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Standoff leads to man’s arrest for allegedly firing gun in front of Spokane Valley towing business

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 13, 2021

From staff reports

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Missing Pullman man found safe

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 13, 2021

A 23-year-old man reported missing in Pullman last week was found safe Sunday, according to a Pullman Police Department Facebook post.

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Colville man reported missing south of Lewiston

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 13, 2021

A Colville man was reported missing Sunday south of Lewiston.

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Spokane Valley apartment fire quickly contained Monday morning

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 13, 2021

A fire at a Spokane Valley apartment complex was quickly contained Monday morning limiting the damage to just one unit.

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Man rescued from Spokane River in Riverfront Park

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 13, 2021

A man was rescued from the Spokane River in Riverfront Park early Monday morning.

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Dozens of tents pop up in front of city hall in hopes of pushing city to fund more low barrier shelter beds

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 10, 2021

Colorful tents covered the sidewalk in front of Spokane City Hall during a Friday protest regarding the need for more homeless shelter beds as the weather turns colder.

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Spokane County deputies shoot and kill driver of stolen car

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 10, 2021

Deputies shot and killed a man during an exchange of gunfire early Friday morning near Bigelow Gulch Road in Spokane Valley.

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Jurors fail to reach verdict in cold case murder trial in Spokane of former Pasco police officer Richard Aguirre

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 9, 2021

Jurors failed to reach a verdict in the cold case murder trial of Richard Aguirre, a former Pasco police officer accused of killing Ruby Doss in 1986.

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Police seek information on Hummer believed to be involved in Hayden hit-and-run

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 9, 2021

Police sought information from the public Thursday on an SUV that investigators believe struck a pedestrian in Hayden earlier this week.

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Firefighter injured while fighting house fire in Otis Orchard Wednesday night

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 9, 2021

Flames from the unoccupied Otis Orchards home that was destroyed by fire Wednesday night reportedly rekindled Thursday.

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Jury begins deliberations in Aguirre trial after closing statements Wednesday morning

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 8, 2021

The jury in the trial of a former Pasco police officer accused of the 1986 slaying of Ruby Doss began deliberating Wednesday morning.

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No testimony from Aguirre as both sides rest cases in former officer’s murder trial; store clerk, suspect’s sister take stand

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

The former Pasco police officer accused of a 1986 murder didn’t testify at his trial as the defense and prosecution rested their cases Tuesday.

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Post Falls coffee shop shooter caught on video before fleeing

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 4, 2021

Surveillance cameras captured the Wednesday shooting at Kokopelli Coffee in Post Falls that left two men injured, according to court documents filed Thursday.

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Ex-girlfriend of Aguirre says he told her he knew Doss at the time of her death as scientist testifies about lost condom

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

An ex-girlfriend of the former Pasco police officer on trial for the 1986 killing of Ruby Doss testified Thursday that Richard Aguirre told her he knew Doss at the time of her death.

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Police: No evidence that man killed by girlfriend’s father was involved in sex trafficking; suspect high on meth

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

Investigators say they have no “independent and verifiable facts” that a 20-year-old man found dead in a car trunk in October had sex trafficked his girlfriend as her father, the confessed killer, has claimed.

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Man faces vehicular assault charge after two-vehicle crash in Spokane Valley leaves woman hospitalized

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

Spokane Valley deputies on Wednesday afternoon arrested a man who confessed to using drugs shortly before a head-on collision that injured one person, according to court documents.

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Driver accused of DUI allegedly slams into patrol cruisers, crashes into another car before he’s arrested

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

Deputies say an intoxicated driver ran a red light and hit another car, injuring its occupants, while being chased by Spokane Valley police early Wednesday morning.

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Friend testifies Aguirre said he knew Doss but denied killing her in third day of former Pasco officer’s murder trial

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

The former Pasco police officer on trial for the 1986 killing of Ruby Doss told a friend and former co-worker that he had sex with Doss but didn’t kill her, the friend testified in court Wednesday.

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Attorneys give opening statements in cold case murder trial of former Pasco police officer

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

Attorneys on Tuesday gave their opening statements in the trial of a former Pasco police officer accused of killing a woman working as a prostitute in Spokane in the 1980s.

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Former Pasco police officer’s trial for 1986 killing in Spokane set to start Monday

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

The trial of a former Pasco police officer accused of strangling a woman in 1986 is set to start Monday.

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Family defends Spokane man allegedly killed by girlfriend’s father amid sex-trafficking claims

Sun., Nov. 21, 2021

Andrew Sorensen’s family was in it for the long haul.

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Unoccupied home near Underhill Park destroyed by fire overnight

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 19, 2021

An unoccupied home in east Spokane was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived to put out the blaze.

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Spokane sees first snow storm of year

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 19, 2021

The first snow storm of the year hit Spokane on Thursday afternoon as street crews prepared for slick Friday morning commutes.

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‘A small victory’: Family of homicide victim gets closure after judge sentences accomplice to 2 1/2 years in prison for conspiracy to commit robbery

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 18, 2021

In a Spokane County Superior courtroom, Shirley DePew marched up to the witness stand Wednesday morning to tell a man involved in her son’s death that she forgives him.

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Driver suspected of being intoxicated crashes into Spokane police car

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 17, 2021

Police say a driver who crashed into a Spokane police car late Tuesday night in north Spokane was intoxicated.