September 3, 2011 in Sports Alex Hoffman-Ellis is not a running back. But sometimes Washington State’s senior linebacker plays one at Martin Stadium.

September 3, 2011 in Sports Desmond Trufant intercepted Eastern Washington quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell in the end zone with 29 seconds left and Washington survived for a 30-27 win on Saturday against the defending FCS … 9

September 3, 2011 in City Pig Out in the Park isn’t all about gluttony. It can be about giving, too. Four people won a chance to compete in Ben and Jerry’s Vermonster ice cream eating … 7

  September 3, 2011 in Sports Backup quarterback Marshall Lobbestael threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns as Washington State overwhelmed Idaho State 64-21 in the season opener for both teams Saturday.

September 3, 2011 in Sports Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for his first shutout in more than two years, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. 1

September 3, 2011 in Sports Washington State starting quarterback Jeff Tuel suffered a fractured left clavicle during the first quarter of the season opening game against Idaho State on Saturday. 1

September 3, 2011 in Sports The Spokane Indians will wrap up their season Saturday night after Boise’s win earlier in the day eliminated them from earning a postseason bid.

September 3, 2011 in Idaho A 21-year-old Post Falls woman died this morning after rolling her car on Interstate 90 in Coeur d’Alene.

September 3, 2011 in News, Nation/World JEAN LAFITTE, La. (AP) — Bands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts from Tropical Storm Lee knocked out power to thousands in Louisiana and Mississippi on Saturday and prompted … 1

September 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In a dramatic reversal, President Barack Obama on Friday scrubbed a clean-air regulation that aimed to reduce health-threatening smog, yielding to bitterly protesting businesses and congressional Republicans who … 68

September 3, 2011 in City on Page A1 Medical services for the poor are eroding in Washington state as budget cuts take hold. The latest round of Medicaid cutbacks will begin Oct. 1, including efforts to curb repeated … 23

September 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – The government Friday sued 17 financial firms, including the largest U.S. banks, for selling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac billions of dollars worth of mortgage-backed securities that … 6

September 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 OAKLAND, Calif. – Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong says his sagging pants cost him a seat on a Southwest Airlines flight. The singer-guitarist for the San Francisco Bay area … 1

September 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 HESPERIA, Calif. – A fast-moving wildfire erupted Friday on the main interstate between Southern California and Las Vegas, forcing evacuations of 1,500 homes and temporarily closing the freeway to holiday …

September 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey expelled Israel’s ambassador and cut military ties on Friday over Israel’s refusal to apologize for last year’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, further straining …

September 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 MONTPELIER, Vt. – The flood damage in New England is all but certain to hurt Vermont’s vital leaf-peeping season, when thousands of tourists come to see the autumn colors, pick …

September 3, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 Yellowstone National Park officials captured a grizzly bear Friday near the site of a fatal attack, but they were not sure whether it is the animal responsible for a Michigan …

September 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 Can you imagine a world where the Kootenai County commissioners would make a stealth move to grab private property rights? A world where the handmaidens of the New World Order … 9

September 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago The state of Idaho offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the masked mob that broke into a Grangeville jail …