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One arrested in connection to North Spokane apartment shooting, but shooters still at large

UPDATED: Thu., May 13, 2021

One person has been arrested in connection to a north Spokane shooting Monday night that sent two people to the hospital.

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Protection orders are meant to keep domestic violence victims safe, but that doesn’t always happen

UPDATED: Sun., May 16, 2021

Mary Schaffer spent years doing all she could to keep herself and her children safe from her aggressive ex-husband, and was able to secure a protection order against him.

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Gun goes off in domestic violence incident in northeast Spokane, 16-time felon arrested

UPDATED: Tue., May 11, 2021

After a gun went off Sunday night during a domestic violence assault in northeast Spokane, police discovered the assailant was a 16-time convicted felon.

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Spokane woman missing for nearly 40 years identified as victim in Montana cold case

UPDATED: Mon., May 10, 2021

Investigators in Montana have identified the remains of a Spokane woman missing for nearly 40 years.

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Prosecutor: Murder suspect killed homeless man to practice before killing ex-wife in Browne’s Addition

UPDATED: Fri., May 7, 2021

Months before Nathan Beal’s ex-wife was shot in the head in her car in Browne’s Addition, Andrew Bull, a homeless man, was shot in the head just a few blocks away.

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Battle of the birds: Owl decoys mounted on Looff Carrousel roof to deter gulls after droppings cleaned

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

Mark Starr was driving in downtown Spokane when he noticed a group of gulls had left their mark on the Looff Carrousel building in Riverfront Park.

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Court documents: Fatal NorthTown Mall drive-by involves members of rival gangs

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

Members of rival gangs were believed to be involved in the drive-by shooting at NorthTown Mall last week that left one teen dead and sent two other teens to jail.

News >  Pacific NW

Spokane Fire Department employee’s goats go from eating kindling vegetation to helping a local nonprofit

UPDATED: Wed., May 5, 2021

When Amanda Winchell started working at the Spokane Fire Department Training Center, she never thought her love of raising goats would intersect with her job as an office manager there.

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Washington officers who died in the line of duty honored at Spokane memorial

UPDATED: Wed., May 5, 2021

It was a tearful morning punctuated with laughter outside the Spokane County Courthouse Tuesday as family and friends honored the law enforcement officers across Washington who died in the line of duty during the last two years.

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‘This is a safe place’: Spokane Boxing hosts weekly workouts for teens with Police Activities League

Tue., May 4, 2021

Two police cars were parked last week on Jefferson Street in front of Spokane Boxing Gym but a peek inside the gym revealed not uniformed officers but instead a group of teens shadow boxing next to sweaty officers in police department hoodies.

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Teen shot and killed in drive-by shooting near NorthTown Mall identified

UPDATED: Tue., May 4, 2021

The person who was shot and later died as a result of a drive-by shooting near NorthTown Mall last week has been identified as Kash Amos, 19. 

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‘This case is different’: Judge rejects plea deal for man already convicted of murder who also killed Spokane Valley girlfriend

UPDATED: Fri., April 30, 2021

It was a tearful day in court Friday as Candy Fealy’s family told the court about the “four years of hell on earth” that came after her then-boyfriend Darrell Cloud beat her so badly she was left paralyzed with a debilitating brain injury.

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Suspect pleads guilty to murder of Makayla Young as family tearfully looks on

UPDATED: Fri., April 30, 2021

Christy Young shook her head and let out an audible sigh while clutching a photo of her daughter Makayla Young as the man who murdered her pleaded guilty in a Spokane County Courtroom Friday morning.

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Person killed in drive-by shooting near NorthTown Mall, juvenile arrested

UPDATED: Fri., April 30, 2021

Police arrested a juvenile in connection with a fatal drive-by shooting near NorthTown Mall Thursday night .

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Fire damages home under renovation in Moran Prairie

UPDATED: Wed., April 28, 2021

A fire Wednesday morning burned through much of a Moran Prairie home that was unoccupied due to an ongoing renovation.

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Repeat sex offender arrested after alleged incident in bathroom of Spokane Valley clothing store

UPDATED: Wed., April 28, 2021

A repeat sex offender was arrested last week after a shopper at T.J. Maxx in Spokane Valley said he stuck his head under her restroom stall, according to court records.

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Police searching for driver of car that crashed into downtown Nordstrom, causing gas leak

UPDATED: Wed., April 28, 2021

Police are searching for the driver of a car that crashed into the Nordstrom building in downtown Spokane late Tuesday night, causing a natural gas leak.

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New bomb robot makes the Spokane Regional Explosive Disposal Unit’s job safer

UPDATED: Wed., April 28, 2021

When Undersheriff Mike Kittilstved became a member of the Spokane Regional Explosive Unit in 2001, it had one truck, bomb suits and a rudimentary robot.

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Police searching for burglar who assaulted man in his 90s

UPDATED: Tue., April 27, 2021

Spokane police are searching for a burglar who stole an elderly couple’s car on Friday night, broke back into the Sunset Boulevard home the next night and assaulted the homeowner.

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‘Highly unique’ circumstances led to lack of insurance coverage for most Malden residents

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 2, 2021

When Rachel Blakeley talks about the day her house burned down in Malden, she has a good sense of humor.

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Spokane Police investigate Airway Heights Police Officer after domestic violence allegations

UPDATED: Thu., April 29, 2021

Airway Heights police officer Curtis Tucker remains on administrative leave as the Spokane Police Department investigates allegations he abused multiple women.

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Family ‘disappointed in our system’ as suspect in Makayla Young’s near-decapitation weighs plea deal

UPDATED: Fri., April 23, 2021

Emily Young and her mother, Christy, donned “Justice for LaLa” shirts Friday and tearfully sat in the front row of a Spokane County courtroom as the man accused of killing their sister and daughter, Makayla Young, walked past them in handcuffs.

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Spokane community: Chauvin’s conviction ‘an important first step’ after historical injustices

UPDATED: Tue., April 20, 2021

The guilty verdict of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd marks a reckoning for Shari Clarke.

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Relief, determination in Spokane following Chauvin conviction for Floyd’s murder

UPDATED: Tue., April 20, 2021

Artist and muralist Amber Hoit was at a gas station when a fellow customer stopped her to ask if she had heard about the verdict in the trial against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. The two cheered, Hoit said.

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Court documents: Victim in north Spokane domestic violence murder stabbed 26 times

UPDATED: Mon., April 19, 2021

New court documents filed Monday disclose Kassie Dewey was stabbed 26 times, including once through the heart, in a brutal attack last week that left her dead and her young daughter in critical condition.