October 7, 2010 in Idaho An informant in a federal murder-for-hire case who planted a pipe bomb under the intended victim’s car pleaded guilty to two federal weapons charges Thursday in Coeur d’Alene. 2

  October 7, 2010 OLYMPIA - Inmates in Washington state prisons don’t have a constitutional right to vote in elections, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today. 7

October 7, 2010 in Sports The paths Sekope Kaufusi and C.J. Mizell followed have been different, but their joint destination is getting closer by the day.

October 7, 2010 in City Stabbing a man in the neck, leaving him paralyzed below the chest and in a wheelchair for life, isn’t grounds for an exceptional sentence, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled, … 5

October 7, 2010 in News The head of a leading party running for election in Kyrgyzstan said Thursday that an incoming coalition government would likely sharply increase the rent for a U.S. air base in … 1

October 7, 2010 in Region The autopsy today on a body found on the Bellingham waterfront confirms it is Western Washington University student Dwight Clark. 1

October 7, 2010 in Region Most workers believe the safety culture at the U.S. Department of Energy’s most expensive and most complex nuclear waste treatment plant is strong, but some worry they will face retaliation … 7

October 7, 2010 in Idaho Keith Allred, the Democratic candidate for governor of Idaho, is going after incumbent Butch Otter with a new TV commercial targeting Otter for this year’s school funding cuts.

October 7, 2010 in City Three children allegedly abducted by their father Wednesday in Spokane were found safe today in Butte, Mont., with the father, Chad Phillips, 33, police say. 27

October 7, 2010 in Region Acquaintances say the man accused of killing a 17-year-old Wenatchee girl was obsessed with death, corpses and serial killers, according to court documents.

October 7, 2010 in Region A jury in Kennewick heard graphic testimony Wednesday in the murder trial of a woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and cutting the baby from her womb. The Tri-City …

October 7, 2010 in Business Stocks seesawed today as traders balanced slightly better news on jobs against mixed results from PepsiCo Inc. The Dow Jones industrial average came within two points of 11,000 before turning …

October 7, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Retailers reported surprisingly solid sales gains for September, boosted by back-to-school shopping, much of it pushed into September by parents who had put off trips to the mall.

October 7, 2010 in Nation/World Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa, one of the most acclaimed writers in the Spanish-speaking world, a man of letters who also braved the violence and political divisions of his homeland to …

October 7, 2010 in City, Idaho A storm system that battered the southwestern U.S. earlier this week is sending waves of moisture northward today, and is triggering rain as far north as Spokane. 1

October 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices seemed both troubled and divided Wednesday as they questioned whether a small Kansas church could be punished for mounting a protest that many found contemptible … 9

October 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Government scientists wanted to tell Americans early on how bad the BP oil spill could get, but the White House denied their request to make the worst-case models …

October 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Working-class whites are favoring Republicans in numbers that parallel the GOP tide of 1994 when the party grabbed control of the House after four decades. The increased GOP … 9

October 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 BELLEMONT, Ariz. – A rare swarm of tornadoes shoved semis off highways and destroyed homes in the predawn darkness Wednesday, leaving startled residents wondering if they were in Arizona anymore …

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October 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Researchers have a pair of new suspects in the mysterious collapse of honeybee colonies across the country. The widespread damage to the bees has caused concern because the …