A Spokane man accused of threatening to kill family members of a Colorado abortion doctor is scheduled to plead guilty to federal charges.Donald Hertz, 70, is scheduled to enter the plea on April 5. He was too ill to attend a plea hearing that had…
A Cheney man is accused of kidnapping a woman and raping her before she escaped to safety with the help of a passing trucker.Charles V. Huckabee, 47, has been in Spokane County Jail on $100,000 bail since his arrest March 16. The woman told police…
Thursday was the fourth anniversary of the confrontation with Spokane police that led to unarmed shopper Otto Zehm's death. A gathering sponsored by the Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane took place at the Zip Trip, 1712 N. Division St., where Officer Karl Thompson…
Another man has been arrested in connection with an unsolved gang-related shooting in January. Justin A. Battle, 29, is accused of possessing the stolen Ruger mini rifle police think was used to kill 38-year-old John S. Williams in an alley behind 5405 N. Crestline on…
A man arrested outside a once-prominent Spokane developer's home during a lengthy drug investigation is wanted by police. Shad A. Johnson, 37, didn't show up for a pre-trial conference March 5 on charges of first-degree taking a motor vehicle without permission and first-degree unlawful possession…
A 24-year-old man who last lived in Hayden, Idaho, has been identified as a suspect in a February shooting in which a bullet landed near a sleeping 3-year-old girl. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of Joseph L.…
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that help identify a suspected check forger. The man pictured in the Nike sweatshirt is accused of cashing checks stolen from 1997 Dodge Dakota in the 3700 block of North Audubon. A GPS device also was stolen…
Two men and a juvenile have been charged with the murder of a 17-year-old in Grant County this month. Luis A. Mejia Nunez, 20 (right); Martin Ochoa Ramos, 41 (left); and a 15-year-old boy are accused of a drive-by shooting that killed Carlos D. Leyva…
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