October 30, 2010 in Sports The Big Sky’s hottest football team took it up a notch Saturday when No. 8 Eastern Washington blasted Portland State 50-17 in Hillsboro Stadium. 1

October 30, 2010 in City After being bombarded by political attack ads from both sides in one of the most contentious election in years, some Spokane area residents are fed up with all the “insanity.” 15

October 30, 2010 in Sports It was another big day for Reid Forrest. Maybe his biggest. 1

October 30, 2010 in Sports Rookie Mitch Moreland hit an early three-run homer, Josh Hamilton later launched a 426-foot shot and the Rangers, in the franchise’s 50th season, became the first team from Texas to …

October 30, 2010 in Sports Although Willamette only led by a field goal against Whitworth at the end of the first quarter Saturday, the lead felt so much bigger. And that feeling was because of …

October 30, 2010 in Sports SEATTLE - Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck outclassed Jake Locker, and it wasn’t even close. Luck ran for a 51-yard touchdown the first time he carried the ball, directed Stanford to … 2

October 30, 2010 in Idaho BOISE – Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, sent a check as promised to the state’s school endowment for $2,450, but he called it a “voluntary donation” to the permanent … 7

October 30, 2010 in Nation/World MADISON, Wis. — For nearly a year in Afghanistan, a tightly knit Army Reserve unit kept the memories of their comrades killed during a shooting rampage Fort Hood close. But …

October 30, 2010 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — In the shadow of the Capitol and the election, comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert entertained a huge throng Saturday at a “sanity” rally poking fun at the … 1

October 30, 2010 All lanes of the Monroe Street Bridge are reopened after being briefly shut down by an apparent suicide attempt. A man walked onto the ledge of the bridge about 2 … 2

October 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 KATMANDU, Nepal – You can’t get away from a cell phone call, even at the top of the world. Thanks to 3G towers newly installed near Mount Everest’s base camp, … 2

October 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 The discovery of explosive devices being shipped to the U.S. this week raised fears that al-Qaida was plotting new terror attacks that would exploit weaknesses in screening air cargo. Airline …

October 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A terrorist attack apparently aimed at two Jewish centers in Chicago was thwarted when two packages the size of “bread boxes” containing explosives were intercepted in Europe and …

October 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 COLUMBUS, Ohio – An undetermined number of McDonald’s employees in northeastern Ohio received handbills in their most recent paychecks suggesting they vote for three Republican candidates. The fast food chain’s … 7

October 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Recent chemical tests have shown no widespread contamination to seafood from dispersants used to break up oil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico – … 1

October 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air Force Academy reversed course on Friday and released the results of a survey that showed mixed results on the school’s efforts to improve …

October 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 Reno, Nev. – A gunman who police said was about to be fired surrendered Friday after shooting three co-workers at a Walmart store in Nevada in a possible retaliation attack, …

October 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 MOSCOW – U.S. and Afghan forces working with Russian agents destroyed millions of dollars worth of drugs at several heroin and opium production facilities in Afghanistan during an unprecedented joint …