Chelsea Bannach

The Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters today to four manufacturers of alcoholic energy drinks often consumed by college students, saying the caffeine added to their beverages is an “unsafe food additive.”

A local business owner may have better luck closing down his retail store and opening up a drive-through instead. A large truck crashed into the Army Surplus store on North Division Street and Buckeye Avenue around 9 a.m. Tuesday.

A local business owner may have better luck closing down his retail store and opening up a drive-thru instead. A large truck crashed into the Army Surplus store on North Division Street and Buckeye Avenue around 9 a.m. Tuesday.

In her 104 years, Ellen Blomgren never gave up on love. “Never, never, never,” she said emphatically. “That’s what makes the world go round.”

In her 104 years, Ellen Blomgren never gave up on love. “Never, never, never,” she said emphatically. “That’s what makes the world go ‘round.”

For many children, Veterans Day means little more than a day off from school. Students at Chester Elementary School in Spokane Valley know better. They got a lesson in patriotism Wednesday at the school’s “Proud of our Veterans” program.

For many children, Veterans Day means little more than a day off school. Students at Chester Elementary School in Spokane Valley know better. They got a lesson in patriotism Wednesday at the school’s “Proud of our Veterans” program.

Armed with little more than some blueprints and tools from home, a local Boy Scout on a quest to become an Eagle Scout is helping build a better community. Sean Lyonnais and some fellow Scouts from Troop 258 teamed up with the Hutton Settlement children’s home on Saturday to build a greenhouse on the Hutton campus in Spokane Valley.

Armed with little more than some blueprints and tools from home, a local Boy Scout on a quest to become an Eagle Scout is helping build a better community. Sean Lyonnais and some fellow scouts from Troop 258 teamed up with the Hutton Settlement Children’s Home Saturday to build a greenhouse on the Hutton campus in Spokane Valley.

After being bombarded by political attack ads from both sides in one of the most contentious elections in years, some Spokane-area residents are fed up with all the “insanity.” Some 200 people gathered at noon Saturday at the Riverfront Park Floating Stage for the Rally to Restore Sanity, Spokane’s version of Jon Stewart’s Washington, D.C., rally. The event, held just three days before Tuesday’s election, was organized by Spokane Democrats. It combined comedy acts and political pep talks to send a message: Be reasonable. Take things down a notch.

After being bombarded by political attack ads from both sides in one of the most contentious election in years, some Spokane area residents are fed up with all the “insanity.”

Police on Friday identified two people found dead inside a Post Falls home Thursday evening. Christina K. Mandriguez, 38, and Jeffrey A. Hayes, 54, each died of a single gunshot wound to the forehead in what investigators say was a murder/suicide, Post Falls police Chief Scot Haug said.

Police have identified two people who were found dead inside a Post Falls home Thursday evening. Christina K. Mandriguez, 38, and Jeffrey A. Hayes, 54, each died of a single gunshot wound to the forehead in a murder/suicide, said Post Falls Police Chief Scot Haug.

Tough economic times don’t have to ruin your Halloween fun. Lauren Green is a seasoned costume consultant with Value Village. Green, who was dressed as Queen of the Zombies, helps people put together unique costumes on any budget.

A little drizzle did not stop community members from enjoying fresh, hand-pressed cider and savory homemade chili at the Roots Community Supported Agriculture harvest party on Saturday afternoon in Dalton Gardens. The party celebrated the end of the program’s first growing season. Many of the chili’s ingredients were grown by partygoers on the land where the party was held.