August 28, 2010 in Sports Player’s positive reactions were all over the board Friday afternoon, when EWU’s football team – in preparation for Thursday night’s 2009 season opener against Nevada in Reno – practiced on …

August 28, 2010 in Sports This is the summer Ronny Turiaf got lost. And found.

August 28, 2010 in Sports Earl Thomas shows why the Seahawks believe the rookie safety will be a great playmaker in a NFL preseason game won by the host Minnesota Vikings on Saturday night.

August 28, 2010 in City “Alegria” is a sense of deep-felt joy. It’s a feeling that Luis Vigil hopes his band, Los Vigiles, is able to create in a crowd. As Vigil awaited the beginning …

August 28, 2010 in Idaho As temperatures dropped last night, one man without a home tried to warm himself with a fire that got out of control. 1

August 28, 2010 in Sports Nick Blackburn and newly acquired reliever Brian Fuentes combined on a two-hitter Saturday, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 1-0 win over the Seattle Mariners.

August 28, 2010 in City Getting out of jail in Spokane County is getting cheaper. After years of inmate overcrowding and a push by the county to streamline the judicial system, prosecutors, defense lawyers and … 3

August 28, 2010 in City Highway 2 north of Chattaroy continues to be blocked by what Washington State Patrol is calling a fatality collision.

August 28, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck told the tens of thousands of activists he drew from around the nation Saturday that the … 45

August 28, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich extended condolences Friday to the family of slain pastor Wayne Scott Creach and asked for the community to be patient as investigators determine why he … 43

August 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The economy turns out to be weaker than we thought, and the outlook for the rest of the year is now looking dimmer. New figures issued Friday show … 15

August 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 LONDON – British scientists have decoded the genetic sequence of wheat – one of the world’s oldest and most important crops – a development they hope could help the global … 5

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August 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 BEIJING – China’s monster traffic jam has reared its head again, with trucks and cars backed up for as many as 18 miles today on a highway north of Beijing, …

August 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Forget the Dow and the GDP. Here’s the latest economic indicator: The U.S. birth rate has fallen to its lowest level in at least a century as many people apparently …

August 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Americans are giving a paltry amount for relief efforts in flood-stricken Pakistan compared to other overseas disasters. They were more than 40 times more generous for the … 2

August 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration is planning to inspect all of the country’s largest egg farms before the end of next year following the massive recall that has …

August 28, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – President Mwai Kibaki signed Kenya’s new constitution Friday, describing the occasion as the greatest day since independence in 1963. But the presence of Sudanese President Omar …