Jury selection is expected to begin this week in the trial of a career burglar accused of killing an 80-year-old Spokane Valley man. David K. Brewczynski, 44, is charged with first-degree murder and 23 other counts related to four residential burglaries committed around the time…
An explosive device was found during a traffic stop on Interstate 90 in Coeur d'Alene Sunday night.Julianne M. Lewis, of Pasco, and William F. Heavyrunner, of Browning, Mont., were arrested near milepost 13 after Idaho State Police troopers found the device in their vehicle, along…
A man already accused of assaulting a woman he used to care for now is accused of kidnapping her from the Coeur d'Alene Casino, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department. John M. Costa, 47, of Chewelah, appeared in Kootenai County District Court today after…
A Spokane Valley police officer recovered three stolen cars Sunday night. Officer Jason Karnitz tracked the cars with the department's automated license plate reader - a device that compares license plates to a list of stolen vehicle plates that's updated daily. The first car -…
A candidate for Spokane County prosecutor has accepted a $500 campaign contribution from the wife of a man being prosecuted by the office he wants to oversee. Records show that Republican prosecuting attorney candidate Dave Stevens accepted the donation in February and has kept the…
Hannah Schelling last heard from her son, Christopher, when he called in November with a plea she’d never before heard. “He said ‘Mom, I’m in really deep. Can I come home?’” Schelling recalled. She begged her only son to let her pick him up, but…
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