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Blanchette: Eagles march on with two-headed QB

October 20, 2012 in Sports A doggie door gives a pit bull more resistance than what Todd Davis faced on his blitz dead up the middle.
Walchuk’s late goal lifts Chiefs past Cougars

October 20, 2012 in Sports If three’s a crowd, imagine what it’s like when nearly 8,000 people are letting you know how they feel.
Louisiana Tech steamrolls Idaho

October 20, 2012 in Sports RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech amassed 839 yards in offense en route to a 70-28 football victory against Idaho Saturday night.
Zags put on good show at ‘Kraziness’

October 20, 2012 in Sports Gonzaga’s season opener is nearly three weeks away but the Bulldogs’ considerable depth is already being put to the test. 1
Top-ranked EWU holds off Hornets

October 20, 2012 in Sports As a wall of television cameras shielded him from the icy wind, Beau Baldwin warmed up to the subject of life at the top.
Post Falls’ boys blank Boise for state soccer title

October 20, 2012 in Sports A Boise player touched the soccer ball in the box, awarding Post Falls a penalty kick 28 minutes into the State 5A championship match Saturday.
Lake City edges Post Falls for state soccer title

October 20, 2012 in Sports The Lake City and Post Falls girls soccer teams battled through 80 minutes of scoreless play followed by two 10-minute overtime periods that decided nothing in the State 5A championship …
Pirates shake off two straight losses with rout

October 20, 2012 in Sports Coming home after back-to-back losses, the Whitworth Pirates looked to Saturday’s Parents Weekend game at the Pine Bowl against long-time rival Puget Sound as a chance to get back to …
Police arrest suspect in gunpoint car theft

October 20, 2012 in City Police say they caught a car thief in north Spokane minutes after the theft at gunpoint was reported. 3
Missing Ore. woman’s body found, man arrested

October 20, 2012 in Region GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — Searchers found the body of a young Oregon woman who vanished this week on her way to work and a neighbor has been arrested, Gresham police … 1
Deputies shoot, kill Stevens County man

October 20, 2012 A Stevens County man was shot and killed during a confrontation with Stevens County Sheriff’s deputies Friday night. Authorities have released few details, but sheriff’s deputies were responding to a … 6
Earlier puberty seen in U.S. boys

October 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 CHICAGO – When it comes to the birds and the bees, some parents may want to have that talk with their boys a little sooner than they expected. Researchers have …
67: Longest field goal in history of Washington prep football turns Austin Rehkow into overnight sensation

October 20, 2012 in City on Page A1 Austin Rehkow has caught a glimmer of his future after kicking his way to fame Thursday night. Following three restless hours of sleep, the Central Valley High School senior awoke … 15
U.S. Senate race offers stark choice in politics

October 20, 2012 in City on Page A1 To make the switch from state senator to U.S. senator, Republican Michael Baumgartner faces some tall obstacles. He has to beat an experienced, popular and well-funded incumbent, two-term Democrat Maria … 10
Officials: No al-Qaida link uncovered in Libya attack

October 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last month appears to have been an opportunistic attack rather than a long-planned operation, and intelligence agencies have … 34
Accuracy watch

October 20, 2012 in City on Page A2 For 10-20-2012
Ailes signs four-year deal to stay as Fox News boss

October 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – News Corp. said Friday that Fox News chief executive Roger Ailes has signed a new four-year contract. Ailes, 72, first joined News Corp. in 1996. He will …
Top Lebanese official slain

October 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIRUT – A top intelligence official was among eight people killed when a powerful car bomb exploded in the Lebanese capital, evoking memories of this nation’s brutal civil war and …
O.J. Simpson judge agrees to consider bid for retrial

October 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 LAS VEGAS – A Nevada judge agreed Friday to reopen the armed robbery and kidnapping case against former football star O.J. Simpson to determine if the former football star was …
Fair icon Big Tex destroyed by fire

October 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 DALLAS – Big Tex, the metal cowboy whose slow drawl of “Howdy, folks!” made him an icon of the State Fair of Texas for 60 years, was destroyed Friday when … 3
Feds may tell companies of cyberthreats

October 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A new White House executive order would direct U.S. spy agencies to share the latest intelligence about cyberthreats with companies operating electric grids, water plants, railroads and other …
In brief: Wright-designed home spared, going up for sale

October 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Phoenix – A Phoenix home designed by noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright had been threatened with demolition but is now about to go on the market. The 1952 home will …
U.S. carrier cruises disputed Asian waters

October 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – America sent a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on a cruise through the South China Sea today, projecting its power in waters that are fast becoming … 4
Pakistani girl battles infection, but able to stand

October 20, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – Malala Yousufzai, the teenage education-rights campaigner who was shot in the head by the Taliban in Pakistan, has been able to stand for the first time since the …