A teenager sentenced last week to 10 years in prison for the strangulation murder of a Spokane woman is accused of assaulting another jail inmate Tuesday night. Deputies say Matthew T. Shope, 19, attacked Joshua J. Mulvey, 26, in the Spokane County Jail just before…
A Coeur d'Alene heroin dealer will spend four to 15 years in prison after being sentenced in Kootenai County District Court. Loren Paul Arey, 53, had nearly 11 grams of heroin when he was arrested on Jan. 1. Judge John Mitchell sentenced Arey on Monday…
No charges have been filed against two former Spokane casino employees who were arrested on suspicion of stealing nearly $175,000 from the business.Eddie S. Williams, 44, and Shari Cawley, 41, were to be arraigned today in Spokane County Superior Court, but Judge Greg Sypolt canceled…
A Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy who refused a breath test after being stopped by Spokane Valley police pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a drunken driving charge.Darin M. Schaum, 36, was described as “highly intoxicated” when Officer Todd Miller stopped his Dodge truck on Broadway Avenue…
The extent of dissatisfaction with Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick among the rank and file may not be as bad as union leaders suggest. A document obtained by The Spokesman-Review shows Spokane Police Guild leaders misrepresented the results of a recent no-confidence vote against Kirkpatrick…
A suspected drunken driver took a state trooper on a chase from Interstate 90 to Browne's Addition late Tuesday.Robert Shawn Beck, 42, was arrested after a Washington State Patrol trooper hit Beck's car from behind, forcing it into a spin on Pacific Avenue between Spruce…
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