"Sometimes I have to remind myself that it is OK to take a non-work related photograph." writes SR colleague Colin Mulvany, Snaps & Frames. "Sunset photos happen everyday, but it was the graphic look of the silhouetted telephone poles stacked up against the orange sky that made me pull over. Thankfully, I had put my 20-year-old Nikon 300 mm f/4 lens in my trunk for another assignment. Its telephoto effect worked perfectly on this highway scene leading into Medical Lake, Washington. Sometimes a pretty picture is just that. Looking at this image just makes me feel good. Nikon D3s with a Nikkor 300mm f/4 lens."

• Spokane jobless rate unchanged from last year/Tom Sowa, SR
• Idaho to update lands investment policy/Betsy Russell, SR
• Chambers want transportation upgrades, local option/Betsy Russell, SR
• Beetle found at Jerry Johnson Springs to carry Redford name/Rocky Barker, Statesman
• Boise State's Kellen Moore moves into Heisman tracker lead/Chad Cripe, Statesman
• Intoxication factored into fatal Pend Oreille River crash/Keith Kinnaird, Bee
• Meeting explores Pend Oreille Bay Trail/Caroline Lobsinger, Bee
• Semi load litters I-90 w/folding tables chairs/Kelsey Saintz, Shoshone NP