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Author, foster advocate and Ridpath visionary Janet Mann killed in downtown Spokane hit-and-run

UPDATED: Thu., June 13, 2024

Janet Mann was probably having a typical, yet amazing, day doing things she loved before she was hit and killed by a driver Tuesday in downtown Spokane.

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White Swan woman pleads guilty to 2017 homicide

UPDATED: Thu., June 13, 2024

Tahsheena Sam, 35, of White Swan appeared in U.S. District Court in Yakima on Tuesday. She pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Indian Country. Prosecutors allege that Sam struck Lloyd in the head several times with a large wrench on or around Dec. 26, 2017, in a robbery attempt.

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Police say woman attacked by man she tried to help after he stumbled into the street

UPDATED: Wed., June 12, 2024

From staff reports

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25-year-old woman sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing man in Medical Lake

UPDATED: Wed., June 12, 2024

A 25-year-old woman who shot and killed 42-year-old Colin Bastow at a Medical Lake apartment was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

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Idaho prison escape suspect, accomplice indicted for murder in death of Juliaetta man

UPDATED: Wed., June 12, 2024

A Nez Perce grand jury on Monday indicted two Boise men for murder in the March slaying of 83-year-old James Mauney after they fled a shootout with prison guards.

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Evacuation level lowered for fire southwest of Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., June 12, 2024

From staff reports

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Spokane Police looking for Chevrolet Silverado after downtown hit-and-run kills woman

UPDATED: Tue., June 11, 2024

Police are searching for a driver who sped away after striking and killing a woman in her late 70s crossing the street at the corner of Browne Street and Main Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.

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Wildfire forces dozens of evacuations southwest of Spokane amid high winds; fire knocked down Tuesday night

UPDATED: Wed., June 12, 2024

A wind-whipped wildfire forced the evacuation of dozens of homes southwest of Spokane Tuesday afternoon, with the official start of summer still more than a week out.

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Five teens accused of accosting security workers, brandishing airsoft gun, vandalizing property near Riverfront Park

UPDATED: Tue., June 11, 2024

Spokane police arrested five teenagers after officers say they accosted two security workers, brandished an airsoft gun and vandalized property Monday near Riverfront Park.

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office investigating crash that left three men dead Friday

UPDATED: Mon., June 10, 2024

A car crash that left three Davenport men dead Friday is under investigation, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.

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Judge slams Coeur d’Alene man who livestreamed Second and Division shooting for antagonizing homeless people

UPDATED: Mon., June 10, 2024

An Idaho man antagonizing people near Division Street and Second Avenue in Spokane as he streamed it live on his YouTube channel had multiple chances to leave before he shot and seriously injured a person Friday night during a confrontation, according to court records.

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Police respond to shots fired at NorthTown Mall; no injuries reported

UPDATED: Sun., June 9, 2024

Spokane police were called to NorthTown Mall with reports of gunshots fired Sunday afternoon.

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‘A major loss’: Police building in Coeur d’Alene catches fire, destroying useful law enforcement equipment

UPDATED: Sun., June 9, 2024

The Coeur d’Alene Police Department will have to find a way to make-do after a three-hour fire left their equipment storage building “a total loss.”

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How fentanyl’s despair ravages the streets of Spokane: ‘This doesn’t mean I want to die’

UPDATED: Tue., June 3, 2025

A passerby thought the man under the white sheet could be dead.

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36-year-old man charged in downtown shooting that left person with life-threatening injuries

UPDATED: Sat., June 8, 2024

A 36-year-old man is accused of shooting and seriously injuring a person Friday night on the eastern edge of downtown Spokane.

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Tensions boil over with shooting at troubled intersection of Second and Division

UPDATED: Sat., June 8, 2024

A person is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a shooting broke out Friday evening near the troubled intersection of Second Avenue and Division Street in downtown Spokane, police said.

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Missing 2-year-old with couple who fled to Mexico, Pullman police say

UPDATED: Fri., June 7, 2024

A missing Pullman 2-year-old is believed to be with her father and his fiancée in Mexico, authorities said Friday.

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Woman stabbed her mom and mom’s husband following a fight at trailer home, court documents say

UPDATED: Fri., June 7, 2024

A woman stabbed her mother in the head 10 times and killed her mother’s husband following a fight at a mobile home in the West Hills neighborhood, court records say.

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Four people sent to hospital in three-vehicle crash north of Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2024

A 26-year-old Sandpoint man faces vehicular assault charges after he fled from police and hit two cars while driving the wrong way Thursday morning on U.S. Highway 2 north of Spokane.

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One killed and one injured in West Hills stabbing, woman booked for murder

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2024

Spokane Police arrested a woman suspected of stabbing and killing a man in the West Hills neighborhood Wednesday night.

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