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Wrongful death suits against cities are evolving. After a landmark $4 million settlement, will Spokane Police Department policy change with them?

Sun., Sept. 25, 2022

The call came on a cold Monday night. A frightened man told police dispatchers that his neighbor was drunk, shouting racial slurs and had a gun.

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The five people shot by police in 2022

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 22, 2022

Spokane law enforcement officers have shot five people in 2022, with some families of those killed alleging police used excessive force.

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Spokane settles with family of man shot by police for $4 million on day trial set to begin

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 24, 2022

The city of Spokane and its insurers will pay $4 million as part of a legal settlement with the family of a man shot and killed by police in 2019.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police officer under investigation for attempted sexual assault of sheriff’s deputy

Thu., Sept. 22, 2022

A Spokane police officer has been placed on leave amid allegations that he attempted to sexually assault a Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy in 2019.

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Spokane woman sentenced to 23 years for sex trafficking her 6-year-old daughter

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 21, 2022

A Spokane woman was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday for sex trafficking her young daughter.

News >  Pacific NW

Innovia Foundation launches Sandy Williams Fund to benefit Carl Maxey Center

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 20, 2022

The Innovia Foundation has launched the Sandy Williams Fund, an endowed fund to benefit the Carl Maxey Center.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Othello Police arrest six men following a prostitution sting operation

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 19, 2022

The Othello Police Department arrested six men last week in a sex trafficking sting operation.

News >  Washington

Owner to donate proceeds from sale of 1912 Corbin Park home built for Spokane mayor to Reed College

UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 18, 2022

The Corbin Park house is a historic Tudor-style home built in 1912 for Spokane Mayor Charles Fleming. Fleming served as mayor twice, first from 1916 to 1917 and then again from 1919 to 1929. 

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Fiancée of suspect charged in killing of daughter’s boyfriend arrested; investigators say she participated in murder

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 6, 2022

The fiancée of a man charged with killing their daughter’s boyfriend in November 2020 was arrested Thursday after investigators said she participated in the crime.

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Family of man shot and killed by Spokane police while holding toddler, plans to sue city, as prosecutor reviews officers actions

Thu., Sept. 15, 2022

The family of a 23-year-old Marshallese man who was killed by police earlier this year said officers did not take the time to fully understand the situation before they shot him while holding his 2-year-old nephew, according to a legal filing against the City of Spokane.

News >  Pacific NW

‘A lifesaver’: Compassionate Addiction Treatment to host second annual fundraiser in support of their no-barrier programs

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 15, 2022

When Drew Matthews, 33, was living on the streets a place to charge his phone, get coffee and feel welcomed was rare.

A&E >  Books

NW Passages: Author Jamie Ford’s new book honors first Chinese woman to step foot in America

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 15, 2022

Certain things get passed down through generations. It might be language, a way of thinking, or in Jamie Ford’s case, art.

News >  Pacific NW

Sandy Williams’ life and legacy, ‘radical empathy’ celebrated at Spokane memorial

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 30, 2022

Sandy Williams was a lot of things to a lot of people.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Daybreak Youth Services to remain open until judge reviews patient safety investigation by Department of Health

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 13, 2022

One of the only residential treatment centers for youth in Eastern Washington, Daybreak Youth Services, will remain open until a judge can review allegations the facility failed to cooperate with a Washington state Department of Health investigation.

News >  Pacific NW

Celebration of the life and legacy of Sandy Williams to be held Tuesday evening

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 9, 2022

The Spokane community will have a chance to celebrate the life and legacy of Sandy Williams Tuesday evening at a public tribute hosted by the Carl Maxey Center.

News >  Pacific NW

New COVID-19 booster shots to arrive in Inland Northwest; local experts urge vaccination as cases likely to increase

Sun., Sept. 4, 2022

Getting the new and improved COVID-19 booster shot should be easier than when the first vaccines released, Spokane's health officer said Friday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Report: Pilots in 2020 fatal midair crash above Lake Coeur d’Alene didn’t see each other

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 2, 2022

The National Transportation Safety Board ruled the probable cause of the accident to be "failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid the other plane." 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane ties 100-degree heat record Wednesday; gusting winds blow dust into region

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 31, 2022

Temperatures may have been slow to warm up this summer, but once it got hot, it stayed hot.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Former Spokane police officer slams his accusers on Facebook hours before jury hands him guilty verdict

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 30, 2022

As the jury deliberated his fate, a former Spokane police officer on trial for rape posted his thoughts on social media Tuesday about the two women who accused him of sexually assaulting them.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Jury convicts former Spokane police officer in rapes of two women; Nash acquitted of other rape charge, unlawful imprisonment

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 30, 2022

A jury convicted former Spokane police officer Nathan Nash on Tuesday of raping two women.

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Jury begins deliberations in trial of former Spokane Police officer charged with rape

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 29, 2022

A former Spokane police officer abused his position of authority and trust when he raped two women while in uniform and on duty, prosecutors said in closing arguments of his trial Monday morning, while his defense attorney argued the women accusing him of rape were not credible.

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Former police officer takes the stand to deny assaulting women during final day of testimony in his rape trial

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 29, 2022

Former Spokane police Officer Nathan Nash, on trial on accusations he raped two women, testified Thursday that he did not assault or have sexual contact with either woman.

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Former Spokane Police officer’s wife testifies in his defense during rape trial

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 25, 2022

The wife of a former Spokane police officer on trial for rape testified on his behalf during his trial Wednesday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘It was horrible’: Woman recounts rape during trial testimony against former Spokane police officer

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 24, 2022

Punctuated by deep breaths, a 41-year-old woman told a Spokane jury Tuesday morning how a former Spokane police officer raped her while in uniform.

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Body camera footage shows initial interaction with woman who accused former Spokane police officer of rape

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 25, 2022

Spokane police Officer Nathan Nash knocked on a woman’s door in July 2019 after she reported her neighbor physically assaulted her. The woman was sobbing.