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• Drunken driver bill facing challenges

  April 19, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Efforts to fast-track a crackdown on repeat drunken drivers, announced with bipartisan fanfare Tuesday, hit some go-slow warnings Thursday from prosecutors, judges and police. They’re raising so many … 4

• Idaho legislators brush up on ethics

  January 10, 2013 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Lawmakers underwent a half-day of ethics training in the wake of a series of high-profile lapses involving Idaho officials, a first-time event that Capitol leaders hope will head … 2

• Idaho’s Crapo faces DUI charge

  December 24, 2012 in Idaho, Nation/World on Page A6 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Idaho Sen. Michael Crapo was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with driving under the influence in a Washington, D.C., suburb, authorities said. Police in Alexandria, Va., … 5

• Getting There: State helps fund Sullivan bridge

  November 26, 2012 in City on Page A1 The effort to secure funding for a new Sullivan Road Bridge over the Spokane River got a boost last week with the announcement of a $3.5 million grant from the … 9

• Driver fleeing police causes head-on crash

  August 6, 2012 in City, News A Spokane Valley man fleeing police in his Volvo crashed head-on into a car on Sullivan Road Sunday evening, injuring two people. 16

• Law student hears charges in hit-and-run

  July 24, 2012 in City on Page A5 As a Gonzaga University law student accused of running over a bicycle trailer carrying a 2-year-old girl and then speeding away made his first appearance in court Monday, the victim …

• Law student arrested for hit-and-run with young girl

  July 23, 2012 in City, News As a Gonzaga University law student accused of running over a bicycle trailer carrying a 2-year-old girl made his first appearance in court Monday, the victim remained in intensive care … 26

• In the end, gift of life

  July 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 When her husband died, Ashley Johnson knew how some people were bound to remember him. His picture was published and broadcast as one of four men arrested for a shooting … 14

• Troubled starlet gets a fresh start

  March 29, 2012 in Nation/World Lindsay Lohan’s days as a criminal defendant could be over — if she can behave herself. A judge on Thursday ended the long-running probation of the problem-prone actress in a …

• Patrols emphasize crosswalk awareness

  January 31, 2012 in City on Page A1 Crashes that hurt one man and killed another in Spokane last weekend occurred as local authorities are working to emphasize pedestrian safety to motorists. Emphasis patrols today and next month … 18

• Emphasis patrols follow Spokane pedestrian-auto crashes

  January 30, 2012 in City, News Crashes that hurt one man and killed another in Spokane last weekend occurred as local authorities are working to emphasize pedestrian safety to motorists. 21

• Getting There: Overpass freeway project’s next step

  January 9, 2012 in City on Page A1 The next phase in development of the North Spokane Corridor will begin later this year with construction of a new overpass for Francis Avenue in Hillyard. Money saved on construction … 2

• Washington officials seek tougher terms for fatal DUIs

  December 28, 2011 in Region A Washington state lawmaker and two county prosecutors are backing proposed legislation to double sentencing ranges for people convicted of drunken driving fatalities. 10

• Eye on Boise: Senator apologizes, evades being deposed

  July 17, 2011 in Idaho on Page B2 Idaho state Sen. John McGee, R-Caldwell, came under fire at a Canyon County Republican Party Central Committee meeting last week for a recent drunken driving conviction but succeeded in heading … 3

• Spokane Co. deputy arrested for drunken driving in CdA

  April 1, 2011 in City, Idaho The lead firearms instructor for the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving last weekend in Coeur d’Alene. 24

• Driver in crash near GU released from jail

  February 7, 2011 in City A Spokane woman accused of hitting two pedestrians while driving near Gonzaga University was released from jail Monday. 8

• Driver arrested after pedestrians struck near Gonzaga

  February 7, 2011 Two pedestrians suffered head injuries Saturday when a car struck them near the Gonzaga University campus. 20

• Driver testifies he wasn’t drunk at time of fatal crash

  February 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Spokane stockbroker admits to drinking alcohol the day his Mercedes crashed into a motorcycle, paralyzing the driver and killing the passenger, but he told jurors he wasn’t drunk. He’d … 4

• Repeat drunken driver Batty pleads not guilty

  February 2, 2011 in City, News A retired Spokane firefighter and convicted drunken driver pleaded not guilty Wednesday to his latest charge stemming from a traffic stop last month. 18

• Husband recounts fatal crash

  January 21, 2011 in City on Page A5 Gary Keller remembers the crash that killed his wife and left him paralyzed: He said it started with a silver flash. “I remember a big crash, and I remember flying …

• Getting There: Transportation open houses this week

  January 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 A yearlong effort to build a cohesive plan for transportation in the Spokane region is nearing completion, and the public is going to get another chance to comment. Two open … 1

• Batty arrested again for DUI

  January 8, 2011 in City on Page B6 A retired Spokane firefighter with a history of impaired driving and a conviction for vehicular homicide was arrested again Thursday after a state trooper smelled alcohol on his breath. David … 6

• Change in DUI law means fired cop can be rehired

  January 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 A former Spokane police sergeant fired after a drunken hit-and-run crash has been offered a spot as a detective after a change in state law lifted his driving restrictions. City … 65

• Man arrested after towed sled hits police car

  December 31, 2010 in City on Page A6 A Spokane father is in jail after two children he was towing on a sled behind an ATV slammed into a parked police car, sending the kids to the hospital. …

• Sled crash that hurt 2 kids lands Spokane dad in jail

  December 30, 2010 in City A Spokane man is in jail after two children he was towing on a sled behind an ATV slammed into a parked police car, sending the kids to the hospital. 28

• Judge orders bond in DUI case

  December 8, 2010 in City on Page A6 A suspected drunken driver arrested in the Spokane area Monday had a blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit for driving, according to court testimony.

• Suspicious motorist crashes SUV as police close in

  December 5, 2010 in City A man reportedly attempting to elude police crashed his SUV into two other vehicles, a light pole and a fire hydrant early Sunday morning at Sprague and Washington in Spokane. 10

• Motorists block, report DUI suspect

  November 19, 2010 in City on Page A8 A 49-year-old Spokane man with a history of driving under the influence was arrested in Spokane Valley on Wednesday after concerned motorists blocked his path. James L. Crabtree, a local … 4

• Four Loko can found in DUI suspect’s car

  November 18, 2010 in City A 49-year-old Spokane man with a history of driving under the influence was arrested in Spokane Valley Wednesday after concerned motorists blocked his path. 3

• MADD advocate supports victims

  November 14, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Crystal Bertolucci remembers parts of the Wednesday almost two years ago that turned her life upside down. On Dec. 3, 2008, Bertolucci, 33 at the time, her 1-year-old daughter Skylar, …

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