Recent stories by Tom

• Two men sentenced in busted heroin ring

  June 19, 2013 in City on Page A9 Two criminal associates of Charles R. Wallace, the outlaw who shot two Spokane County sheriff’s deputies, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court one day shy of the one-year anniversary of …

• Law student pleads guilty to hit and run that injured toddler

  June 18, 2013 in City on Page A5 Dressed in a blue shirt with a big, white kitty on the front, 3-year-old Danika Packard sat on the courtroom bench eating cereal from a plastic baggy and smiling at … 8

• Law student pleads to crash that haunts family

  June 17, 2013 in City Dressed in a blue shirt with a big white kitty on the front, 3-year-old Danika Packard sat on the courtroom bench eating cereal from a plastic baggy and smiling at … 46

• Deputy used chokehold on man

  June 14, 2013 in City on Page A7 The man who died last week following a confrontation with Spokane County sheriff’s deputies outside a South Hill gym stopped breathing after being put into a chokehold, according to new … 85

• Gerlach pleads not guilty to manslaughter

  June 13, 2013 in City on Page A5 Gail Gerlach stood before a judge Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to first-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting a man who was stealing his SUV. Afterward, Gerlach, 56, appeared shell-shocked as … 66

• Man charged with bilking investors out of $1.5M

  June 13, 2013 in City on Page A5 A former Spokane man persuaded 50 investors to pay about $1.5 million to build an ethanol plant on the West Plains that never materialized, according to an indictment unsealed in … 5

• Spokane officer subject of inquiry resigns from force

  June 12, 2013 in City on Page A5 A Spokane police officer under internal investigation resigned Tuesday, the same day the investigation into allegations that he stalked and harassed a woman was turned over to prosecutors to determine … 9

• Misconduct investigation of Colville officer ends

  June 12, 2013 in City on Page A6 The Stevens County Sheriff’s Office has completed its sexual misconduct investigation of Colville police Officer Rex Newport and has turned the case over to prosecutors. Stevens County Prosecutor Tim Rasmussen …

• Bounty hunter gets time served after guilty plea

  June 8, 2013 in City on Page B3 Outlaw bounty hunter Dennis Kariores has been sentenced to time already served after pleading guilty to nine felonies in a case that originally had him charged with kidnapping. Kariores, 42, …

• Subdued by Taser, man dies next day

  June 8, 2013 in City on Page A1 A man has died after he was shocked with a Taser during a confrontation Thursday night with Spokane County sheriff’s deputies outside a South Hill gym. The Washington State Patrol … 189

• Starbuck maintains innocence, plans appeal

  June 7, 2013 in City on Page A7 Clay D. Starbuck says he feels trapped in a nightmare: The mother of his children is dead and he has been convicted of her torture killing. “I didn’t do the … 8

• Starbuck guilty of ex-wife’s murder

  June 5, 2013 in City on Page A1 Each day during the two-week murder trial of her former son-in-law, Melanie Bourcier would position herself so that Clay Starbuck would see her scowl as corrections deputies led him past … 13

• Starbuck case in jury’s hands

  June 4, 2013 in City on Page A5 Accused murderer Clay Starbuck was a jealous, controlling, obsessed, greedy and angry man who finally took out his frustrations against the woman with whom he shared two marriages and several … 3

• Man admits to grisly killing

  June 1, 2013 in City on Page B1 A murderer pleaded guilty Friday for the machete-torture attack and killing of a Cheney man who was found in his burned car in 2011. Taylor J. Wolf, 22, pleaded guilty … 5

• Officials, mum on cop, let felon off

  May 31, 2013 in City on Page A1 A gun charge against an outlaw biker – considered so dangerous that Spokane police last year called in a SWAT team to apprehend him on an unrelated assault charge – … 84

• GU worker faces child rape charges

  May 29, 2013 in City on Page A5 A Spokane man has been charged with child rape and molestation in a case that has prompted Gonzaga University officials to review on-campus security measures. Timothy D. Woodard, 48, a … 76

• GU office raided in porn inquiry

  May 25, 2013 in City on Page A1 Federal agents seized dozens of DVDs and other videos from a Gonzaga University faculty office and apartment as part of an ongoing child pornography investigation, newly unsealed documents show. The … 253

• Starbuck denies killing ex-wife

  May 24, 2013 in City on Page A5 Struggling at first to find his voice, murder suspect Clay Starbuck answered questions all afternoon Thursday and twice denied strangling his ex-wife to death in her Deer Park home. Starbuck, … 2

• Starbuck’s killer knew of her kids, state suggests

  May 23, 2013 in City on Page A6 Detectives used phone records Wednesday to make the case that Chanin Starbuck’s killer had intimate knowledge of the family. Deputy Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Steinmetz had Detective Lyle Johnston narrate …

• Examiner describes injuries in Clay Starbuck case

  May 17, 2013 in City on Page A9 The jury spent half the day Thursday hearing testimony and looking through autopsy photos from a prolonged attack that killed Chanin Starbuck. The key testimony came from Spokane County Medical …

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Recent videos by Tom

• Residents see the aftermath of the Dishman Hills fire

  July 11, 2008 in News Most residents on Friday got to see the damage caused by the fire that raced Thursday through the Dishman Hills above Spokane Valley. Officials said 13 homes were destroyed in …

• Three-alarm fire guts the Ugly Duck

  July 10, 2008 in News A fire Thursday gutted one of three buildings that make up the Ugly Duck complex at 1725 W. Sinto Ave. The Spokane Fire Department sent 14 of 17 companies to …

• Deputies and troopers investigate a submerged truck

  July 8, 2008 in News Stevens County deputies and Washington State Patrol troopers spent several hours Tuesday investigating a submerged pickup in Red Lake, about six miles west of Tum Tum. They later determined the …

• North Spokane man is killed during an early Monday confrontation.

  June 23, 2008 in News The Spokane Police Department responded early Monday to 5603 N. Cochran St. where a man had been killed during a confrontation with another man. The homeowner’s girlfriend brought home the …

• Man stabbed to death in north Spokane

  June 3, 2008 in News Sgt. Joe Peterson, of the Spokane Police Major Crimes Unit, discusses the investigation into the Tuesday morning stabbing that killed a 28-year-old man. The fight apparently occurred at 3803 E. …