September 9, 2012 SYDNEY (AP) — Ron Taylor, a beloved Australian marine conservationist who helped film some of the terrifying underwater footage used in the classic shark thriller “Jaws,” has died after a …

September 9, 2012 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulane football player Devon Walker’s fractured spine was stabilized in a three-hour surgery Sunday, though it’s too soon to tell whether he will be paralyzed from …

September 9, 2012 in Idaho, News, Region MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — A pilot performing at an air show at a Republican Party fundraiser is dead after crashing a few miles north of Moscow. 1

September 9, 2012 in Idaho, News, Region An evacuation of Idaho’s John Creek Drainage was ordered Sunday morning after the Sheep Fire activity “significantly increased” overnight, according to a press release from the U.S. Forest Service.

September 9, 2012 in News, Region The Wenatchee River Ranger District has reported 12 fires started by lightning overnight Sunday. Most of the fires are in the lower Wenatchee Valley but some are also near Lake … 1

September 9, 2012 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulane safety Devon Walker remained in stable condition Sunday and will soon need surgery to repair the spine fracture he suffered while making a tackle during …

September 9, 2012 in City, News, Region Major crimes detectives from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the scene of an overnight house fire in the area of Brooks and Martin in Medical Lake. The fire, … 1

September 9, 2012 in Idaho, Region BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Lehmi County Sheriff in eastern Idaho issued an evacuation order early Sunday for residents along U.S. Highway 93 from Quartz Creek to North Fork threatened …

September 9, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Days after U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was released from a hospital where he was being treated for bipolar disorder, it’s still unclear when he’ll return to …

September 9, 2012 TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Doctors say they will need to operate soon on Tulane safety Devon Walker, who is in stable condition after fracturing his spine in an apparent head-to-head …

September 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s post-convention “bounce” continued to grow Saturday, as new polls showed him widening a lead over Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Obama’s lead over Romney among registered …

September 9, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Every Tuesday morning at 9, they file in, some crying, some defiant – all with big medical bills they can’t pay, pleading with Kootenai County commissioners for help. “It’s at … 10

September 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 HAMILTON, Bermuda – Tropical Storm Leslie swirled northward in the Atlantic late Saturday toward Bermuda, and forecasters said it might strengthen into a hurricane again while passing to the east … 1

September 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 OKLAHOMA CITY – Fierce thunderstorms with strong winds tore through Oklahoma on Friday, killing a truck driver and a family whose mobile home was flipped into a creek. One storm …

September 9, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Making a play for veterans and evangelical voters in this conservative military community, Mitt Romney pounded President Barack Obama for failing to stop defense spending cuts … 1