November 1, 2011 in City A masked man robbed several cashiers at knife point at the Safeway on Northwest Boulevard this evening. Witnesses said the man put a knife to at least two cashiers’ throats …

November 1, 2011 A report of smoke on the ground floor of the Dresden building on North Monroe prompted Spokane firefighters to close a portion of the street to traffic tonight as they … 2

November 1, 2011 in Nation/World While members of the so-called 99 percent take part in Occupy Wall Street protests, a new website lets some of the wealthy 1 percent declare their support for the movement. 20

November 1, 2011 in News, City The jury deciding the excessive force trial of Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. deliberated has completed about seven hours of deliberations without rendering a verdict. 49

November 1, 2011 in Nation/World, Climate change Scientists who monitor the effects of global warming are watching glaciers shrink all over the world, but this year could be an exception in parts of the Rocky Mountains. Snow … 5

November 1, 2011 in News, Idaho Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been confirmed in nine Kootenai County children, ranging in age from 3 months to 15 years old, a news release from Panhandle Health … 10

November 1, 2011 in City Reforms prompted by a landmark lawsuit against Washington state’s foster-care system will be completed in two years under a renegotiated settlement announced today by the Department of Social and Health … 1

November 1, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Bank of America Corp. is nixing its plans to charge a $5 monthly debit card fee. The bank said today that the decision to scrap the plan came after listening … 15

November 1, 2011 in Region An Amber alert has been canceled in Washington state after a slaying suspect on the run with his 9-month old daughter surrendered early today at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup.

November 1, 2011 in Region Faculty senators at the University of Idaho will consider approving a formal consensual relations policy during their regular weekly meeting today on campus in Moscow. 9

November 1, 2011 in City, Idaho A man fleeing police during a traffic stop early today ran onto the Trent Avenue Bridge over the Spokane River and jumped into the frigid water, authorities reported. 29

November 1, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Worries that a planned Greek referendum could scuttle a plan to resolve Europe’s debt crisis rattled markets this morning. Stocks indexes plunged in the U.S. and Europe. The dollar and … 6

November 1, 2011 in City, Idaho A cool northerly flow is going to dominate the region today with clear skies and a high in the upper 40s in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene.

November 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is pushing federal regulators to do more to address dangerous shortages of critical medicines, sidestepping a deadlocked Congress that has not dealt with the problem. … 6

November 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 The multimillion- dollar fight over state-run liquor sales is flooding the airwaves and stuffing mailboxes across the state as both sides in the Initiative 1183 debate try to empty their … 31

November 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 MINNEAPOLIS – A man who blew himself up in an attack that killed at least 10 people in Somalia on Saturday may have been a U.S. citizen from Minneapolis who …

November 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Well before the first votes of the 2012 campaign are to be cast, the Commission on Presidential Debates has determined the dates and locations for general election confrontations …

November 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Being stuck for hours on a stuffy, stinky plane at the airport – every passenger’s nightmare – was supposed to be a thing of the past, thanks to …