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• Federal gang task force investigating Valley business

  April 2, 2013 in City A gun shot this morning at a former radiator business in Spokane Valley drew a search warrant and the participation of a federal gang task force from Spokane and North … 35

• Bullets hit South Hill home in gang-related shooting

  March 14, 2013 in City At least two bullets struck a house on the lower South Hill early this morning. 36

• Rodarte uses pageant title as platform to educate others on gang violence

  March 10, 2013 in Features on Page D1 One day when she was in elementary school, Erica Rodarte was sitting on the counter in her family’s two-bedroom trailer, helping her father bake a cake, when she heard a … 2

• Gang shooting suspect identified

  February 26, 2013 in City Investigators have identified 26-year-old Terrance R. Jones as a suspect in a possibly gang-related shooting in Spokane Valley last week. 3

• Spokane music venue punished following shootings

  February 19, 2013 in City on Page A1 Owners of the Knitting Factory said they are working with police to fight gang violence in the wake of two shootings Monday. The gunfire prompted Spokane police Chief Frank Straub … 42

• Two shot, one arrested in north Spokane

  January 12, 2013 Police are investigating a shooting Friday night at 311 E. Liberty. 2

• Chicago vows to fight concealed carry ruling

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — With parts of the city in the grip of gang warfare and spiking homicide rates, Chicago aldermen are urging state officials to appeal an appellate court’s decision … 1

• NY’s top court: NYC gang member not a terrorist

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Street gangsters who commit assaults and killings are not terrorists under the statute enacted after hijackers crashed jets into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, …

• Feds: Imprisoned murderer ran gang network

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — While behind bars for three decades, a convicted murderer and member of the Mexican Mafia controlled a network of Los Angeles street gangs that sold drugs, … 1

• Alleged shooter charged with attempted murder

  November 16, 2012 in City on Page A9 A Spokane man faces a first-degree attempted murder charge for what detectives call a retaliatory shooting. Eugene “Low Key” McVay, 30, appeared in Spokane County Superior Court this week. McVay … 3

• APNewsBreak: Idaho inmates claim gangs run prison

  November 13, 2012 in Nation/World BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A gang war that appears to have taken over parts of an Idaho private prison is spilling into the federal courts, with some inmates contending prison …

• Official proposes bullet tax to curb Chicago crime

  October 18, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — As Chicago struggles to quell gang violence that has contributed to a jump in homicides, a top elected official wants to tax the sale of every bullet … 1

• Violent street gang: US targets finances of MS-13

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration declared the ultra-violent street gang MS-13 to be an international criminal group on Thursday, an unprecedented crackdown targeting the finances of the sprawling U.S. …

• US targets violent, central American street gang

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A Central American street gang known for using machetes to hack and stab rivals to death became the first street gang to be labeled a transnational criminal … 1

• NY court considers: Is gang member a terrorist?

  October 8, 2012 in Nation/World ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In 2002, a New York City street gang crashed a christening party, shouted out their superiority, confronted a rival and started a fight that left a … 1

• NYPD is watching Facebook to fight gang bloodshed

  October 2, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Police investigating two gangs called the Very Crispy Gangsters and the Rockstarz didn’t need to spend all their time pounding the pavement for leads. Instead, they …

• Ex-LA gang member exonerated of murder, released

  September 25, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former gang member imprisoned for 19 years for a murder he didn’t commit has been exonerated and set free. John Edward Smith, wearing glasses and …

• Judge exonerates former LA gang member of murder

  September 24, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A courtroom erupted in applause, cheers and shouts of “We love you” as a former gang member imprisoned for 19 years for a murder he didn’t …

• Chicago teachers vote to return to classroom

  September 18, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Teachers agreed Tuesday to return to the classroom after more than a week on the picket lines in Chicago, ending a combative stalemate with Mayor Rahm Emanuel …

• Weighing offer, Chicago teachers remain on strike

  September 16, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago teachers uncomfortable with a tentative contract offer decided Sunday to remain on strike, insisting they need more time before deciding whether to end an acrimonious standoff …

• Chicago teachers union to continue strike

  September 16, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago teachers union decided Sunday to continue its weeklong strike, extending an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over teacher evaluations and job security provisions central …

• In Chicago, lifeline schools brace for strike

  September 3, 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Elfega Cazares isn’t taking sides in the standoff between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools over contract talks. Like many of the immigrant parents in …

• Police: Relative reported worries about soldier

  August 29, 2012 SEATTLE (AP) — A relative of one of four soldiers accused by Georgia authorities of killing a fellow soldier and plotting anti-government acts came to police with concerns about the …

• Man shot in abdomen on lower South Hill

  April 26, 2012 in City, News A 35-year-old man was seriously injured when he was shot by an unidentified assailant Thursday. 5

• Bonner County prosecutor dropping gang charges

  April 16, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 SANDPOINT – A North Idaho county is dropping criminal gang-recruitment charges against five people following an Idaho Supreme Court decision making it more difficult to prove the law was broken. …

• Man badly beaten while trying to break up party

  March 14, 2012 in City, News A man severely beaten at an underage drinking party last weekend was a 65-year-old neighbor who was trying to break up the gathering as sheriff’s deputies stood outside. Doctors do … 28

• Warrant issued in shooting that injured girl, man

  March 8, 2012 in City on Page A6 A man accused of shooting a young girl and a man Sunday night confronted a group with a gun after hearing gang-related insults, Spokane police allege. Abubakar “Abu” Samura, 21, … 1

• Details emerge in girl’s shooting; suspect still sought

  March 7, 2012 in City, News A man accused of shooting a young girl Sunday night confronted a group with a gun after hearing gang-related slang terms, Spokane police allege. 13

• Police: Young girl was unintended victim in gang shooting

  March 5, 2012 in City, News Police believe a young girl shot Sunday night near Liberty Park was the unintended victim of a gang-related shooting targeting a 23-year-old man. 4

• Spokane, federal authorities arrest dozens

  January 19, 2012 in City Working with federal authorities, Spokane police executed multiple search and arrest warrants throughout the region this morning. 34

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