A man was arrested last week in connection to the suspicious death of a Spokane woman whose body was found partially submerged in a slough in Hauser Lake, Idaho.
Spokane police arrested Patrick Neil McGhee, 47, in connection to the death of Kelly Lynne Sallee, 55, who was found June 11 in a slough off the west side of Hauser Lake Road.
Federal stock regulators accuse a South Hill businessman of defrauding investors with false and misleading claims about the prospects of his Texas-based oil drilling company. The lawsuit, filed this month by the Securities and Exchange Commission against Glen Landry, claims that he used a series of newsletters to promote unrealistic projections for his company, Norstra Energy Inc., shortly after he became its president and chief executive officer in March 2013.
For the third time in 41 years, Spokane has been named an All-America City. The award from the National Civic League went to 10 U.S. cities. Spokane, which previously won the award in 1974 and 2004, was recognized this year for focused efforts to boost high school graduation rates.
For the third time in 41 years, Spokane has been named an All-America City.
The award from the National Civic Leagues went to 10 U.S. cities. Spokane, which previously won the award in 1974 and 2004, was recognized this year for focused efforts to boost high school graduation rates.
Spokane had the highest rate of vehicle theft of any Washington city in 2014, an annual survey found.
The city also placed 6th nationally, jumping from 7th place in 2013, despite a 5.4 percent drop in auto thefts, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau's 2014 Hot Spots report. Spokane residents reported 3,032 stolen vehicles in 2014, about 560 for every 100,000 people.
Spokane police are looking for suspects after a man and woman were shot early this morning near the intersection of North Cincinnati Street and East Beacon Avenue.
A triathlon is never easy, but Sunday’s Ironman Coeur d’Alene may have pegged a new level of difficulty. That’s due to record-breaking heat that overwhelmed competitors, volunteers and spectators alike. Capping one of the hottest weekends in memory, Sunday brought record highs for June throughout the region, exceeding the records set Saturday. The Spokane International Airport reached 105 degrees – the hottest since Aug. 4, 1961, according to National Weather Service records – and it was just as hot in the Lake City.
A tractor-trailer carrying millions of honey bees jackknifed on a freeway entrance near the Ironman triathlon course Sunday afternoon in Coeur d'Alene, spilling its load and blocking all but one lane of traffic.
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 were backed up for miles after the truck tipped over around 2 a.m. on the Sherman Avenue on-ramp, just a few hundred yards from the marathon course on South 23rd Street.
It’s been nearly six weeks since Gov. Jay Inslee declared a drought emergency across all of Washington, and experts say conditions may only get worse.
In its most recent forecast for 2015, the U.S. Drought Monitor predicts abnormally dry conditions in the Columbia Basin, a moderate drought from the east slopes of the Cascade Mountains to southeastern Washington, and a severe drought across northeastern Washington and the Idaho Panhandle.
Spokane police are investigating the burglary earlier this month of Backyard Public House. Detectives suspect that three men smashed a window and stole about 10 bottles of whiskey.
A 34-year-old Coeur d'Alene man faces a criminal charge of vehicular manslaughter for the June 7 crash that killed his passenger on a service road north of Athol.
Investigators have determined that Dustin W. Harrison was in the driver's seat of his SUV when it flipped in the forested area of Bonner County, killing his passenger, Damian C. Johnson. Idaho State Police initially reported it was unclear who was driving.
A Spokane Valley woman and her mother allegedly recruited four men to beat up the woman’s husband and steal his belongings. Richard Pollard, 57, told Spokane County sheriff’s deputies that the group beat him with baseball bats, a hammer, a stick and a phone before raiding his home and attempting to steal his car on May 22, according to court records. His wife, Randi Boulet, 26, was arrested Monday and booked into the Spokane County Jail. She was released the next day on a $30,000 bond.
A Spokane Valley woman and her mother allegedly recruited four men to help beat up the woman’s husband and steal belongings from his home. The man and his mother-in-law both have served time in federal prison for dealing or struggling methamphetamine.
Seven high school students from Mead have joined a team of rocket builders from Eastern Washington University to drop a remote-controlled plane from 10,000 feet in the air. At a four-day competition starting Wednesday in Green River, Utah, the team will take on other universities to see whose rocket is most worthy of flight. The 10-foot-3-inch rocket, built by the EWU students, will carry the plane, built by students of the Riverpoint Academy in Mead.
The director of Spokane Public Schools’ special education programs has been placed on paid administrative leave at the same time those programs are under federal investigation. The district wouldn’t say when special education director Laura Pieper was placed on paid administrative leave, or why. Kevin Morrison, district spokesman, said he could not provide details because it’s a personnel matter. Superintendent Shelley Redinger was not available for comment, and Pieper declined to comment.
Spokane police are investigating claims that a 19-year-old homeless man sexually abused a 5-year-old girl, whose parents allegedly retaliated by tying him up in their basement and holding him at knifepoint. In the three to four months leading up to the alleged assault and kidnapping on May 20, the parents had befriended the homeless man and occasionally allowed him to stay at their home in northwest Spokane, according to a search warrant filed last week in Spokane County Superior Court.
City, county and state officials are tightening fire restrictions due to hot and dry conditions across Eastern Washington. The restrictions come after a rash of wildfires that have sprung up in and around Spokane in recent weeks, well ahead of the typical fire season.
Spokane police are investigating claims that a 19-year-old homeless man sexually abused a 5-year-old girl, whose parents retaliated by tying him up in their basement and holding him at knifepoint.
Firefighters are still working to contain the brush fire that sent a pillar of smoke into the sky Thursday afternoon in a heavily wooded area near Indian Canyon Golf Course and the Greenwood Memorial Terrace cemetery.
