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• Gear Junkie: Knives and multitools you can pack on an airplane

  April 14, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 In a dramatic policy change, the Federal Aviation Administration is still planning to allow small knives on commercial airplanes. Starting in late April, airline passengers can carry pocketknives with small … 1

• Man stabbed in throat in east Spokane

  July 10, 2012 in City, News A man was stabbed in his throat during a fight outside a bar today in east Spokane. 6

• Stabbing suspect arrested near Coeur d’Alene

  June 27, 2012 in Idaho, News Police today arrested a convicted killer accused of trying to kill another man in a stabbing Monday night north of Coeur d’Alene. 5

• N. Idaho highway closed as police search for assailant

  June 25, 2012 in Idaho, News A stretch of U.S. Highway 95 is closed in North Idaho tonight as police look for an armed assailant.

• Witnesses sought in Valley mall stabbing

  February 1, 2012 in City, News Detectives believe a knife assault at the Spokane Valley Mall may have been planned by a group of teenagers, and they’re asking for witnesses with video to contact them.

• Spokane man killed by own knife identified

  January 18, 2012 in City, News A man who police say was accidentally stabbed to death by his own knife Saturday has been identified as Rene Chico Salas, 52. 5

• Man with knife robs north Spokane store

  November 14, 2011 in City A man armed with a knife robbed a north Spokane convenience store on Sunday. 2

• Buck Knives keeps its knifemaking legacy in family

  October 23, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Buck Knives’ roots trace back to 1902, when 13-year-old blacksmith apprentice Hoyt Buck developed a method of heat-treating steel so that hoes and other tools would hold their edges better. … 7

• Suspects raise rape defense

  August 6, 2011 in City on Page A6 A man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Airway Heights told police he was “on fire and ready to go” after his girlfriend said she’d been raped by the … 1

• Knife, ax, machete lead to attempted-murder arrests

  August 4, 2011 in City A fight over sexual assault allegations led to the arrest of a couple on kidnapping and attempted murder charges in Airway Heights early today, police said. 2

• 2 stabbings leave men with minor injuries

  July 25, 2011 in City Spokane police are investigating two stabbings that left victims with minor injuries and officers with little information on suspects.

• Buck knife flicks open to fit most outdoor needs

  July 3, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C9 With the subtle pull of a single finger, the FlashPoint knife flicks open to reveal its stout and serrated three-inch blade. Unlike pocketknives of yore, which could sometimes bend a …

• Tip leads Spokane police to stabbing victim in bathtub

  June 21, 2011 in City An anonymous tip led police to a man with critical stab wounds in a bathtub inside a north Spokane home this morning.

• 3 stabbed, 2 arrested after Spokane bar fight

  May 27, 2011 in City Three men were stabbed after officers broke up a fight in a parking lot in downtown Spokane Thursday, police said today 36

• Family fight leads to stabbing, attempted murder arrest

  February 9, 2011 in City A man stabbed his brother in an argument over family property Tuesday night in Spokane Valley, police said today. 3

• Officers in shooting named

  January 22, 2011 in City on Page A5 The police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a domestic violence suspect Sunday have been identified as Officer Chris McMurtrey and Sgt. Dave Overhoff. McMurtrey, 31, has been with …

• Domestic stabbing victim improving at hospital

  December 28, 2010 in City A Spokane man stabbed during a domestic dispute early today is improving at a hospital. 15

• Man greeted SWAT team with knife, sheriff’s office says

  December 2, 2010 in City A man involved in a stolen property investigation threatened a SWAT team with a large knife on Wednesday, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said today. 14

• Police: Knife-wielding man arrested at gunpoint

  June 25, 2010 in City A transient suspected of threatening three people with a hunting knife in downtown Spokane late Thursday told officers he was upset that his guitar was stolen, police said today. 8

• Felon found with hatchet after Spokane police chase

  June 2, 2010 in City Spokane police found a several weapons - including a hatchet and meat cleaver - in a stolen car after a chase through the lower South Hill this morning. 1

• Schools locked down over false gun report

  April 21, 2010 in City on Page A5 A high school student skipping school Tuesday prompted a lockdown at Riverside high, middle and elementary schools in Chattaroy.