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Jury finds North Idaho man guilty of shooting two people at Post Falls coffee shop

UPDATED: Fri., July 15, 2022

A jury on Friday found a 32-year-old Priest River, Idaho, man guilty of several felonies related to the December shooting of two men at a Post Falls coffee shop.

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25-year-old suspected of shooting two teens in northwest Spokane arrested in Arkansas

UPDATED: Fri., July 15, 2022

Jordan D. Genzlinger, 25, faces two counts of first-degree assault in the shooting at the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex in northwest Spokane on June 29. 

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Avett Brothers reschedules Friday’s show at Northern Quest after band member contracts COVID-19

UPDATED: Fri., July 15, 2022

The Avett Brothers rescheduled four shows, including Friday's show at Northern Quest Resort and Casino, because one of the band members tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Northern Quest news release. The rescheduled show date at Northern Quest will be July 14, 2023.

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Woman wanted for murder of 36-year-old over Fourth of July weekend in northwest Spokane

UPDATED: Tue., July 19, 2022

A 32-year-old woman is wanted for murder after police suspect she shot and killed 36-year-old Michael Materne over the Fourth of July weekend in northwest Spokane.

News >  Health

‘Breathless with rage’: Multiple generations voice outrage at Riverfront Park over abortion ban

UPDATED: Wed., July 13, 2022

Chants of “My body, my choice,” and signs like “Abortion is healthcare,” could be heard and seen as a few hundred people lined Spokane Falls Boulevard on the edge of Riverfront Park on Wednesday pleading for women’s reproductive rights after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion nearly three weeks ago.

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Hillyard fire causes about $100,000 in damages to apartment

UPDATED: Wed., July 13, 2022

An early morning Hillyard apartment fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damages Wednesday.

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Motorcyclist dies from injuries sustained in Valley weekend crash; alleged drunken driver’s charge upgraded to vehicular homicide

UPDATED: Wed., July 13, 2022

The motorcyclist who was seriously injured in a crash involving a suspected drunken driver last weekend in Spokane Valley has died.

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Detectives ask for help identifying man found dead in April in wooded area outside Rathdrum

UPDATED: Wed., July 13, 2022

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man found dead in April in a wooded area of state Highway 53 and Greensferry Road near Rathdrum.

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Detectives investigating homicide after man found dead in Coeur d’Alene home

UPDATED: Wed., July 13, 2022

Coeur d’Alene police are investigating a homicide after officers found a 61-year-old man dead inside his house near Woodland Middle School.

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Three Republicans vie to replace four-term Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich

UPDATED: Wed., July 13, 2022

There will be a new sheriff in town come January, and it will be a Republican with at least two decades of experience in the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

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‘Never underestimate a cycle-breaker’: Parents celebrate hard work in reuniting with their children

UPDATED: Fri., July 15, 2022

Earlier this year, Kristina Helmer was living in a drug house, using methamphetamine and abusing alcohol. Her children were taken from her March 27.

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Spokane Valley shooting leaves one man hospitalized

UPDATED: Fri., July 8, 2022

Detectives are investigating a shooting that left one man with an apparent gunshot wound Friday morning in Spokane Valley.

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Man dies following downtown Spokane knife attack last month

UPDATED: Thu., July 7, 2022

A 45-year-old man died nine days after being stabbed last month in downtown Spokane.

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Man seriously burned in north Spokane fire at home undergoing asbestos work

UPDATED: Wed., July 6, 2022

A man sustained serious burns after he was “engulfed in flames” while working outside a home undergoing asbestos abatement Wednesday afternoon in north Spokane.

News >  Pacific NW

Riverfront Park’s red wagon renovation complete; children, adults eagerly climb aboard Saturday

Mon., July 4, 2022

Children and adults were already posing for photos on top of it, sliding down its white slide and swinging from the monkey bars underneath it shortly after the yellow caution tape was removed from the perimeter late Saturday afternoon.

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Woman reflects on ‘20 special years’ with husband who died in Pend Oreille River boat accident

UPDATED: Wed., June 26, 2024

Aaron J. Faulhaber, 49, of Laclede, Idaho, was one of four men who died after their boat capsized Tuesday night on the Pend Oreille River near Priest River. Gregory J. Daiker, 59, of Laclede; Jason L. Maxson, 51, of Laclede; and John R. Schulte, 59, of Sandpoint, were the other three retrieved from the river between Tuesday and Friday, according to a news release from the Bonner County Sheriff's Office. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Accused killer used racial slur toward victim hours before shooting, court documents say

UPDATED: Sat., July 2, 2022

The 56-year-old man charged with the drive-by shooting and killing of Ammar Johnson in early March on the South Hill directed a racial slur at Johnson during an argument hours before the shooting, according to court documents.

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Three more victims of Pend Oreille River boat crash found and identified, bringing death toll to four

UPDATED: Sat., July 2, 2022

The bodies of the remaining three victims of a boat crash on the Pend Oreille River this week have been found, and all four victims of the capsizing have been identified.

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Medical examiner identifies man found dead in Spokane River, sheriff’s office continues to investigate

UPDATED: Fri., July 1, 2022

The man found dead almost two weeks ago in the Spokane River has been identified, and authorities are looking into the possibility his death was a homicide.

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Man found dead at northeast Spokane park, death ‘was not natural,’ police say

UPDATED: Fri., July 1, 2022

A man was found dead of a suspected homicide late Friday morning at Rochester Heights Park in northeast Spokane.

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Spokane police find 12-year-old who ran away from Spokane Valley home

UPDATED: Fri., July 1, 2022

Spokane police located the 12-year-old autistic boy who reportedly ran away from his Spokane Valley home Thursday. 

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Vodder resentenced to 18 years in prison for 2015 murder of Bret Snow

UPDATED: Thu., June 30, 2022

The man who helped kill and dismember 32-year-old Bret Snow in 2015 near Newman Lake will serve 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.

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Newborn baby abandoned on doorstep in Coeur d’Alene, police say

UPDATED: Thu., June 30, 2022

A newborn baby was reportedly abandoned on the doorstep of an apartment in Coeur d’Alene.

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Hayden mother sentenced to 8 years in prison for causing significant injuries to infant

UPDATED: Thu., June 30, 2022

Two Hayden parents have pleaded guilty to charges brought after they severely injured their 7-month-old infant last year. Hailey N. Harris, 26, was sentenced to eight years in prison earlier this month, and Nicholas T. Branson, also 26, will be sentenced later this summer. 

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UPDATE: One dead, three missing after boat capsized in Pend Oreille River

UPDATED: Wed., June 29, 2022

Three people on a boat that capsized Tuesday night remain missing, the Bonner County Sheriff's Office said. The body of a fourth boater has been recovered from the Pend Orielle River.