Alexandra Duggan

Current Position: Cops and Courts reporter

Alexandra Duggan came to the Spokesman-Review in 2023 and is the daytime crime and courts reporter. She is a graduate from the University of Idaho and came to Spokane from Boise where she was a print reporter for the Idaho Press and a TV reporter at KTVB. Alex covers just about everything, including cold cases, criminal trials, the opioid crisis, police accountability and more.

Email: alexandrad@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5469

Most Recent Stories

News > Crime/Public Safety

16-year-old Spokane Valley runaway missing since last year found safe

UPDATED: Mon., March 31, 2025

A 16-year-old runaway missing since July was found safe in Ritzville this week, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Police: Spokane Valley woman arrested after recklessly driving past Tesla protesters in Liberty Lake

UPDATED: Mon., March 31, 2025

Liberty Lake Police arrested a Spokane Valley woman outside a Tesla dealership over the weekend after she sped by protesters of company owner Elon Musk while flipping them off and ignoring officers’ sirens, nearly causing a “significant” crash, police reports say.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police ask for help identifying a witness in fatal crash

UPDATED: Mon., March 31, 2025

Spokane Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash that happened Friday, the department said in a news release.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Grass fire quickly grows to at least 80 acres west of Fairchild Air Force Base

UPDATED: Wed., March 26, 2025

A grass fire swept through dozens of acres west of Fairchild Air Force Base on Wednesday.

News > WA Government

Nearly $5 million in Washington emergency food assistance is canceled by USDA, including over $400K for Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., March 26, 2025

The Trump Administration on Tuesday canceled nearly $5 million in emergency food assistance for the state of Washington.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police officers’ 2021 fatal shooting near Bigelow Gulch deemed justified

UPDATED: Tue., March 25, 2025

The Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office has determined that two deputies were justified in killing a man near Bigelow Gulch more than three years ago, the office said in a news release.

News > Crime/Public Safety

14-year-old boy dead, four injured in Moses Lake shooting

UPDATED: Mon., March 24, 2025

A 14-year-old boy is dead and four others injured in a shooting Friday in Moses Lake . No arrests have been made.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Father of murder victim confronts former son-in-law sentenced for killing aspiring Pullman chef: ‘I trusted you’

UPDATED: Tue., March 25, 2025

COLFAX – Troy Wilson stood before the man who murdered his daughter, trying to get him to understand how her death has gutted his family.

News > Pacific NW

Elon Musk’s DOGE puts government agencies in Spokane Valley, Lapwai, Pomeroy on notice for building lease terminations

UPDATED: Tue., March 25, 2025

Several federal agencies in Washington and Idaho are on notice that their office leases in local buildings will be terminated as the Trump administration searches for ways to cut costs.