A Spokane police SWAT team in training got real-life experience today after tip that a fugitive who sparked a standoff in April was in an east Spokane neighborhood. But the search in the area of East Mallon Avenue and North Helena Street showed no sign…
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas (AP) — A teen fugitive from Washington who has successfully eluded teams of local police and FBI agents may have slipped off the island where he allegedly crash-landed a stolen plane nearly a week ago, police said today. Authorities are investigating a…
An Idaho man faces six months in federal prison for allegedly beating a state trooper during a traffic stop that led to a fatal shooting. Ricardo D. Rodriguez, 39, of Culdesac, appeared today in U.S. District Court in Coeur d’Alene on a misdemeanor assault charge.…
The wife of a man accused of trying to sell their 6-month-old daughter on Craigslist said her husband meant the ad to be a joke. "We all have different understanding(s) of jokes," Michelle Edison said in an e-mail to the newspaper. "We have discussed it…
A Canadian Hells Angel in federal custody at the Spokane County Jail had his cash bail requirement drastically reduced Thursday in U.S. District Court. Brian L. Hall, 43, will be allowed out of custody if he posts $100,00 cash bond and a $300,000 surety bond,…
Police are recommending a felony charge against a Spokane man they believe advertised his 6-month-old daughter for sale on Craigslist. Gregory G. Edison, 44, listed himself as the seller on the ad, which was posted on Monday but removed by Craigslist within an hour, police…
A teenager arrested in connection with a shooting at Hoopfest last month was prohibited from leaving his home unless he was at school or with his parents. That allegation from prosecutors gave Adam Doe, 19, his third felony charge related to the June 26 shooting…
An inmate who escaped from a Hoopfest work crew is back in jail after police say he tried to steal a car. Gary J. Todd, 29, was arrested Monday after a homeowner in the 3700 block of E. 13th Ave. found Todd trying to steal…
All investigators had to do was watch Richard P. Hoffman’s house and wait until he hopped into a car and began to drive away. Each time he did, detectives got new felony charges against the prolific car thief. Hoffman, 34, had no driver’s license, which…
KENT, Wash. (AP) — Police in Kent say officers fatally shot a man Wednesday when they believed he was reaching for a weapon. A police statement did not say whether a weapon was found. Police described the 42-year-old man as agitated and said he was…
Two men pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges related to a fatal gang-related shooting in January. James C. Henderson, 33, is charged with first-degree rendering criminal assistance and conspiracy to commit second-degree assault, though his public defender, John Stine, said the case is "pretty thin."…
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas (AP) — A teenage fugitive from Washington with a celebrated history of escapes has allegedly committed several nighttime burglaries in the Bahamas, eluding an FBI-aided manhunt on the sliver of an island where he crash-landed a stolen plane. Investigators pursuing Colton Harris-Moore…
Three suspects recently have pleaded not guilty to charges related to a May home-invasion robbery - including a teen charged in a similar robbery two weeks prior. Aaron T. Vanscoik, 18, reportedly admitted to police that he and two others attacked William Dahlen in his…
A teenager convicted of assault for his role in a fatal stabbing last year is back behind bars after his second felony arrest in a week. Released on his own recognizance last Friday on a drug charge, Christopher E. Hooper, 19, was arrested Tuesday after…
A man who fled child pornography charges in West Virginia will spend 12 years in federal prison after he was arrested in North Idaho with more than 200,000 explicit images of children on his computer. Dennis J. Burke, 52, was sentenced today to 144 months…
As authorities search the Bahamas for Colton Harris-Moore, his mother has sent a message to him through The Associated Press. "Colt is not to be flying a single engine-plane," said Pam Kohler, saying she was worried about engine failure. "When I heard that, that just…
A memorial service for the man found dead under the Sunset Bridge is scheduled for Friday at 1 p.m. Family and friends of William P. "Bill" Pickard, 38, will gather at the Family Faith Community Church, 708 W. Nora, for a service, then at Linwood…
Two North Idaho men are in custody following an undercover federal probe into illegal explosives manufacturing that included the seizure of hand grenades, firearms and more than 10,000 rounds of rifle ammo. Kenneth B. Kimbley, Jr., 58, (right) and Steven Eugene Winegar, 52, were arrested…
The husband of a Clarkston woman last seen shortly after she filed for divorce will remain in federal custody after pleading guilty to a federal weapons charge Tuesday in Coeur d'Alene. Charles A. Capone pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm,…
Four juveniles have been accused of a crime spree that includes allegations of burglary and death threats. The spree began Sunday night with an armed robbery in the 2100 block of East 6th Avenue, followed by a burglary by the pool area in Liberty Park…
A Canadian truck driver was arrested at an Avista Utilities power plant with 300 pounds of marijuana on Friday. Matthew G. Tutt, 31, appeared in U.S. District Court in Spokane today after border agents found the marijuana in a load of wood chips he drove…
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Police were hunting across a tourist island Tuesday for signs of a pilot who vanished after wrecking a small plane in the Bahamas and investigators in the U.S. turned their suspicions toward an American teenager on the run dubbed "the Barefoot…
The roommate of a man found shot to death near Green Bluff last fall has been charged with his murder. But detectives haven’t arrested Miguel A. Rodriguez-Barbosa for the October slaying of Jesus Torres Valdovinos, 25 (pictured). The 19-year-old was deported to Mexico in January…
This William Wallace did not set out to win independence for Scotland. But the 80-year-old Korean War veteran did take a knife in the heart for another cause: keeping some “punk” car prowler from getting away with stolen loot. “I got mortared and shot in…
A woman who police say sheared a power pole with her car Thursday, leading to the injury of a pursing motorcycle officer, was not drunk but may have been under the influence of prescription medication, according to court documents filed Friday. No alcohol was detected…
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