A Spokane man who robbed a pizza place, then waited outside as a friend robbed a convenience store the next night, was sentenced today to just more than four years in prison. But Justin J. Ellery, 24, might not have to repay one of his…
A Greenacres man who set out to kill a problem porcupine died today from what investigators believe was an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot. The shooting occurred about 1 p.m. at a home on 6219 S. Chapman Road, which county property records show is owned by Gary…
When police found Dustin C. Rauscher, he had a sawed off shotgun and enough shaved keys to steal a fleet of Nissan cars. That was in 2007. Three years and a prison stint later, Rauscher is back in police custody, this time accused of holing…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The son of a Democratic Tennessee lawmaker was convicted Friday on two charges in the hacking of Sarah Palin's e-mail account while she campaigned on the Republican presidential ticket in 2008. The federal court jury reached its verdict against David Kernell, 22,…
Law enforcement is again warning of a swindle known as the grandparents scam after a 77-year-old Spokane County woman sent $3,000 to a con man claiming to be her grandson. The woman sent the money to Kent, England on Wednesday after receiving a call from…
A deaf Washington man faces a contempt charge in Kootenai County 1st District Court for refusing to force his deaf daughter to wear cochlear implants in a case that has attracted national attention. Emma McLaughlin-Orton was born to Jennifer Orton Miller and Shaun McLaughlin in...
An Athol woman’s dog died of suspected poisoning Tuesday after suffering a beating from an unknown man who threatened repeatedly to kill her beloved pets. Police believe they know who did it, but can’t prove it. And even if they could, animal cruelty is a…
Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh said Thursday that he will re-try two Coeur d’Alene brothers on malicious harassment charges stemming from a racial incident last summer. Frank J. Tankovich, 46, and William M. Tankovich, 49, will be tried on charges of conspiracy to commit malicious…
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