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Spokane motorcycle officer who died in line of duty honored 103 years later

UPDATED: Mon., July 21, 2025

More than a century ago, Spokane Police Department Officer Frederick Germain was looking for speeders when a “repeat offender” who had eluded officers many times flew by, according to the book, “Life Behind the Badge: The Spokane Police Department’s Turbulent Years, 1903-1923.”

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Man sought in shooting accused of holding person at gunpoint during Spokane Valley standoff with police

UPDATED: Fri., July 18, 2025

Ian S. Richart was booked into the Spokane County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary, first-degree kidnapping and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm related to Friday's standoff, according to a Spokane Police Department news release. 

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CHAS COO Sarah Doxey killed in fatal hit-and-run Wednesday morning

UPDATED: Thu., July 17, 2025

The woman killed while jogging Wednesday morning near the Manito Country Club on the South Hill was health care executive Sarah Doxey.

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Gag order lifted in Kohberger case

UPDATED: Thu., July 17, 2025

The judge overseeing the murder case of Bryan Kohberger has lifted a gag order that kept many details of the case secret.

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Hope fire near Kettle Falls at 16% containment

UPDATED: Wed., July 16, 2025

The 7,400-acre fire that has burned for more than a week between Kettle Falls and Northport gained a percentage point of containment, according to fire officials Wednesday.

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Two men drown in separate lakes in Pend Oreille County

UPDATED: Wed., July 16, 2025

Two men reportedly drowned in a three-day span in separate Pend Oreille County lakes.

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Man accused of lighting fire outside downtown Spokane police precinct

UPDATED: Wed., July 16, 2025

A 28-year-old man set fire to a bin early Monday morning outside the Spokane Police Department’s downtown precinct, damaging the building and melting Internet and telecommunications lines which caused internet outages, according to court documents.

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Wildfire near Davenport 12% contained, crews extinguishing smoldering areas

UPDATED: Tue., July 15, 2025

Firefighters made some containment progress on a wildfire that has destroyed over 50 structures near Davenport, Washington, in Lincoln County, according to fire officials.

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Federal government accuses nine Spokane protesters of violence against ICE

UPDATED: Thu., July 17, 2025

Federal prosecutors are accusing nine protesters of crossing the line into violence against federal agents during a chaotic mass demonstration in Spokane over the detainment of two young asylum seekers.

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‘A legacy project’: New section of U.S. Highway 95 opens south of Moscow after years of legal battles

Mon., July 14, 2025

A 26-year dream to make U.S. Highway 95 a four-lane highway between Moscow, Idaho, and Lewiston is almost a reality.

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‘My intent is to have a healthy, alive son’: Spokane attorney suspended, warrants sought for his arrest

Sun., July 13, 2025

His reputation as an effective, hard-nosed defense attorney on the line, Joe Kuhlman approached the stand to cross-examine the woman who had just testified that his cocaine addiction was affecting his health and making him unqualified to represent his client.

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Downtown Spokane arson suspect confesses to setting fires

UPDATED: Thu., July 10, 2025

A 37-year-old man previously convicted of setting fires in downtown Spokane admitted to setting six fires on Tuesday near downtown.

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‘It affects all of us’: Community turns out to honor Cd’A fallen firefighter

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

Clusters of people, some holding American flags, watched from the sides of Coeur d’Alene streets Thursday morning as police, fire and other emergency trucks, cars and motorcycles rolled by in a funeral procession honoring a Coeur d’Alene firefighter who was shot on Canfield Mountain.

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Sheriff’s office continues to look for Deer Park man last seen Sunday

UPDATED: Wed., July 9, 2025

A 72-year-old Deer Park man who was reported missing earlier this week has yet to be found.

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Authorities stop search of Travis Decker in southern Idaho

UPDATED: Wed., July 9, 2025

Law enforcement suspended its search of Travis Decker in the Sawtooth National Forest after investigators learned the man hiking in the southern Idaho wilderness who matched the description of the suspected killer was not actually him.

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2,100-acre fire forcing evacuations near Davenport

UPDATED: Wed., July 9, 2025

A 2,100-acre fire was burning grass and timber and threatening homes Wednesday about 9 miles northeast of Davenport, Washington, along the Spokane River, according to Ryan Rodruck, spokesman for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

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Hope fire near Kettle Falls now burning at least 3,200 acres with no containment

UPDATED: Wed., July 9, 2025

The fire burning between Kettle Falls and Northport, Washington, grew to 3,200 acres and had no containment as of Wednesday night, according to fire officials.

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Skull found in 2022 in southeast Idaho identified as missing Spokane woman

UPDATED: Wed., July 9, 2025

A skull found nearly three years ago in southeastern Idaho has been identified as a missing woman from Spokane, Idaho State Police announced Wednesday.

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Police arrest suspected arsonist after Tuesday’s fire spree in central Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., July 10, 2025

Spokane police arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of setting fires Tuesday near downtown Spokane.

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Liberty Lake police officer cleared in shooting of hit-and-run suspect with knife

UPDATED: Tue., July 8, 2025

A Liberty Lake Police officer will not face criminal charges after he shot and wounded a hit-and-run suspect who charged at the officer with a knife, the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office ruled.

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‘It looked like a volcano went off’: Evacuations ordered as 2,000-plus-acre wildfire burns north of Kettle Falls

UPDATED: Tue., July 8, 2025

A 2,161-acre fire burning near the Columbia River between Kettle Falls and Northport, Washington, forced evacuations Tuesday, according to officials.

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Greenacres Park vandalized to tune of $12,500

UPDATED: Tue., July 8, 2025

A Spokane Valley park undergoing renovations sustained an estimated $12,500 in damages over the weekend after detectives believe someone used construction equipment to vandalize the park, according to the Spokane Valley Police Department.

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Sheriff’s office looking for missing 72-year-old Deer Park man

UPDATED: Mon., July 7, 2025

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help finding a 72-year-old Deer Park man.

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Man with child porn conviction sentenced to prison again for same crime

UPDATED: Mon., July 7, 2025

A 44-year-old Sprague, Washington, man previously convicted of possessing child pornography was sentenced last week on another child porn charge after agents found more than 9,000 images and 184 videos of children being sexually abused on his computer, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office – Eastern District of Washington.

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Hayden man sentenced to 10 years in prison for breaking infant’s legs, ribs

UPDATED: Mon., July 7, 2025

A 28-year-old Hayden man was sentenced last week to at least five years in prison for inflicting 25 bone fractures on an infant, according to the Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office.