A Spokane man was arrested Sunday after his 2004 Ford Mustang struck an Oregon State Police trooper and knocked the trooper to the ground, officials said. Jacob John Melton, 31, (pictured) was pulled over for traveling 85 mph in a 65 mph speed zone on…
A suspect has been identified in a June hit-and-run crash that led to a 66-year-old Spokane man’s death. Spokane police on Friday seized a 1996 Nissan Sentra that they believe 18-year-old Megan C. Skillingstad was driving when she struck Dennis Widener on June 23. Widener…
Evidence of racist postings found on domestic terroism suspect Kevin Harpham’s computers will used in his trial afer a federal judge on Friday denied motions from defense lawyers. U.S. District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush said the searches of Harpham’s home, at 1088 Cannon Way, near…
A man arrested for attempted murder in Airway Heights told police he was “on fire and ready to go” after his girlfriend said she’d been raped by the alleged victim. “It pretty much put me in a temporary insanity state when your best friend rapes…
Here's a news release from Sgt. Dave Reagan: Detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify a woman who stole a laptop computer from the Gonzaga Law Library. Security video shows the thief (in front) entering the library with a child and a female companion…
From a visitation room at the Spokane County Jail, Jeramie R. Davis talks last week about the recent break in his case. (SR/Colin Mulvany) A Spokane man recently arrested for a 2007 slaying that authorities previously considered solved pleaded innocent Thursday to murder charges. The…
A reward is being offered for tips that lead to the arrests of those responsible for vandalizing an upscale subdivision in Coeur d'Alene. Marijuana references, curse words and other vandalism were spray painted on fences and rocket features near North Atlas Road and West Newbrook…
ST. MARIES, Idaho (AP) — A psychologist has found a North Idaho woman is fit to stand trial in the shooting death of her uncle in May. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports Daniel Hayes of Hayden Lake found 28-year-old Melisa R. Bates could both understand…
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A North Idaho man whose conviction of second-degree murder was overturned will stand trial again on the charge this month. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports that 50-year-old Jonathan W. Ellington’s three-week jury trial is expected to start Aug. 29 in…
CHICAGO (AP) — A pregnant suburban Chicago woman was so determined to finish the Illinois bar exam that she completed the test even after going into labor. The Chicago Tribune reports 29-year-old Elana Nightingale Dawson had started the final portion of the exam last week…
SALISBURY, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man is facing lewd charges after lifeguards say he refuses to stop shaving himself while nude on a beach. The Eagle Tribune reports that Christopher Axford was arrested Monday on a beach in Salisbury. According to a police report,…
A Colville boat factory nearly went out of business when a trusted supervisor sold an estimated $556,000 worth of stolen aluminum to a Spokane scrap metal dealer. It took more than three years to catch the thief because he was in charge of the Hewes…
Spokane police raided a suspected drug home in Hillyard for the fourth time in several months last week. Suspect Thomas W. Grosstueck, 51, recently was released from jail because prosecutors didn't file charges within 72 hours as required. Grosstueck already faces a felony meth distribution…
The man charged with draining 106-year-old Frances T. Swan’s retirement funds bought vehicles and a horse trailer and even paid for a man’s surgery in Texas, prosecutors alleged in court Wednesday. John H. “Herb” Friedlund, 78, of Kettle Falls, was released from jail Wednesday on…
The operator of a beauty shop in the NorthTown Mall in Spokane is in jail on rape charges involving two of his teenage employees. Thomas C. Rohn, 37, is accused of sexually assaulting the 18- and 19-year-old women on separate occasions at his apartment in…
Police are asking for the public’s help to determine how a 40-year-old man ended up dead in the Spokane River on Friday. Keith A. Millheim’s body was pulled from the Spokane River after being spotted under the Sandifur Bridge in People’s Park about 5:12 p.m.…
A Spokane man robbed a downtown hotel at gunpoint recently, police say. Alexander Feliciano, 44, is accused of stealing a $100 bill, along with a stack of $1 and $5 bills, after threatening a clerk at the Days Inn hotel, 120 W. 3rd Ave., with…
Hells Angels sergeant-at-arms Ricky W. Jenks pleaded guilty in federal court in Spokane today to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, but the judge handling the case said he wants more time before accepting the plea. U.S. District Court Judge…
Spokane police are asking for help identifying two robbers who stabbed a man at the Comfort Inn last week. The victim suffered a non-life threatening stab wound after reportedly bragging "about how much money and dope he had in his car" about 1 a.m. on…
Photos of two vehicles suspected in a series of fuel thefts led police to identify three suspects, officials said today. Richard William Tennant, 24, (pictured) faces 17 felony charges for thefts in Spokane and Adams counties in which $5,000 in fuel was purchased using gas…
A Spokane woman set to serve four months in jail for money laundering has been charged with another felony after corrections deputies found drugs during a strip search. Rebecca Suzanne Townley, 33, had pills and suspected marijuana concealed in a condom when a corrections deputy…
Fingerprints led police to identify two suspects in a May 9 purse snatching in Spokane Valley. Mickey H. Marquette, alias Santos, 26, was arrested last weekend after being identified through a fingerprint database as matching the prints lifted from a 1991 Honda Accord, which police…
A Spokane man who was convicted of robbery and assault after skipping the last part of his trial is now being sought by Crime Stoppers. Larry Allen Powell, 54, was in Spokane County Superior Court for the first two days of his trial last week,…
Two brothers are accused of robbing a man at gunpoint after arranging a drug deal in a grocery store parking lot. Jason D. Pegram, 30, and Kyle E. Pegram, 29, are in jail on robbery charges after they were arrested Sunday after a man told…
COLVILLE – The man charged with mistreating a 106-year-old Kettle Falls woman was arrested Tuesday at a hearing initially set to allow him to appoint a new attorney to represent him in his criminal matters. When John H. “Herb” Friedlund, 78, appeared before Superior Court…
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