October 15, 2012 in Health A Washington State University student has been hospitalized with what health officials say is bacterial meningitis.

October 15, 2012 in City A convicted sex offender who escaped the custody of his parents last week was arrested by Spokane Police late Sunday night. 12

October 15, 2012 in City An inmate at Airway Heights Corrections Center was killed today south of Springdale, Wash. when he was electrocuted cutting a tree near a power line. 8

October 15, 2012 in Nation/World The national Better Business Bureau turns 100 this year and, to celebrate, the Spokane chapter will host a centennial celebration on Wednesday.

October 15, 2012 in City A 22-year-old Washington State University student who fell 11 stories from Orton Hall last week is listed in satisfactory condition at Sacred Heart Medical Center. 4

October 15, 2012 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter today named acting state Controller Brandon Woolf permanently to the position, with the news that state Controller Donna Jones is retiring to focus on recovering from …

October 15, 2012 in Health When it comes to mealtime, most Americans need to hold the salt. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports about 90 percent of Americans ages 2 and older eat … 2

October 15, 2012 in Idaho COEUR d’ALENE — A former employee of the city of Coeur d’Alene has pleaded guilty to embezzling about $365,000 over a period of five years. 1

October 15, 2012 in City A firefighter was injured while tackling a barn and house fire on Sunday night near the Suncrest community.

October 15, 2012 in Nation/World STOCKHOLM — Two American scholars were awarded the Nobel economics prize today for studies on the match-making that takes place when doctors are coupled up with hospitals, students with schools … 7

October 15, 2012 in Region REPUBLIC, Wash. — The Ferry County sheriff’s office says a man was fatally assaulted at a home Saturday near the town of Malo (MAL’-oh) in northeast Washington.

October 15, 2012 in City SPOKANE — A barn fire spread to a home Sunday night in the Suncrest area northwest of Spokane. 1

October 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 ROSWELL, N.M. – In a giant leap from more than 24 miles up, a daredevil skydiver shattered the sound barrier Sunday while making the highest jump ever – a tumbling, … 9

October 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 The popular hiking and horse trail at Liberty Lake Regional Park will undergo a series of improvements starting next week. The trail will be closed to the public during the …

October 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands – The outer bands of Tropical Storm Rafael drenched the Caribbean’s Northern Leeward Islands on Sunday as its center steadily moved over open ocean on …

October 15, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 TRIPOLI, Libya – Libya’s Congress elected a human rights lawyer as interim prime minister on Sunday, a week after his predecessor was sacked for failing to present a Cabinet line-up …