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As early as this spring, the federal government could allow members of a Spokane religious congregation to lay on the grassy floor of a nondescript building to consume their sacrament – a hallucinogenic tea from South America known as ayahuasca.

Perhaps you have just graduated from college, just started your first job, or maybe you just rented your first apartment or purchased your first home, regardless it is an exciting rite of passage.

When it comes to choosing organizing projects, the areas that scream chaos tend to get the most attention: Think junk drawers, closets and garages. But there are plenty of hidden pain points – such as your dresser – that also could use some love. Fishing through a tangle of clothes and random objects every time you need something can quickly turn into a major drag. With a little planning, though, you can restore order to these pits of despair.

As a surrogate, Sarah Burtis allowed a couple struggling with infertility to make a family. It wouldn’t have happened without in vitro fertilization.

Nearly 30 years ago, Catherine Shields delivered a new care model of nurse-midwives supporting women in labor and delivery at MultiCare Deaconess Hospital. 

Given the weather patterns of the past few weeks, we may get an early spring. And maybe not. Such is life in the Inland Northwest.

Decades ago, many scientists believed that drinking coffee was bad for your health. But coffee has experienced a remarkable turnaround. Study after study has found that enjoying a daily cup or two of Joe – either caffeinated or decaffeinated – may lengthen your life span and lower risk for chronic disease.

Amid increasing wildfires, Gonzaga University will study the impact these environmental disasters have on drinking water quality in the Pacific Northwest.

With his arms wide open – and that radiant smile – Tony Bennett welcomes you to San Francisco.

When doctors decide on a course of treatment, they have a lot of data to inform their decision-making. But they do not always have the time to interpret that data.

For Dungeons and Dragons nerds, walking into Bear Totem feels like rolling a natural 20.

A few weeks ago, I started this commentary on a day when the U.S. Senate and House played toxic political games with the lives of people trying to cross the southern borders of our country.

Dinosaurs: extinct, long gone. Right? Not so fast. Although some species of dinosaurs went extinct long ago, there are technically dinosaurs among us today in the form of our feathered friends, birds.

Moe, 33, a former maiko and geiko, shows how to cook Japanese home-style dishes in English on her YouTube channel, “Kimono Mom.” Once worried about raising her child on her own, she started uploading videos, which she learned how to do through trial and error. Today, she is one of the leading figures in introducing the appeal of Japanese cuisine to the world.

The North American skiing Mecca, Whistler, is open until May.  Not only is there 8,100 acres of terrain to navigate, there's a restaurant and bar scene that adds to the fun quotient.

Moving here from San Diego in 2019 just before COVID, Chris Kelly didn't know many of Spokane's landmarks or its roads when he most needed those bearings. Now 53, Kelly felt sudden chest pains in March that proved to be a heart attack. He's since recovered after a stent procedure, but on that day, Kelly didn't realize the severity of his condition. He's now quick to urge people to do what he should have: Seek a ride to emergency care and ask for directions.

Anyone over the age of 45 will likely remember the “it” colors of the 1980s. But just in case you have forgotten, the color combination was black and mauve. Essentially black paired with a dusty rose shade of pink. Then the color combination became “dated.”

This year, a Tasmanian yard that hadn’t been watered in 10 years and featured a dead brushtail possum won the title of ugliest lawn in the world. The contest, organized by the island of Gotland in Sweden, rewards those who turn over their yards to nature to save water and change the world’s perception of the ideal lawn.