A Spokane County sheriff’s lieutenant with 25 years on the job was arrested in a suspected drunken driving crash early Friday. Liberty Lake police responded to a 911 call about 1:30 a.m. that a sport utility vehicle had rolled near Third and Molter Road and…
The family of a Canadian woman killed in a hit-and-run crash in downtown Spokane wants two bars that reportedly served the suspected driver alcohol that night held responsible for her death. Elaine Price-Cornell, 63, died after she was hit by a car while crossing Browne…
EVANS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man accused in a weekend break-in was nabbed when police say he ran into some unexpected guests — his own kids. Police say 33-year-old Raul Gaucin-Valenzuela (gow-SEEN' val-ehn-ZWAY'-lah) accompanied a friend Saturday to break into the home of a…
A Moses Lake man shot in downtown Coeur d'Alene has filed a complaint against the accused shooter, seeking at least $10,000 to cover medical costs and other damages. Bradley J. Phillips, 25, was shot in the leg Dec. 27 in downtown Coeur d'Alene. A complaint…
The Spokane police union is asking the department to reinstate and give back pay to a sergeant fired after a drunken hit and run crash. A grievance notice was sent to Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, Assistant Chief Jim Nicks and Human Resources Director Dave Chandler Dec.…
A home health care provider turned in a suspected Spokane Valley bomb maker after spotting packages of unusual liquids in his mail. The woman had been helping Raymond for about two months and said he "expressed great bitterness" over his recent divorce and had been…
A judge will decide Friday if accused murderer Cole Strandberg is competent to stand trial for the crossbow killing of a 22-year-old Spokane woman two years ago. During a two-day hearing this week in Spokane County Superior Court, prosecutors argued Strandberg was faking signs of…
Two people seeking prescription drugs tied up a Bonner County woman in her home early today. Cynthia White was asleep on her couch when the robbers entered, forced her into her wheelchair and tied her to it about 3:50 a.m. in the Cedar View Estates…
A former Post Falls church youth leader was arrested last week on suspicion he had sexual and inappropriate contact with multiple minor girls from the congregation. Jordan Vernon, 20, (right) is accused of allegedly having sex with at least two girls ages 14 and 17,…
EPHRATA, Wash. (AP) — An autopsy today on the Grant County sheriff's deputy killed in a one-car crash may indicate whether a medical condition figured in Sunday's accident. Undersheriff John Turley says the autopsy on Deputy John Bernard was being conducted for the county at…
Police say this photo of a Dec. 19 East Valley High cheerleading event is a key clue in a purse snatching that occurred there. The woman holding a pink jacket and standing behind the cheerleaders is accused of stealing a purse of a 17-year-old cheerleader…
Fingerprints lifted from plastic bags on a body near Green Bluff have given detectives their first break in a homicide that’s remained unsolved for more than two months. Miguel A. Rodriguez-Barbosa, the teenage roommate of 25-year-old victim Jesus Torres Valdovinos (right) has been in Spokane…
Spokane police sent to check out a vehicle prowler at a North Side apartment complex this morning discovered a man with a long criminal history trying to steal a Chevrolet Suburban by towing it away. The call turned into a chase with man police identified…
The first of numerous lawsuits alleging abuse of a former resident of Morning Star Boys Ranch was delayed today while the Spokane County Superior Court judge assigned to hear it reviews pretrial motions in the case, Kevin Graman reports. Trial of the civil case, brought…
Columnist Doug Clark's annual Budnick awards were a fun reminder of the odd stories that made news in 2009. He mentioned one case that deserves an update - that of former Bonner County sheriff’s Deputy James M. Sebero, who pleaded guilty in April to charges…
A 20-year-old man accused of shooting at a Spokane police officer faces 11 counts of first-degree attempted murder for the alleged two-day crime spree. Tony E. Dawson is due in Spokane County Superior Court via video this afternoon. He's been in jail since Dec. 23,…
When 84-year-old Kay Mita got a jury summons, he regarded it as a sign the government was acknowledging a six-decade-old injustice. His first day of jury service, however, turned out to be the last day of his life. Now the widow and son of a…
Everywhere she goes, Heather Tipke looks for him. The man with glasses and short, “military-style hair,” as the few people who saw her brother’s killer have described him. It’s been nearly five months since William O. “Billy” Floyd, 22, was stabbed to death in a…
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