September 27, 2010 in Sports Time: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. TV: FSN Records: WSU (1-3, 0-1 in Pac-10); UCLA (2-2, 0-1) Last week: Washington State lost to Southern Cal, 50-16; …

September 27, 2010 in City A man accused of raping a 19-year-old woman in a Spokane park early Saturday claimed to be a police officer, then told her he would take her to jail for … 10

September 27, 2010 in Business State and federal regulators have lifted the cease-and-desist order placed on Sterling Savings Bank nearly one year ago.

September 27, 2010 in Idaho, Region Documents released today show that Montana is seeking federal approval to kill 186 endangered gray wolves in a special “conservation hunt” and neighboring Idaho wants permission to remove up to …

September 27, 2010 in City A series of traffic accidents this afternoon stopped eastbound traffic on Interstate 90 at the Medical Lake interchange, authorities said.

September 27, 2010 in Sports George Blanda, the seemingly ageless Hall of Fame quarterback and kicker whose 26-year career was best remembered for a remarkable run of late-game theatrics with the Oakland Raiders, has died. …

September 27, 2010 All police found at the bottom of a cliff was a man’s body in a frigid river and a Segway, the two-wheeled electric device that was supposed to revolutionize personal … 3

September 27, 2010 in Sports Ryan Spangler, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward from Bridge Creek High in Blanchard, Okla., has verbally committed to Gonzaga, according to his prep coach, Jason Sanders. 4

September 27, 2010 in City, Idaho The first full week of autumn is feeling more like summer with highs in the upper 70s to 80 degrees and lows in the 50s.

September 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 Second Avenue and four major intersections in downtown Spokane will be closed at times this week for paving work as part of a reconstruction of Second. The intersections are on … 6

September 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 BOSTON – Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth. The … 4

September 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Congress is deadlocked over virtually every major issue still pending this year, including key economic matters such as a detailed federal spending plan and extending Bush-era tax cuts, … 14

September 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEOUL – They’re called the North Korea watchers: a group of men who devote their lives to studying every satellite image for traces of nuclear activity, every photo for clues …

September 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – Four aid workers were kidnapped in Afghanistan as election officials ordered recounts in seven provinces after last week’s parliamentary vote, raising further concerns of misconduct and fraud … 1

September 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 CARACAS, Venezuela – Opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tried to break his long-standing monopoly on power in congressional elections Sunday, and demanded electoral authorities release the results after an …

September 27, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration wants to require U.S. banks to report all electronic money transfers into and out of the country, a dramatic expansion in efforts to counter terrorist … 1