August 4, 2011 in Region The Washington Health Department says 22 people have been sickened by eating raw oysters that contained a naturally occurring bacteria. 2

August 4, 2011 in Sports Day after day this summer, Idaho football players – the ones who stayed in town – stuck to the same routine. They would make their way through the quiet campus …

August 4, 2011 in Sports Free agents had to wait out a nearly five-month lockout before they could find their new homes. Then after negotiating and signing contracts last week, those free agents had to …

August 4, 2011 in City A suspicious device duct taped to a bicycle on the federal courthouse campus downtown this evening contained no explosives, Spokane police said. 1

August 4, 2011 in City, News A federal judge said today that he is leaning toward allowing prosecutors to show that marks made on the wires of the bomb planted on Martin Luther King Jr. Day … 3

August 4, 2011 in Sports Long before Mike Carp came up to the Seattle Mariners for a second time this season and produced impressive offensive numbers, something more important preceded that success. A new mindset.

August 4, 2011 in Nation/World A Texas jury convicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs of child sexual assault Thursday in a case stemming from two young followers he took as brides in what his church … 18

August 4, 2011 in City A fight over sexual assault allegations led to the arrest of a couple on kidnapping and attempted murder charges in Airway Heights early today, police said. 2

August 4, 2011 in Nation/World Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has left 74,000 transportation and construction workers idled, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid … 10

August 4, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Fears about the global economy led to the biggest panic in financial markets since the 2008 financial crisis. 139

August 4, 2011 in Region JUNEAU, Alaska — A key federal agency gave conditional approval Thursday to Shell Oil Co.’s plans to begin drilling in Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast as early as next year. 9

August 4, 2011 in Region Census figures show the number of same-sex households in Washington increased 53 percent in the past decade. 5

August 4, 2011 in Idaho Eight Republican senators who voted against schools chief Tom Luna’s education reforms would run against incumbents under a new GOP-backed proposal for redrawing Idaho’s political boundaries that’s raising concerns of … 2

August 4, 2011 in City Authorities investigating reports of women being assaulted by a bicyclist while jogging continue to urge caution but say law enforcement “is addressing this issue.” 16

August 4, 2011 Avista Corp. reported slightly lower net income of $23 million today for the second quarter, compared to $25.5 million for the second quarter of 2010. 7

August 4, 2011 in Food, Nation/World A healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines, according to a study published today that says the government should do … 6

August 4, 2011 in News Spokane Valley police executed two search warrants Wednesday morning that landed several people in jail. 10

August 4, 2011 in News A motorcyclist died Wednesday on Highway 95 in Naples, Idaho after hitting a deer. 2

August 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Agribusiness giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak that has killed one person in California and sickened at least … 4

August 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEATTLE – His last name is Cooper. And a woman calling herself his niece says he acted suspiciously before suddenly disappearing. But it remains to be seen if Lynn Doyle …

August 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 SYDNEY – The bizarre attack seemed straight out of a Hollywood thriller: A disguised man breaks into a suburban home in the middle of the day, chains an apparent bomb …