Sometimes in my profession you'll read a story and your only real reaction is "Why couldn't I have written that?" Here is one such story from Associated Press writer Gene Johnson. (Read about a similar story out of Spokane here.) SEATTLE — Maxi Sopo was…
Spokane International Airport police suspected something was going on with the Canadian man they’d seen several times. In the last four months, he’d rented several SUVs and returned them after racking up unusually high mileage – some 3,000 miles apiece. Based on that tip, agents…
Three state appellate judges were asked Tuesday to reinstate a verdict in favor of a local doctor after five jurors in the original malpractice trial reportedly made derogatory comments about the Japanese heritage of one of the plaintiff’s attorneys. The case has attracted statewide attention…
Here's a news release by Sgt. Dave Reagan: "A pair of thieves struck West Valley and East Valley High schools last week, and school resource deputies hope someone can identify the crooks. On Oct. 2, the two females entered the girls’ locker room at East…
OxyContin addiction drove a young man to rob elderly women in grocery store parking lots to support his habit, court documents allege. Ryan X. Burgess, 21, was scheduled to plead innocent today to first-degree robbery, first-degree theft and two counts of second-degree robbery in connection…
A Canadian television network is working to unseal court documents in Eastern Washington federal court about the drug bust that led to a legendary young mountain biker's death in the Spokane County Jail. Lawyers for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation filed a motion last week asking…
Three pit bulls mauled a miniature horse before being shot to death in Elk, Wash., last week, the Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office announced today. The melee led sheriff's deputies to a marijuana growing operation on the dog owner's property, according to a news release.…
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