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News >  Spokane

Trail of ashes: A local man’s work to restore identity to the unclaimed dead

Mon., March 26, 2018

A local retiree spends his days sifting through cemetery records, updating lists of the dead. His work has led to some surprising discoveries – and even united families across more than a century.

News >  Spokane

Spokane keeps its peace as Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson stages event

UPDATED: Mon., March 26, 2018

Fears of violence were quashed Sunday as political rallies for and against a conservative U.S. Senate candidate who’s become a magnet for the alt-right went off without a hitch.

News >  Education

After shooting threats, Mary Walker School District in Stevens County to reopen Friday

Thu., March 22, 2018

Mary Walker School District in Stevens County announced schools would be open Friday as normal.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Body discovered March 1 in Lake Coeur d’Alene confirmed to be missing forester

Thu., March 22, 2018

The body of a man discovered March 1 in Lake Coeur d’Alene is confirmed to be a retired forester missing since February.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Jurors hear opening arguments, testimony in murder-for-hire case

UPDATED: Tue., March 20, 2018

A woman charged with plotting to kill her husband was brought before a Spokane County jury Tuesday as attorneys delivered opening arguments in a case webbed in hired guns and life insurance payouts.

News >  Spokane

Four more arrested in connection with Spokane Valley Red Top Motel raid

UPDATED: Tue., March 20, 2018

Four people were recently arrested with ties to the Red Top Motel in Spokane Valley, which was raided last month under suspicion of harboring illegal activity.

News >  Spokane

Racist flyers posted in downtown Spokane

Mon., March 19, 2018

Posters from a prominent white nationalist group with a history of posting material in the Spokane area were recently discovered and removed from a downtown intersection.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Son injures mother in Okanogan County attempted murder-suicide

UPDATED: Mon., March 19, 2018

Okanogan County Sheriff’s deputies say a shooting that left a woman injured and a man dead appeared to be an attempted murder-suicide.

News >  Spokane

Eviction attempt leads to officer-involved shooting in Hillyard

UPDATED: Mon., March 12, 2018

An attempt by Spokane Police and Sheriff’s deputies to evict someone from a Hillyard apartment complex ended with one person shot and wounded Monday morning.

News >  Spokane

Enjoy the balmy weather while you can – colder temperatures to descend midweek

UPDATED: Sun., March 11, 2018

Weather service meteorologists predict the springlike weather that began Saturday will carry into midweek, when temperatures will peak in the upper 50s and lower 60s on Tuesday. In the evenings, thermostats will drop well below freezing and into the mid-20s.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

In wake of Ennis trial, city leaders say progress within police department is ongoing

Sat., March 10, 2018

Two days after a jury convicted a former police officer of rape, city leaders said there’s work to be done to reform the department.

News >  Spokane

Woman found dead in Perry District house fire

UPDATED: Thu., March 8, 2018

Firefighters discovered an elderly woman and a dog dead Thursday morning inside a burning home in Spokane’s Perry District neighborhood.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Former Spokane Police Sgt. Gordon Ennis found guilty of rape in assault of another police officer

UPDATED: Wed., March 7, 2018

A jury on Wednesday found Spokane Police Sgt. Gordon Ennis guilty of sexually assaulting another police officer.

News >  Spokane

Ennis takes stand and tells jurors that sexual contact with young woman officer was consensual

UPDATED: Tue., March 6, 2018

Former police Sgt. Gordon Ennis testified in his own defense Tuesday that he did not sexually assault another police officer during a drunken party. He told jurors that the sexual encounter was consensual and that it was he who stopped it and left the bedroom.

News >  Spokane

Accused police officer to testify in his own rape trial defense

Mon., March 5, 2018

A former Spokane Police officer on trial for sexual assault intends to testify in his own defense Tuesday.

News >  Spokane

Former police guild president will not take stand in Gordon Ennis rape trial

UPDATED: Mon., March 5, 2018

Former Spokane Police Guild President John Gately will not take the stand in the rape trial against former police Sgt. Gordon Ennis. Speaking through his attorney Mark Vovos, Gatley told the court Monday morning that he intends to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege and not answer questions related to his involvement in the case.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Sandpoint police officers wounded in shootout recovering; suspect killed

UPDATED: Mon., March 5, 2018

Two Sandpoint police officers were wounded and a male suspect was killed during a shootout early Monday at a small apartment complex.

News >  Spokane

Queen, court named in 2018 Lilac Festival coronation

UPDATED: Mon., March 5, 2018

On Sunday, a panel of judges at the

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Machete-wielding man taken into custody in North Spokane

UPDATED: Sun., March 4, 2018

A man with a machete drew a sizable police presence to north Spokane Sunday evening.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

DNA evidence presented, events explored in detail at third day of Ennis trial

UPDATED: Thu., March 1, 2018

In trial Thursday – the third day of the

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Broadway Avenue near Pines Road in Spokane Valley closed due to natural gas leak

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 28, 2018

Broadway Avenue near Pines Road in Spokane Valley was closed for several hours while crews with Avista Utilities worked to repair a leaking natural gas line. Melanie Rose, spokeswoman for the Spokane Valley Fire Department, said at about 4:15 p.m., an independent contractor punctured underground natural gas lines under the east bound lanes of Broadway with a boring machine. Firefighters said an audible hiss of gas was released.

News >  Spokane

Spokane police officer says she has been shunned after accusing senior officer of sexual assault

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 28, 2018

Dressed in a dark blouse, her hair pulled back in a ponytail, the Spokane police officer who accused a senior officer of sexually assaulting her described how she has been ostracized by many of her co-workers.

News >  Spokane

First day of rape trial against former Spokane police officer focuses on heavy drinking

Mon., Feb. 26, 2018

How much a woman had to drink was the recurring theme of the first day of testimony in the second-degree rape against former Spokane police Sgt. Gordon Ennis.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Wind creates problems for Spokane Valley firefighters at Otis Orchards house fire

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 25, 2018

Spokane Valley firefighters battled wind and flames as they responded to an Otis Orchards house fire Sunday afternoon.

News >  Spokane

Outdoors Expo helps turn minds to warmer weather

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 25, 2018

For the thousands who passed through the Spokane Convention Center over the weekend to check out this year’s Great Outdoors and Bike Expo, it didn’t matter it was 30 degrees out and windy – their minds were already springing forward.