FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army presented a heroism medal Monday for a Spokane native credited with being the first to try stopping the Fort Hood gunman before being slain in the rampage. Michael Grant Cahill clutched a chair over his head and ran…
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The former bookkeeper from the Washington State Judges' Association has been charged with stealing nearly $452,000 from the taxpayer-supported group. Barbara Jo Ericsson, also known as Barbara Jo Fulton, is accused of three counts of bank fraud according to charges unsealed…
The Spokane Police Department and Spokane County Sheriff's Office are co-hosting an event Wednesday to raise awareness about child safety. The "Take 25" national campaign calls for parents, guardians and educators to take 25 minutes to talk to their children about safety. Law enforcement officials…
Edgar Steele's lawyers have 10 reasons he should receive a new trial, including alleged untimely production of Larry Fairfax's notes, errors in admitting the video tapped deposition of his alleged Ukrainian love interest, and newly discovered evidence about the viability of the explosive device. Federal…
Michonda Weaver, center, waits for word of what happened to Leighton Welch, while two of her children Elijah, left, and Zackahriha have a snack in their South Hill apartment April 6. Welch's body was recovered from the Spokane River last Thursday. (Jesse Tinsley/SR) A body…
COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A district judge has suspended the criminal case against a Bayview man accused of attacking four neighbors with a hammer, killing one, because a psychologist has determined he’s unfit to stand trial. The ruling last week is in the case…
A teenager who beat a Spokane man to death in November 2009 has been sentenced to nearly 21 years in prison. Nicholas X. Parrish pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Greg Sypolt last week to 250 months in prison.…
A Spokane man pleaded not guilty Thursday to a first-degree assault charge for a stabbing outside the Top Hat Tavern. Bobby S. Galloway, 23, is accused of stabbing Mickey Davis during a fight May 5 about 1:30 .m. Davis suffered a serious but non-life threatening…
A woman is wanted for vehicular assault after Spokane police said she crashed her car, injuring her passenger, then asked an officer, "Can I leave my car like that?" Michelle R. Purkey, 47, smelled of alcohol when police responded to a crash at North Crestline…
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