Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest — 9/16/08

Robin Loznak/Roseburg News-Review, AP
A western fence lizard, also known as a blue belly, soaks up the late afternoon sun on the top of a fence post along a pasture near Sutherlin, Ore., on Monday.

* Study: Grizzlies thriving in Montana /Billings Gazette
* Creepy, crunchy beetles invade Tri-Cities /Tri-City Herald
* Otter wants new system to produce Idaho doctors /Idaho Statesman
* Sense of loss after historic Ketchum building burns /KTVB
* Analysts downgrade Micron, stocks fall to record low /KTVB
* Yellowstone conference to focus on ‘88 fire /AP
* Kalispell talk show host faces defamation suit /Daily Inter Lake
* Bank employee embezzles $800,000 /Missoulian
* 54 underage drinkers cited at single party /Missoulian