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Court documents: Drug robbery gone wrong led to killing of 20-year-old in Coeur d’Alene

UPDATED: Tue., June 8, 2021

A drug deal gone wrong led to the death of a 20-year-old in Coeur d’Alene late last month, according to a search warrant.

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Court records: Chewelah man shot at ex-girlfriend before officers fired at him

UPDATED: Tue., June 8, 2021

A 59-year-old Spokane man threatened then shot at his ex-girlfriend at her Chewelah apartment complex last month before police arrived and shot him, according to court documents.

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Firefighters injured in crash near Loon Lake identified

UPDATED: Wed., June 9, 2021

The three people killed in a collision between their car and a firetruck Monday evening remain unidentified as of Tuesday afternoon.

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Former Springdale mayor sentenced to 90 days in jail, resitution for slew of theft charges

UPDATED: Mon., June 7, 2021

The former mayor of Springdale will spend up to 90 days in jail and has been ordered to repay more than $15,000 she stole from the town in Stevens County.

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Police investigate after man found with life-threatening injuries at Spokane Intermodal Center

UPDATED: Mon., June 7, 2021

A man was found Monday morning with life-threatening injuries at the Spokane Intermodal Center, police said.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Fire at Airway Heights apartment complex displaces 9 people, damages 6 units

UPDATED: Mon., June 7, 2021

A fire at an Airway Heights apartment complex left nine people displaced early Monday morning.

Juggling act for Post Falls’ Melanie Fry carries her far in school career

Thu., June 3, 2021

High school hasn’t been easy for Melanie Fry. In fact, it has been stressful managing honors classes, a part-time job, sports, health problems and family time, but through it all, her focus has been on brightening her classmates’ days with a little bit of kindness.

News >  K-12 education

Senior Troutt’s initiative seems natural fit for student-led Innovation High School

Thu., June 3, 2021

When Amari Troutt decides she wants to do something she does it, no matter what the issues are that come her way.

News >  Pacific NW

After the fire, Malden’s food bank has become the unofficial town center

UPDATED: Thu., June 3, 2021

For the last 40 years, the John Wayne Trail Riders have ridden their horses into Malden, where they were greeted with friendly faces and a nice dinner during their state crossing on the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail.

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Man accidentally shoots, injures himself in Rathdrum

UPDATED: Wed., June 2, 2021

A Rathdrum man accidentally shot and injured himself Tuesday afternoon, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Moses Lake boat flying gay pride flag allegedly harassed by other boaters, whose viral vessel TikTok video shows later in flames

UPDATED: Tue., June 1, 2021

An online video purportedly taken on Moses Lake shows a boat catching fire shortly after its occupants harassed another boat flying a gay pride rainbow flag.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man found dead at waste management center identified, cause of death remains unknown

UPDATED: Tue., June 1, 2021

The body of a man discovered in a waste management recycling center on Geiger Boulevard has been identified as David Stafanovic, 28.

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Officers shoot and injure man at Chewelah apartment building

UPDATED: Tue., June 1, 2021

Chewelah law enforcement officers shot a 59-year-old man suspected of firing his gun Sunday evening at an apartment building.

News >  Military

Vets Garage uses the calming immersion of shop work to foster camaraderie and healing despite declining donations

Sun., May 30, 2021

Tucked in a garage on East Pacific Avenue, just a few blocks from busy downtown Spokane, Tzena Scarborough flips down her protective face shield and, with a determined look, digs a tool into the wood she’s turning.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Most people arrested at last year’s protest-turned-riot in downtown Spokane had their charges dropped

UPDATED: Sun., May 30, 2021

Most of the charges faced by people in connection to the protest-turned-riot a year ago in downtown Spokane were dropped, court records show.

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A broken jaw left one man with a different perspective on police after last year’s protests in Spokane

UPDATED: Sun., May 30, 2021

Most days, on the way to his job at Pistole Boardshop, Jordon Graham passes the spot where a rubber bullet struck him in the face and broke his jaw.

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After years of alleged domestic violence, man arrested on suspicion of brutal assault on his wife

UPDATED: Fri., May 28, 2021

After allegedly beating his wife so badly that she suffered partial hearing loss, a Nine Mile Falls man continued to threaten his family until last week, when she reported the incidents, court documents say.

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Woman cited in I-90 pileup that injured eight for allegedly driving with a suspended license

UPDATED: Wed., May 26, 2021

A Spokane woman was driving on a suspended license with four young children in her SUV when she hit the center median on Interstate 90, causing an eight-car pileup Tuesday evening, officials said.

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Medical examiner: Man died of natural causes before 4-car crash last week

UPDATED: Tue., May 25, 2021

The man who was believed to have been killed in a four-car crash near Interstate 90 last week actually died of natural causes, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Deputies use bean-bags to subdue robbery suspect they say threatened Rite Aid employee with knife

UPDATED: Tue., May 25, 2021

A man accused of threatening a Rite Aid employee with a knife in Spokane Valley was arrested Sunday afternoon after deputies fired multiple beanbag rounds at him.

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Man in his 60s killed in four-car crash on I-90 Thursday

UPDATED: Fri., May 21, 2021

While his identity hasn’t been released, officials say the victim of a fatal four-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 Thursday was a man in his 60s.

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Family remains haunted as man sentenced to 30 years for ‘horrific’ 2020 murder

UPDATED: Mon., May 24, 2021

Friends and family of murder victim Makayla Young quietly cried Monday morning as her killer received a 30-year prison sentence.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Court documents: Boyfriend of woman killed in road rage shooting says he removed putty knife from scene

UPDATED: Fri., May 21, 2021

The boyfriend of the woman killed in a road rage incident last weekend admitted to police he removed a putty knife from the scene of the shooting before driving away, court documents say.

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Spokane man sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his mother

UPDATED: Thu., May 20, 2021

A Spokane man convicted of murdering his mother in 2018 was sentenced to life in prison Thursday without the possibility of parole.

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Moses Lake 8-year-old shot and killed with pellet gun identified

UPDATED: Thu., May 20, 2021

The 8-year-old who died after being shot in the chest by a teen with a pellet gun has been identified as Jacob Munoz, according to the Grant County Coroner.