Co.

October 7, 2009 in Nation/World Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appealed anew Wednesday for widespread inoculation against a surging swine flu threat, calling the vaccine “safe and secure.” 3

October 7, 2009 in Idaho, Region Investigators are searching for a 2-year-old boy believed to have been abducted by his father from Lewiston. 1

October 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Women of child-bearing age routinely pay more for health care because they’re women. If they’re pregnant, they can be legally denied coverage. Women face other problems in today’s …

October 7, 2009 in City on Page A1 Inland Northwest Health Services has sued the owner of Deaconess Medical Center, alleging breached contracts and bad faith dealings that imperil the region’s acclaimed electronic medical records network. The lawsuit … 2

October 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Tuesday ruled out shrinking the Afghanistan war to a counterterrorism campaign. Yet he did not signal whether he is prepared to send any more … 2

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October 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Seeking to provide fresh evidence of bipartisan support for health-care reform, the White House is orchestrating a series of endorsements from GOP heavyweights around the country. With a …

October 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Wilmington, Del. – Republican U.S. Rep. Michael Castle announced Tuesday he will run for the U.S. Senate seat Democrat Joe Biden left to become vice president. Castle’s decision sets up …

October 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 RALEIGH, N.C. – Pre-birth exposure to a chemical widely used in plastics appears to be linked to more aggressive behavior in little girls, according to research published Tuesday by a …

October 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The bomb was hidden inside the al-Qaida assassin’s body, and he arrived on his target’s personal plane. The target was Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, a senior …