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Teen who lured University High student outside to be shot by her boyfriend pleads guilty to lesser charges

UPDATED: Tue., May 10, 2022

A teenager accused of setting up a 15-year-old University High School student to be shot and killed last year in Spokane Valley pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit first-degree assault and two counts of first-degree rendering criminal assistance.

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Spokane Fire department, Red Cross install smoke alarms in high-fire-risk neighborhood

UPDATED: Mon., May 9, 2022

On Saturday, the Spokane Fire Department and American Red Cross teamed up to ensure smoke and carbon monoxide alarms were working in the neighborhood's homes and to install new alarms if needed.

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Security guard spots house fire in northeast Spokane, firefighters overcome obstacles to quickly extinguish blaze

UPDATED: Sat., May 7, 2022

Firefighters extinguished a house fire early Saturday morning in northeast Spokane after a security guard patrolling a row of vacant residences reported a fire at the back of the home.

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Two tornadoes touch down in Spokane area, bringing down trees and damaging homes, vehicles

UPDATED: Mon., May 9, 2022

Two tornadoes touched down Friday night in the Spokane area, leaving destruction in its path.

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WSU student dies in accidental shooting in College Hill parking lot

UPDATED: Fri., May 6, 2022

A 25-year-old Washington State University student died after he accidentally shot himself early Friday morning in a College Hill apartment parking lot, according to the Pullman Police Department.

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Police recommend that 2 Lewis and Clark students face charges after large confrontation

UPDATED: Fri., May 6, 2022

Spokane police are investigating accusations of harassment and threats to a student and staff members at Lewis and Clark High School by a group of students on Thursday.

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War hero or criminal? Monaghan statue continues to draw debate at Spokane Human Rights Commission meeting

UPDATED: Thu., May 5, 2022

Some say John Robert Monaghan committed atrocities, including genocide, by killing civilians and burning Samoan villages.

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Arrest in recent string of drive-by shootings that left woman paralyzed

UPDATED: Thu., May 5, 2022

The man allegedly responsible for the rash of drive-by shootings this week in Spokane has been arrested and made his first court appearance Thursday.

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Missing 72-year-old man found safe

UPDATED: Tue., May 3, 2022

Spokane police were seeking the public’s help in finding a 72-year-old man who went missing Tuesday night on the South Hill. They later said he was safe, thanking the public for tips that led to him being found.

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Hit-and-run in north central Spokane leaves pedestrian with life-threatening injuries

UPDATED: Wed., May 4, 2022

A hit-and-run left a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries Tuesday morning in north central Spokane.

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Liberty Lake City Council rejects effort to ban ‘Gender Queer’ from library

UPDATED: Wed., May 4, 2022

An award-winning book that some Liberty Lake City councilors view as inappropriate for children will remain on the city library's shelf. The council voted 4-2 to uphold the Liberty Lake Library Board of Trustees' decision to retain the book after lengthy discussion by councilors and members of the public Tuesday night.

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‘The craziest thing that’s happened’: Spokane police respond to five reported shootings in two hours Monday night, one injured

UPDATED: Wed., May 4, 2022

Spokane police responded to five reports of shootings Monday night in less than two hours, with one woman seriously injured and a swath of neighborhood residents left unsettled.

News >  Pacific NW

A ‘textbook hunt:’ Turkey hunting mentors pass on tricks of the trade to new hunters from around Washington near Kettle Falls camp

Sun., May 1, 2022

Dressed in camouflage, 9-year-old Corinne Holmes positioned herself against fallen pine trees for cover, with a shotgun on standby.

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Former Fairchild airman sentenced to 16 months in prison for Manito Park assaults, three other sex crimes

UPDATED: Fri., April 29, 2022

A former Fairchild Air Force Base senior airman was sentenced to 16 months in prison for assaulting a woman and girl earlier this year near Manito Park, as well as for three other sex crimes.

News >  Pacific NW

‘We were home’: Runners relish return to traditional Bloomsday as they pick up race bibs Friday at Spokane Convention Center

UPDATED: Fri., April 29, 2022

Many Bloomsday runners and walkers secured their final step before Sunday’s race by picking up their race number and perhaps a hot dog or fitness attire Friday at the Spokane Convention Center.

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Man accused of robbing downtown Spokane bank, leaving in stolen getaway van

UPDATED: Thu., April 28, 2022

Police arrested a man accused of robbing a bank and using a stolen rental van as a getaway vehicle last week in downtown Spokane.

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Longtime deputy files to run against undersheriff for Spokane County sheriff

UPDATED: Fri., April 29, 2022

The Spokane County Sheriff race got more competitive.

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WSP seeks information on steel object that led to fatal I-90 crash near Ritzville

UPDATED: Thu., April 28, 2022

The Washington State Patrol is seeking information about a fatal truck crash Wednesday on Interstate 90 near Ritzville in which the driver was hit with a falling steel object.

News >  Pacific NW

‘This is the way it should be’: Thousands to hit Spokane streets as Bloomsday returns to traditional in-person run Sunday

Wed., April 27, 2022

One of Spokane’s signature spring events will make its return Sunday as thousands of runners pack the streets for the first time in three years for the 46th running of Bloomsday.

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Missing 13-year-old boy last seen near Browne’s Addition found safe

UPDATED: Tue., April 26, 2022

A 13-year-old boy was found safe about 30 minutes after Spokane police said he went missing near Rosauers on West Third Avenue. 

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WSP identifies 17-year-old Spokane driver who died in crash

UPDATED: Tue., April 26, 2022

The Washington State Patrol identified the 17-year-old Spokane boy who died last week from injuries sustained in a car crash 3 miles northwest of Spokane.

News >  Pacific NW

Cross-country peace run was no ‘walk in the park:’ Three men reunite 40 years later in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Mon., April 25, 2022

Jeff Tracy, 66, and Bill Starkey, 65, met with their 94-year-old friend and mentor, Paul Carpino, Saturday at Revel Spokane, an independent living community in Spokane Valley where Carpino and his wife of 72 years, Lorrie, live.

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Prosecutor turned pastor hopes to return to courtroom; ‘Nonpartisan’ Conklin is first non-Republican to file for Spokane County prosecutor

UPDATED: Mon., April 25, 2022

Debra Conklin hasn’t practiced law in 35 years, but the Spokane pastor is now the fourth candidate and only non-Republican to announce her intention to run for Spokane County prosecutor.

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17-year-old driver involved in car crash northwest of Spokane dies from injuries

UPDATED: Thu., April 21, 2022

The 17-year-old Spokane boy who crashed and rolled a car last weekend trying to pass a school bus on Nine Mile Road died from his injuries, according to the Washington State Patrol.

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Man sentenced to 16½ years in prison for shooting person in face, pulling gun on deputy

UPDATED: Fri., April 22, 2022

A 14-time convicted felon will spend 16½ years in prison for shooting a man in the face and then, the next day, pulling a handgun from his waistband while fleeing from U.S. Marshals deputies in Spokane.