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…
A Royal City, Wash., man arrested in North Idaho with nearly a pound of methamphetamine was sentenced today to about seven years in federal prison. Severiano V. Valle, 49, was arrested Feb. 8, 2011, after a traffic stop in Kootenai County. A drug dog alerted…
A truck fire outside an East Sprague Avenue motel was spurred by a lover's triangle and fueled by not just a Molotov cocktail but the promise of methamphetamine in return. Donald S. Georgette was staying at the Maple Tree Motel, 4824 E. Sprague Ave., with…
A Spokane woman sentenced to prison on drug charges who went directly to probation was arrested early Saturday for a one-vehicle crash in the Otish Orchards area that injured her passenger. Deputies believe Jenelle L. Cuculich, 26, was drunk and speeding when she crashed in…
Spokane police saved the life of a suicidal man on Sunday who was armed with a knife. The 32-year-old man's family had left the location near 1500 E. Pacific Ave. because they were concerned for their safety, police said. Officers arrived about 7:50 p.m. and…
A suspicious vehicle report in north Spokane led deputies to arrest a wanted man on new drug charges early today. Deputies were watching a Suzuki that was parked on he wrong side of the road in the area of 630 West Ivanhone Road when they…
Federal obstruction charges are expected to be filed soon against two more Spokane police officers in connection with the city’s handling of the Otto Zehm investigation, which U.S. Department of Justice officials have called an “extensive cover-up.” Attorneys representing Officers Sandra McIntyre and Tim Moses…
A Spokane man who embezzled more than $350,000 from a Coeur d'Alene insurance company has pleaded guilty to three federal felonies. James K. Sokolis, 56, faces up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of probation when he's sentenced June 12…
A child molestation suspect who has been missing since escaping a manhunt in North Idaho in December was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles. Nathaniel Robert Howell, 32, was booked into jail in Los Angeles County about 3:52 p.m. Thursday, according to online records. Howell had…
Spokane police are asking for help finding a prolific property crime suspect wanted on six felony cases. Taylor Aleck Contos, 29, left the Pioneer Center East drug treatment center on Feb. 20 and has not been located since, according to court documents. A no-bail warrant…
Two suspects in a knifepoint robbery at Shopko in January were identified after a store employee realized she knew one from high school. Blaine Allen Cornwell, 23, is charged with first-degree robbery and three counts of second-degree assault for allegedly threatening three employees at Shopko,…
A Moody Bible Institute student who hoped to teach a man she met in Mission Park about God was instead groped and asked to smoke marijuana, according to Spokane police. Officers say 40-year-old John L. Sanders continued acting inappropriately after his arrest by repeatedly asking…
(AP and staff reports) — A Nez Perce Tribal Police officer has been cleared in the fatal shooting of a Lewiston man, but one of his colleagues could be in trouble. U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson announced Thursday that the officer who shot 46-year-old Jeffery Allen…
HONOLULU (AP) — It got personal for a judge in Honolulu when he put a man in a chokehold for jumping onto his bench and breaking a flagpole bearing the state flag, authorities said. District Judge Lono Lee knocked down Steven Michael Hauge and restrained…
A man suspected of burglarizing a north Spokane County home of a shotgun and a video game system turned himself in after being confronted by a detective Wednesday. Kory M. Roberts, 23, is suspected of stealing the gun and X-Box 360 from a home in…
A Spokane woman is accused of stealing nearly $30,000 from the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Housing Authority. Debora J. Zimmerman, 46, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury for embezzlement from an Indian tribal organization, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. An arraignment date has…
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that help solve a south Spokane County residential burglary in which about $20,000 in items was stolen. A homeowner reported electronics, firearms, bank cards and jewelry among items stolen from the home in the area of the…
A homeowner interrupted a burglary Wednesday afternoon and provided such a thorough description of the man that police were able to arrest a suspect about an hour later The victim was at his home in the 1700 block of East Illinois Avenue about 2 p.m.…
A former Arizona sheriff revered by the militia movement for his outspoken criticism of gun control and government tyranny is returning to the Inland Northwest for meetings with local GOP groups, triggering a rift among some Republicans. Richard Mack, who now lives in Texas and…
More than $14,000 in merchandise was stolen from a Spokane Valley video game store late Monday or early Tuesday. The owner of Game On in the 11800 block of East 1st Avenue told police the store was burglarized overnight and eight X-box gaming systems were…
A man who shot a retired teacher to death in a 2002 road-rage case has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after an appellate court overturned his earlier conviction. Christopher W. Conklin, 31, was sentenced last week to 240 months in prison with credit…
A burglary suspect accused of stealing a truck and gun from a northwest Spokane home is a repeat offender with a 19-year history of property crimes, police say. Grant Douglas Brough, 35, was one of two men who ran from a traffic stop near East…
COEUR D’ALENE (AP) — A North Idaho prosecutor says an investigation shows Coeur d’Alene police acted appropriately when they arrested a man who lost consciousness and later died. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports that a forensic pathologist found Nicholas Andrew Clason stopped breathing because of…
Spokane police today released surveillance photos of two possible suspects in a late-night assault in an alley last month that left two men unconscious. The assailants were described as a man and a woman. The assault occurred Feb. 25 just after midnight in an alley…
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