September 5, 2009 in Sports, SportsLink PULLMAN – A 63-yard touchdown pass on a quick out. An 85-yard kickoff return. A 39-yard fourth-down scoring run. When they needed a big play Saturday, the Stanford Cardinal made …

September 5, 2009 in City A robber stole OxyContin from the Rite Aid store at 4514 S. Regal Street on the South Hill on Saturday night, the Spokane Police Department said.

September 5, 2009 in Region Army National Guard members in North Idaho likely will head to Iraq next year. About 3,500 citizen soldiers from Idaho, Montana and Oregon have been told to prepare for a …

September 5, 2009 in Nation/World WAMSUTTER, Wyo. — Battling an intensely hot fire after a semitrailer crashed on Interstate 80, emergency crews were surprised to find themselves suddenly fired upon — by corks from exploding …

September 5, 2009 in Idaho An elderly man and a teenage girl were badly injured in a three-car accident this afternoon just south of Sandpoint. 1

September 5, 2009 in City Any a’you landlubbers happen to spy a boat motoring through the downtown streets of the Lilac City on Friday afternoon? Well, I was aboard that comely vessel with its creator, … 1

September 5, 2009 in City Cooler, wetter weather is heading our way, the National Weather Service said today. A Pacific low-pressure system is moving slowly across the Northwest this weekend, and steady rain is falling …

September 5, 2009 in Region The Centralia Post Office building is for sale, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service’s Seattle office confirmed Friday.

September 5, 2009 in Region NEWPORT, Ore. — A fossilized tortoise found along the beach on the Oregon coast may be 20 million years old.

September 5, 2009 in Region SEATTLE — A federal judge has ordered Washington state to restore services to nearly 1,000 disabled and elderly adults, at least temporarily.

  September 5, 2009 in City As a Marine combat engineer, Jesse Bruce helped destroy the remnants of Saddam Hussein’s rule and restore infrastructure to war-torn Iraq. But after an enemy mortar shell exploded in his … 3

September 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 The World Trade Organization has ruled that billions of dollars in aid that European governments gave to aerospace giant Airbus constitutes illegal subsidies, sources familiar with the decision said, rendering … 3

September 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The economy may be growing again, but employers aren’t hiring. Despite an emerging economic expansion, businesses were sufficiently skittish about the future that the job market continued its …

September 5, 2009 in City on Page A1 This fall, the Spokane parks department has the “route to a smoking hot body.” “Exotic Strip Tease and Fitness Conditioning,” a 12-session class for teens and women, is one of … 8

September 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 We know having a large waistline is unhealthy. But larger thighs, it appears, may protect against heart disease and premature death. A study published on BMJ.com (the British Medical Journal’s …

September 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Early estimates put the cost of Sarah Palin’s midterm resignation as Alaska governor at a minimum of $40,000, not including a special legislative session partly linked to …

September 5, 2009 in Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Alice Smith thought she would live comfortably and quietly in her Hyattsville, Md., retirement community. Instead she’s fretfully dodging calls from her creditors. She owes more than $10,000 … 1