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Spokane County Jail records eighth inmate death in 14 months

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 26, 2018

A woman inmate at the Spokane County Jail was pronounced dead at a local hospital Saturday evening after being found unresponsive in her cell.

News >  Spokane

After morning smoke draws city back into ‘Unhealthy’ category, conditions improve Sunday afternoon

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 26, 2018

After a day of respite from wildfire smoke, Spokane’s air moved back into unhealthy ranges Sunday morning.

News >  Education

Students shake off jitters and start unpacking at Gonzaga move-in day

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 24, 2018

Move-in day at college is supposed to be a little stressful. There’s the packing and hauling, the long drive, the new environment, and at the end of it all, the hard goodbyes.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Former Spokane police Sgt. Gordon Ennis sentenced to 7-year prison term for rape

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 24, 2018

Former Spokane Police Sgt. Gordon Ennis was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for the rape of another officer.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Assistant football coach at Ferris High School arrested Friday under suspicion of child rape

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 24, 2018

An assistant football coach at Ferris High School was arrested early Friday morning under suspicion of child rape.

News >  Spokane

7 law enforcement officers recognized for domestic violence work by Spokane YWCA

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 24, 2018

Several YWCA legal advocates recognized area law enforcement Thursday morning at the fifth annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Breakfast at the facility’s West Central building on Monroe Street.

News >  Spokane

Crescent Mountain fire continues to grow, spewing smoke across the state

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 24, 2018

One of Washington’s largest and longest-burning wildfires continues to grow in central Washington, forcing evacuations and spewing spires of smoke into the atmosphere.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man shot and killed by SWAT team Sunday morning identified

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 23, 2018

A man shot by a group of Spokane County Sheriff’s SWAT team members Sunday in Spokane Valley has been identified as Bryan Bayne.

News >  Spokane

Expect a brief reprieve of smoke Thursday night

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 23, 2018

Spokane may soon get a reprieve from the lingering haze of wildfire smoke, but it’s likely to be short-lived.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Police release video of 2017 shooting of Daniel Craven that was ruled justified

Thu., Aug. 23, 2018

The last moments of Daniel Craven’s life were as brief as they were dramatic.

News >  Spokane

$1 million bond reduced to $250,000 for woman accused in 2016 Spokane Valley homicide

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 22, 2018

Bond was quartered Wednesday afternoon for Cristina Stiles, a woman suspected of killing Cory Fowler in 2016 and leaving his body for his parents to find.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Deer Park company manufactures ‘super water’ to help fight wildfires

Sat., Aug. 18, 2018

Holding a plastic cup of cream-colored gelatinous goo, Harlan Johnson stuck his pointer finger and thumb into the mix, twirled them around, and rubbed them together. “Slippery,” the 61-year-old semi-retiree said. “But completely natural.”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Court records detail days before infant’s death as parents waited to seek care

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 17, 2018

Before 3-week-old Emmett Sherman was taken to a hospital earlier this month due to troubled breathing, police say his parents “Googled” the injuries and found them to be minor.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Judge denies new rape trial for former Spokane police Sgt. Gordon Ennis

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 16, 2018

A judge rejected a new rape trial for a former Spokane police sergeant convicted of sexually assaulting another police officer during a heavy-drinking house party three years ago.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police: alcohol a factor in crash that killed 3 in Pend Oreille County; passenger denies substance use

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 16, 2018

The Washington State Patrol says that alcohol or drugs played a role in a crash in Pend Oreille County on Wednesday that killed three people, though in an interview with a local TV station, a passenger refuted the claim.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Valley Denny’s manager under investigation for raping customer on restaurant property

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 14, 2018

The manager of a Denny’s in Spokane Valley is under investigation for raping a customer in an outbuilding on restaurant property.

News >  Spokane

Lori Isenberg arraignment on grand theft charge delayed until October

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 13, 2018

Laurcene “Lori” Isenberg, the Kootenai County woman in the center of a murder investigation ofi her husband who died in February, had her arraignment delayed until October on charges of felony grand theft.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

2,000 acre fire near Kettle Falls burns three homes, threatens another 120, as it continues to grow

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 13, 2018

A wildfire burning northwest of Kettle Falls has leveled at least three homes and threatens another 120.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Firefighter injured Saturday in Grass Valley fire in satisfactory condition

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 13, 2018

A firefighter injured Saturday in the Grass Valley fire near Grand Coulee Dam was a volunteer from Okanogan County.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Judge’s decision on appeal for new trial in Gordon Ennis rape case delayed a week

Sat., Aug. 11, 2018

A ruling on whether former police sergeant and convicted rapist Gordon Ennis will get a new trial was delayed a week after the trial judge unexpectedly requested more time to consider the facts.

News >  Spokane

Woman hit by pickup while crossing Division crosswalk in north Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 10, 2018

A woman was transported to a hospital with serious injuries after a truck hit her while she attempted to cross Division Street in North Spokane Friday morning.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Silver Lake fire near Cheney is almost burnt out

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 9, 2018

After three days and 11 miles, the Silver Lake fire that burned 340 acres along Interstate 90 near Cheney is nearly burnt out.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Court records: Man shot near Deer Park was drinking, pointed handgun toward deputy

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 9, 2018

A man who was shot and killed by Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy near Deer Park Friday afternoon was reportedly drinking and driving before he grabbed at a handgun tucked inside his waistband.

News >  Spokane

Seventh Spokane County Jail inmate dies in 14 months

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 14, 2018

A Spokane County Jail inmate died in his cell early Wednesday morning following a fight with another cellmate.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Gordon Ennis to argue for new trial Friday

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 8, 2018

A former Spokane police sergeant accused of raping a fellow officer at a house party in 2015 will argue Friday in court that his trial attorney Rob Cossey withheld evidence he says would have swayed the jury toward acquittal.