Reward offered for known gang member

A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man who recently skipped bail.

Ronald Mark Pritchett is a known gang member in Spokane who has been convicted of first-degree assault and violation of a protection order.

He currently is wanted on charges of second-degree assault and jumping bail.

Pritchett is 5 feet 7 and 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about Pritchett’s whereabouts is asked to contact Secret Witness at 327-5111.

Callers do not have to give their names to be eligible for the reward.

Police looking for Utah man

A Utah police department is warning that a man wanted for critically injuring a 2-year-old boy may be headed to Spokane.

West Valley, Utah, police investigators believe that Michael Cory Barber, 27, could be headed to Spokane by bus and might arrive at the Spokane Intermodal Center.

Barber has been charged with five counts of child abuse in connection with the severe injuries suffered by his girlfriend’s toddler while he was baby-sitting.

The boy suffered bleeding and swelling of his brain, a bruised liver and a bite mark on his shoulder, according to the Deseret Morning News in Salt Lake City. The alleged victim may not survive his injuries, Spokane police said.

Barber is 5 feet 9 and 170 pounds with brown eyes, black hair and has several tattoos on his arms.

Barber is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees him should call 911.

Dust storm closes I-90

About 14 miles of Interstate 90 near Ritzville were closed for about an hour and a half Saturday morning after a dust storm caused multiple collisions and greatly reduced visibility.

Lanes were blocked at Ritzville and 14 miles west of the town starting about 10:10 a.m., the Washington State Patrol reported. Lanes were reopened after collisions were cleared and winds died down.