September 29, 2011 in Sports Zach Bruce rushed 29 times for 177 yards to go with two interceptions from his strong safety position as the Titans topped the Mt. Spokane Wildcats 31-28 in a key …

September 29, 2011 in Sports It was on the bus ride back from Missoula, where Eastern Washington had just been stung by a 17-14 Big Sky Conference football loss to Montana, that Patrick Mealey made …

September 29, 2011 in News, City Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Brett J. Peterson pleaded guilty today to three counts of lying to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development in order to obtain a discounted … 14

September 29, 2011 in News, Region SALINAS, Calif. — A California farm is voluntarily recalling bags of chopped romaine lettuce because of possible contamination with listeria, though no illnesses have been reported.

September 29, 2011 in News, Nation/World PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal agents raided a Boeing plant that makes military helicopters in suburban Philadelphia on Thursday and charged more than three dozen people with distributing or trying to … 2

  September 29, 2011 in News The attorney defending Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. said federal prosecutors have a “slew of evidence” against his client intending to show that he used deadly force on … 57

September 29, 2011 in City A convicted killer who committed suicide four days after he was sentenced to life in prison is appealing his case from the grave — at taxpayers’ expense. 3

September 29, 2011 in Region The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says 43,000 pounds of cantaloupe donated to the public in southern Idaho might have been contaminated with listeria, but most of it has … 1

September 29, 2011 in City A Spokane County sheriff’s deputy under investigation in a federal housing fraud case has resigned. 13

September 29, 2011 in City A multiple-vehicle collision in the left-hand westbound lane of Interstate 90 near the Freya Street exit backed up traffic for more than a mile during rush hour this morning. 2

September 29, 2011 in Nation/World The Obama administration is taking steps to extend new federal protections to a list of imperiled animals and plants that reads like a manifest for Noah’s Ark — from the … 8

September 29, 2011 in City, Idaho Afternoon temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s will make the last two days of September feel more like summer. 3

September 29, 2011 in Business, City Kendall Yards is bringing home the bacon. Bread and produce, too. 14

September 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Wednesday formally asked the Supreme Court to review its controversial health care law, a move that’s likely to set up a blockbuster election-year decision. …

September 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 KABUL, Afghanistan – Violence in Afghanistan is up nearly 40 percent over last year, a U.N. report released Wednesday found, contradicting claims by the U.S.-led coalition that security has improved … 5

September 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 HONG KONG – Residents of Hong Kong braced themselves today for the arrival of a powerful typhoon that brought death and destruction when it tore through the Philippines earlier this …

September 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – A pill developed in Bulgaria during the Soviet era shows promise for helping millions of smokers cheaply and safely kick the habit, the first big study of it … 1