A man's home was burglarized of about $15,000 jewelry after he left for about five hours Monday, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that solve the burglary, which occurred near the 7500 block of West 51st…
A 31-year-old man was arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at a father and his three children recently. Anthony L. Volavka is out of jail on bond after appearing in court Monday. He was arrested Friday at 24821 E. Roxanne Ave., after Michael A. Walkinshaw,…
An 18-year-old man accused of killing a retired principal who was trying to break up an underage party pleaded not guilty today to second-degree murder. In a hearing before Superior Court Judge Annette Plese, Treven Lewis was given a pre-trial conference date of May 11…
Two men were arrested for allegedly robbing a teenage woman at at knife-point outside an East Sprague Avenue convenience store last weekend. Richard Jeffery Lee, 52, is accused of robbing the 19-year-old woman as she exited the Quick E Mart at 4123 E. Sprague Ave.…
The City of Spokane may sever its contract with its risk management firm following allegations that the firm pressured police and a city employee to hide potentially incriminating details surrounding a 2010 collision that paralyzed a pedestrian. According to documents obtained by lawyers representing the…
A woman suspected of drunkenly crashing her car into a house will remain jailed on $7,500 bond, despite her lawyer's claim that she is not a danger to the community. "Crashing into someone's house doesn't count as a danger to the community?" Judge Annette Plese…
A North Idaho man who fatally ran over a woman during a 2006 road rage incident was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison. Jonathan Wade Ellington, 51, had been serving a 25-year sentence when the Idaho Supreme Court overturned his convictions last May because…
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