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Stephen Seymour’s girlfriend reportedly had a broken nose, bruising on her face and multiple cuts when police arrested him.

Laboratories are working to meet a state-mandated turnaround time for medical kits testing for evidence of sexual assault and rape, but survivors still have to face the stigma and judgment that comes with being a victim of sexual crime, advocates say. 

A robbery suspect shot by Spokane police in August will serve more than 13 years in prison, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office news release.

A Priest River man accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday.

Starting Jan. 1, Spokane’s Shriners Hospital for Children will extend health benefits for same-sex married partners, a change that followed a call by a hospital worker to the Washington attorney general’s office. The change will take place at all 22 Shriners hospitals in the nation, said Spokane’s administrator, Peter Brewer.

Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been sentenced to five years in prison in Texas for violating terms of his probation.

Samuel Eismann, a longtime criminal defense attorney in Coeur d’Alene, was found dead Monday morning in the frigid waters of Lake Pend Oreille at Bayview.