About a pound of heroin was found in a home near the Northtown Mall in Spokane today during a SWAT team raid that also seized assault rifles, motorcycles and $10,000. Daniel Edward Inwood, 53, was arrested at his home at 559 E. Crown Ave. after…
In a split decision, the Washington Supreme Court has upheld the murder convictions against two Spokane men who were convicted in connection with the kidnapping, torture and execution-style killing of another man in 2005 over $800 worth of methamphetamine. The court, in a 5-4 decision,…
WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — A man who wrote a letter pointing to Christopher Scott Wilson as the suspect in a Wenatchee slaying is claiming a reward of up to $38,000. Theo A. Keyes wrote a letter to police telling them that Wilson (pictured) had once…
U.S Marshals arrested more than 200 people on felony charges throughout Eastern Washington this week. Members of the Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force worked with local agencies to target felony warrants with a focus on the Spokane, Tri-Cities and Yakima regions. Among the 232…
An 18-year-old man punched a school resource officer who confronted him for trespassing at North Central High School on Wednesday, police say. Officer Paul Corrick said he recognized Henry Ivory Jones as a former student when he saw him inside the school at 1600 N.…
OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) — A wig-wearing man broke into a suburban Chicago bank vault and nearly made off with $100,000 but got stuck in an air duct and had to be cut out hours later, authorities said Sunday. Charles Estell, 38, was found early…
MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Manchester, Conn., police are investigating the theft of an American flag from a man in a chicken suit. The Hartford Courant reports (http://cour.at/ML9gUJ ) that Eric Didio was waving the flag and dancing outside a newly renovated Boston Market restaurant Wednesday…
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating whether a sex crime was committed when a student teacher reportedly had a relationship with a 17-year-old high school girl. Read the rest of Jody Lawrence-Turner's story here.
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