August 18, 2010 in Sports Safety first. It’s not only a good rule to live by, but in this instance, it also defines the priority list of Eastern Washington University’s football team.

August 18, 2010 in City Thousands of votes are still to be counted from Tuesday’s primary, but along with most races, some lessons are clear.

August 18, 2010 in Sports KEIZER, Ore. – The Spokane Indians should arrive home with a spring in their step after completing their longest road trip of the season Wednesday night with an offensive explosion. …

August 18, 2010 in Sports BALTIMORE — Matt Tuiasosopo extended his unlikely power surge with a three-run homer, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 Wednesday night for their season-high fourth straight series … 2

August 18, 2010 in City A long-planned interactive science center in Spokane has found a home. Board members of Mobius Spokane said Wednesday they will open their long-discussed Mobius Science Center in a central downtown … 2

August 18, 2010 in Sports The Spokane Chiefs open training camp a week from today, but 19-year-old forward Matt Marantz was all smiles Wednesday afternoon when he figured they picked up their first win of …

August 18, 2010 in Region Lawmakers and other Washington state officials have talked a lot about focusing more on science and math education, but researchers at the University of Washington have found that despite this … 5

August 18, 2010 in Idaho A Hayden, Idaho businessman has filed to run as a write-in candidate against Idaho Rep. Phil Hart, saying Hart’s tax woes prompted him to jump into the race against a … 3

August 18, 2010 A Stevens County jury ruled today that Christopher H. Devlin is guilty of aggravated first-degree murder in connection with a case of a man whose bullet-riddled body was found behind … 3

August 18, 2010 in City Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a suspect in a July 30 shooting at Bigelow Gulch that left a man with a gunshot wound to the head. 4

August 18, 2010 in Region A software glitch confounded election watchers during the “top two” primary, causing the secretary of state’s website to crash when results began pouring in. 7

August 18, 2010 in News Comments on cleanup plan due Nov. 23 1

August 18, 2010 A pedestrian was reported in satisfactory condition this morning at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center after walking onto U.S. Highway 2 and getting hit by a car at Rambo Road …

August 18, 2010 in City, Idaho Another hot day with temperatures in the lower 90s is being forecast by the National Weather Service before temperatures ease back to the lower 80s.

August 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 Sen. Patty Murray will face Dino Rossi in the November general election, continuing the fight for a U.S. Senate seat that started even before the Republican former legislator got into … 9

August 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – Teenagers aren’t necessarily tuning out adults; they simply might not be able to hear them. The proportion of American teens with slight hearing loss has increased 30 … 2

August 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – More than half of Americans now disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance, new polling found, as the ground zero mosque controversy appeared to further erode ratings that … 12

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August 18, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Pasadena, Calif. – A 3-year-old federal law that makes it a crime to falsely claim to have received a medal from the U.S. military is unconstitutional, an appeals court panel … 1