Local law enforcement will take to the ice tomorrow in a hockey game to raise money for the children of the slain Lakewood police officers. Members of Spokane Police Department and Spokane County Sheriff's Office will play a hockey game at 5 p.m. tomorrow. Admission…
A woman spending 27 years in federal prison on a crack cocaine conviction is the first person to seek a pardon from President Obama. Federal law punishes crack cocaine convictions much more severely than powder cocaine, and Obama has asked Congress to change that. The…
A convicted sex offender considered likely to reoffend has disabled his GPS tracking device and was last seen in downtown Spokane last night. James Broady Artis III, 43, is wanted on a warrant for escape from community custody, according to the Spokane Police Department. Artis,…
By Thomas Clouse Deputy Spokane County Prosecutor David Stevens remains on leave after he turned in the response Friday to complaints following his announcement last week that he would run to unseat his boss, Prosecutor Steve Tucker. Stevens (right) and his union representative will meet…
A hitchhiker suspected of stabbing a man who stopped to give him a ride is on the loose in North Idaho.The man, described as white and in his 20s, reportedly stabbed a 49-year-old Otis Orchards man in the leg after hitting him in the face,…
The Spokane police gang unit arrested a man wanted on a robbery charge and other felony warrants today. Antonio E. "J-Rock" Cook, Jr., 29, is accused of punching a woman on Sept. 6 after she fought with him and a friend over sexually suggestive text…
A man who raped an elderly woman at knife point in 1995 hasn't been checking in with authorities, and detectives are looking for tips on his location. Justin J. Stevens, 33, a level 3 sex offender, was released from prison in 2004 after serving 114…
A reputed gang member sentenced to 15 years in prison for a shooting that didn't injure anyone was given an exceptionally high sentence because of issues with the statutory maximum and firearms enhancements. Anthony D. Singh, 21, could only serve a maximum of 120 months…
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