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Kettle Falls School District votes to make masks optional for students, staff; notified by state to comply with Inslee’s mandate

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 15, 2022

The Kettle Falls School Board defied Gov. Jay Inslee’s face mask mandate and voted Monday night to make masks optional for students and staff, prompting the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue a notice Tuesday to the school district to comply with the governor’s requirement.

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Police find 40,000 fentanyl pills in cat litter bucket after drive-by shooting in north Spokane

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 15, 2022

Police confiscated at least 40,000 fentanyl pills in a cat litter bucket, as well as 9 kilograms of methamphetamine and thousands of counterfeit dollars when officers responded to a drive-by shooting earlier this month in north Spokane.

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Medical examiner identifies pedestrian who died from vehicle striking her in December in northeast Spokane

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 15, 2022

The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman who was struck by a vehicle and died in late December in northeast Spokane.

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Man shot and killed this month at Spokane Valley apartment complex identified

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 16, 2022

The man shot and killed Feb. 6 in Spokane Valley has been identified in court documents.

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Suspects in Stevens County man’s death lied to authorities before fleeing to Arizona, court documents say

Mon., Feb. 14, 2022

Court documents do not indicate who authorities believe killed 65-year-old Jerry Rasmussen, but Brenda Rasmussen, 55, Danny Jones, 34, and Andrew Jones, 31, were arrested Tuesday in Fort Mohave, Arizona, on suspicion of first-degree rendering criminal assistance. 

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Man shot and killed, woman wounded in Post Falls; suspect then reportedly shoots himself in Coeur d’Alene

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 12, 2022

A man is suspected of shooting and killing another man and wounding a woman Friday night in Post Falls before shooting himself in Coeur d’Alene, according to the Post Falls Police Department.

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At press conference, Haskell defends his role as prosecutor amid wife’s racist social media scandal

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 11, 2022

Spokane County’s embattled prosecutor defended the integrity of his office Friday after concerns mounted over his wife’s racist social media posts, but some legal experts say the damage may already be done.

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Deputies arrest man reportedly responsible for firing shots at Dishman Hills Natural Area

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 11, 2022

Authorities arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly firing in the Dishman Hills Natural Area Thursday, claiming the man stole the pistol he fired from a family member .

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Court documents say man shot and killed his father while high on meth

UPDATED: Wed., April 13, 2022

A man shot and killed his father Thursday night northeast of Spokane after smoking methamphetamine, court documents allege.

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Deputies respond to reports of several gunshots in Dishman Hills Natural Area; deputies unable to locate person(s) reportedly involved in target shooting

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 10, 2022

Several gunshots were reported Thursday afternoon in the Dishman Hills Natural Area in Spokane Valley, and law enforcement contacted one person who claimed to be with the person involved in target shooting.

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Boy, 6, dies in snowmobile crash near Newport

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 10, 2022

A 6-year-old boy died and his father was treated for hypothermia after a snowmobile accident on Wednesday northwest of Newport, Washington, according to a Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office news release.

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Dead woman retrieved from Spokane River in west part of city

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 10, 2022

The Spokane Fire Department retrieved the body of a woman from the Spokane River near the Sans Souci mobile home park in west Spokane late Thursday morning.

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Warm February weather ‘not uncommon’ for Inland Northwest

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 10, 2022

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow last week, meaning the country could expect below-average temperatures for the next six weeks.

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Stevens County man dies after hitting power pole with truck along U.S. 395

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 10, 2022

From staff reports

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Kootenai County poll worker accused of distributing critical race theory pamphlets at polling location

Thu., Feb. 10, 2022

A Hayden Lake woman faces a $1,000 fine after she was accused of handing out pamphlets about critical race theory while working as a poll worker during November’s election.

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Man found buried with gunshot wound to head in Stevens County; wife, her two sons arrested in Arizona

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 10, 2022

Authorities allege a Stevens County woman and her two sons are connected to the death of the woman’s husband, who was found buried under the couple’s shed with a gunshot wound to his head

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Dump truck driver who sent seven to hospital after crashing into tax business, Dutch Bros., sentenced to 15 months in prison

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 10, 2022

The dump truck driver who barreled through a tax office and a coffee stand last summer, and sent seven people to the hospital, was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Wednesday.

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Driver accused of striking Franklin Elementary student; police say girl was taken to hospital for observation

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 8, 2022

A Franklin Elementary School student was struck by the driver of a vehicle around 3 p.m. Tuesday outside the South Hill school along East 17th Avenue.

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Firefighters put out ‘suspicious’ garage fire in north Spokane

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 6, 2022

Firefighters extinguished a “heavily involved fire” in a detached garage Saturday morning in north Spokane.

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Male hospitalized with life-threatening stab wounds, 27-year-old arrested for suspicion of assault

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 5, 2022

A man sustained life-threatening stab wounds late Friday night in downtown Spokane and a 27-year-old man is behind bars for allegedly committing the crime.

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Man shot in face on South Hill said he forgives alleged shooter

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 4, 2022

Scott Jerko considers himself lucky to be alive.

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Rising through the ranks has prepared new Spokane Valley fire chief: ‘It’s a lot of responsibility, and I’m ready for it’

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 4, 2022

Sure, there are areas in which the Spokane Valley Fire Department can improve, but overall, the soon-to-be leader of the department said he feels like he was given the “keys to a Mercedes.”

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Good Samaritan sustains minor injuries helping resident in north Spokane apartment fire

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 3, 2022

A passerby who tried helping a resident in a north Spokane apartment fire was taken to the hospital with minor injuries late Thursday afternoon.

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Medical examiner identifies 73-year-old pedestrian who died after vehicle hit her in Logan neighborhood, death ruled an accident

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 3, 2022

The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 73-year-old pedestrian who died last month after she was hit by a car in Spokane’s Logan Neighborhood.

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Two men taken to hospital after hit-and-run in Grant County

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 3, 2022

A driver is suspected of striking a vehicle, hospitalizing two occupants as a result, and fleeing the scene in another vehicle Wednesday afternoon on State Route 283 northeast of George, according to the Washington State Patrol.