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Man who lit fire at Spokane County Democrats’ office released after being found not guilty by reason of insanity

UPDATED: Tue., March 26, 2024

The man who lit a fire at the Spokane County Democrats headquarters in 2020 was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a federal court judge and released last week.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man who killed entire Kellogg family sentenced to life without parole

UPDATED: Mon., March 25, 2024

WALLACE, Idaho – Gasps rang through a packed courtroom Monday as the man who shot and killed an entire family in Kellogg last year was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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New lower passing rate for Washington’s bar exam opens possibilities, but also leads to questions

Sun., March 24, 2024

Mariah Welch made it through a stressful few months of finishing law school and taking the bar exam.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Cusick town clerk federally indicted on over 75 counts of fraud, theft

UPDATED: Thu., March 21, 2024

A former Cusick, Washington, town clerk was indicted Tuesday on more than 75 counts of fraud and theft.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane bank manager admits to stealing at least $345,000

UPDATED: Thu., March 21, 2024

A Spokane bank manager admitted Thursday to stealing at least $345,000 from her employer.

News >  K-12 education

Spokane third-graders get their day in court as part of mock trial field trip

UPDATED: Wed., March 20, 2024

Jurors, attorneys, defendants and witnesses filed into a Spokane County Courtroom Wednesday morning with one key difference from the usual courthouse crowd: They were all in the third grade.

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Attorneys give closing arguments in trial of former Idaho trooper accused of killing his wife

UPDATED: Mon., March 18, 2024

Attorneys delivering closing arguments on Monday gave two very different pictures of not only how Kendy Howard died in 2021, but how the Idaho State Trooper’s wife lived.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Prosecutor: Spokane Police justified in shooting, killing Robert Bradley in 2022

UPDATED: Sat., March 16, 2024

Two Spokane Police officers were justified in shooting and killing a man who they say pulled a handgun on them when they were attempting to serve a court order in September 2022, Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell announced Friday.

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Supreme Court: Bar exam will no longer be required to become attorney in Washington State

UPDATED: Fri., March 15, 2024

The bar exam will no longer be required to become a lawyer in Washington, the state Supreme Court ruled in a pair of orders Friday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane Valley sex offender re-arrested in Idaho after run-in with victim’s mother in Montana

UPDATED: Thu., March 14, 2024

When Pamela Nearing walked into the restaurant at Quinn’s Hot Springs Sunday afternoon, the last thing she expected to see was the man who had molested her son sitting at the bar with a teenager.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘Bright and articulate woman’ who worked as ‘enforcer’ for Mexican drug cartel in Spokane sentenced to 11 years in federal prison

UPDATED: Tue., March 12, 2024

A 36-year-old Spokane woman who liked to spend her free time teaching her daughter to ride a bike moonlighted as an “enforcer” for a Mexican drug organization, attorneys said Tuesday.

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Seeing democracy in action: Court of Appeals holds oral arguments at Gonzaga Prep

UPDATED: Tue., March 12, 2024

High school students scrambled into the auditorium Friday morning at Gonzaga Preparatory.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Woman wanted on Spokane murder charges arrested in California

UPDATED: Thu., March 7, 2024

A 42-year-old with a warrant out for her arrest for a murder charge in Spokane was arrested in California.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Four people charged with hate crime in connection with June vandalism of Spokane Valley church

UPDATED: Thu., March 7, 2024

Four people have been charged with a hate crime offense related to vandalism at Veradale United Church of Christ last June.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane man sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills

UPDATED: Wed., March 6, 2024

A 61-year-old Spokane man was sentenced to five years in federal prison Wednesday for trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills.

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Man who died by suicide after domestic violence incident Sunday identified

UPDATED: Tue., March 5, 2024

The 71-year-old man who died by suicide following a domestic violence incident and police standoff Sunday, was identified Tuesday as Tony Haynes. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Body found on Browne Street viaduct, police investigating

UPDATED: Fri., March 8, 2024

A body was found under the railroad bridge over Browne Street  in downtown Spokane at about noon Tuesday. 

News >  Spokane

Local groups put on slate of International Women’s Day events

UPDATED: Tue., March 5, 2024

International Women’s Day isn’t limited to just Friday this year.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man dies of apparent suicide after domestic violence incident, police standoff

UPDATED: Mon., March 4, 2024

A man died of apparent suicide following a domestic violence incident and standoff with police Sunday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Former Pasco Police officer sentenced to 25 years for 1986 killing of Ruby Doss

UPDATED: Mon., March 4, 2024

Ruby Doss’ four daughters have spent the 38 years since their mother was killed struggling to make sense of the tremendous loss and how it affected their lives.

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Garfield County to send inmates to Whitman County Jail two years after suicide controversy

Sat., March 2, 2024

The Garfield County commissioners are considering whether to close their jail as a result of staffing and facility problems. In the meantime, some inmates will be housed in Whitman County.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man arrested on suspicion of multiple stabbings, including assaulting 7-Eleven clerk

UPDATED: Fri., March 1, 2024

A 33-year-old man was arrested early Friday morning after a 7-Eleven clerk was stabbed twice, Spokane Police said.

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Eastern Washington man to plead guilty to poaching thousands of birds, including Bald Eagles, in Montana

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 29, 2024

A 48-year-old Pend Oreille County man is set to plead guilty next month to poaching thousands of birds, including bald and golden eagles, in Montana.

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Disaster Resource Centers open in Elk, Medical Lake to help residents access federal aid

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 29, 2024

Disaster Recovery Centers opened in Elk and Medical Lake Thursday to help residents impacted by last summer’s wildfires access federal aid, recently made available by President Joe Biden.

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Northwest to get federal prosecutor dedicated to missing and slain Indigenous people

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 28, 2024

A federal prosecutor focused on cases involving missing and slain Indigenous people is coming to Eastern Washington.