September 7, 2010 in City An auto body shop in Spokane Valley was destroyed in a fire Tuesday night. The blaze also burned a car inside and a motor home parked nearby.

September 7, 2010 in City Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Hirzel said he ordered Pastor Wayne Scott Creach to drop his gun multiple times, struck the 74-year-old man in the leg with a police baton … 102

September 7, 2010 in Idaho A plea hearing for the hit-man-turned-informant in an alleged North Idaho murder plot was postponed Tuesday because the suspect was reluctant to acknowledge that the pipe bomb he’s accused of … 3

September 7, 2010 in Idaho Ten years ago, on Sept. 7, 2000, a Kootenai County jury rendered a $6.3 million verdict against the Aryan Nations and its leader, Richard Butler. That action bankrupted the racist … 1

September 7, 2010 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s first campaign commercial for his re-election bid contains a misleading claim, while that of his Democratic challenger, Keith Allred, includes an overstatement. But both TV spots, … 1

September 7, 2010 in Sports Eastern Washington University’s officials reacted favorably to Tuesday’s announcement that the University of California-Davis and Cal Poly have accepted invitations to join the Big Sky Conference as affiliate members in … 1

September 7, 2010 in Region After the Labor Day weekend break, the state Transportation Department is resuming rock blasting on a major project to widen Interstate 90 on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass. 1

September 7, 2010 in City

A mentally ill Spokane man accused of murdering a woman with a crossbow more than two years ago is set for trial in January 2011 after a judge ruled he’s …

September 7, 2010 in Region A man who refused to put down a gun was shot and killed by three officers early today in Vancouver. 9

September 7, 2010 in News, Idaho Morning showers lasting until about noon today

September 7, 2010 in News, Idaho Couple found dead 100 feet from site of crash

September 7, 2010 in City Thousands of Washington state employees are having an extended Labor Day weekend with an unpaid day off today. 17

September 7, 2010 in Region A gun stolen from a southwest Ohio home has been recovered 23 years later at a pawn shop in Washington state.

September 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States – all ahead … 7

September 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 MILWAUKEE – A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a … 4

September 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 HELENA – Federal transportation safety officials are using the deadly crash of an overloaded plane in Montana to revive a long-standing debate about whether small children should be allowed to …

September 7, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 GUATEMALA CITY – Searchers on Monday pulled five more bodies from a mud-covered highway where back-to-back landslides buried bus passengers and people trying to save them. The deaths raised the …