September 1, 2011 in Sports It wasn’t supposed to go this way. Not in the first game in the spiffed-up Kibbie Dome. Not after Idaho football coach Robb Akey declared his team ready for another …

September 1, 2011 in Sports Torii Hunter and Howie Kendrick homered for the Los Angeles Angels to help a wild Ervin Santana overcome seven walks Thursday night in a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

September 1, 2011 in Sports Tim Hulett isn’t bothering with scoreboard watching. The Spokane Indians manager is focused on his team and he likes what he sees.

September 1, 2011 in Sports Ben Goodwin and two other Saxons rushed for 100 yards or more as the new-look, run-first Saxons ran over the University Titans 42-14 in a season-opening game Thursday at Albi … 1

September 1, 2011 in Idaho, News Divers recovered the body of 24-year-old Riley Odwyer from Lake Coeur d’Alene this afternoon. 1

September 1, 2011 in Sports Come Saturday, Alden Gibbs will find himself in a strange place when he makes his first start as the Eagles’ right cornerback in their 2011 season opener against the University …

September 1, 2011 in City, Nation/World Rose Marks and her family of fortunetellers offered hope, but prosecutors said it came with a steep price. In all, authorities said, the family amassed a $40 million fortune from … 4

September 1, 2011 in News MOSES LAKE — German carmaker BMW AG and a European carbon manufacturing company celebrated the opening of a new plant to produce carbon fibers for the automotive industry on Thursday.

September 1, 2011 in Idaho, News The Kootenai County prosecutor’s office received a $494,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department to prosecute people who sexually abuse and exploit children and to enforce sex offender registration laws. 1

September 1, 2011 in City The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says deputies who responded to a report of a disturbance Wednesday night found a man on the ground in the Larson Housing area near Moses … 1

September 1, 2011 in Nation/World The U.S. and Britain called for a tougher stance over Syria’s bloody crackdown on protesters Thursday, demanding tough new international sanctions on President Bashar Assad and his regime. In a …

September 1, 2011 in Region Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna legally can challenge the federal health care reforms, but can’t refuse to represent Land Commissioner Peter Goldmark in a separate case. 5

September 1, 2011 in City Our current cooler-than-normal temperatures will warm over the next couple of days, until the region reaches an expected high near 87 on Labor Day.

September 1, 2011 in Nation/World Moammar Gadhafi warned from hiding today that tribes loyal to him were well-armed and preparing for battle, hours after rebels hoping for a peaceful surrender extended the deadline for loyalist …

September 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Eighteen months after they have returned from a war zone, soldiers bear an unmistakable sign of emotional trauma deep inside their brains. But in most, a key node … 1

September 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 Turns out that Spokane politics mirror the rancor in the other Washington. More than 600 people jammed the Lincoln Center on Wednesday night to boo or cheer Rep. Cathy McMorris … 68

September 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In a back-and-forth that raised familiar doubts about whether Democrats and Republicans can work together when Congress reconvenes next week, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John A. … 43

September 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 ATLANTA – A man jumped into an out-of-control Jeep as it drifted across lanes of traffic on a busy Columbus, Ga., street and steered the vehicle safely into a guardrail …

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