Chad Sokol

A Spokane County Jail inmate allegedly walked into the jail cook’s office, undressed himself and sexually assaulted a staff member Friday morning.

A husband disarmed a suspect who allegedly threatened him and his wife with a handgun Saturday in West Central Spokane. Court documents say the couple was sitting in a truck parked outside Bongs Deli and Grocery at 2040 W. Boone Ave. when a suspicious man approached them. The husband shouted at the man, and the man responded by raising a 9 mm handgun to the husband’s temple and threatening to pull the trigger, according to court documents.

A woman was stabbed Sunday night in an alley in the Browne’s Addition neighborhood, and a suspect was arrested nine minutes later, Spokane police said. The stabbing occurred after 7:30 p.m. in the 100 block of West First Avenue, according to a police news release. Officers arrested Naomi J. Zent, 18, at 7:47 p.m. after interviewing witnesses.

A fire gutted a strip mall Wednesday night in Coeur d’Alene, causing part of the roof to collapse and ruining several stores with smoke damage.

Jerome Curry Jr. converted to Islam while in prison in 2010, but he claims he’s hardly devout. He eats pork, drinks booze and gets high. He doesn’t attend a mosque. His rapsheet is long and varied; it includes more than a few charges for violent and reckless behavior. In January 2015, court records say, he was charged with intimidation for angrily threatening to “smash up” a corrections officer at the Spokane County Jail.

A crash involving a car and a semitruck has killed at least one person and forced the closure of more than 20 miles of Interstate 90.

A fire in Whitman and Garfield counties has spread to more than 11,000 acres, threatening structures and crops and prompting evacuations.

There were three propositions on the primary ballot, with two appearing to pass and the third falling short of the 60 percent needed. Fire District 4 levy passes easily

A woman claims two acquaintances stole her truck and purse after threatening her with a gun and a hammer in Spokane County.

Investigators believe drugs or alcohol were a factor in two single-vehicle crashes that injured four people Sunday near Deer Park.

The woman killed in a head-on crash Sunday night on Bigelow Gulch Road has been identified, and deputies have arrested the driver believed responsible.

A drug deal led to a gunfight in a north Spokane parking lot Saturday, leaving one man in jail, one in the hospital and three unidentified suspects on the loose.

Deputies used a helicopter and night-vision technology to catch two 17-year-old boys who were up to no good on the roof of Spokane Valley’s University High School.

A group of Washington State University football players is being blamed for a brutal assault that left one student unconscious and another with a fractured jaw.

Spokane County Commissioner Nancy McLaughlin took issue this week with a mailer sent by challenger Josh Kerns.