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

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News > Crime/Public Safety

Medical examiner IDs two people found dead in Minnehaha Neighborhood

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 12, 2023

The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified two people found dead in the Minnehaha Neighborhood Friday night.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane man sentenced to 4 years in prison for Spokane Valley hotel drug robbery that turned into fatal police standoff

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 12, 2023

A 43-year-old man was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday for his role in a Spokane Valley hotel robbery that escalated into a fatal police standoff in August 2022.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Clarkston man found guilty of trying to meet minors for sex – including after he bailed out of jail for first offense

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 13, 2023

A 38-year-old Clarkston man was found guilty of child enticement after being caught through a sting trying to meet with minors for sex, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington announced Monday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane County Jail inmate dies at hospital

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 8, 2023

A Spokane County Jail inmate died Monday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Pedestrian in critical condition from being hit by car near downtown Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 8, 2023

A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a car Friday afternoon near downtown Spokane.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane drug agents seize press capable of making 17,000 fentanyl pills an hour

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 8, 2023

Investigators say they have put a dent in the surging danger of fentanyl use in the Spokane region after busting a drug operation that included a commercial-grade pill press capable of stamping 17,000 pills an hour for illegal sale.

News > Weather

Local ski resorts are attempting to preserve their snowpack after consistent rainfall

Fri., Dec. 8, 2023

Days of warm weather and rain have closed ski slopes as some resorts preserve what’s left of their snowpack and hope snowstorms forecast this weekend resurrect winter recreation.

News > Crime/Public Safety

1 dead, 2 injured in crash east of Sprague

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 7, 2023

A crash 4 miles east of Sprague Thursday morning left one dead and two injured, the Washington State Patrol said in a news release.

News > Weather

Spokane is safe from flooding as rain persists, but temperatures will drop this week

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 5, 2023

Rain hit the Spokane area this week – initially prompting a flood watch – but meteorologists downgraded the alert after weather patterns changed Tuesday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Red Top murderer sentenced to 35 years in prison after judge calls out lack of remorse

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 5, 2023

The man who fatally stabbed and bludgeoned 63-year-old John Trendowicz at the Red Top Motel in June of this year was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Monday.

News > Crime/Public Safety

A month after Spirit Lake police shot at a blind woman in her apartment, agencies haven’t released basic details on the investigation: ‘This person lost their life, and nobody knows about it’

Tue., Dec. 5, 2023

Kootenai County law enforcement agencies continue to withhold most information surrounding a Spirit Lake police shooting in early November that left a 67-year-old blind woman dead at her senior living complex. The secrecy has led some people to call for more transparency.

News > Spokane

Death of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra O’Connor hits home for Spokane judges, attorneys

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 1, 2023

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor walked into the longhouse at the Spokane Indian Reservation in 2001 to the sound of drums.

News > Religion

Woman of the Year: Spokane Valley reverend pushes back on hate with love and pride

Fri., Dec. 1, 2023

Silence doesn’t protect anyone, Veradale United Church of Christ Rev. Gen Heywood says. But being accepting, loving and outspoken does.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Medical Lake residents gather to remember slain 11-year-old at candlelight vigil: ‘Use her as an example to get help if you need it’

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 30, 2023

Nearly 100 Medical Lake residents came together Thursday night to remember 11-year-old Lilly Stolworthy, who was allegedly shot and killed by her older brother on Sunday before he turned the gun on himself.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Lapwai murder suspect arrested in Oregon 6 months after killing

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 29, 2023

A man accused of murder on the Nez Perce Reservation in Lapwai, Idaho, was arrested in Oregon on Monday on a federal warrant.

News > Crime/Public Safety

TikTok trend prompts Spokane Hyundai to offer free fixes preventing vehicle theft

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 29, 2023

“TikTok thefts” are becoming so common that Spokane Hyundai is offering free fixes on certain models Saturday and Sunday to prevent the sweeping trend of stealing cars.

News > Crime/Public Safety

‘They failed her’: Mother of slain Medical Lake girl calls for more mental health resources after her death

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 28, 2023

Darel Stolworthy stood in the entryway of her home on Tuesday as she watched her daughter come off the school bus in her wheelchair, heartbroken and in tears over the loss of her siblings who both cared for her deeply.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man suspected of killing his younger sister in Medical Lake

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 27, 2023

A man is suspected of shooting and killing his younger sister Sunday afternoon on a street in Medical Lake and later shot himself in what the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is describing as an attempted murder-suicide.

News > Spokane

As fears over respiratory illness in dogs spread, Washington state vet says there isn’t enough data to panic

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 24, 2023

Officials are on alert about a mystery respiratory illness killing dogs, but they haven’t found proof or noticed trends that it’s spreading in Washington.

News > Local business

With visions of quality socks nestled in stockings, Fred Meyer gave nostalgic Black Friday shoppers the in-person frenzy they craved

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 24, 2023

The bustle and chaos of Black Friday has dissipated in recent years. But lured in part by half-price name-brand socks, Fred Meyer shoppers still lined up before dawn for the traditional shopping bonanza.

News > Crime/Public Safety

82-year-old driver hits tree, dies in crash near Sprague

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 23, 2023

An 82-year-old driver died from hitting a tree at the Sprague Lake rest area, Washington State Patrol said in a release.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Six displaced in Indian Trail house fire

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 23, 2023

Six people were displaced in a house fire Tuesday night in the Indian Trail neighborhood, the Spokane Fire Department said in a news release.

News > Crime/Public Safety

No charges for bail bondsman who shot, killed handcuffed man in September

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 22, 2023

The Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office will not pursue charges against a bail bondsman who shot and killed a handcuffed suspect on a north Spokane street during a struggle.

News > Crime/Public Safety

One injured in alleged DUI hit-and-run near Cheney

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 20, 2023

A driver was injured and another fled after a hit-and-run on Interstate 90 Sunday night, Washington State Patrol said in a news release.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Woman and two daughters found dead in north Spokane identified; medical examiner says mother killed herself

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 20, 2023

A woman and her two children found dead last week in north Spokane were shot, and the mother died by suicide, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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