An unarmed pregnant woman shot during a drug raid in Spokane nearly two weeks ago faces felony crack cocaine charges under a police recommendation announced Wednesday. Keamia D. Powell, 24, gave birth shortly after she was shot in the shoulder Sept. 24 at 1405 N.…
A suspected heroin dealer arrested after a Spokane police SWAT team standoff in June has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Jacob E. Snizik, 25, is charged with one count of felon in possession of a firearm under an indictment filed this week in…
A 28-year-old man is accused of trying to lure teen girls into his car while masturbating near Spokane Valley schools. Michael J. McBride was arrested just before noon Wednesday after two of three alleged victims identified McBride from a photo montage. He's expected to appear…
In an unsurprising move, U.S. Attorney's Office is opposing Cyndi Steele's motion to lift the no contact order between her and her husband, Edgar J. Steele. A judge is to hear the motion this morning in U.S. District Court in Coeur d'Alene. Also set for…
Detectives are looking for a witness who helped alert Spokane Valley authorities last month to an injured jogger who later died. A motorist found retired pastor David W. Thorin, 71, at East Fourth Avenue and South Adams Road about 6:45 a.m. Sept. 18 with an…
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