The grandson of a woman missing in the Kamiah, Idaho, area has been named a person of interest in her disappearance. Justin M. Hietala, 27, was arrested on suspicion of burglary on April 1 and is in the Lewis County Jail in Nez Perce, Idaho.…
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Spokane face federal prosecution if they do not end their operations immediately, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Federal authorities hope for voluntary compliance but are prepared “for quick and direct action against the operators of the stores,” according to a…
The former Aryan Nations lawyer accused of hiring a man to kill his wife will undergo a mental health examination. Edgar J. Steele, 65, is to be evaluated by a licensed psychologist Friday at the Ada County Jail in Boise. Psychologist Robert Engle is to…
In this Dec. 6, 1995 file photo, rapper Notorious B.I.G., who won rap artist and rap single of the year, clutches his awards at the podium during the annual Billboard Music Awards in New York. By ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) —…
A Spokane man whose attempted murder trial ended in a mistrial last week was sentenced this week to nearly 10 years in prison. Don R. Davis, Jr., 29, pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance and…
A man who tortured and killed two boys in California and Idaho has been returned to death row in federal prison. Federal prison officials say 48-year-old Joseph Edward Duncan III -- who spent more than two years in a Riverside County jail -- arrived at…
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The Yakima City Council has voted to ban sex offenders from using city swimming pools, a move allowed under a little-used 2006 state law. City officials believe the ban approved Tuesday is a first under a Washington trespass law that allows…
A masked gunman robbed a store north of Hayden Tuesday night and specifically requested a pack of Marlboro Red cigarettes. The man entered the Alpine Country Store, 17568 North Highway 95, about 11 p.m. and forced the clerk to empty the cash register while pointing…
A Spokane police dog helped his handler arrest three burglary suspects late Monday. Arlyanne M. Ellicott, 21, fought with K-9 Maximus before Officer Paul Gorman arrested her on suspicion of burglary in the 5000 block of North Lacey Street, police said today. Gorman and Officer…
A man who shot two men in downtown Coeur d’Alene in what a grand jury ruled was self defense jail returned to on a heroin charge after a SWAT team raid in Post Falls. Adam M. Johnson, 27, was in a room with a syringe…
A Moses Lake couple who runs an financial consulting and insurance brokerage firm have been charged with failing to pay taxes. J. Scott Vrieling and his wife, Patrica Dionn Vrieling, are each charged with four misdemeanors for allegedly failing to pay taxes from 2004 through…
Appellate judges on Tuesday upheld the vehicular homicide convictions against Frederick Russell, who was convicted in 2007 of killing three Washington State University students and seriously injuring three others in a drunken crash a decade ago on the highway that connects Moscow and Pullman. However,…
A felon suspected of stealing a handgun from a Spokane County sheriff's detective's squad car last April has been indicted by a federal grand jury. James W. Peterschick, 29, faces up to 10 years in federal prison for felon in possession of a firearm, unlawful…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The city of Olympia has agreed to pay $260,000 to a woman strip-searched and zapped with a stun gun in the city jail. Cynthia Brown's lawyer Edwin Budge calls the agreement "vindication to some degree." While settling, the city denies liability.…
A state trooper who accidentally shot an unarmed pregnant woman during a drug raid in Spokane last fall was emotional in interviews with investigators and was overheard asking why the shot couldn’t have missed. Washington State Patrol Sgt. Herbert Lee Slemp recently returned to work…
A fight outside a party Friday left a man with a cut on his throat from ear to ear, police say. Izaac Jermel Innes, 30, (right) who was on prison work release after being convicted of second-degree murder in 2003, was arrested on suspicion of…
A fight between two roommates at the Carlyle Apartments in downtown Spokane ended with one arrested and the other receiving staples for to close his stab wounds. Scott P. McGuire, 43, remains jailed for first-degree assault after police say he stabbed his roommate in the…
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Police are searching for thieves who burglarized the Mount Vernon, Wash., home of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Kyle Kendrick and took his World Series ring. Lt. Chris Cammock said Monday that the thieves also took other valuable items. He says Kendrick…
A police chase through downtown ended this morning because officers deemed it too dangerous, but the suspect was arrested 30 minutes later. Leroy K. Berra, 44, was stopped just before 3 a.m. near Monroe Street and Shannon Avenue and arrested for drunken driving, driving while…
A Spokane police dog tracked a man for two blocks after a domestic dispute Saturday, leading to the suspect's arrest. Maximus, Officer Paul Gorman's K-9, found Leo Kenneth Landon, 30, hiding in the backyard of a home in the 1600 block of West 11th Ave.,…
A dispute between two law partners that sent one to jail following an armed confrontation at their Spokane office in 2007 continues today as a messy civil lawsuit lingers in court. Connie Powell and Dean White's law partnership unraveled into a feud marred by allegations…
The lead firearms instructor for the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving last weekend in Coeur d’Alene. Deputy Daniel Knight, 42, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19 and 0.188 during breath tests administered after his arrest early Sunday. The legal…
The son of a North Idaho federal prosecutor is in the Bonner County Jail for a drunken vehicle prowling spree last December. Christopher Alan Cook, 22, was ordered this week to serve 30 days in jail for misdemeanor theft after a felony burglary charge was…
A suspected burglar told police he'd been suspended from work without pay and had gambled away most of his paycheck trying to win money to pay rent. Police spotted Luqman F. Muhammad, 32, running from the Pines Manor Apartments office, 512 N. Pines Road, with…
A video provided to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office helped detectives in Western Washington identify suspects in a torture and murder case. Someone notified the sheriff's office "a while ago" about the video, and a detective picked it up, said Sgt. Dave Reagan. "We observed…