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Missing woman in Coeur d’Alene found safe

UPDATED: Fri., June 3, 2022

A woman who was last seen early Wednesday in downtown Coeur d’Alene was found safe Thursday.

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Post Falls High student revived after opioid overdose, another student arrested for allegedly providing suspected fentanyl

UPDATED: Thu., June 2, 2022

A Post Falls High School student overdosed on opioids at school Thursday before being revived by first responders, and the student believed to have supplied the suspected fentanyl pills was arrested.

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Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office looking for missing woman last seen in downtown Coeur d’Alene

UPDATED: Thu., June 2, 2022

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in finding a woman who was last seen around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday in the area of The Moose Lounge in downtown Coeur d'Alene.

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Man who started brush fire by smoking THC oil sentenced to two months in jail

UPDATED: Thu., June 2, 2022

A Spokane man who started a 26-acre fire near Airway Heights when sparks from his drug pipe ignited dried grass will spend two months in jail.

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Suspected Howard Street shooter arrested after standoff with law enforcement

UPDATED: Thu., June 2, 2022

Deputies arrested a man suspected of shooting another man last month outside a north Spokane apartment.

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Glover Middle School student arrested for alleged threats toward school

UPDATED: Wed., June 1, 2022

A Glover Middle School student was arrested around noon Wednesday after an investigation into a threat involving the boy's school.

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Man shot by Spokane police in 2017 charged in two drive-by shootings from this year

UPDATED: Wed., June 1, 2022

A Spokane Valley man has been charged in two Spokane drive-by shootings, including one in January that police described as a “gun battle” between occupants of two vehicles on Sprague Avenue and Crestline Street.

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Woman admits starting north Spokane Home Depot fire

UPDATED: Thu., June 2, 2022

A Spokane woman admitted she started the fire that caused several million dollars in damage to the north Spokane Home Depot two weeks ago as cover to hide the theft of paper towels, a bag of Miracle-Gro and a plant, according to court documents.

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ArtFest is back at the MAC – and in person – this weekend

UPDATED: Tue., May 31, 2022

ArtFest returns in person Friday in a different location after the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizers to move the three-day event online the past two years. “It was successful in a way,” ArtFest manager Betsy Godlewski said of the online format. “It kept our artists engaged. It was important for them ... ”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Court documents: Quest to reclaim debt led to shooting at north Spokane apartment complex

UPDATED: Mon., May 30, 2022

A Spokane man is accused of shooting a man twice with a .22 caliber rifle earlier this month in a north Spokane apartment parking lot.

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Spokane police investigating death on South Hill on Saturday afternoon

UPDATED: Sun., May 29, 2022

Officers responded around 2 p.m. to the 2200 block of East Southeast Boulevard and discovered a person with significant injuries, which appeared to have been caused by a sharp object, according to a post on the police department's Facebook page. 

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9-year-old girl hospitalized after cougar attack in Stevens County

UPDATED: Sun., May 29, 2022

A cougar attacked a 9-year-old girl attending a camp Saturday morning near Fruitland in Stevens County.

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Jury finds man guilty of murdering 21-year-old in Hillyard McDonald’s parking lot

UPDATED: Fri., May 27, 2022

After more than two years and two trials, a jury on Friday found Christian Robinson guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting of 21-year-old Christian Salazar at a Hillyard McDonald’s parking lot.

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Spokane woman arrested in north-central Idaho after meth, 8 pounds of marijuana allegedly found in vehicle

UPDATED: Fri., May 27, 2022

Two women, including one from Spokane, were arrested Thursday near Lewiston after Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office deputies located methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and about eight pounds of marijuana in a vehicle they were driving.

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Motorcyclist dies in crash on I-90 near Liberty Lake

UPDATED: Fri., May 27, 2022

A Spokane Valley man died Friday evening after crashing his motorcycle.

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One dead in early morning house fire in Spokane’s Emerson Garfield neighborhood

UPDATED: Thu., May 26, 2022

One person is dead after an early morning house fire consumed a home in Spokane’s Emerson Garfield neighborhood.

News >  Features

CrossFitters to honor fallen heroes with ‘gnarly’ Murph workout

Thu., May 26, 2022

Every Memorial Day, thousands of people across the country embark on a brutal workout to honor military men and women who died in the line of duty, and to test their own physical and mental limits.

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Shots fired in Emerson-Garfield neighborhood Tuesday; second shooting in area in two months

UPDATED: Thu., May 26, 2022

Spokane police responded to a report of shots fired Tuesday night in or near the same Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood location as a shooting in late March that left a child injured.

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Man suspected of throwing hammer at 8-year-old son of Good Samaritan who tried to help him

UPDATED: Wed., May 25, 2022

A 39-year-old man is accused of throwing a hammer that struck an 8-year-old in the forehead when the child’s father stopped to try to help the man Monday near Spokane Valley.

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18-year-old accused of striking, seriously injuring pedestrian while driving drunk

UPDATED: Wed., May 25, 2022

A pedestrian sustained several broken bones and lacerations after an 18-year-old driver allegedly struck the pedestrian and fled while under the influence earlier this month north of downtown Spokane.

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Student brings gun to Airway Heights elementary school, shows it to students on school property

UPDATED: Tue., May 24, 2022

A student at Sunset Elementary School in Airway Heights brought a gun to school in a backpack Monday, according to an email to parents by the school’s principal.

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Reykdal after Texas school shooting: Consider keeping guns out of homes

UPDATED: Tue., May 24, 2022

Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal asked residents to consider keeping guns out of their homes in response to a Texas elementary school shooting that left more than 20 people dead Tuesday.

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Man pulled from Spokane River in March died by suicidal drowning, medical examiner says

UPDATED: Tue., May 24, 2022

The 40-year-old man pulled from the Spokane River in March died from drowning himself, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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Medical examiner identifies man found dead in early May in East Central Spokane

UPDATED: Tue., May 24, 2022

The Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the person found dead on the side of the road earlier this month in East Central Spokane as 32-year-old Phillip Carroll.

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Drive-by shooting in Emerson-Garfield may have been revenge for killing of gang member

Mon., May 23, 2022

Authorities arrested Duane G. Delaney last week on suspicion of first-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, drive-by shooting and unlawful possession of a firearm for the May 14 shooting at 2011 N. Jefferson St, documents said. No one was injured in the shooting.