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• Suspect found dead

  June 7, 2013 in City on Page A8 A maintenance worker facing charges of rape and child molestation killed himself in his car outside of Addy, Wash., according to the Stevens County coroner’s office. Timothy D. Woodard was … 2

• Six injured in Stevens County crash

  April 23, 2013 in Region Six people were injured in the Monday night chain-reaction crash started by a car driven by a 15-year-old boy in Stevens County. 6

• Horse whipped in theft at ranch

  April 10, 2013 in City on Page A5 When Carrie Aenk realized thieves had stolen almost $10,000 in equipment from her Springdale, Wash., horse rescue operation, she was angry. When she realized they had also beaten one of … 10

• Crews kept busy fighting furniture store fire in Colville

  February 17, 2013 in Region Fire crews from Stevens County, Arden and Kettle Falls spent all night Saturday dousing a fast-burning fire that engulfed a two-story business in downtown Colville.

• Records detail plot by fifth-graders to kill classmates

  February 13, 2013 in City Court documents released today give chilling details about the plans two fifth graders from Colville had in place to kill a girl classmate and possibly others if they tried to … 49

• Fifth-grade Colville boys accused of plotting to kill peers

  February 9, 2013 in City on Page A1 COLVILLE – Two fifth-grade boys suspected of plotting to kill classmates were led into a Stevens County courtroom in shackles Friday to face charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder … 68

• Two 5th-graders charged with conspiracy to commit murder in Stevens County

  February 8, 2013 in City COLVILLE - Two 5th-grade boys were led into a Stevens County courtroom in shackles Friday to face charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder after bringing a gun and a … 21

• Stevens County animal shelters put faith in law enforcement

  January 27, 2013 in City on Page A1 COLVILLE – The scene about a mile from U.S. Highway 395 might look picturesque: a small herd of horses, standing peacefully in the gently falling snow, tucked into the evergreen … 28

• Details of Stevens County veteran’s shooting released

  October 26, 2012 in City on Page A5 A reserve Stevens County sheriff’s deputy with eight months’ experience fired the shot that killed a despondent 66-year-old man last week. Spokane County investigators, who are in charge of the … 47

• Reserve deputy fired fatal shot in Valley

  October 25, 2012 in City A Stevens County Sheriff’s reserve deputy fired the shot that killed a 66-year-old man last Friday night following a 911 call to the man’s Valley residence. 16

• Family of shooting victim seeks answers

  October 25, 2012 in City on Page A5 The man shot to death Friday by Stevens County deputies was a 66-year-old Vietnam veteran who had struggled with depression. Law enforcement officials have yet to officially identify John E. … 5

• Family of man shot by deputies seeks answers

  October 24, 2012 The man shot to death last Friday by Stevens County deputies was a 66-year-old Vietnam veteran who had struggled with depression. 12

• DSHS agrees to pay former foster children $5.3 million

  October 2, 2012 in City on Page A1 The Department of Social and Health Services agreed Monday to pay $5.3 million to four people who were subjected to years of physical and sexual abuse as children in a … 6

• State aims to kill elusive wolf pack

  September 22, 2012 in Outdoors, Region on Page A1 A wolf pack that acquired a taste for cattle in northern Stevens County this summer is being targeted for elimination, Washington officials announced Friday. “The Wedge Pack has turned to … 53

• Stevens County gun thief slapped with 125-year sentence

  August 1, 2012 in City on Page A1 A Stevens County judge sentenced a convicted gun thief Tuesday to 125 years in prison – a term that’s about 100 years longer than the prison terms given to three … 12

• Gun thief’s sentence 100 years longer than murderers’

  July 31, 2012 in City A Stevens County judge today sentenced a convicted gun thief to 125 years in prison — a term that’s about 100 years longer than the sentences handed down to three … 27

• In brief: Three men arrested in 7-Eleven robbery

  July 16, 2012 in City on Page A5 Three men were booked into Spokane County Jail early Sunday morning on charges of holding up a 7-Eleven store on Spokane’s South Hill. Police say the three men – Joseph … 1

• Several drown during heat spell

  July 15, 2012 in City on Page B1 A 21-year-old man is presumed drowned after he went missing while swimming with friends in the Little Spokane River on Friday evening, Stevens County officials said Saturday, capping a deadly …

• Rancher may shoot wolf that killed calf

  July 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 A wolf recently killed a calf in Stevens County, and the rancher has permission to shoot the animal if it attacks the Diamond M Ranch’s herd again, state officials said. … 1

• Body found in Long Lake

  May 6, 2012 in News, Region A body was reportedly found floating in Long Lake in Stevens County this afternoon. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office was called in to retrieve the body and assist with the … 5

• State offers training on wolf kills

  January 10, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page A5 Washington state wildlife officials said they’re willing to train Stevens County sheriff’s deputies on how to identify livestock that has been killed by wolves. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife … 1

• Unity March planners urge vigilance, pushback after bomb attempt

  December 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 Sue Kellogg got an uneasy chuckle when she learned that domestic terrorist Kevin W. Harpham claimed in court Tuesday that he wasn’t intending to hurt anyone with his homemade bomb, … 1

• Discord spills over: Workers quit talking to each other

  December 11, 2011 in City on Page B7 Sometimes subordinates get bruised when bosses punch each other. So it was when Stevens County Prosecutor Tim Rasmussen and now-retired Superior Court Judge Rebecca Baker battled over perceived conflicts of …

• Murder trial delayed months while judge, prosecutor feud

  December 11, 2011 in City on Page B1 Kristen Cosby has no patience for quarrels among Stevens County judicial officers. Cosby’s mother was the victim of an Oct. 3, 2009, homicide. Her father, Craig Raymond Cosby, is the … 8

• Fire at Stevens County shelter kills animals

  November 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 Several animals died when a fire broke out in a building at a small Stevens County animal shelter Wednesday morning. “The thing went up in just a matter of minutes,” … 2

• Deal keeps rural Internet alive

  November 10, 2011 in City on Page A6 Commissioners in two counties met in joint session this week to prevent a lengthy Internet service interruption for customers of two Spokane-area companies. Medical Lake-based EcliptixNet Broadband and Spokane-based Pass …

• Caretaker of 106-year-old woman charged with theft, too

  August 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 COLVILLE – The man charged with mistreating a 106-year-old Kettle Falls woman was arrested on theft charges Tuesday. John H. “Herb” Friedlund, 78, is accused of raiding the retirement accounts …

• Theft charges likely in 106-year-old’s neglect case

  August 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 The neglect case involving a 106-year-old woman found begging for food in her squalid Kettle Falls home has morphed into a records hunt by law enforcement and others who say … 6

• Nearly $1 million missing from starving woman’s accounts

  August 1, 2011 in News, Region The neglect case involving a 106-year-old woman found begging for food in her squalid Kettle Falls home has morphed into a records hunt by law enforcement and others who say … 5

• Man held after police rescue famished woman, 105

  June 21, 2011 in City on Page A1 Stevens County deputies discovered a 105-year-old woman begging for food after they were asked by an animal cruelty suspect to retrieve his medicine from the squalid Kettle Falls, Wash., home … 8

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