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Charges filed against security team at wild CdA town hall event

UPDATED: Thu., April 17, 2025

Prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against private security guards who helped drag a woman out of a Republican town hall earlier this year, according to Coeur d’Alene Chief Deputy Prosecutor Ryan Hunter.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘He meant the world to me’: Loved ones reflect on 25-year-old who died in Hillyard motorcycle crash

UPDATED: Thu., April 17, 2025

Cody Mayo’s most notable physical characteristic was his long, red beard, earning him the nickname “Code Red” from some of his co-workers.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane man convicted of child porn receives more favorable prison sentence after appeal

UPDATED: Wed., April 16, 2025

A federal judge Wednesday shaved three years off the prison sentence of a Spokane man convicted of child pornography possession after an appellate court determined prosecutors “breached” a plea agreement .

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News >  Crime/Public Safety

Woman who died in South Hill fire identified

UPDATED: Tue., April 15, 2025

The woman who died one week ago in a South Hill house fire has been identified as 65-year-old Lynn Zahniser, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for stabbing mom, mom’s husband

UPDATED: Tue., April 15, 2025

A 35-year-old woman who fatally stabbed a 61-year-old man and injured her mother last year in Spokane was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

50-year-old man dead, 2 others injured in North Idaho crash

UPDATED: Tue., April 15, 2025

A 50-year-old Naples, Idaho, man died and two others were injured in a three-vehicle crash Monday on U.S. Highway 95 near Naples in North Idaho.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Four deputies will not face charges in fatal north Spokane shooting

UPDATED: Fri., April 11, 2025

Four Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies who opened fire on a 55-year-old man who swung an ax at them will not face criminal charges for the deadly shooting last year in north Spokane.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man dead in Hayden crash

UPDATED: Fri., April 11, 2025

A man is believed to have died in a car crash early Friday morning near Hayden Lake, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

News >  Higher education

‘Education, not deportation’: Gonzaga students rally against Trump attacks on international students, calling on the university to protect them

UPDATED: Fri., April 11, 2025

Holding signs like, “Hands off students” and “Education, not deportation,” about 100 Gonzaga University students marched and chanted Friday through campus calling on the university to resist President Donald Trump’s policies on higher education and students while embodying the school’s Jesuit social justice values.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

34-year-old man believed to have drowned in Newman Lake identified

UPDATED: Thu., April 10, 2025

The body of a man found Monday in Newman Lake was identified as 34-year-old Kodiak Otness, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Medical examiner identifies man who died in Deer Park crash

UPDATED: Thu., April 10, 2025

A 40-year-old man who died after crashing a vehicle into a large sign one week ago in Deer Park has been identified as Steven Davis, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Cause of deadly South Hill fire ‘undetermined’; smoke alarms not working in home, fire officials say

UPDATED: Thu., April 10, 2025

Spokane Fire Department officials were unable to determine the cause of the fire that led to the deaths of a woman and her two dogs Wednesday on the South Hill.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police recommend battery and more charges for security guards, others in chaotic Coeur d’Alene Republican town hall

UPDATED: Wed., April 9, 2025

Officers have recommended criminal charges for the private security guards who helped drag a woman by her arms out of a Republican town hall in Coeur d’Alene and battered other people at the February event, according to newly released police reports. A member of the public shown on video helping the security team also faces charges.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man who killed Colville tribal elder in ‘truly senseless’ unprovoked attack gets 17 years in prison

UPDATED: Tue., April 8, 2025

A 38-year-old man who killed a Colville Tribe elder in an unprovoked attack on the Colville Indian Reservation was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

40-year-old man dies in Deer Park parking lot crash

UPDATED: Tue., April 8, 2025

A 40-year-old man died after investigators believe he sped through a Deer Park parking lot and crashed into a large sign.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Employee charged with stealing $12,000 in pull tabs from Swing Lounge

UPDATED: Tue., April 8, 2025

A 39-year-old woman is accused of stealing more than $12,000 from a downtown Spokane business where she worked by opening sealed pull tabs to let her family and friends win the prize from the gambling tickets.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatal downtown Spokane stabbing

UPDATED: Tue., April 8, 2025

A judge last week sentenced a 48-year-old to 30 years in prison for fatally stabbing a man two summers ago in downtown Spokane.

News >  Pacific NW

Thousands of protesters line Division Street in Spokane, hundreds more protest in Cd’A to rally against Trump, Musk

UPDATED: Sat., April 5, 2025

Thousands of protesters lined Spokane’s North Division Street and hundreds more poured onto the side of U.S. Highway 95 in Coeur d’Alene Saturday to rally against the policies of President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk.

Sports >  Area sports

‘Who’s the baddest?:’ Tribes come from near, far to compete in Battle of the Nations basketball tournament

UPDATED: Fri., April 4, 2025

Some players flew 3,000 miles to Spokane and others drove from around the corner. Some are fresh out of high school and others have years of professional basketball experience.

Sports >  Area sports

‘Play for your tribe’: Native tribes from across country descend upon Spokane for basketball glory

UPDATED: Thu., April 3, 2025

Pride, cash and prizes are on the line for nearly 100 teams from Native American tribes across the nation as they hit the hardwood this weekend in Spokane and Liberty Lake.

Sports >  Spokane Indians

Spokane Indians fans brave cold weather, rain to meet players, enjoy stadium improvements ahead of Friday home opener

UPDATED: Thu., April 3, 2025

Chilly weather, hot dogs and an array of enthusiastic mascots mean Spokane Indians baseball is back.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing fellow Eastern State Hospital patient and attacking woman downtown

UPDATED: Wed., April 2, 2025

A 27-year-old man who brutally beat a woman in an unprovoked downtown Spokane attack and then killed an Eastern State Hospital patient six months later was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

News >  Local government

Pullman city administrator ‘out of office,’ but city declines to say why

UPDATED: Wed., April 2, 2025

Pullman's top administrative official is "out of office," and it's unclear why and when he'll return.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Is Seattle’s initiative to drive down crime repeatable in Spokane?

UPDATED: Mon., March 31, 2025

An initiative focused on jailing repeat criminal offenders and collaborations among police, prosecutors and service providers has reduced property crime in Seattle, according to Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison.

News >  Spokane

Fan Fest Block Party celebrates busy sports weekend in Spokane

UPDATED: Sat., March 29, 2025

Two Wyoming families who have rooted against each other on the basketball court in their home state ran into each other Saturday in Spokane.