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Air quality alert issued for Eastern Washington due to wildfire smoke

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 2, 2022

The National Weather Service issued an air quality alert for Eastern Washington through 8 a.m. Sunday because of wildfire smoke.

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East Valley High senior dies from injuries in dump truck crash

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 2, 2022

One of the East Valley High School seniors involved in the crash with a dump truck Tuesday morning in Spokane Valley has died, while the other senior is in the intensive care unit, according to Washington State Patrol.

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Local man sentenced to more than 5 1/2 years in prison for sexually abusing child

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 2, 2022

A 35-year-old man will spend more than 5 1/2 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor for three years.

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Court documents shed some light on Franklin Park shooting that left 1 dead, 3 injured

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 2, 2022

Eight people were shot at two Spokane parks last week, and it’s unclear if suspects in either shooting have been identified.

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Pedestrian hit and killed on Highway 95 near Sandpoint

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 1, 2022

A 62-year-old Westmond, Idaho, woman was struck by a car and killed Thursday while walking along U.S. Highway 95 south of Sandpoint.

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Jury finds Spokane man guilty of stabbing, almost killing man in north Spokane fight

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 1, 2022

A jury Thursday found a 45-year-old Spokane man guilty of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon after he stabbed a man multiple times with a knife, nearly killing him, earlier this spring in north Spokane.

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Motorcyclist dies in Spokane Valley collision with car

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 1, 2022

A motorcyclist died in a crash involving a car late Wednesday afternoon in Spokane Valley.

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Chainsaw, tools stolen from fire engines battling Palisades Park fire

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 1, 2022

A chain saw and various small tools were stolen from two fire engines used to battle the Palisades Park fire west of Spokane.

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Wildfire in Colville National Forest grows to 3,000 acres, forces evacuations

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 1, 2022

A fire in the Colville National Forest has reached up to 1,000 acres. 

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Priest River man suspected of multiple arsons in North Idaho over the past two years

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 31, 2022

The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old Priest River man who detectives allege set multiple wildfires the past two years in North Idaho.

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Kootenai County commissioners select new prosecutor to replace McHugh

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 31, 2022

Kootenai County deputy prosecutor Stanley Mortensen will take the reins of the county prosecutor’s office Oct. 1.

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‘It’s good to be back:’ Pig Out in the Park returns to downtown Spokane after 3-year pandemic delay

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 31, 2022

Triple-digit temperatures did not stop people Wednesday from munching on boats of fries and bacon-wrapped hot dogs, and keeping cool with tasty drinks and huckleberry ice cream at the first Pig Out in the Park at Riverfront Park in three years.

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Firefighters keep Palisades Park fire west of Spokane from growing, evacuations reduced

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 27, 2022

Evacuation levels were reduced and firefighters established a hand line Saturday around the roughly 40-acre fire burning timber near Palisades Park west of Spokane.

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‘I’m just shocked’: Residents react after one killed, 3 injured in Franklin Park shooting

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 27, 2022

One person died and three others were injured in an early morning shooting Saturday at Franklin Park near the NorthTown Mall in Spokane, the second such incident at a city park since Thursday.

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Wildfire in west Spokane prompts Level 3 evacuation order but has ‘calmed down’

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 26, 2022

A fire near Palisades Park prompted immediate evacuation orders for nearby residents as it sent a plume of smoke into the sky visible from the heart of downtown Friday.

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Man who raped 13-year-old girl 20 years ago sentenced to 1 year in prison

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 26, 2022

A man arrested earlier this year for raping a 13-year-old girl two decades ago was sentenced Friday to one year in prison.

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Hayden man gets at least 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting and seriously injuring infant

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 26, 2022

A 27-year-old Hayden man will spend at least 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting and seriously injuring an infant.

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Kootenai County sheriff’s office takes issue with Washington laws, criminals; sheriff says, ‘I am not a white nationalist’

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 26, 2022

A Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office town hall on Thursday night saw officials reiterate earlier claims that Washington’s police reform laws are wreaking havoc on neighboring North Idaho, while the sheriff ended up defending himself over the aftermath of the arrest of 31 white nationalists outside a Pride event in Coeur d’Alene.

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Police arrest man suspected of attacking woman on Centennial Trail near Kendall Yards

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 25, 2022

Police arrested a 25-year-old man suspected of attacking a woman early Wednesday morning as she was walking on the Centennial Trail in the Kendall Yards neighborhood.

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Four people shot in West Central park; wounds not life-threatening

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 27, 2022

Three teens and a 40-year-old man were injured in a park shooting early Thursday morning in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood.

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Jury finds 25-year-old guilty of vehicular homicide that claimed 49-year-old’s life in fiery crash near Nine Mile Falls

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 24, 2022

A Spokane County jury found a 25-year-old man guilty Wednesday of killing 49-year-old Lauri McNamara in a fiery two-vehicle crash two years ago east of Nine Mile Falls.

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Wanted man shot by deputy Sunday in Spokane is dead; deputy identified as 27-year veteran of department

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 24, 2022

The wanted man shot by a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputy Sunday in northeast Spokane died Wednesday, and the deputy who shot him was identified as a 27-year veteran of the department.

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Man gets almost 10 years in prison for burglarizing ex-girlfriend’s home and assaulting her

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 24, 2022

A 56-year-old man will spend nearly 10 years behind bars for burglarizing his ex-girlfriend’s South Hill residence and choking her.

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Fire causes $75K in damages to residence near Spokane County Courthouse

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 23, 2022

A fire caused about $75,000 in damages Tuesday to a multifamily residence a couple blocks from the Spokane County Courthouse.

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Lincoln County Jail inmate captured after escaping Monday evening

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 24, 2022

An inmate who escaped the Lincoln County Jail Monday broke a correction deputy’s arm during the escape before authorities captured him Tuesday just south of Davenport, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.