A Sandpoint resource for pets and their owners has a new name – and a broadening regional reach – with programs extending into Post Falls, Coeur d’Alene and Spokane. Better Together Animal Alliance was formerly Panhandle Animal Shelter.

Mobius Discovery Center educators have figured out ways to connect with kids even when they can't be physically together. After the coronavirus pandemic halted visits to the center, the staff created Mobius Virtual Programs.

When I got your question, I decided to do a little experiment. First, I tapped my finger on a tablet and sent a message to a friend. Next, I put on a pair of wool mittens and started typing, but the screen did not respond. 

Wow, explorers! You discovered so many cool things while completing the A to Z Scavenger Hunt sponsored by The Spokesman-Review and Dishman Hills Conservancy. You saw natural features: rivers, rocks, trees, mountains and valleys.

While watching a father throw a snowball at his little boy after the last storm, I chuckled and asked my son Milo if he remembered when I greeted him with a snowball after leaving his elementary school.

Always looking for ways to be a better dentist and small-business owner, my husband usually has at least a book or two on his nightstand that delves into ways to improve himself and his business.

Writing Across Generations is being led by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, or RSVP, of Spokane County. The Spokane pilot project has an intergenerational vision to match teams of teens with senior adults.

For this year's Jewish Cultural Film Festival, one of the goals for organizers was to "try to not program a downer festival," said Neal Schindler, director of Spokane Area Jewish Family Services, which hosts the festival.

Scientists have a name for these little droplets of water in the air: water vapor. You may remember from our question about the states of matter that there are all kinds of different gases, liquids and solids.

Even though my son Milo is attending school virtually and sporting a mask while playing hockey and just learned that his sister's graduation has been canceled, he has to be reminded that the pandemic rages on.

My son’s high school football season finally started last week – yes, that’s right, in February. COVID-19 has wrapped its annoying little spindle fingers over every part of this weirdest-of-all school years.

It would have been a breeze for new landlord Susan Nelson to go with the status quo after recently purchasing a South Hill apartment building. There's a no-pets policy at the complex, which is at capacity.

Growing up on a dairy farm north of Deer Park, Mike Reiter, 68, spent plenty of time around cattle, and there were always a few horses in the barn.“But we were never cowboys,” he said.That’s why one year he was a bit puzzled by his father’s Christmas gift.

Space has captured the imagination of humans throughout history. Even today, with all our developments here on Earth, space still holds endless mysteries. If you love to dream about space, and maybe need a bit of fun, escapist learning, then head over to YouTube.

Madelyn Buckley, a Nome Eskimo Community registered member, has roots closer to Spokane. She excelled in high school academics and distance running, now covering ground for Whitworth's track and cross-country teams.

Even as more children across the United States head back to in-person school – some for the first time in nearly a year – hybrid and virtual models mean that in many cases, kids are doing at least some of their learning at home.

When Dori Hillestad Butler’s adult daughter visited for the first time after adopting a cat, it was obvious her childhood dog – who still lives with Butler – noticed there was a newcomer in the family.

There are all kinds of birds on our planet, and they migrate to different places. My friend Heather Watts, a researcher at WSU, is really curious about bird migration and told me more about how birds know where to go.

After my son Eddie failed to deliver a glass of water in a timely manner last spring, his girlfriend assaulted him. Scratch marks were etched into the back of his neck. The attack from behind was capped with Eddie's iPhone being shattered.