October 6, 2011 in Region SEATTLE — A Washington state judge is letting a murder defendant take a two-week, five-state road trip so she can attend her half-sister’s memorial service, go to the dentist and … 8

October 6, 2011 Several flights to and from Spokane International Airport have been delayed or canceled throughout the day due to low visibility.

October 6, 2011 in Sports The No. 1-ranked Saxons, despite not functioning on all cylinders, had more than enough to hold off the Mt. Spokane Wildcats 24-7 in a Greater Spokane League football game in …

October 6, 2011 in Business, City Eighteen government and business leaders have taken a stand against the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino in Airway Heights, according to letters sent to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 10

October 6, 2011 in City Spokane police have identified a man they suspect robbed the Chase bank at 5508 N. Division on Wednesday.

October 6, 2011 in Region Voters in two eastern Idaho towns will receive blank ballots during a Nov. 8 election to fill local government seats. 1

October 6, 2011 in City A Spokane Community College student reported to campus security today that she was raped in a car in the campus parking lot at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Spokane police are investigating. … 1

October 6, 2011 in Region For six years, Bill Shipp has been keeping a secret from his neighbors, which isn’t easy in this town of about 150 folks on the southern edge of the Missouri …

October 6, 2011 in City, News A therapist who is accused of ruining a Spokane couple’s marriage by misdiagnosing the husband as a sex addict and making unsubstantiated claims that he molested the couple’s sons was … 2

October 6, 2011 in News The operators of the Yellowstone Pipeline will conduct acoustic tests this evening to determine if leaks are occurring in a section of the 10-inch petroleum pipeline that runs along the … 1

October 6, 2011 in News The Lands Council of Spokane has received a $20,000 grant from Tom’s of Maine to plant 10,000 native ponderosa pines in urban areas. 4

October 6, 2011 in City, News A federal judge today said the upcoming criminal trial against Karl F. Thompson Jr. will remain in Yakima, but he will make arrangements for a video feed to a courtroom … 4

October 6, 2011 in City As many as 18 residents were burned out of their apartments this morning in a fire on Spokane’s lower South Hill. 5

October 6, 2011 in Region Amanda Knox hasn’t slept much since arriving back in Seattle after four years in an Italian prison, her father said today. 6

October 6, 2011 in Nation/World The 2011 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded today to Tomas Transtromer of Sweden, whose surrealistic works about the mysteries of the human mind won him wide recognition as the …

October 6, 2011 in Nation/World President Barack Obama defiantly challenged lawmakers today to vote for his jobs plan or explain why not. “This is not a game,” he declared. 29

October 6, 2011 in Business The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage this week fell below 4 percent for the first time ever, to 3.94 percent.

October 6, 2011 in City, Idaho Lingering rain from a large storm over the western U.S. will continue at least through this morning in the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene areas.

October 6, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 A drug that millions of pregnant women took decades ago to prevent miscarriage and complications has put their daughters at higher risk for breast cancer and other health problems that …