Stories by Garrett Cabeza for the Spokesman-Review

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Man shot in leg during Airway Heights fight

UPDATED: Wed., March 4, 2026

A 29-year-old man was shot in the leg during a fight Tuesday afternoon at an Airway Heights apartment complex.

News > Local business

‘A real sign of turbulence’: Gas prices jumping after Iran conflict

UPDATED: Tue., March 3, 2026

The Iran conflict has driven gas prices up, including a 20 cents-per-gallon spike at a downtown Spokane gas station.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Pedestrian ID’d in fatal north Spokane crash

UPDATED: Tue., March 3, 2026

A 73-year-old pedestrian who was hit and killed by a driver last month on Division Street in north Spokane has been identified.

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Several dogs, cats die in Moscow house fire

UPDATED: Tue., March 3, 2026

At least four dogs and several cats died in a mobile home fire last week in Moscow, Idaho.

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Pullman man given 16 year in prison for College Hill killing; man was shot five times in the head

UPDATED: Tue., March 3, 2026

A 31-year-old man who shot another man in the head five times in 2024 while the two smoked methamphetamine together on Pullman’s College Hill was sentenced to 16½ years in prison.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Troopers believe man was drinking before he hit, killed pedestrian in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Mon., March 2, 2026

A pedestrian who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run last month in Spokane Valley was identified as 48-year-old Rogelio Santiago Sanchez, according to Washington State Patrol.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Police arrest third suspect in Apple Tree Inn homicide; one suspect killed by police is identified

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 27, 2026

A King County police chase that ended in a crash led to the arrests of a couple suspected to have helped kill a man at a north Spokane motel over the weekend.

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Former Spokane Police Chief Meidl one of finalists for CdA police chief

UPDATED: Sun., March 1, 2026

Former Spokane police Chief Craig Meidl is one of the four finalists for the Coeur d’Alene police chief position.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Shoshone County sheriff William Eddy resigns, citing health issues

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 27, 2026

Shoshone County Sheriff William Eddy resigned Friday after three months of leading the North Idaho department through a major windstorm, significant flooding and a deadly shooting in Wallace.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Spokane woman gets 15 months in prison for hitting, killing aspiring chef downtown

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 20, 2026

A 34-year-old Spokane woman was sentenced Friday to 15 months in prison after hitting and killing a pedestrian in June 2023 in downtown Spokane.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Pedestrian killed in north Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 20, 2026

A 51-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed by a driver Thursday evening in north Spokane, according to the Spokane Police Department.

News > K-12 education

‘A team that never got the chance’: Why University High School cheer qualified for nationals but didn’t make the trip

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 21, 2026

It wasn’t talent or discipline that kept the University High School cheerleading squad from competing at nationals this weekend in Southern California.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man sentenced to prison for killing girlfriend in 2022 Spokane crash

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 19, 2026

A 34-year-old man on Wednesday was sentenced to 6½ years in prison after crashing his car down an embankment, killing his girlfriend in 2022 on Downriver Drive in Spokane.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man accused of crashing into Spokane police car during chase following reported drive-by shooting

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 19, 2026

A reported drive-by shooting Wednesday turned into a police chase, with the suspect crashing into a Spokane police car before officers arrested him, police said.

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17-year-old runaway found safe

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 24, 2026

A 17-year-old girl who went missing after running away Wednesday night from her Spokane home was found safe, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office Thursday night.

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Lithium-ion batteries cause fire at Spokane Valley glass shop

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 18, 2026

A fire that damaged a Spokane Valley automotive glass shop was caused by charging lithium-ion batteries, according to a Spokane Valley Fire Department news release.

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Man wanted on 17 child sexual assault charges arrested after standoff

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 18, 2026

A 36-year-old man wanted on 17 child sexual assault charges was arrested after a standoff with deputies Wednesday in Spokane Valley.

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One dead, another injured in Sagle fire

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 18, 2026

One person died and another was seriously injured in a house fire Sunday near Sagle, according to Selkirk Fire, Rescue and EMS.

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Game warden killed 100 years ago honored in Spokane: ‘We remember because he mattered’

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 17, 2026

One hundred years ago, Edward Jarisch left his home near Camden, a community in Pend Oreille County not far from Elk, to get his mail in town when gunshots rang out nearby. Jarisch, deputy game warden with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, went to investigate possible wildlife violations, according to the Newport Miner newspaper at the time.

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79-year-old Newport man dies after falling asleep at wheel

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 17, 2026

A 79-year-old man who drove off the road and struck a rock wall earlier this month near Newport, Washington, has died at the hospital, according to Washington State Patrol.

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70-year-old man gets 9 months in jail for seriously injuring 6-year-old in drunken-driving crash

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 13, 2026

A 70-year-old man who was driving drunk when he struck a 6-year-old boy on a bicycle before ramming into a Spokane Valley home last year was sentenced Thursday to nine months in jail, according to the Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

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No charges in University of Idaho fight that left delivery driver in coma

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 12, 2026

No one will face criminal charges after a fight involving a University of Idaho fraternity member last fall left a food delivery driver in a coma.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

‘Once in a lifetime’: The luckiest Seahawks fans celebrated from inside the stadium

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 8, 2026

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – As fireworks shot into the night sky and blue and green confetti floated down onto the field, the celebration for Seattle Seahawks fans inside Levi’s Stadium was officially on.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

Former Coug, S-R reporter whose sports writing career has encompassed Olympics, interviewing sports legends gears up for Super Bowl

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 6, 2026

Janie McCauley has covered some of the greatest athletes of all time during her three decades covering sports: Seattle Mariners great Ichiro Suzuki, Golden State Warriors icon Stephen Curry and even Michael Jordan.

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

Seattle South: San Francisco’s only Seahawks bar offers fans a place to cheer in rival 49ers territory

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 7, 2026

If there was a map for bars in San Francisco, dots of 49ers scarlet and gold would be scattered across it.

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