Boyfriend says killing spurred by heroin and AIDS scare

Murder suspect Corey Burnam told police he killed his girlfriend Friday night as the two used heroin together and she told him she had given him the AIDS virus, according …

Mon., Feb. 1, 2016, 4:04 p.m.

Idaho woman killed, husband hospitalized from burns

A Cataldo, Idaho, couple in their 70s suffered severe burns Sunday, leaving the woman dead and her husband hospitalized. Sandra K. Mack, 71, died near a fire pit in the …

Mon., Feb. 1, 2016, 12:06 p.m.

Woman arrested after allegedly threatening Arby’s employee with gun

A Spokane County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team arrested a woman Sunday after she allegedly threatened an Arby’s employee with a gun.

Sun., Jan. 31, 2016, 9:05 p.m.

Spokane police locate body believed to be 73-year-old homicide victim

Police late Saturday removed a body from the Spokane home of a 73-year-old woman whose son was arrested on suspicion of killing her. Police believe it’s Wanda Bush whose body …

Sun., Jan. 31, 2016, 5 a.m.

Police use courts to shut down nuisance drug houses

Months of fear and Block Watch meetings in the River District neighborhood in Liberty Lake ended with a post on the Next Door community web site.

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 30, 2016, 6:40 p.m.

Man who reported mother missing arrested for her murder

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his elderly mother, whom he reported missing to police on Saturday.

Sat., Jan. 30, 2016, 12:25 p.m.

Fatal stabbing suspect identified

Spokane County Jail records show that 38-year-old Corey M. Burnam was booked into jail Saturday morning on suspicion of aggravated first-degree domestic violence murder.

Fri., Jan. 29, 2016, 6:05 p.m.

Former police union president facing new criminal charge

Former Spokane Police Guild president John Gately entered a not guilty plea on a new charge of rendering criminal assistance in court Friday.

Fri., Jan. 29, 2016, 2:45 p.m.

City commission moving to hire an interim police ombudsman

The Canadian man selected in November to be Spokane’s next police ombudsman still doesn’t have a work visa, so a city commission is moving ahead with interviews for an interim …

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 29, 2016, 8:05 p.m.

Jury convicts Coeur d’Alene teen of murdering brother, father

A jury on Friday began deliberating whether to find 16-year-old Eldon Gale Samuel III guilty of murdering his younger brother and father in Coeur d’Alene almost two years ago. Samuel …

Fri., Jan. 29, 2016, 12:58 p.m.

Man sought in series of Spokane Valley arsons

Spokane Valley firefighters are searching for a suspect in a series of four arsons set early Friday morning.

Fri., Jan. 29, 2016, 8:55 a.m.

Woman found dead at Greenacres Middle School

Police are investigating a dead body found Friday morning outside Greenacres Middle School.

Thu., Jan. 28, 2016, 6:03 p.m.

First female judge in Spokane County Superior Court retiring this week

After 37 years on the bench Spokane Judge Kathleen O’Connor will hang up her robe Friday.

Thu., Jan. 28, 2016, 1:51 p.m.

Jury to decide what type of killer Eldon Samuel is

A jury is about to decide what kind of killer Eldon Gale Samuel III was the night he shot his father and then attacked his younger brother with guns, a …

Wed., Jan. 27, 2016, 8:39 p.m.

Target of sex sting accused of stealing from charity

The former St. Vincent de Paul thrift store manager accused of trying to trade drugs for sex with a teenage girl used his job a decade ago to embezzle thousands …

Wed., Jan. 27, 2016, 4:22 p.m.

Panel lists qualities for next police chief

Spokane’s new police chief should have integrity, courage - and a college degree, an advisory committee concludes.

Wed., Jan. 27, 2016, 1:57 p.m.

More investigation needed to determine how VA doctor died

More investigation is needed to determine how Dr. John Marshall died, the Spokane County medical examiner said Wednesday.

Wed., Jan. 27, 2016, 9:18 a.m.

Third suspect arrested in Palomino Club fatal shooting

A third suspect has been arrested on investigation of second-degree murder in the shooting that killed an Eastern Washington University student outside The Palomino Club last week.

Tue., Jan. 26, 2016, 7:50 p.m.

Woman who ran drug trafficking ring sentenced to prison

A woman identified by police and federal investigators as the leader of a violent drug trafficking ring in Spokane was sentenced to 15 years in prison this week.

Tue., Jan. 26, 2016, 5:39 p.m.

Spokane County settles lawsuit alleging excessive force

Spokane County will pay a father $100,000 to settle a claim of excessive force used by a sheriff’s deputy arresting him during a shooting investigation involving the man’s son in …

Mon., Jan. 25, 2016, 8:58 p.m.

Details of Spokane murder-for-hire case well known, even in Tri-Cities

RICHLAND – James Henrikson’s trial was moved to the Tri-Cities to avoid seating jurors who may already have heard about the case. But at least a half dozen of those …

Mon., Jan. 25, 2016, 5:57 p.m.

Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, Prosecutor Larry Haskell set for raises under county proposal

Spokane County officials on Tuesday will consider boosting the salaries of Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and Prosecuting Attorney Larry Haskell.

Mon., Jan. 25, 2016, 1:23 p.m.

EWU football player one of two arrested in Palomino Club fatal shooting

Spokane police have arrested an Eastern Washington University football player and another man in connection with a fatal shooting last week outside the Palomino Club.

Mon., Jan. 25, 2016, 10:48 a.m.

Man gets life in prison for killing wife, stepdaughter in North Idaho

A judge in Coeur d’Alene imposed a sentence Monday of life in prison for a Mexican man who admitted killing his wife and stepdaughter a year and a half ago. …

Mon., Jan. 25, 2016, 8:21 a.m.

Two Monday morning house fires keep Spokane firefighters busy

Spokane firefighters had a busy Monday morning after two house fires broke out on the east side of the city.

Sun., Jan. 24, 2016, 3:51 p.m.

Detectives investigate body found near Cataldo, Idaho

Officials in Kootenai County are investigating a body found Saturday near Cataldo, Idaho.

Sun., Jan. 24, 2016, 5 a.m.

Doug Clark: Let’s spice up police body cam footage with tunes

Doug Clark takes on the big issues facing the Spokane Police Department.

Fri., Jan. 22, 2016, 9:32 a.m.

WSU, College Hill area get half of Pullman Fire Department calls, chief says

Pullman Fire Chief Mike Heston said approximately half of the more than 3,000 calls his department responded to last year were to Washington State University and the College Hill area.

Thu., Jan. 21, 2016, 8:47 p.m.

Woman killed Monday was helping husband clean handgun

Brenda Thurman was helping her husband clean a handgun when it discharged, killing the Spokane Valley woman on Monday, according to court documents.