Damien Echols, left, Jessie Misskelley, Jr., center, and Jason Baldwin sit at a table before a news conference at the Craighead County Court House in Jonesboro, Ark., Friday after the three were released after pleading guilty to the 1993 deaths of three West Memphis, Ark.,…
Friends and family of homicide victim Evon M. Moore are holding a car wash today to raise money for her memorial. Moore's daughter, Tarah Krivenko, said she expects to be at West Buckeye Avenue and North Division Street for several more hours today, along with…
COLVILLE – Embattled Spokane firefighter Todd Chism won his latest legal battle with the Washington State Patrol on Thursday when a jury cleared him of all charges stemming from a violent 2010 confrontation that injured him and two Washington State Patrol troopers. A Stevens County…
A motorcyclist was arrested after a chase that began when police clocked him driving 110 mph on U.S. Highway 195 Thursday. Another motorcyclist driving alongside the biker at 110 mph escaped after crashing his bike in Moscow, Idaho, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.…
A former prison nurse suspected of robbing at least 20 banks in four states also worked as a school nurse in Western Washington during the crime spree. Suspected "Bad Hair Bandit" Cynthia Lynn Van Holland's bail was increased to $500,000 when she appeared in court…
Here's a news release from Spokane Valley police Sgt. Dave Reagan: Numerous Spokane Valley residents living in the area of 14300 to 14600 East Sixth reported their mail being stolen from street-side rural mailboxes between Monday evening and Tuesday afternoon. Residents found their mail opened…
By MITCH STACY and TAMARA LUSH,Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A year and a half before he was accused of plotting to bomb his high school, a shirtless and shoeless Jared Cano confronted police with a metal baseball bat when they came to his…
United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy talks about the indictments evolving from arrest made in the undercover operation involving Iraqi Immigrants and Mexican drug cartels at a news conference Thursday in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) By JULIE WATSON,Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal…
By MIKE BAKER,Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The public release of investigative records does not violate the privacy of law enforcement officers who are accused of misconduct but cleared of any wrongdoing, Washington's Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Justices agreed by a margin of 8-1…
Spokane police on Wednesday arrested a second suspect for an attempted gunpoint robbery at a motel last month. Walter S. Reiter, 31, is due in Superior Court this afternoon on robbery, assault and unlawful possession of a firearm charges for an incident at the Comfort…
A North Idaho woman was seriously injured on Tuesday evening when a speeding pickup truck struck the horse she was riding north of Hayden. The driver fled the scene. Lauren Johnson, 20, was in fair condition Wednesday in the intensive care unit at Kootenai Medical…
A series of bank robberies involving a woman wearing a variety of unattractive wigs may be the work of a nurse employed at the Kootenai County Jail until just last week. The FBI announced Wednesday that Cynthia Lynn Van Holland, 47, is believed to be…
A gunpoint home-invasion robbery in southwest Spokane County early Wednesday led to the arrest of two men. Mario Casillas, 42, and James T. Harris, 36, are accused of forcing their way into a rental unit at in the 6200 block of South Pendell Lane about…
A Spokane man who burglarized retirement homes was sentenced Tuesday to about a year in prison. Pavel V. Altukhov, 24, is to serve 12.75 months in prison and pay $3,260 restitution after pleading guilty in Spokane County Superior Court to three counts of first-degree theft…
Spokane Mayor Mary Verner announced Tuesday that she is seeking “all courses of action” to resolve the civil case surrounding the city’s handling of the fatal 2006 confrontation between Spokane police and mentally ill janitor Otto Zehm. Verner said media attention over the past week…
A Spokane man was arrested on suspicion of injuring a police dog after during a domestic violence arrest call last weekend. Gerry R. Elerding, 39, is accused of violently fighting with Spokane police K-9 Leo as police responded to a report of an assault and…
By GENE JOHNSON,Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A doctor who failed to show up for his new job at a Seattle hospital was charged Tuesday with killing his partner and their young son, days after a hospital manager who went to his apartment to check…
A Spokane man accused of causing a drunken crash that killed his passenger is a leader in the addiction recovery community and is studying to get his master's degree at Whitworth University, his girlfriend said today. Michael Shane Lindsly, 46, appeared in Superior Court today…
A hallucinating man who died early Saturday after fleeing a Spokane hospital has been identified as Steven Edward Escallier, 42. Escallier was taken by ambulance to a hospital after police found him "suffering from hallucinations" at East Wellesley Avenue and North Standard Avenue Friday about…
A medical expert hired by the Spokane police officer facing criminal charges over the fatal Otto Zehm confrontation is blaming other officers at the scene for causing the unarmed janitor’s death. Court documents filed Friday in U.S. District Court indicate Dr. Daniel Davis is prepared…
Spokane police Detective Chet Gilmore walks near an alley at Ralph Street and Riverside Avenue, where a woman's body was found Saturday. (SRphoto/Jesse Tinsley) When Tarah Krivenko last spoke with her mother on Friday, she said the 48-year-old Spokane Community College student was planning to…
A Spokane Valley police sergeant struck a young driver who turned in front of him as he approached the police station in his patrol car Monday, police said. Sgt. Mark Nygren (pictured) was not injured but the airbag deployed in his car it was towed…
A woman awaiting trial on a charge of leading organized crime was arrested early Sunday after a sheriff's deputy found her inside a stolen car. Kristina L. Fricke, 41, of Spokane Valley, told Spokane County sheriff's Deputy Phil Pfeifer about 3:30 a.m. that she'd stopped…
A flaming bag of human excrement left on a porch in Mead led to the arrest of three teenagers Saturday. A security camera captured images of the teens' faces, and the homeowner's daughter identified them as two 13-year-olds and a 14-year-old. Spokane County sheriff's Deputy…
A retired Air Force officer in Spokane says a series of blunders involving international airlines and a global security contractor in Iraq led to his incarceration in a vermin-infested Middle Eastern prison. A complaint recently filed in U.S. District Court in Eastern Washington alleges James…
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