September 4, 2010 in Sports Is it already time to reconsider the “Maybe it won’t be as bad as we think” season of Washington State football? 3

September 4, 2010 in Region A two-car, head-on collision on Highway 25 37 miles north of Davenport is sending several people to the hospital.

September 4, 2010 in City Susan and Paul Puhek stood proudly beside their cipollini onions, purple carrots and yellow pear tomatoes Saturday, which will be replaced shortly by “crops that like the cooler weather.” 1

September 4, 2010 in Sports Riley Nelson threw for two touchdowns in his first start in four years and BYU’s defense shut out Washington in the second half as the Cougars won 23-17 on Saturday …

September 4, 2010 in Idaho A Sandpoint man was badly injured today Saturday at Hauser Lake when he was thrown off an inner tube being towed by a ski boat.

September 4, 2010 in News A 48-year-old man died after he rolled his car while driving under the influence of alcohol at 1:15 a.m. Saturday. 2

September 4, 2010 in Sports Receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh was sent packing from Seattle on Saturday, cut by the Seahawks after just one season as coach Pete Carroll continued his roster purge. 2

  September 4, 2010 in Sports The No. 15-ranked Division III Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (1-0) started the season the way they expected with a convincing 27-7 win over Whitworth at the Pine Bowl. But their win wasn’t …

September 4, 2010 in News Washington State Patrol announced Highway 261 from Washtucna to Ritzville will be closed temporarily due to a dust storm.

September 4, 2010 in News, City Approximately 60 residents from an apartment complex on East South Riverton Avenue are displaced after an early morning fire.

  September 4, 2010 in Features Carol Stueckle of Colfax is launching a business at age 72. In this Wise Words in Troubled Times interview, she explains where she got the courage to do it. 1

September 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 Mine engineers say the attempt to rescue 33 Chilean miners is an “unprecedented challenge.” Yet a precedent does exist, on a smaller scale, right here in the Inland Northwest.

September 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing … 1

September 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 Thirty-four years after NASA’s Viking missions to Mars sent back results interpreted to mean there was no organic material – and consequently no life – on the planet, new research … 1

September 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW ORLEANS – BP PLC said the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was removed from the company’s well on Friday afternoon. …

September 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 JERUSALEM – Jewish settlers across the West Bank have vowed to begin construction in more than 60 locations, posing a direct challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he …

September 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 HAVANA – Fidel Castro dusted off his military fatigues for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little …

September 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Employers who hire illegal immigrants can be fined, but the Obama administration warned this week that they also can be fined for asking legal immigrants to show their … 3