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Man in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times in Logan neighborhood

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

A 38-year-old man is in critical condition after Spokane police say he was stabbed multiple times after getting into an argument with a homeowner while he waited for a tow truck.

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Bronze medallions stolen from Centennial Trail recovered

UPDATED: Wed., June 5, 2019

It was time for 82-year-old Ed Stretch to take his annual to the Centennial Trail to polish his father Pat Stretch’s bronze medallion tucked away on the side of the Centennial Trail’s Miracle Mile. Only this time it wasn’t there.

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Detectives find body believed to be missing Afghan woman in her apartment

UPDATED: Wed., June 5, 2019

Investigators found the body believed to be a missing Afghan woman after searching an apartment she shared with her husband and children. He left the country on a one-way plane ticket days ago and major crimes detectives suspect homicide.

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News >  Spokane

Grant County’s 243 Command Fire saw some growth because of overnight winds; air returns to ‘moderate’ in Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., June 5, 2019

A day after it made Spokane’s air quality the worst in the country, Grant County’s 243 Command Fire saw some overnight growth spurred by strong westerly winds.

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Motorcyclist killed in crash near Kettle Falls

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning after colliding with a dump truck northwest of Kettle Falls.

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Washington’s first major wildfire of 2019 grows to 5,000 acres in Grant County; wind-borne smoke briefly made Spokane’s air quality worst in country

UPDATED: Wed., June 5, 2019

A wildfire in Grant County – Washington’s first major fire event of 2019 – near the Wanapum Dam grew to more than 5,000 acres Tuesday as it burned its way east, forcing dozens of evacuations.

News >  Spokane

Motorcyclist killed in Sunday collision

Mon., June 3, 2019

A motorcycle rider died Sunday night when he collided with a vehicle in north Spokane, according to police.

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Firefighters put out attic fire in South Hill home

UPDATED: Mon., June 3, 2019

Spokane firefighters extinguished a small house fire Monday on the South Hill.

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Body pulled from Spokane River on Saturday is man reported missing in May

UPDATED: Mon., June 3, 2019

A body pulled from the Spokane River over the weekend near Division Street is that of Richard G. Coffee, a 56-year-old man reported missing in May, the Spokane County Medical Examiner ruled.

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Detectives find car of missing woman at airport where husband left country with one-way ticket

UPDATED: Wed., June 5, 2019

The car of an Afghan immigrant reported missing Saturday was discovered at the Spokane International Airport over the weekend – the same airport where her husband hopped on a plane with a one-way ticket and left the country.

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Fund for family of victim in last week’s fatal shooting near Orchard Prairie raises more than $29,000

UPDATED: Mon., June 3, 2019

Benjamin Grosser, a 29-year-old father of two, was shot and killed by his neighbor David Cholewinski, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office reported.

News >  Spokane

Smoky air so soon? Fires in northern Alberta the culprit

Sat., June 1, 2019

It’s not even summer, but it’ll soon smell like it: for the first time this year, Eastern Washington is forecast to be plagued with wildfire smoke.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Investigators: Shooter had road rage, referenced victim’s workers as ‘likely illegals”

UPDATED: Fri., May 31, 2019

A shooting near Orchard Prairie that left one man dead and another in critical condition was an attempted murder-suicide, deputies said Friday.

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Man charged with raping woman as she slept outside near Division and Mission

Fri., May 31, 2019

A man is facing accusations that he raped a woman as she slept outside near the parking lot of a Division Street strip mall.

News >  Spokane

Spokane’s ‘starving artist’ James LaVigne dies at age 71

UPDATED: Fri., May 31, 2019

Prolific Spokane artist James LaVigne, a self-described artistic archivist whose artwork of architecture – most of it steeped in realism, some dipping into the fantastical – died May 22. He was 71.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man arrested after police chase through Spokane has 26 convictions, police say

UPDATED: Thu., May 30, 2019

A man is in custody after leading area law enforcement on a high-speed chase that snaked west from Spokane Valley to north Spokane, ending in a short foot pursuit.

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Former assistant principal at Spokane Public Schools under investigation for child pornography

UPDATED: Wed., May 29, 2019

A former administrator at a Spokane Public Schools elementary school is under investigation for allegedly sending and receiving nude photos from a Craigslist user who identified themselves as a 15-year-old girl.

News >  Spokane

Redemption Project unravels the past in hopes of building stronger future for inmates

Sun., May 26, 2019

With each toss of a colorful ball of yarn, the story thread unraveled.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Two girls found after leaving Ponderosa Elementary School during recess

UPDATED: Fri., May 24, 2019

After five girls walked away from recess at Ponderosa Elementary School, three were quickly found, but two girls, age 11 and 12, went missing for hours while a helicopter searched for them on Friday afternoon.

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Body pulled from Spokane River on Tuesday is young woman reported missing earlier this week

UPDATED: Fri., May 24, 2019

A young woman whose body was pulled from the Spokane River downtown early Tuesday morning was reported missing earlier this week by friends and family.

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Spokane woman who survived stabbing by husband thanks emergency personnel, ADT security workers who responded to attack

UPDATED: Fri., May 24, 2019

One month to the day after Melissa Robertson’s husband, Justin Robertson, stabbed her multiple times before abducting their 5-year-old son, and later killed himself by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, she stood flanked by emergency responders and ADT employees – the security company that helped connect her with law enforcement after her panic button was pressed.

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Man who died bicycling on Mica Peak identified; cause of death is natural

UPDATED: Thu., May 23, 2019

The Spokane County Medical Examiner has identified a man who died while bicycling in the Mica Peak Conservation Area Sunday.

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Police: East Central shooting victim crawled through window, was discovered by residents who’d never met him

UPDATED: Wed., May 22, 2019

Spokane police say a pair of East Central residents, whose apartment complex last month was the location of a deadly shooting, found Monday’s shooting victim bleeding from multiple bullet wounds inside a back bedroom.

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Body pulled from Spokane River downtown Tuesday morning

UPDATED: Tue., May 21, 2019

Avista Utilities workers pulled a body from the Spokane River early Tuesday morning.

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Four displaced by Sunday night house fire in north Spokane

UPDATED: Mon., May 20, 2019

Three adults and one child were displaced Sunday evening after a fire tore through a north Spokane home.