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Spokane County to join imminent lawsuit over shortage of space in state juvenile detention facilities

UPDATED: Wed., July 31, 2024

Spokane County is prepared to sue the state of Washington, alleging failure to properly detain and rehabilitate juvenile offenders.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

13-year-old girl who drowned in Clear Lake identified

UPDATED: Mon., July 29, 2024

The teen who drowned in Clear Lake on Saturday was identified as Addyson Shafer by the Spokane County Medical Examiner Monday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man sentenced to 5 years in prison for deadly Spokane Valley drug robbery

UPDATED: Thu., July 25, 2024

A 29-year-old man was sentenced to five years in prison Monday for a drug robbery that turned deadly in March.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

17-year-old pleads guilty to charges related to Coeur d’Alene shooting; second suspect awaits trial

UPDATED: Thu., July 25, 2024

A 17-year-old pleaded guilty to charges related to an April shooting near Coeur d’ Alene that left one man injured earlier this month.

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Garfield County Jail to close after $2.5 million settlement with family of man who died in custody

UPDATED: Mon., July 22, 2024

Garfield County reached a $2.5 million settlement with the family of a man who was dead in the jail for more than 18 hours before being discovered in 2022.

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Spokane County Bar Association releases judicial candidate evaluations

UPDATED: Mon., July 22, 2024

Spokane County Bar Association has released its candidate rankings ahead of the Aug. 6 primary.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

$5 million bond set for man accused of killing his wife five years ago

UPDATED: Fri., July 19, 2024

The young children of an Afghan couple were likely home when their father killed their mother, prosecutors said in court Friday.

News >  WA Government

Seattle attorney Sal Mungia leads fundraising, endorsement race for open Washington Supreme Court seat, but opponents say he was picked by elites

UPDATED: Fri., July 19, 2024

In the race for a rare open seat on the Washington State Supreme Court, one candidate has amassed a significant advantage.

News >  Local Government

Spokane media content manager Jeff Humphrey laid off at CityCable5 as $50 million budget deficit looms

Tue., July 16, 2024

When it became clear that drastic changes would be needed to fill a $50 million deficit in the city of Spokane’s budget, Jeff Humphrey thought he would be the one explaining the city’s plan to residents.

News >  Higher education

EWU rebrands itself polytechnic, while shifting its definition

UPDATED: Mon., July 15, 2024

Faced with a drop in enrollment and a budget crisis, it was clear when President Shari McMahan was hired she had to get creative to get things at Eastern Washington University back on track.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane bank manager sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for stealing at least $345,000

UPDATED: Thu., July 11, 2024

A Spokane bank manager was sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing at least $345,000 from her employer.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man sentenced to 22 years in federal prison after being arrested with 83,000 fentanyl pills

UPDATED: Wed., July 10, 2024

A 32-year-old man was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Wednesday after being arrested at a Spokane Valley motel in March 2023 with approximately 24 pounds of fentanyl.

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Spokane Airport Board distances itself from John Sessions as liquidation of Historic Flight Foundation continues

UPDATED: Mon., July 8, 2024

A trip to the Historic Flight Foundation was magical, not just for the school children who would visit to learn about the science of flight but for the attendees of galas held at the multimillion-dollar hangar.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Three men face federal charges after feds seize thousands of fentanyl pills in Spokane

UPDATED: Mon., July 1, 2024

Three men face federal drug charges after the Drug Enforcement Administration seized thousands of fentanyl pills and methamphetamine in Spokane.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man sentenced to 13 years in prison for shooting that left victim paralyzed

UPDATED: Tue., June 25, 2024

A 34-year-old man was sentenced to 13 years in prison Tuesday for his part in a Logan Neighborhood shooting that left one man paralyzed.

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FAA investigating plane crash at Horizon Middle School, 4 occupants uninjured

UPDATED: Mon., June 24, 2024

A plane crash at a Spokane Valley middle school Sunday is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Ordained minister accused of drugging, raping woman and child molestation arrested in Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., June 21, 2024

An ordained minister accused of drugging and raping a woman and molesting a child was arrested in Spokane Friday.

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Spokane Superior Court judges split along gender lines on endorsing incumbent Fennessy over court commissioner Scharosch

UPDATED: Fri., June 21, 2024

None of the seven women serving as Spokane County Superior Court judges is backing their colleague Timothy Fennessy’s re-election campaign.

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State bar looks for solutions as legal deserts worsen in rural Washington

UPDATED: Fri., June 21, 2024

ST. JOHN, Wash. – Feet up on his desk, leaning back in his chair in this small Palouse farm town, Rusty McGuire said he has a “boring office practice.”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Nisqually John fire in Whitman County contained at 1,221 acres

UPDATED: Mon., June 17, 2024

The Nisqually John fire burned 1,221 acres along the Snake River in Whitman County near Colton, Washington, the incident team managing the fire said Sunday.

News >  Transportation

Sun Country flight from Seattle diverted to Spokane Friday after engine shutdown

UPDATED: Mon., June 17, 2024

A Sun Country Airlines flight from Seattle to Minneapolis diverted to Spokane on Friday night when an engine shut down.

News >  Spokane

Expo ‘74 merchandise, both new and old, is popular for 50th anniversary celebration

Sun., June 16, 2024

Anyone who has been to a Spokane-area yard sale or thrift store in the last 50 years has probably seen it.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Prosecutor finds Spokane Police officers, deputy justified in Aug. 2022 shooting that ended standoff with robber who shot at police

UPDATED: Fri., June 14, 2024

Spokane law enforcement officers were justified in shooting and killing a man in August 2022 after a standoff during which he fired at police, the Spokane County Prosecutor found Friday.

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Spokane apartment management company agrees to pay nearly $330,000 after federal fraud claims

UPDATED: Mon., June 17, 2024

A Spokane property management company operating apartments owned by a rapist while he’s in prison agreed to pay nearly $330,000 after admitting they fraudulently obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic rental assistance.

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office investigating crash that left three men dead Friday

UPDATED: Mon., June 10, 2024

A car crash that left three Davenport men dead Friday is under investigation, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.