Crime/Public Safety

Four adults and five children fled from a burning home on Monday morning on the 1900 block of East Marshall Avenue. The Spokane Fire Department said it promptly extinguished the fire. 

Spokane police are investigating a body that was discovered on Sunday near the Spokane River. 

A fertilizer plant near Moses Lake collapsed after it was fully engulfed in flames on Sunday. 

Firefighters and medics hiked 2½ miles to rescue a 26-year-old man who is believed to have broken his lower leg Saturday afternoon southeast of Spokane.

Neighbors and passersby stopped under the oak trees along Manito Boulevard and stared as a demolition crew took down a 100-year-old, 3,100-square-foot home to its foundation on Monday.

A man, woman and child were inside the vehicle that another man got out of before firing at police Sunday in downtown Spokane, according to the team investigating the shooting.

A 31-year-old man with an “atrocious” criminal record was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison for a 2020 shooting at a Hillyard self-storage unit.

Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich wants an audit of the financing and communication related to Camp Hope.

A 65-year-old Spokane Valley man died last weekend after a heart attack is believed to have caused him to crash at Findlay Stadium Stateline Speedway near Post Falls, according to family and friends.

The Colville Tribal Police Department was called to the scene of the shooting in Keller, where authorities found two people dead, according to a news release from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Authorities attempted to locate a vehicle seen leaving the area. One officer came across the vehicle, and was struck with gunfire in the arm. 

A 23-year-old Cusick, Washington, man was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl that led to the death of a 16-year-old boy in Sandpoint.

A Newport family was struck by tragedy Saturday when a logging accident killed a child and severely injured his adult brother in Pend Oreille County.

The Washington State Patrol is asking for the public's help in a potential road rage shooting incident earlier this month. 

A reported stalking incident in Spokane Valley turned into a police chase that ended with the arrest of a man in Chief Garry Park on Tuesday, the Spokane County Sheriff's Office said. 

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office identified its two deputies who shot and killed 52-year-old Jeffery J. Smith in a SWAT standoff last week near Loon Lake in Stevens County.

A 24-year-old Gonzaga University student died after accidentally shooting himself in the head early Saturday morning at a campus apartment, according to an email from the university.

Brian E. Gorder, 44, was arrested on Oct. 6 in connection with two burglaries near Airway Heights.