September 2, 2009 in News Highway 2 four miles east of Reardan is closed in both directions because of a semi-truck fully engulfed in flames, the Washington State Patrol said. It will reopen at about …

September 2, 2009 in City, News An accident in the eastbound lane of Interstate 90 about 5 p.m. has blocked the left lane of the freeway in both directions.

September 2, 2009 in Idaho A 61-year-old Coeur d’Alene man is in jail on $500,000 bond after police say he raped a 13-year-old girl. 4

September 2, 2009 in City, Idaho The nice run of summer heat appears to be coming to an end today with the first signs of autumn arriving over the holiday weekend, forecasters said this morning.

September 2, 2009 in City OLYMPIA — A state Health Department Survey has found fewer adults are smoking tobacco in Washington. The survey found 15.3 percent of Washington adults smoked in 2008, down from 16.5 … 4

September 2, 2009 in Idaho A health care reform rally in Boise today featuring Idaho small-business owners who are struggling to provide health insurance for their employees was disrupted by a counter-rally of health care … 4

September 2, 2009 in City SEATTLE — Secretary of State Sam Reed may have accepted tens of thousands of invalid signatures before he certified a November referendum on expanding domestic partnership benefits, a King County …

September 2, 2009 in City Former Hanford construction workers have an increased risk of death from a blood cancer linked to radiation and another cancer linked to asbestos, according to a new study.

September 2, 2009 in Idaho More than 800 state employees were given raises this year. That’s about 3 percent of the 25,000 people on the state payroll system. Another 69 have been laid off, 186 …

  September 2, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Sept. 1, 2009.

September 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Private security contractors who guard the U.S. Embassy in Kabul have engaged in lewd behavior and hazed subordinates, demoralizing the undermanned force and posing a “significant threat” to … 1

September 2, 2009 in Idaho, News on Page A1 BOISE – A defiant Rex Rammell, still refusing to apologize Tuesday for his joking remarks about buying hunting tags to shoot President Barack Obama, accused top Idaho Republican leaders of … 2

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September 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIRUT, Lebanon – Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said Tuesday that the country is prepared to resume talks with world powers over its contentious nuclear technology program and that it has …

September 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years, modernizing the language in some sections and promising to reopen a contentious debate about changing gender …