A gunman fires into a crowd, hitting a teenager in the back. A carjacker beats a driver with a gun, trying to force her out of her car. Thieves steal an SUV and one of them later fires shots at a police officer. Spokane police…
A man involved in a fatal stabbing will spend six years in prison. Joseph T. Harper, 25, pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree manslaughter in connection with the March death of Michael “Mickey” Lyng. Lyng, 19, stepped into a fight between Harper and another man before…
A Spokane man who killed his estranged wife, then impersonated her on MySpace to dupe try duping family members into thinking she was still alive, faces about 18 years in prison when he’s sentenced next month. Uriah dwJ. BrosnanÖ, 33, pleaded guilty to the Jan.…
Police searched the area of Sharp Avenue and Stone Street in east central Spokane today for a man wanted on a state Department of Corrections warrant. Officers didn't find Joshua A. Jackson, 31, and ask anyone who knows where he is to call 911. Police…
MILTON, Pa. (AP) -- A woman accused of kidnapping her own sons after their father was awarded custody about 12 years ago has been arrested in central Pennsylvania and faces extradition to Spokane. The woman was arrested Tuesday at her home in Milton, Pa., where…
Ten months since their daughter was found dead in a Spokane street, dragged more than 13 blocks by a driver who has never been found, and the questions remain: How? Why? And, above all, who? “I have a hard time with it, especially on Mother’s…
A young businessman facing attempted murder charges after a chaotic confrontation in downtown Coeur d’Alene told police he felt threatened when he opened fire on a group of men looking for a fight. “I did what I was trained,” Adam M. Johnson told police, according…
A man who robbed a Spokane pharmacy of OxyContin in June was sentenced to 31 months in prison today. Nicholas A. Blessing, 28, pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery for the June 16 holdup at the Walgreens at 2105 E. Wellesley Ave. The plea deal approved…
The man accused of a shooting in downtown Coeur d'Alene is the CEO and president of a Coeur d’Alene-based independent telecommunications company. He also was featured last Sunday in a Handle Extra feature story on the mentoring program Big Brothers Big Sisters. Johnson credited his…
A gunman fired several rounds at a Spokane police officer early this morning, missing the officer but striking his patrol car.The shooting occurred as the officer, who has not been identified, was guarding the scene of a shooting several hours earlier in the 1100 block…
A Spokane police sergeant fired after a drunken hit and run crash filed a $4 million claim against the city of Spokane Wednesday, claiming he was wrongfully fired because he’s an alcoholic. Bradley N. Thoma, 44, was fired Monday after refusing an offer from Chief…
A Mead man accused of killing his wife in front of their 11-year-old son has been charged with second-degree murder. Sheriff's detectives recommended charging Jeffery N. Canino, 46, with first-degree murder for the Dec. 2 stabbing death of Michelle Canino at their Mead home, but…
A stolen cell phone with a GPS tracker installed led to the arrest of two teenagers this morning. The phone was stolen from an unlocked car this morning in near 6th Avenue and Pines Road in Spokane Valley, then recovered when police used the GPS…
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The parents who carried out the balloon boy hoax were sentenced to jail today and given strict probation conditions that forbid them from earning any money from the spectacle for four years. Richard Heene was sentenced to 90 days in jail,…
Two men arrested in a shooting Friday are due back in court today on more charges related to the alleged robbery attempt that began as an apparent carjacking attempt. Joseph P. Ellery, 30, is charged with attempted first-degree robbery and drive-by shooting, as well as…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Christmas spirit seems to be in full swing at a police department in Wisconsin. Kenosha police officers have made a Christmas video that features their version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." The cops sing about gifts from their chief…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — He may have been dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, but this Santa was no saint. According to Metropolitan Nashville Police, a man wearing a Santa Claus suit — including hat, beard and mustache — and dark…
Here's a report from Sara Leaming: A 56-year-old man who investigators say was so upset over a $70 repair bill he rammed his truck into a northeast Spokane church and ransacked the inside was arrested today. Mark T. Heitman, a parishioner of the Country Crossroads…
An employee arriving to work this morning at Mountain West Bank in Coeur d’Alene was confronted by a man who attempted to take money from the bank, but instead robbed the woman of a small sum, police said. The robber entered the bank at 125…
A police sergeant involved in a drunken hit and run crash in September has been fired. Bradley N. Thoma, 44, is no longer with the Spokane Police Department as of Monday, police said today. Thoma, a 20-year police veteran, will avoid criminal prosecution for the…
By GEORGE TIBBITS Associated Press Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Two sheriff's officers were wounded while responding to a dispute at a home between two brothers — the third shooting of law enforcement officers in Washington state in the last three months. The officers killed the…
A man accused of shooting another man in an apparent carjacking attempt Friday told police he was trying to get money the victim owed an acquaintance, according to court documents filed Monday. Joseph P. Ellery, 30, (left) pulled a gun he jumped in the Mitsubishi…
A man was caught sleeping on the couch of a Spokane nail salon early Saturday in an alleged burglary detectives think may have been sexually motivated, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office. The owners of Perfect Nails, 9311 N. Division St., arrived at the…
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho pharmacist who tackled a gun-toting robber and received a special award from the city of Coeur d'Alene has been fired for violating company policy. Jerry Gunderson said he was dismissed from the Shopko pharmacy late last month…
A family traveling from North Dakota to Western Washington awoke this morning to find their pickup and rented moving trailer stolen from a Spokane Valley motel parking lot. Dewey and Sharon Brown and their 7-year-old daughter were headed to McChord Air Force Base, where he's…
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