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• Mental issues won’t derail trial

  March 14, 2012 in City on Page A6 A woman who lives as a man, including wearing a full beard she previously described as a public display of her activism, was ruled competent Tuesday to stand trial on … 1

• Judge denies Hells Angel’s request for furlough

  September 16, 2011 in News, City A federal judge today refused to allow Hells Angels sergeant-at-arms Ricky W. Jenks out of jail so he can help with his girlfriend’s pregnancy. 1

• Appeals court orders WSP trial as Chism files $10M claim

    August 25, 2011 in City A federal appeals court has reversed a decision granting immunity to State Patrol investigators who wrongly accused a Spokane firefighter of possessing child pornography, and ordered a trial to determine … 29

• Man pleads not guilty to attempted murder

  August 24, 2011 in City on Page A7 A man charged with attempted murder pleaded not guilty Tuesday and was ordered to remain in jail on a $750,000 bond. Convicted felon Gary L. Houchins, 29, appeared Tuesday before … 1

• DOE offers to settle claims

  July 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 The U.S. Department of Energy has tentatively agreed to settle the claims of 139 people with thyroid disease – the largest settlement so far in a massive civil suit brought …

• U.S. settles with some Hanford downwinders

  July 14, 2011 in City The U.S. Department of Energy has agreed to settle the claims of 139 people with thyroid disease — the largest settlement so far in a massive civil suit brought by … 3

• Hayden man awaits second trial in jail

  June 23, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A7 A man whose second-degree murder conviction was overturned in May by the Idaho Supreme Court turned himself in Wednesday to the Kootenai County Jail, while he awaits a new trial. …

• Doug Clark: Gag on prejudicial language spiffs up defendant’s image

  June 7, 2011 in City on Page A5 I see that a federal judge has banned prosecutors from using terminology like “Hells Angels,” “Mongols” and “gangs” in the upcoming Ricky Jenks trial. Thank God. Nobody wants to see …

• Students weigh fairy tale evidence

  May 21, 2011 in City on Page B1 In the end, it was a simple case of self-defense. Although the defendants did not dispute sending the plaintiff to the hospital with compound fractures in both legs, the jury …

• Near-victim takes devotion to a whole new reality

    May 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 Edgar Steele, former Aryan Nations shyster, was found guilty late last week of hiring some thug to blow his wife, Cyndi, (and her mother) to smithereens. Can’t say I didn’t … 17

• Edgar Steele a heavy user of dating website

  April 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 BOISE – A North Idaho lawyer standing trial on federal charges that he hired a man to kill his wife sent more than 14,000 online messages to women he met …

• Pair guilty of murder in stabbing

  April 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 Three families sobbed Friday as a Spokane jury returned guilty verdicts against a man and a woman who fought and killed another man in 2009. The jury found Matthew M. … 7

• Steele’s wife says she’s not surprised by emails

  April 29, 2011 in Idaho BOISE – A North Idaho lawyer standing trial on federal charges that he hired a man to kill his wife sent more than 14,000 online messages to women he met … 4

• Alleged victim defends man charged with trying to have her killed

  April 29, 2011 in City on Page A7 BOISE – The alleged victim in a murder-for-hire plot supposedly hatched by her husband told jurors Thursday she knew he was talking to other women online but that it was …

• Edgar Steele trial drew volunteer jurors

  April 20, 2011 in Idaho BOISE - When a federal court prepared to select a jury in Coeur d’Alene last month to try former Aryan Nations lawyer Edgar Steele on charges including murder for hire, … 5

• Appeals court rules against Liberty Lake homeowner in 19-year shoreline fight

  March 19, 2011 in City on Page A7 Appellate judges have handed a defeat to a Spokane Valley lawyer who has fought with Spokane County and state regulators for 19 years over the expansion of his boat dock …

• Sentence too long in stabbing case, high court says

  October 7, 2010 in City Stabbing a man in the neck, leaving him paralyzed below the chest and in a wheelchair for life, isn’t grounds for an exceptional sentence, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled, … 5

• Harvey convicted, faces 45-year sentence

  September 29, 2010 in City A Spokane man faces a minimum of 45 years in prison after a jury convicted him today of two counts of murder that followed a dispute over a car swap. 3

• Coeur d’Alene council election going to trial

  September 1, 2010 in Idaho A disputed Coeur d’Alene city council election is apparently going to trial. First District Judge Charles Hosack denied a request for summary judgment by incumbent Mike Kennedy on Tuesday.

• Lower bails good for defendants, not so good for bond industry

  August 28, 2010 in City Getting out of jail in Spokane County is getting cheaper. After years of inmate overcrowding and a push by the county to streamline the judicial system, prosecutors, defense lawyers and … 3

• Survival instructor found not guilty of rape

  June 16, 2010 in City A Spokane jury found a former civilian survival instructor at Fairchild Air Force Base not guilty of rape and assault today. 11

• Prosecutor alleges police officer’s divorce was fraudulent

    May 7, 2010 in City Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. divorced his wife to shield his assets and force taxpayers to foot the bill for his criminal defense, the federal prosecutor in the … 28

• Coeur d’Alene man sentenced for hitting boy with trailer

  May 7, 2010 in Idaho A Coeur d’Alene man was sentenced Thursday to 180 days in jail for leaving the scene of a May 2009 cident in which a 5-year-old boy was run over by … 2

• Shawn Vestal: Murderer in the clear is two lives in the red

  May 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 In August 1959, Edmond Gray punched, kicked and beat his wife with a belt so badly she had to seek medical care. On April 22, Gray made a brief appearance … 6

• Sick downwinder seeks trial

  March 14, 2010 in City on Page B1 With the fingers of her right hand, Deborah Clark presses firmly on a gaping surgical hole in her neck. It’s the only way she can speak. The words that emerge … 1

• Jury decides in favor of Morning Star

  February 12, 2010 in City A jury today found against plaintiff Kenneth Putnam in the first of 19 lawsuits against Morning Star Boys’ Ranch scheduled for trial in Spokane County Superior Court. 6

• Courts ask surcharge to patch budget

  February 11, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s court system has a plan to cope with steep budget cuts and still keep courthouse doors open: Anyone found guilty of a crime or infraction would pay …

• Jury deliberates abuse case

  February 10, 2010 in City on Page A5 Jurors in the Morning Star Boys’ Ranch trial began deliberations Tuesday afternoon after opposing attorneys tried to define the case as all about accountability or all about profit. “This case … 2

• Defendant takes deal in stabbing

  February 10, 2010 in City on Page A6 The third and final defendant pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from his role in a fight that ended in the stabbing death of a Spokane man last year. Christopher …

• Morning Star abuse case goes to jurors

  February 9, 2010 in City Jurors in the Morning Star Boys’ Ranch trial began deliberations Tuesday afternoon after opposing attorneys tried to define the case as all about accountability or all about profit. 4

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