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News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man who drowned in Rockford Bay, south of Coeur d’Alene identified, alcohol likely factor

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 15, 2021

A man found dead in Lake Coeur d’Alene Sunday has been identified as a resident of the Rockford Bay area.

News >  ID Government

Anger and protest greet Biden during Idaho visit

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 14, 2021

BOISE – President Joe Biden flew into Boise on Monday and right into a hot spot of anger and suspicion regarding many of his policies.

News >  Washington

Leaving Malden and looking to the future, young couple gets married and saves for home to start a new life

Sun., Sept. 12, 2021

Music drifted over a Spokane Valley backyard as Sage Butler walked down the stairs in a gown, smiling at her fiancé, Jason Hoover, who tearfully looked back at her.

News >  Pacific NW

Marquis of Whitman County: Malden leaders have big dreams for future

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 11, 2021

Children play among lush green pine trees as hikers come off the John Wayne Trail to pick up lunch and a U.S. Postal Service truck rumbles by – that’s what leaders in the Malden recovery effort dream a typical summer day will look like a few years down the road.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘He went doing what he loved’: Fire crews from across the state honor Colfax Fire Chief Jim Krouse with funeral procession

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 10, 2021

Firefighters in their dress uniforms and residents on their front porches watched Friday as Emeritus Colfax Fire Chief Jim Krouse took his last ride through town on an antique American la France truck.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Head-on collision between semi truck, car closes U.S. 195 south of Spangle

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 10, 2021

Troopers are investigating after a sedan and a semitruck crashed head-on early Friday morning on U.S. Highway 195 south of Spangle.

News >  Nation/World

Biden announces vaccine, testing mandates for large companies, health care workers

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 10, 2021

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a set of aggressive measures aimed at beating back a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases driven by the highly infectious delta variant, including new federal vaccine and testing requirements for large companies and health care workers.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane Police Department temporarily eliminates traffic unit due to staffing shortages

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 8, 2021

The Spokane Police Department plans to temporarily eliminate its traffic unit later this month due to staffing shortages.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Bicyclist in critical condition after struck by car on South Hill

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 8, 2021

A bicyclist suffered critical injuries early Wednesday when he was struck by a car on the South Hill.

News >  Pacific NW

Bureaucratic hurdles making Malden recovery uniquely difficult

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 8, 2021

The rural town of Malden didn’t have much to offer when it came to amenities, but it had decades of history and a quiet sense of community.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Court docs: Spokane Valley attempted murder suspect shot man at car wash over yellow Beetle

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 8, 2021

A yellow Volkswagen Beetle was at the center of a shooting in Spokane Valley last month that left one man with life-threatening injuries , according to court documents.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man arrested after nine-hour standoff with police in South Perry neighborhood

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 7, 2021

A nine-hour standoff in the South Perry neighborhood Monday ended with the suspect’s arrest, police said

News >  Pacific NW

Malden, Pine City communities gather to recognize first anniversary of Babb Road Fire

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 7, 2021

Last Labor Day, a line of cars rushed through smoke, fire looming on both sides of the road, as residents evacuated Malden and Pine City.

News >  Pacific NW

Chasing Joy: After losing everything in the fire, a 90-year-old Malden man finds purpose in returning to treasured land

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 11, 2021

Jim Jacobs lived with his wife, Joy, in Malden for 26 years. Then the fire of Labor Day 2020 threatened their future. 

News >  Pacific NW

Timeline: The day of the fire in Malden

Sun., Sept. 5, 2021

The morning of Sept. 7, 2020, lived up to the red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Woman dead after medical incident caused car crash near Riverside State Park

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 2, 2021

A fatal crash last week near Riverside State Park happened after the driver had a medical incident behind the wheel, troopers said.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police investigate video that appears to show violent assault of homeless person at abandoned Shopko

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 1, 2021

The Spokane Police Department is investigating a video that appears to show a group of young people stomping on and using a baseball bat to beat a sleeping homeless person at an abandoned Shopko in north Spokane.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Murder charge recommended for man accused of killing toddler in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 1, 2021

Prosecutors are pursuing a murder charge against a man who was taking care of toddler when it suffered injuries leading to her death.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Low overnight temperatures help firefighters gain containment on Moscow blaze

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 1, 2021

A fire near Moscow is now partially contained thanks to cooler overnight temperatures.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

14-time felon charged in federal court in connection to March Spokane Valley shooting

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 31, 2021

A Spokane man who was arrested in connection to a Spokane Valley shooting earlier this year has now been charged in federal court with illegally possessing a firearm.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man who smashed windows at Spokane Valley Planned Parenthood sentenced to 2 months in jail

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 31, 2021

The man who smashed windows at Planned Parenthood in Spokane Valley last month was sentenced to two months in jail.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Teen sentenced to 10 months in jail for shooting, robbery in Spokane Valley tied to vape pens

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 31, 2021

A young adult was sentenced to 10 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to beating and robbing a man at gunpoint in Spokane Valley in March.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Deputies search for man who assaulted Whitworth student on campus Sunday night

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 30, 2021

Spokane County Sheriff Deputies are looking for a man who assaulted a Whitworth student on campus Sunday night.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man convicted of possessing child sexual abuse material under investigation for raping teen actress at theater where he worked

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 30, 2021

Police are investigating new allegations that a man convicted last year of possessing child pornography raped a young actress in 2019 while working at Spokane Children’s Theater.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Red Flag warning issued for most of Eastern Washington on Monday

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 30, 2021

A red flag warning was issued for nearly all of Eastern Washington Monday by the National Weather Service.