A man accused of having unprotected sex without telling his partner his was HIV positive faces an additional first-degree assault charge after the family of his former lover recognized him in news reports of his arrest, according to court papers filed recently in Spokane County…
Grant County officials reported few problems at the Coldplay concert Saturday at the Gorge Amphitheatre. More than 20,000 people attended the concert, which the Grant County Sheriff's Office described as "a very enjoyable concert experience." "The biggest issue reported was a traffic delay on the…
ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — A woman accused of dipping into her ex-husband's bank account without permission blames her dog.Arlington, Wash., police spokeswoman Kristin Banfield says detectives filed court orders to follow the money trail. They learned the money disappearing from the 42-year-old Arlington man's account…
see more Fail BlogNo idea where in North America this intersection is, but suddenly Spokane's Deadman's Creek, Jump Off Road or Blasted Lane no longer seem as unfortunate.
I'll be out of the office beginning Friday, June 26 and returning Monday, July 13. Editor David Wasson will update this blog when he can, but expect light posting until I return.
Call him Spokane’s alleged version of the Hamburglar. Police today arrested a man they say is the ringleader of a cutlet cartel that had been stealing meat and selling it in Spokane for at least three years. Read Sara Leaming’s story here.
Two former employees of a Spokane nonprofit dedicated to feeding low-income residents used more than $80,000 in donations to pay for booze-soaked lunches, Victoria’s Secret shopping sprees, video rentals, computer equipment, home upgrades, furniture and a Florida vacation, investigators alleged last summer. One of those…
Kootenai County marine deputies will be patrolling lakes and river this week looking for dangerous boaters, according to a news release. Operation Dry Water is a national campaign sponsored by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators. In a line reminiscent of a Star Trek…
Suspects on today's court docket included a man accused of an ax attack last week. Jon A. Bedard, 42, was scheduled to plead innocent to one charge of second-degree assault for the alleged attack on Douglas Allen Chicklinsky June 15. Bedard is in the Spokane…
Tom Clouse alerts us to a timeline he put together in 2006 that chronicles the police response to the Otto Zehm death. Check it out here.
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was sentenced to a year in jail for trying to smuggle cigarettes into Canada.The Bellingham Herald reports Jonathan H.Fletcher was found guilty in a Surrey, British Columbia, court in February and sentenced to…
The man accused of a machete attack in Spokane last week is a member of a local family with a storied history. Read a story about Douglas W. Harmon's relation to a man shot and killed by police after shooting up a church at Gonzaga…
It's been a busy two days on the beat. Spokane police Officer Karl Thompson has been indicted in connection with the death of Otto Zehm. Read Tom Clouse's original story here, and check this link for ongoing coverage. Overshadowed by the Zehm announcement but still…
The married boyfriend of convicted killer Shellye L. Stark will remain in Spokane County Jail on $750,000 bail, a judge ruled Tuesday. Brian L. Moore, 43, arrived at the jail early Tuesday after Spokane detectives picked him up in California. Moore was arrested in Orange…
Suspects pleading innocent in court today included a man accused of causing a crash in downtown Spokane that killed an elementary school secretary. Jon A. Strine, who is out of jail on bond, is charged with vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault for the June 2…
A judge will review conversations between a private investigator and a man accused of helping his girlfriend with a plan to kill her husband. Judge Ellen Kalama Clark will decide what portions of Ted Pulver's files to give to prosecutors seeking convictions for first-degree murder…
A fire captain arrested for helping his son escape a bar fight is back on the Spokane Fire Department payroll after serving a day in jail for three misdemeanors. Ronald D. Clinger, 54, struck a plea deal that dismissed a felony charge of eluding police,…
An international drug ring that spanned three decades earned a North Idaho couple federal prison sentences last week. John "Phil" Keyser, 67, was sentenced to 33 months in prison and his wife, Texanna M. Keyser, 67, was sentenced to three months in prison and seven…
A retired firefighter with a history of driving arrests is back in jail after a judge learned he’d caused two car crashes and received one speeding ticket since his last arrest. David W. Batty, 53, who had been prohibited from driving since last fall after…
A man accused of attacking a teenager with a machete will undergo a mental health evaluation before he appears in court. A court appearance for Douglas W. Harmon, 49, was cancelled Friday so he could be transported to Eastern State Mental Hospital. Judge Ellen Kalama…
Some wear ski masks. Others pull hoods over their heads. But a man who may be responsible for two hits at payday loan centers in the past week appears to be taking a different approach to concealing his identity: fake dreadlocks. The dreadlock wigs found…
Spokane's newest pharamcy robber apparently didn't think he had much to hide. This photo shows the man police say robbed a north Spokane Walgreens of OxyContin at gunpoint Tuesday walking into the store dressed like a normal guy - no attempt was made to conceal…
The man accused of starting a wild tussle in Spokane Municipal Court made a terrible decision and feels awful, his public defender said Thursday. Micah W. Hasselstrom, 34, was scared of going to jail and panicked when Judge Tracy Staab said he was going there…
Chaos erupted in an unlikely place today - a Spokane Municipal Court hearing for a misemaonor no contact order violation. A brawl that began when a man tried fleeing a courtroom this morning ended with the man, a deputy and three attorneys falling onto a…
Suspects on today's court docket include a gang member nicknamed Tiny Loc who was once wanted by Crime Stoppers for assaulting his girlfriend's children and making a threatening call to a Spokane elementary school. Reporter Thomas Clouse covered Larry Glenn Gatewood's arraignment today on five…
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