November 5, 2011 in Sports The Spokane Chiefs’ eight-game Spokane Arena winning streak to start the 2011-2012 Western Hockey League season came to a screeching halt Saturday night.

November 5, 2011 in Sports It’s hard for the murmurs around Washington State and coach Paul Wulff to not be heard by the Cougars players. But they are trying to ignore it.

November 5, 2011 in City An apple a day can help keep hunger at bay. And thousands of pounds of apples can feed a lot of hungry people. More than 200 volunteers descended on Green … 1

November 5, 2011 in Sports California quarterback Zach Maynard threw for 118 yards and a touchdown before leaving with an injury, Isi Sofele ran for 138 yards and a TD and California routed Washington State … 7

November 5, 2011 in Sports Kama Bailey rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns as Idaho rallied to beat San Jose State 32-29 on Saturday.

November 5, 2011 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Rooney, the curmudgeonly commentator who spent more than 30 years wryly talking about the oddities of life for “60 Minutes,” died Friday night, CBS said. … 6

November 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – America’s private sector has added jobs three months in a row, the government reported Friday, a development that signals that the U.S. economy is leaving the recession further … 31

November 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An asteroid bigger than an aircraft carrier will dart between the Earth and moon Tuesday – the closest encounter by such a huge rock in 35 …

November 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Thousands of people are expected to mass at the White House on Sunday to send an environmental message to President Barack Obama: Say no to a proposed pipeline … 2

November 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – The National Restaurant Association confirmed Friday that it had paid a financial settlement to a woman who complained of sexual harassment by Herman Cain, and the woman’s lawyer … 3

November 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 President Barack Obama is running statistically even with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in 12 key swing states and is slightly ahead of Texas Gov. Rick Perry and businessman Herman …

November 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 Greece has been surviving since May 2010 on a $150 billion bailout. But its financial crisis was so severe that a second rescue was needed as the country remained locked …

November 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 Bogota, Colombia – The top leader of Colombia’s main rebel group, the bookish ideologue Alfonso Cano, was killed Friday in a military bombing attack in the country’s southwest, authorities said. …

November 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 CANNES, France – Leaders of the world’s most industrialized nations ended two days of turbulence here, unable to finalize a bailout plan for struggling European Union economies but inching forward …

November 5, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – A journalist at Rupert Murdoch’s the Sun tabloid has been arrested on suspicion of police corruption, British media reported Friday, a development that spreads the taint of scandal …

November 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 A jury on Friday awarded more than $700,000 to a Spokane police detective after finding he was wrongfully fired and then retaliated against by Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick. The … 4

November 5, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 HELENA – An ExxonMobil subsidiary has stepped back from plans to haul oversized oil refinery equipment to Canada along scenic two-lane highways in Idaho and Montana. Imperial Oil has applied … 1