November 7, 2011 in Sports Joe Frazier, the heavyweight boxing champion who in 1971 became the first fighter to defeat Muhammad Ali, then lost two epic rematches including a ferocious battle known as the “Thrilla … 1

November 7, 2011 in Sports Vandals coach Robb Akey said Monday that sophomore Taylor Davis will be under center against Brigham Young on Saturday, and perhaps for the rest of the season.

November 7, 2011 in Sports Washington State’s bowl hopes are on the line every game until they lose one. Next up is Arizona State. 1

November 7, 2011 in Sports, Nation/World, Region Gov. Jack Dalrymple asked North Dakota lawmakers Monday to reverse a decision they made eight months earlier and allow the University of North Dakota to drop its Fighting Sioux athletics … 3

November 7, 2011 in Region A technical problem was affecting the mailing of up to 21,000 ballots in Washington, and some voters who registered online may not be getting a ballot at all, officials said …

November 7, 2011 in News, City A federal judge ruled late this afternoon that convicted Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. should be released from jail pending his sentencing, which he set for Jan. 27. 89

November 7, 2011 in Sports A chronological look at the case against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, based on a grand jury report in Pennsylvania state court. 7

November 7, 2011 in Sports A sex-abuse scandal related to the head football coach — a scandal where he’s not charged with any crime — strikes deep and wide both in Centre County and the … 1

November 7, 2011 in Nation/World A federal judge has blocked the government from requiring tobacco companies to begin placing images of diseased lungs and cadavers on cigarette packages, saying the health warnings violated the firms’ …

November 7, 2011 in Nation/World Pushed for space, a Spanish cemetery has begun placing stickers on thousands of burial sites whose leases are up as a warning to relatives or caretakers to pay up or … 1

November 7, 2011 in Region Oregon was first in the nation to have all residents vote by mail. Now it’s pioneering another idea: vote by iPad.

November 7, 2011 in Nation/World A jury has convicted Michael Jackson’s doctor of involuntary manslaughter in the singer’s 2009 drug death. 4

November 7, 2011 in News With more than 150 gray wolves shot in the Northern Rockies so far this fall, a panel of federal judges on Tuesday is scheduled to consider an emergency halt to …

November 7, 2011 in Nation/World Speaking in a halting voice, a Chicago-area woman accused Republican presidential contender Herman Cain today of making an unwanted sexual advance against her more than a decade ago, saying she … 62

November 7, 2011 in City, Idaho The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency today issued a stage two burning ban on the use of all wood heating devices, including certified stoves. 7

November 7, 2011 in Region Research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory may lead to more accurate early detection of breast cancer.

November 7, 2011 in Region Records obtained by the Yakima Herald-Republic show the Yakima police officers suspended for spending more than $400 in tax money on beer for themselves tried to hide their alcohol purchases. … 26

November 7, 2011 in Region Two trains collided in a switching yard at Pasco, derailing two locomotives and about a dozen cars. One of them has leaked about 2,000 gallons of ethanol.

November 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The wealth gap between younger and older Americans has stretched to the widest on record, worsened by a prolonged economic downturn that has wiped out job opportunities for … 13

November 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 The widening project on Interstate 90 from Sullivan to Barker roads is nearing completion this month. The $19 million project will expand I-90 to three lanes in each direction on … 4

November 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 First the dot.coms popped, then mortgages. Are student loans and higher education the next bubble, the latest investment craze inflating on borrowed money and misplaced faith it can never go … 3

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