Stories by Jared Brown for the Spokesman-Review

News > Spokane

Hillyard Festival still growing after more than 100 years

Sun., Aug. 4, 2019

The Hillyard Festival featured 80 retail booths and 11 food vendors — more than double the amount in 2015. Future iterations of the festival could include carnival rides and games.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man accused of killing girlfriend extradited from Missoula

Fri., Aug. 2, 2019

The suspect in the July 17 killing of Alyssa Dodd was extradited from Missoula County to Spokane Friday afternoon.

News > Spokane

Easy Acres Mobile Home Village’s water is safe to drink; city to help clear pipes of any clogs

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 2, 2019

Water samples taken from the Easy Acres Mobile Home Village Thursday were free of E. coli, the city of Spokane says.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Coeur d’Alene woman linked to 2017 killing of Shirley Ramey in Hope thanks to gun database

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 3, 2019

Judith Carpenter was being held in the Bonner County Jail on $1 million bail for allegedly shooting Ramey on April 5, 2017, in her home on Trestle Creek Road.

News > Spokane

One-third of the 300 residents affected by water contamination in Hillyard remain without clean water

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 1, 2019

The city of Spokane lifted its no-drink order in Hillyard Wednesday, but more than 100 residents of Easy Acres Mobile Home Village remained unable to drink tap water as of Thursday night.

News > Spokane

Man previously convicted of incest sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for rape of 4-year-old

Thu., Aug. 1, 2019

A registered sex offender who was convicted of incest as a 14-year-old was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the first-degree rape and molestation of a 4-year-old Tuesday.

News > Spokane

Man accused of posing as twin after allegedly threatening mother with machete

Thu., Aug. 1, 2019

Jeremy Dixon verbally accosted his mother July 6 for not purchasing him a car to drive and threatened to cut her head off while he had a machete in his hand, according to court documents. Then he allegedly posed as his twin brother to avoid punishment.

News > Spokane

Man charged with multiple felonies after allegedly firing rifle from two trucks at people in High Bridge Park

UPDATED: Wed., July 31, 2019

Doyle Miracle, 54, allegedly fired rounds from two different trucks within minutes of each other at the park around 1 p.m., according to a news release. No one was injured, but a bullet damaged one car.

News > Spokane

Fire Weather Watch issued for Spokane County due to possible lightning overnight Thursday, winds Friday afternoon

Wed., July 31, 2019

The National Weather Service issued a Fire Weather Watch notice in Spokane County for Thursday evening through Friday morning due to possible abundant lightning, high winds and dry fuels.

News > Spokane

Driver involved in Highway 395 collision arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault, DUI

Wed., July 31, 2019

The crash, which Washington State Patrol says 25-year-old Ryan J. Carpentier caused, involved four vehicles and injured five people.

News > Spokane

Second suspect arrested in connection with gunpoint robbery of teenager

Wed., July 31, 2019

Eric D. Denny, 18, was booked into Spokane County Jail at 12:43 p.m. on a charge of first-degree robbery in relation to the July 17 incident in Spokane Valley.

News > Spokane

E. coli found in some contaminated Hillyard water this weekend

Wed., July 31, 2019

The testing of water samples in southeast Hillyard found no chemical contamination in water apparently contaminated with hydroseed, but three positive E. coli-contaminated sample spots did come back on Saturday. E. coli is a bacteria and, while most strains are harmless, a few can cause disease. Follow up tests were not positive for the bacteria.

News > Spokane

Highway 395 closed in both directions near Colbert due to 3-injury collision

UPDATED: Tue., July 30, 2019

A multi-vehicle collision closed Highway 395 in both directions 9 miles north of Spokane Tuesday evening.

News > Spokane

Bridge over Sunset Boulevard closed for more than an hour as Spokane police negotiate with man on railing

Tue., July 30, 2019

The bridge over Sunset Boulevard was closed for about an hour and a half Tuesday afternoon as Spokane police negotiators talked to a man who was standing on the railing.

News > Education

New leaders at Gonzaga University include three female deans and provost

UPDATED: Tue., July 30, 2019

This fall, Gonzaga University will debut four new deans, three of them women, and a female provost. That means three out of the school’s seven academic deans are women.

News > Spokane

Man accused of robbing teenager at gunpoint in Spokane Valley arrested

UPDATED: Fri., July 26, 2019

The Spokane County Sheriff’s SWAT Team arrested a man who allegedly fired a gun in the July 17 robbery of a teenager on Friday.

News > Spokane

Spokane officer on administrative leave for possible criminal use-of-force violation

Fri., July 26, 2019

A Spokane Police Department officer was placed on administrative leave Friday following an Internal Affairs review that determined an application of use of force appeared to violate department policy.

News > Spokane

Water in part of Hillyard may be contaminated for up to a week, city says

UPDATED: Fri., July 26, 2019

A commercial hydroseed vehicle, which has a tank containing a mixture of seed, mulch and water, may have allowed a backflow into the city’s water system when filling from a hydrant today.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Crews stablize Cheney-area wildfires, expect progress

UPDATED: Fri., July 26, 2019

The Cheney Complex Fire, made up of four fires, is 65 percent contained as of Friday eveing, which has not changed since Thursday night.

News > Spokane

Spokane woman charged with stealing workers’ compensation benefits

UPDATED: Thu., July 25, 2019

A Spokane homeowner reported the general contractor who remodeled his house to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries when he found out she had been receiving workers’ compensation benefits at the same time.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Crews continue to fight Cheney-area wildfires that are 20% contained

UPDATED: Thu., July 25, 2019

Fire crews in Cheney on Thursday

News > Spokane

Fire, power crews struggle to catch up to aftermath of Tuesday night storms

UPDATED: Thu., July 25, 2019

The day after a major lightning storm moved through Eastern Washington and North Idaho, igniting more than 20 fires erupted in Spokane County and contributing to some 500 power outages that affected more than 21,000 customers, crews worked to fight four large blazes south of Cheney and to bring back power to more than a thousand homes.

News > Spokane

Missing 13-year-old boy spotted Wednesday in north Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., July 24, 2019

A person spotted missing 13-year-old Hunter Simmons in north Spokane Wednesday, and police reunited him with his family.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Homes ordered to be evacuated, Highway 904 closed due to fire west of Cheney

UPDATED: Wed., July 24, 2019

Fire officials ordered the evacuation of about 10 homes near the intersection of Graham Road and Highway 904 near Cheney on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

News > Spokane

Spokane County Fire District 5 tries again for levy increase for equipment improvements

UPDATED: Wed., July 24, 2019

Spokane County’s Fire District 5 is asking voters for a property tax levy increase of $0.46 to fund equipment and facilities improvements. The levy would be in effect from 2020-2035 if Proposition No.1 is approved in August’s general election.

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