A northern Idaho man has been convicted by a federal grand jury in Coeur d'Alene of assaulting a state trooper during an attempted traffic stop last year that resulted in one death.Ricardo Daniel Rodriguez faces up to six months in prison at a Dec. 6…
A 21-year-old Otis Orchards man was sentenced to about five years in prison today for a June 2009 crash that killed a 19-year-old woman and injured another man. Alex C. Walker, 21, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and was ordered by Superior Court Judge Greg…
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that help arrest thieves who used stolen credit cards to buy $18,000 in computer equipment and other items. The credit cards were stolen from a 64-year-old woman who was shopping at Rosauers, 9414 N. Division St., then…
A Spokane man who used a gun in a carjacking and bank robbery after escaping from a work release center in May has been sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison. Brian E. Gorder, 32, was ordered to spend 171 months in prison after pleading…
A gunman killed in a shootout with police last week had attempted suicide several times, been hospitalized at Eastern State Hospital and was described as “volatile and explosive” in a state psychiatrist’s report two years ago.Ethan A. Corporon saw drug-induced images of aliens and spaceships,…
Spokane area law enforcement prevailed in three cases, including two involving allegations that officers used excessive force, Tuesday in federal court proceedings.The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in favor of the city in the case of…
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