An elderly woman beaten to death her in home. Her apartment ransacked and several silver coins missing, but few clues left behind to identify her killer. The 1984 murder of 87-year-old Ruby M. Miller stumped Spokane police detectives and frightened neighbors near her East Riverside…
A man who sparked a wild courtroom brawl last summer after he tried to flee when a judge order him jailed was sentenced to credit for time served Tuesday. Micah W. Hasselstrom, 34, was credited for 111 days served in Spokane County Jail after pleading…
Washington State University veterinarians say a meatball found on a Spokane woman’s property contained strychnine - the same poison thought to have killed dogs in North Idaho last spring. The Spokane woman’s dog died near Regal Street and the Palouse Highway last week after eating…
A Spokane felon long considered a threat to the community but never locked up for more than a few years is facing 15 years in federal prison because of stiff drug and firearm sentencing laws. Casey D. Beckham, 34, (right, and above, playing chess at…
A rash of burglaries last fall in which stolen vehicles were used to smash through storefronts to take ATMs came about at the same time Spokane saw a rise in car thefts. The crime spree was carried out in a manner similar to a string…
The truck engine began rumbling at about 5 a.m., and Carlyne Tabler ran outside her Spokane home to find a thief inside her truck. It had been stolen just weeks earlier, but had been recovered. Now it was about to be stolen again.He sped away…
A Coeur d'Alene man will spend at least three years in prison for lewd conduct with a minor under 16, a judge ruled this week. John A. Shepherd, 56, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday with eligibility for parole after three years,…
A church worker pleaded not guilty today to a rape charge in which police allege he tied wire around a woman’s face, fastened her to a metal pipe in the basement of a Spokane church and then sexually assaulted her. Michael J. Bosch, 47, appeared…
Abby collapsed near the back steps, convulsing before her owner took her inside, where she died. Her companion, Snoopy, died shortly after, both victims of what animal control officials suspect is a targeted assault using poisoned meatballs to kill Spokane’s best friends. The attack on…
A shooting in downtown Cheney early Sunday led to the arrest of four suspects, only one of whom is over the age of 18.Abran L. Gibson, 19, was arrested with two 17-year-old boys and a 16-year-old boy after an Eastern Washington University student, Sharanbir S.…
A man robbed a bank inside an east Spokane grocery store today.The robber pictured above entered the Banner Bank at Safeway, 933 E. Mission, about 5:26 p.m. and left with cash. He's described as 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-8 and wore a dark, puffy Carhart jacket.Anyone with…
A Spokane man is accused of abusing his 2-month-old daughter. Daniel S. O’Brien, 23, was arrested Friday after doctors said the girl’s injuries, which include a broken leg, were consistent with abuse, according to the Spokane Police Department. O’Brien appeared in Spokane County Superior Court…
A hit-and-run driver seriously injured a Spokane pedestrian today on the lower South Hill.Police are looking for any information on the incident, which occurred at 12:22 p.m. at South Oak Street and West 10th Avenue.The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to…
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Roll out the felony? A cable TV producer in suburban Detroit has been charged with using publicly owned equipment to make polka DVDs and sell them to an undercover officer. Police say Fred DeChausse (de-CHAWSS-ay) was caught selling 11 pirated DVDs…
The Spokane County Jail will be featured on a cable television show this Thursday. An hour-long episode of the show "Behind Bars" on the Discovery Channel will explore life at the jail and feature interviews with inmates and employees. “In the Spokane County Jail, accused…
Spokane County jurors today heard the life story of a 60-year-old man who has admitted to molesting 24 girls between the ages of 3 and 7, as a state prosecutor opened the trial to civilly commit the convicted sex offender for the rest of his…
Breean Beggs, the self-described chief catalyst for the public interest law firm Center for Justice, announced his resignation today citing both fewer financial resources at the firm and aspirations for a future run for public office. Beggs, 47, quickly said he has no public office…
Detectives investigating a car crash that killed a teenager in south Spokane last weekend found methamphetamine in the vehicle in which the victim was riding, according to newly filed court documents. Jacoby Bryant, 19, (left, picture from KHQ.com) died early Feb. 14 when the 1999…
A man conned his way into an elderly Spokane couple home last weekend and stole a wallet, now Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that identify him.The couple, both in their late 80s, allowed the man into their home in the 8100 block…
By Thomas ClouseState officials have suspended the license of a paramedic who worked for Spokane’s private ambulance service after his superiors reported that the paramedic had choked and slapped a patient in December. Andrew N. Singleton, 67, apparently is no longer working for American Medical…
Poisoned meatballs may have killed three dogs in the Moran Prairie neighborhood on Spokane's South Hill today, and more suspicious meatballs were found in two other locations. “All pet owners should closely inspect their yard and surrounding property when they arrive home tonight,” said Nancy…
A former federal law enforcement agent, who was fired after he investigated police corruption on the Spokane Indian Reservation, has won a $400,000 lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs for malicious prosecution. The ruling in U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington by senior Judge…
A Craigslist scheme that stretched from Spokane to Miami led police to a Coeur d'Alene hotel this week, where they arrested a suspect accused of duping unsuspecting buyers through fraudulent advertisements. Joshua J. Mulvey, 25, was arrested on a second-degree theft charge Tuesday at Motel…
Police arrested a 20-year-old Spokane man and his father today on suspicion of selling marijuana to high school students in northwest Spokane. Kruz Hawkins (right) was arrested after he rode his bike to the parking lot of Pizza Pipeline on Wellesley Avenue, where police believe…
David Stevens has released his response to the complaints that led to his firing as a deputy prosecutor. Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker fired Stevens, who had been with the office since 2002, yesterday after putting him on leave shortly after he announced he was…
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