ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A monkey that has eluded capture in the Tampa Bay area for more than a year has again escaped from Florida wildlife officials. Authorities were called to a neighborhood in St. Petersburg on Wednesday when the rhesus macaque monkey was…
The woman accused of trying to bring a loaded gun into the Spokane County Courthouse said she never meant to harm anyone and simply forgot she had the weapon with her."I would never purposely take a weapon into a courthouse," said Stacey L. Atkins, 22.…
Detectives think the gunman who robbed a Northwest Boulevard bank last month also robbed a bank in December, the Spokane Police Department announced today. Photos released today show a masked man in a red hooded coat with black trim robbing the Sterling Savings Bank, 3000…
The bicyclist killed Monday in downtown Spokane was an electrician and father of six known for his sense of humor.David L. Squires, 56, was known as "The Sheik" at his electrician job according to his obituary. His family said Wednesday they’re not ready to talk…
Spokane attorney Mike Ormsby was nominated Wednesday to be the next U.S. attorney for Eastern Washington. The White House announced that Ormsby, a partner at K & L Gates LLP who works with local governments and public entities on municipal finance matters, is being nominated…
A Spokane County Sheriff’s lieutenant arrested after an early-morning rollover crash was legally drunk when he was driving, according to newly filed court documents. Stephen P. Jones, 53, was charged this week with drunken driving for the Jan. 8 crash in Liberty Lake. A summons…
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