Stories by Emma Epperly for the Spokesman-Review

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Whitman County SWAT team arrests man wanted for California homicide

UPDATED: Mon., March 7, 2022

A 32-year-old man was arrested Monday in Pullman in connection with a California homicide.

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Car pinned under semi after multi-car crash shuts down I-90 East near Liberty Lake

UPDATED: Mon., March 7, 2022

A multi-car crash shut down eastbound Interstate 90 near Liberty Lake and injured a driver early Monday morning.

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Woman tells court her ex ‘made my childhood home a crime scene’ as he’s sentenced to 2.5 years for attacking her father

UPDATED: Mon., March 7, 2022

A Spokane man was sentenced to more than two years in prison Friday for breaking into his in-laws’ Indian Trail home using an ax and attempting to strangle his father-in-law the day his wife filed for divorce.

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Reward offered for information on fatal Spokane Valley apartment complex shooting

UPDATED: Wed., April 13, 2022

A 34-year-old Newport man was shot and killed Feb. 6. Investigators are offering a cash reward for information leading to the identification of a suspect.

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Man pleads guilty to domestic violence assault after choking father-in-law when his wife filed for divorce

UPDATED: Fri., March 4, 2022

A Spokane man pleaded guilty to breaking into his in-laws’ Indian Trail home using an ax and attempting to strangle his father-in-law the day his wife filed for divorce.

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Handful of trucks, dozens of cars join ‘Freedom Convoy’ through Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., March 2, 2022

Onlookers cheered from overpasses as a string of cars drove down Interstate 90 Wednesday morning as part of a “Freedom Convoy,” which organizers say is headed to Washington D.C. in protest of COVID-19 restrictions.

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Man killed in drive-by shooting south of downtown Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., March 2, 2022

A man was killed in a drive-by shooting Wednesday morning at an apartment just south of downtown Spokane.

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Man found guilty of murdering ex-wife when she came to pick up children in Spokane; second murder charge expected

UPDATED: Tue., March 1, 2022

A Spokane man was convicted by a jury Tuesday morning of murdering his ex-wife in August 2020 when she came to pick up their two children.

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Discrimination, ignored concerns about sex offender and aggressive behavior created unsafe environment at Spokane Children’s theater, former employees say

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 27, 2022

Spokane Children’s Theater leadership allowed a lighting technician to continue participating in productions with kids for more than a year after multiple people associated with the theater raised concerns about his inappropriate behavior, according to multiple sources who worked for the theater or served on its board. Galen Myers is awaiting trial in Spokane for allegedly raping a young actress in the theater parking lot.

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Man found on side of road in Spokane Valley identified, cause of death remains unknown

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 25, 2022

The man found dead on the side of Fourth Avenue in Spokane Valley last week has been identified as 39-year-old Kevin McCabe.

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Attorneys give opening statements in trial of man accused of killing ex-wife when she came to pick up kids

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 23, 2022

A Spokane man hated his ex-wife and decided to kill her when she came to pick up their children in the summer of 2020, prosecutors said Wednesday during their opening statement of his murder trial.

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Frigid weather to continue into the weekend, snow expected Thursday

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 23, 2022

Temperatures dipped to 4 degrees Wednesday morning at the Spokane International Airport, the coldest reading in February this year.

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Man arrested after multiple hit-and-runs, robbery in reported stolen vehicle

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 22, 2022

Police arrested a 24-year-old man who they say was involved in multiple hit-and-run collisions in a stolen vehicle Tuesday morning.

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Sisters who died in tragic crash remembered with an extra-special ‘Tutu Twosday’ at Spokane Public Montessori

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 22, 2022

Bright colors and fluffy tutus dotted the hallways of Spokane Public Montessori for a very special “Tutu Twosday” this week.

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2-22-22 turned out to be a lucky day for Spokane adoptee

Tue., Feb. 22, 2022

An unusual birthdate 20 years ago may have signaled bad luck for one family, but for the Joneses in Spokane, 2/22/02 turned out to be a blessing.

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Knezovich shares reasoning for firing veteran deputy running for sheriff

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 21, 2022

Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich elaborated on the reasoning behind terminating a veteran deputy last week, at a news conference Monday.

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Jury selection to begin in trial of man accused of killing his ex-wife when she was picking up their children

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 21, 2022

Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the trial of a Spokane man accused of shooting and killing his ex-wife when she came to pick up their children.

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Snow blankets the Inland Northwest on Monday morning; strong winds and cold up next

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 21, 2022

Snow blanketed the Inland Northwest on Monday morning as a storm brought as much as 7.5 inches to some areas.

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Deputies continue to look for information on body found on side of the road in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 18, 2022

Deputies continue looking for witnesses or information about the body found on the side of the road in Spokane Valley earlier this week.

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Deputies investigating double homicide in Okanogan County; person of interest fled scene

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 17, 2022

Deputies are investigating a suspected double homicide after a couple were found dead on their property in northeastern Okanogan County. A person of interest in the case fled the scene.

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Both drivers dead in crash south of Ritzville

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 17, 2022

Two men driving separate vehicles died in a crash Wednesday evening south of Ritzville .

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Woman charged with vehicular homicide in crash that killed her passenger

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 17, 2022

A 28-year-old woman was charged with vehicular homicide Wednesday, nearly 8 months after the crash that killed her passenger, 39-year-old Brandon “A-town” McDonald.