Bloglander

First snow of the season Flurries were reported at Mt. Spokane and Lookout Pass, as well as in the Olympics and Cascades (KREM)

When is deadly force justified? KXLY has the skinny, in light of Sunday’s police shooting in Spokane Valley.

Vote! That’ll stop the door-knockers and campaign mailers. (KXLY)

But make sure to use enough postage Many ballots have been mailed back to Kootenai County absentee voters, for insufficient postage. (They should have been delivered to the elections office anyway, and officials say the problem has now been fixed.) (CdA Press)

Going Loko It wasn’t a powerful drink that sickened Central students at a house party in Roslyn. It was Four Loko, a caffeinated malt liquor. (SR)