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Mead High School student says teacher told her to deny their sexual relationship

UPDATED: Fri., May 25, 2018

A Mead High School student who initially denied having a relationship with her former teacher recently confirmed they had multiple sexual encounters, including one that occurred in an empty classroom during school hours.

News >  Spokane

Man dies after stabbing in north Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., May 24, 2018

A man was killed late Wednesday in a fight in north Spokane.

News >  Spokane

Driver killed in Otis Orchards crash

UPDATED: Thu., May 24, 2018

A woman died early Thursday in a one-car crash in Otis Orchards.

News >  Spokane

Spokane’s first black firefighter dealt with racist harassment for years on the force

Thu., May 24, 2018

Lawrence Goncalves stood inside the large bay doors of the Spokane Fire Department’s Station 1 and looked around. Somehow, even 30 years after his departure, things looked remarkably similar. “Back there was the kitchen,” he said last week. And the bunk beds, just behind that wall. Those doors, where the engines would race through before turning onto Riverside Avenue, as big then as now.

News >  Spokane

Deputies arrest Mead High School teacher suspected of having sex with student

UPDATED: Wed., May 23, 2018

Spokane County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Mead High School teacher suspected of having a sexual relationship with an underage student.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County deputies arrest man accused of killing, mutilating horse to get back at ex-girlfriend

UPDATED: Tue., May 22, 2018

Spokane County sheriff’s deputies say a man killed and mutilated one of his horses because his ex-girlfriend didn’t want to be with him anymore.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

After two terms, Stevens County Sheriff Kendle Allen to retire

UPDATED: Wed., May 16, 2018

After decades in Stevens County law enforcement – and two terms at the helm – Sheriff Kendle Allen has decided to retire at the end of the year.

News >  Washington

Palouse Falls reopened Tuesday morning after recent drowning death

UPDATED: Tue., May 15, 2018

Palouse Falls State Park was reopened Tuesday morning after being closed for several days.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Former Spokane police Sgt. Gordon Ennis to be sentenced in June in rape case

UPDATED: Tue., May 15, 2018

A new sentencing date is set for former Spokane police Sgt. Gordon Ennis, who was convicted in March of raping a fellow police officer.

News >  Spokane

City investigates bullying among employees of Spokane Fire Department

UPDATED: Tue., May 15, 2018

Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer responded Tuesday to allegations of bullying, sexual harassment and hazing within the department that were exposed recently in a lengthy investigative report.

News >  Spokane

Body recovered beneath Palouse Falls

UPDATED: Mon., May 14, 2018

Franklin County emergency crews recovered a body Monday morning believed to be that of a 26-year-old Pullman man who went missing last week.

News >  Spokane

Rogers High School teacher resigns after acknowledging sexual relationship with student

UPDATED: Mon., May 14, 2018

Spokane police are investigating a former Rogers High School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student.

News >  Education

Justice, mission and choice: Mercy Corps mission director offers words of advice at Gonzaga commencement

UPDATED: Mon., May 14, 2018

Dwonch, the mission director for Mercy Corps in Palestine, delivered the keynote address for Gonzaga’s 1,070 students at the undergraduate commencement ceremony Sunday morning.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Court documents show vehicular homicide victim was dragged

UPDATED: Thu., May 10, 2018

Spokane police are continuing to investigate a woman accused of hitting a 25-year-old man with her car in April and dragging him more than a third of a mile.

News >  Spokane

Crews working to recover body at Palouse Falls

UPDATED: Thu., May 10, 2018

One person is reported missing after falling into the Palouse Falls Thursday afternoon.

News >  Spokane

Former deputy prosecutor accuses Stevens County prosecutor of sexual harassment

UPDATED: Thu., May 10, 2018

A former Stevens County deputy prosecutor says she was subjected to workplace sexual harassment by County Prosecutor Tim Rasmussen.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers announces retirement

UPDATED: Thu., May 10, 2018

After three decades in law enforcement and 16 years as Okanogan County’s top dog, Sheriff Frank Rogers is retiring.

News >  Spokane

Actors union orders ‘Z Nation’ work stoppage over pay dispute

UPDATED: Tue., May 8, 2018

The union representing actors on SyFy’s “Z Nation” is ordering its members not to work in response to a pay dispute.

News >  Spokane

From Oahu, Spokane resident Keith Ermitano says islanders knew volcano’s risks

UPDATED: Mon., May 7, 2018

Keith Ermitano, a 73-year-old Spokane resident who traveled to Hawaii Thursday to accept a military award for his late father, has a deep personal connection to the fire and violence ravaging the Big Island.

News >  Spokane

Woman who died after falling at Spokane’s ice ribbon fell suddenly on her back

UPDATED: Mon., May 7, 2018

City officials released footage Thursday showing the fatal fall of 63-year-old Lorrie Sims.

News >  Idaho

Body found floating in Snake River was man from Nevada

UPDATED: Mon., May 7, 2018

The body of a man from Nevada was located Sunday floating in the Snake River near Lewiston.

News >  Spokane

Bloomsday 2018: Coverage of the race

UPDATED: Mon., May 7, 2018

With a blare of sirens and the crack of a starting gun, Bloomsday 2018 sped away under clear, sunny skies, wheelchair racers leading the pack.

News >  Military

Filipino veterans to receive Congressional Gold Medals for WWII service

UPDATED: Thu., May 3, 2018

On Saturday, hundreds of Filipino veterans and their families will receive Congressional Gold Medals in recognition of their service in World War II.

News >  Spokane

Dwayne Thurman sentenced to five years in prison for killing wife

UPDATED: Thu., May 3, 2018

A judge sentenced Dwayne Thurman to five years in prison Thursday morning in the shooting death of his wife, Brenda Thurman, while he was cleaning her gun at home.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Former Harlan Douglass assistant must pay $1 million in damages; criminal trial pending

UPDATED: Wed., May 2, 2018

The civil side of a bizarre case involving prominent Spokane developer Harlan Douglass and one of his closest employees came to a close Wednesday afternoon, when 26-year-old Bryan Reilly was found liable for almost $1 million in damages.