A 22-year-old woman is accused of helping three men charged with a home invasion robbery in Spokane Valley last month. Vatsana Muongkhoth was arraigned Tuesday in Spokane County Superior Court on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, possession…
The Idaho motorist accused of striking down two pedestrians on the Washington State University campus may be suffering from “caffeine psychosis,” his lawyer said. The lawyer for Dan Noble, 31, (right) of Moscow, said Tuesday that his client was known to consume large amounts of…
Firefighters rescued a young whitetail deer Wednesday after it became stranded on thin ice at Liberty Lake. Crews from the Spokane Valley Fire Department were called to the 2000 block of South Liberty Lake Drive around 10 a.m., after a resident reported a deer had…
A man accused of a violent home invasion robbery more than five years ago is back in Spokane to face charges. DeAndre S. Gaither, 30, served more than four years in prison on a federal cocaine conviction that came about six months after he and…
A Mead man accused of killing his wife had recently been prescribed anti-depressant medication but "still seemed very depressed," according to court documents filed today. Detectives on Monday searched the home where Jeffrey N. Canino, 46, (right, courtesy KHQ) allegedly stabbed Michelle Canino, 43, to…
Dozens of area law enforcement are taking part in the funeral procession for the slain Lakewood police officers in Western Washington today. The Spokane Police Honor Guard traveled with officers from the Cheney Police Department on Monday. The Coeur d’Alene Police Honor Guard was joined…
A ransacked pet store. A tarantula, four lizards and a ferret missing. That crime scene greeted Coeur d'Alene detectives last summer at Duncan's Pet Shop. Now two Coeur d'Alene teenagers are accused of the burglary and animal heist, but police haven't recovered the reptiles and…
Three Coeur d'Alene men were due in court today on charges that they robbed a coffee stand at gunpoint over the weekend. Charles E. Spencer, 24 (top left); Arthur William Wilson, 18 (right); and Andrew Wayne Bryant, 18 (bottom left), were arrested Sunday after detectives…
A former Liberty Lake city councilman will be on unsupervised probation for two years for assaulting his wife. Brian A. Sayrs pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault Friday in Spokane County District Court. Sayrs was originally charged with felony second-degree assault after his wife, Michelle Messer,…
A woman accused of assaulting her child at the downtown bus plaza has been charged with a misdemeanor. The 3-year-old boy who Keyana L. Key is accused of assaulting had bruising but no further injuries, which led to the fourth-degree assault charge, said Spokane County…
A drug runner arrested in the investigation of a smuggling ring that used helicopters to fly marijuana, cocaine and other narcotics throughout the region was sentenced during a secret proceeding Wednesday in federal court, his attorney said. The courtroom was closed and the transcript will…
Spokane County sheriff’s deputies fired at least eight shots at a Spokane Valley man who answered the door armed with a gun. Deputies were called to an apartment at 8910 E. Broadway Ave. on Saturday for a reported domestic dispute. When authorities arrived, Donald J.…
Prosecutors will seek adult charges against two teenagers accused of beating a man so badly his dentures broke. The suspects, Nicholas X. Parrish and Justin A. Summa, appeared in Spokane County Superior Court on Wednesday on one charge each of first-degree assault. A judge set…
A man accused of killing his wife remains under guard at a downtown Spokane hospital. Jeffrey N. Canino, 46, is on the Spokane County Superior Court first appearance docket this afternoon one one count of first-degree murder but likely won't make the appearance, said Spokane…
Police are asking for help identifying a woman who stole a purse from a hospital waiting room.The woman pictured is thought to have stolen the pursue from the Holy Family Hospital emergency room waiting area, 5633 N. Lidgerwood St., on Nov. 4 from 1 a.m.…
A shoe print on the face of a man badly beaten in a Spokane alley helped detectives identify two teenage suspects, according to court documents filed today. Kent S. Moses, 60, was found unconscious and bloody in an alley near Bridge Avenue and Nettleton Street…
Suspected cop killer Maurice Clemmons was shot and killed by police in Seattle early today. His death came nearly two days after four officers were killed in a West Side coffee shop in what authorities described as an ambush. One of the slain officers, Tina…
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