Two convicted killers who escaped from an Arizona prison are reported by CNN to be members of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, and federal authorities say the men "may have been trying to reach fellow believers in the Northwest." But the search for the remaining…
One of three Coeur d’Alene brothers accused of racially harassing a Hispanic man last August was sentenced today to nine years in prison for being a felon in possession of a handgun. Ira Tankovich (pictured), 48, will be eligible for parole in three years. Adding…
Mail to and from Spokane County Jail inmates will be restricted to postcards beginning Sept. 1.The change will reduce the amount of time spent inspecting mail, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's office."Potentially hazardous substances can be secreted into envelopes which corrections officers have to…
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that help arrest two transient sex offenders who haven't registered with authorities. Anthony Daniel Wayne Miles (left), 24, was convicted of first-degree child molestation Benton County in 2000. Miles, 5-foot-9 and 140 pounds, is a transient with…
For the third time in six months, Spokane-area law enforcement are investigating a child-for-sale advertisement on Craigslist. A citizen called 911 to report the posting on July 29, but a dispatcher noticed the ad had been removed from Craigslist .The man brought a copy of…
NEW YORK (AP) — A JetBlue flight attendant got into an argument with a passenger on a jetliner arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday, cursed the passenger, grabbed a beer from the galley and then deployed an emergency exit slide and fled…
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