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  Vanessa Behan haven for kids at risk

  February 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 It’s been 30 years, but Bill Bialkowsky’s eyes still fill as he recalled reading the coroner’s report. “Fractured skull. Cigarette burns. Pulled hair,” he cleared his throat. “She died a …

• Spokane police investigate assault of 3-month-old girl

  January 9, 2012 in News, City Police are investigating after a 3-month-old Spokane girl was treated for a broken bone, skull fractures and bruises Friday. 2

• Jerry Sandusky to face accusers at preliminary hearing Tuesday

  December 12, 2011 in Sports The case against Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach accused of sex abuse, moves into a criminal courtroom Tuesday, when as many as 10 men could testify … 1

• Sandusky’s wife defends husband in sex abuse case

  December 8, 2011 in Sports The wife of ex-Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky said today her husband is innocent of the child sex abuse allegations made against him and that his accusers are making … 1

• In brief: Teen charged with molesting girl

  December 8, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 Bond has been set at $250,000 for a Kingston, Idaho, man charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior with a 5-year-old girl. Reid Louis Yergler, 19, is being …

• Sandusky jailed on new child sex abuse charges

  December 7, 2011 in Sports Ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was jailed Wednesday after new child sex abuse charges were filed against him based on the claims of new two accusers, including one … 7

• Report: Sandusky speaks out about Penn State molestation case

  December 3, 2011 in Sports Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky said Joe Paterno never spoke to him about any suspected misconduct with minors, the New York Times reported today. Sandusky has been charged … 7

• ‘Govabuse’ group plans Spokane protest

  August 10, 2011 in City A family rights group is planning protests on Friday against the child welfare system at courthouses across the nation, including Spokane. The protests, planned in 42 states and Washington, D.C., … 15

• Prosecutor says teenage father was rough with baby son

  July 25, 2011 in Idaho A baby boy is fighting for his life in a Spokane hospital and his 19-year-old Coeur d’Alene father is accused of causing the bleeding in the infant’s brain by repeatedly … 19

• Shaken-baby syndrome on rise in recession

  April 30, 2011 in City on Page A5 Experts are citing infants as the newest victims of the U.S. economic recession. The rate of abusive head traumas in infants has nearly doubled in the past three years, according … 2

• Post Falls man sentenced to 10 years for breaking boy’s leg

  January 14, 2011 A Post Falls man was sentenced today to ten years in prison for felony injury to a child for breaking the leg of his fiancée’s child, according to the Kootenai … 12

• Mother of twins charged with abuse

  December 7, 2010 in City on Page A6 Coeur d’Alene police on Sunday arrested a woman whose 2-year-old twin daughters were found with dried feces caked all over their bodies. Elizabeth C. Crossley, 26, was charged with two … 9

• Stepfather accused of cruelty to girl

  December 7, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 An 18-year-old Hayden man is facing child cruelty charges after deputies say he placed a 25-pound bag on his stepdaughter to stop her from moving. Zacharee J. Wright said the … 7

• Hayden man jailed on child cruelty charge

  December 6, 2010 in Idaho An 18-year old Hayden, Idaho, man was arrested for child cruelty Sunday after police say he placed a 25-pound bag on his stepdaughter to stop her from moving. 12

• Michigan man sentenced for luring girl via the Internet

  November 19, 2010 in City A Michigan man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in March to grooming a 13-year-old Ferry County girl and then traveling across the country to … 2

• Suspect in baby’s assault pleads not guilty

  October 15, 2010 in City A 21-year-old man accused of critically injuring his girlfriend’s 5-month-old son pleaded not guilty today in Whitman County Superior Court. 6

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  Boy’s fatal injury recounted

  October 13, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Post Falls baby sitter accused of murdering a 3-year-old boy told police after failing a polygraph test, “I hurt a poor little defenseless boy … And it was all … 8

• Baby sitter in boy’s death: ‘It was all my fault’

  October 12, 2010 in Idaho A Post Falls baby sitter accused of murdering a 3-year-old boy will stay in jail on $1 million bail, a judge ruled today. 12

• Infant hospitalized; mom’s boyfriend charged

  October 12, 2010 in City on Page A7 A 5-month-old boy is in critical condition after his mother’s 21-year-old boyfriend assaulted him early Monday, according to the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office.

• Sheriff: Man assaulted girlfriend’s baby

  October 11, 2010 in City A 5-month-old boy is in critical condition after his mother’s 21-year-old boyfriend assaulted him, according to the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office. 6

• Baby sitter faces murder charge after child dies

  October 8, 2010 in Idaho A 25-year-old Post Falls babysitter faces murder charges after a boy in her charge died of a head injury today. 34

• Woman shot by officer faces charges

  October 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 An unarmed pregnant woman shot during a drug raid in Spokane nearly two weeks ago faces felony crack cocaine charges under a police recommendation announced Wednesday. Keamia D. Powell, 24, … 4

• Baby sitter suspected of assaulting boy, 3

  October 6, 2010 in Idaho A 25-year-old baby sitter is suspected of critically injuring a 3-year-old boy at his Post Falls home on Monday.

• Charges mount for suspect in baby’s death

  October 6, 2010 in City on Page A5 A man accused of beating to death his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son has been charged with a previous assault on another child. James R. “J.R.” Cooley, 22, already jailed on $1 …

• Vestal: Parenting programs imperative

  October 6, 2010 in City on Page A5 A baby cries. A kid can’t handle it. A baby dies. Change the names and dates. Replace one city with another. The template just repeats and repeats. Young dudes with … 8

• Suspect in baby’s death faces more charges

  October 5, 2010 in City A man accused of beating to death his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son has been charged with a previous assault on another child. 8

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  Boyfriend arrested after baby found dead

  September 30, 2010 in City on Page A1 A 22-year-old Spokane man already under investigation for abusing a baby girl was arrested late Tuesday after his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son was found beaten to death in their Hillyard apartment. … 4

• Fiance tells police he broke boy’s leg

  September 30, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Coeur d’Alene man is accused of breaking the leg of his fiancée’s child last week. Michael R. Edinger, 27, is jailed on two counts of cruelty to children after … 6

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  Suspect in child’s death faces $1 million bond

  September 29, 2010 in City A 22-year-old Spokane man already under investigation for abusing a baby girl was arrested late Tuesday after his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son was found beaten to death in their Hillyard apartment. … 44

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  New feet, real life

  May 15, 2010 in City on Page B1 One of North Idaho’s worst cases of child abuse is now a remarkable story of recovery. Kyra Wine, whose feet were amputated after she was badly abused by her mother’s … 1

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