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Guantanamo Bay detainee sues former Spokane psychologists Mitchell and Jessen in new torture case

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 18, 2023

A man tortured two decades ago by the CIA for his suspected role as a terrorist has sued two former Spokane psychologists, who made millions of dollars from the government for developing the techniques used during the brutal interrogations.

News >  Health

Dying as she lived: Dr. Stacie Bering leaves legacy in both women’s health and palliative care

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 16, 2023

Dr. Stacie Bering was a woman who understood life and death better than most.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

20-year-old sentenced to 3 months in jail for crashing car into Spokane River, injuring passengers

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 13, 2023

A 20-year-old was sentenced to three months in jail late last month for crashing a car into the Spokane River while high and injuring her two passengers.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man sentenced to 13 years in prison for fatal 2020 shooting in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 11, 2023

A man was sentenced to 13 years in prison last week for a 2020 Spokane Valley shooting that left one dead.

News >  Transportation

Vintage planes at Historic Flight Foundation in Spokane being sold to satisfy judgment

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 12, 2023

Last week, the Impatient Virgin was listed for sale on Facebook Market place for $3.75 million.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Law firm investigating Gray fire as residents realize total reimbursement unlikely

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 8, 2023

Three weeks after the Gray fire burned 240 homes in Medical Lake and the surrounding area, lawyers are conducting their own investigation into what started the blaze and allege it may have involved electrical lines and other equipment.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Cold Case solved: Genetic genealogy unravels 1978 killing of Krisann Baxter near Whitworth

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 8, 2023

In the 45 years since 16-year-old Krisann Baxter was found strangled near Whitworth University, her case had stumped investigators.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man who died after being shot outside Spokane Valley Jack in the Box identified, suspect jailed

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 5, 2023

Dennis M. Vezina, 41, has been identified as the man who walked into a Spokane Valley Jack in the Box and died after being shot Saturday afternoon.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Deadly Tesla crash in Spokane County used as a test case to fight electric vehicle fires

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 5, 2023

It was a quiet June morning on the Mewhinney farm near Fairfield when an explosion rattled nerves and set a fire.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

SAK Builders fined over $16,000 after L&I investigation into Airway Heights construction site death

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 4, 2023

An area construction company was fined $16,800 by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries for an unsafe work environment that lead to the death of a construction worker this spring.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Prosecutor asks judge to recuse himself in Spokane cases after he wrote that Black man’s now-overturned conviction was indicative of racism

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 14, 2023

Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell is fighting back against an appellate judge who has accused him and his office of being racist.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Investigators looking for tips after suspicious house fire in Bemiss neighborhood Friday morning

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 1, 2023

A house fire Friday morning in the Bemiss Neighborhood is under investigation after neighbors spotted a person fleeing from the area shortly after the fire started.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Washington men with ties to anti-government militia sentenced to more than a year in prison

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 1, 2023

Two Washington men with ties to the Boogaloo anti-government militia group were sentenced this month to spend more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to charges tied to explosive devices intended for use on law enforcement.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Ferry County deputies shoot tires of stolen backhoe, arrest man attempting to knock down animal shelter

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 30, 2023

Ferry County deputies shot out the tires of a stolen backhoe Tuesday after the suspected thief refused to stop driving toward an animal shelter he intended to knock down, according to the sheriff’s office.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane man charged with disorderly conduct for entering U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 29, 2023

A Washington man was charged in federal court Tuesday with entering the Capitol Building during the Jan. 6 riot attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

News >  K-12 education

Medical Lake and Riverside – school districts impacted by devastating fires – take different paths for returning to class

Tue., Aug. 29, 2023

With wildfires around Spokane County upending daily life for some area students only two weeks or less before classes start, school districts in affected areas are grappling with how best to support students and staff as the first day draws near.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Medical supplier Lincare reaches $29 million settlement for overbilling Medicare, largest ever for health fraud in the region

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 28, 2023

A company that provides oxygen equipment agreed to a $29 million settlement to resolve claims, brought by whistleblowers, that it was overbilling Medicare. It is the largest-ever health care fraud settlement in the Eastern District of Washington.

News >  Spokane

Shari Williams-Clarke to lead Carl Maxey Center: ‘She understands this community’

Sun., Aug. 27, 2023

Shari Williams-Clarke had always planned to spend her retirement volunteering at the Carl Maxey Center to support the vision of her friend Sandy Williams.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Southside Community Center director fired after August arrest for embezzling from assisted living facility

Sat., Aug. 26, 2023

The executive director of the Southside Community Center was fired earlier this month after he was arrested and charged with stealing from his previous employer, Fairfield Care Center.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Disaster Assistance Center opens at SFCC for people impacted by Gray, Oregon Road Fires

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 28, 2023

Volunteers in purple aprons unloaded boxes of food and cases of water at the new Disaster Assistance Center that opened Friday to help people affected by Spokane area wildfires.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘This is where my heart is’: Woman hopes to rebuild after losing home in Lahaina, house under construction in Silver Lake

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 25, 2023

One of the first things Mary Kaneko bought for her Silver Lake property when she arrived from Lahaina, Hawaii, was a red hummingbird feeder with little white flowers.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Medical Lake community applauds firefighters at meeting as next steps are discussed

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 23, 2023

Hundreds of people affected by the Gray fire rose to their feet in a loud standing ovation Wednesday night to show their gratitude for first responders and others who helped residents during the devastating blaze.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Gray fire: Rain brings relief to fire lines as residents return home

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 22, 2023

Tuesday’s rain showers eased hazardous conditions and freed up resources to evaluate structures destroyed or damaged in the Gray fire as more residents were allowed to return home, said Spokane County Fire District 3 Chief Cody Rohrbach.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘We’re all here’: Silver Lake woman escapes Gray fire on horseback; family returns to pile of ashes

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 21, 2023

It was a typical Friday for the always-busy Montney family.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘I feel lost’: Ben Cabildo watched his Silver Lake home burn on Ring camera

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 19, 2023

Ben Cabildo didn’t think much of the smoke he saw around 1 p.m. Friday. It looked far away from the dream house he and his wife built on the shores of Silver Lake in 2008.