Two men assaulted another man in downtown Coeur d'Alene last month, and police are asking for help identifying them. The victim, Nicholas Casqueiro, declined medical attention after the Aug. 22 assault outside the Pita Pit, 320 E. Sherman Ave., but his mother called police a…
Trial began Wednesday for a man accused of gunning down two others in a dispute over a car trade last September. Merle W. Harvey said he shot Jack T. Lamere, 41, and Jacob J. Potter, 45, in self defense after the men, who were high…
A Stevens County man who murdered a man he was already accused of assaulting will spend the rest of his life in prison under a sentence imposed Wednesday. A jury convicted Christopher H. Devlin, 57, of aggravated first-degree murder last month for the May 2008…
A Spokane man facing life in prison for a July 2009 shooting may be wrongly accused, his lawyer told jurors during closing arguments Wednesday .Police halted their investigation into the shooter's identity after the alleged victims identified Timothy "Stoney Boy" Lucious (right) as the gunman,…
Pastor Wayne Scott Creach not only routinely carried his .45 caliber pistol on his property, he was known by police to hold theft suspects at gunpoint until officers could arrive and once chased a fleeing suspect several blocks before apprehending him by threatening to “blow…
A Greenacres man who operated a medical marijuana dispensary about 100 feet from a Washington State Patrol office could face felony drug charges in the latest example of Spokane County’s tough stance on the confusing voter-approved law. Paul E. Ellis, 52, was described by detectives…
More than a 1 1/2 pounds of cocaine was seized last week in Grant County.Investigators found the drugs, along with three guns, on Sept. 6 while searching two homes - one in Quincy and one in Moses Lake - and arresting four people, the Grant…
A fugitive arrested at a Spokane Valley motel on Sunday is a suspected member of a white supremacist group investigated for murders, robberies and assaults that targeted minorities in Southern California. Cory A. Dearing, 52, remains in the Spokane County Jail awaiting extradition to Riverside…
MOSES LAKE, Wash. (AP) — An Eastern Washington woman has filed suit against her former employer, claiming the company failed to provide time off to deal with a domestic violence case and ultimately fired her. Attorney Eric Gutierrez of Columbia Legal Services says this is…
COVINGTON, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say a woman stripped in the back seat of a cab, demanded the driver take her to her home state of Michigan and when he refused, stole his cab. Covington Police Capt. Jack West told The Times-Picayune that…
The Democratic challenger for Spokane County prosecutor on Monday called for the Washington State Patrol to take over the investigation into the fatal shooting of a Spokane Valley pastor. Spokane lawyer Frank Malone said he had not contacted the WSP, but noted they were already…
A North Idaho man set to go to trial this week instead pleaded guilty to charges that carry up to 15 years in prison. Keith Allan Brown, 49, (right) entered Alford pleas last Wednesday in Bonner County District Court to voluntary manslaughter and accessory to…
Spokane County Deputy Prosecutor Mark Cipolla expects to wrap up his case against Timothy "Stoney Boy" Lucious today after testimony from four or five witnesses, including a man authorities apparently didn't know was connected to the July 2009 shooting until a few months ago. Antonio…
Deputy Brian Hirzel, already under investigation for fatally shooting a Spokane Valley pastor, now is the subject of a new probe. Hirzel failed to disclose, as required under sheriff’s department rules, that he and his wife are co-owners of a business that sells sex toys…
Burglars stole nearly $1,000 in merchandise from the Salvation Army thrift store in Spokane over the weekend. The intruders apparently entered the store at 2020 N. Division Street when it was open and were able to stay inside after it closed Saturday at 5 p.m.,…
One of four men arrested after shots were fired at Hoopfest is expected to leave jail this week. Rashjel G. "Reggie" Cage, 24, pleaded guilty to felony riot and unlawful possession of a firearm today in a plea deal that dismissed about a dozen attempted…
Six days after tanking a plea deal by professing his innocence, a Spokane man who drove the suspected gunman from a murder in January pleaded guilty to four felonies but maintained he played no role in the gang-related slaying. "In my heart, I know I…
A Spokane methamphetamine dealer arrested after trying to collect a casino jackpot while on the lam was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison. Michael D. “Bull” Luce, 31, avoided arrest for weeks despite a federal indictment filed nearly a year after 2 1/2 pounds…
A Spokane gang member facing life in prison for a shooting that injured two women in July 2009 is to stand trial this week in Superior Court. Timothy "Stoney Boy" Lucious, who already has two convictions for violent crimes under the state's three-strikes law, faces…
MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — Police in Marysville have arrested three men from Cheney for investigation of kidnapping and robbery after the men allegedly tried to repossess two vehicles at gunpoint. The men — 19, 33 and 45 years old — were in a pickup truck…
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — An off-duty Washington State Patrol trooper shot and killed an intruder who attacked him at his south Kitsap home, according to the Kitsap County sheriff's office. An investigation continues, bu the sheriff's office says it appears the trooper went outside…
(AP) A law professor at Gonzaga University who drove to Walla Walla from Spokane to protest the execution of Cal Coburn Brown told the Associated Press she was embarrassed by Brown's mandated fate. "I want to make a very strong statement to the citizens of…
A short crime spree by a Spokane teenager earned him 22 months in prison today as the family of a man he was convicted of helping kill looked on. Christopher E. Hooper, 19, said he hopes to turn his life around but said, "I don't…
A plea hearing for an alleged hitman-turned-informant has been postponed until October. Larry A. Fairfax, 49, has agreed to plead guilty to two federal weapons charges connected to a pipe bomb placed under Cyndi Steele’s car as part of a murder plot the FBI says…
A Spokane woman accused of stealing a woman's purse from a southeast home in January is wanted by police after failing to show up for court.Jodi A. Vincelet, 35, is charged with a felony or allegedly stealing a purse from a home in the 700…
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