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2017 saw highest number of officer-involved shootings in more than two decades

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 25, 2018

Last year saw the highest number of officer-involved shootings in more than two decades. Eight people were shot by county law enforcement officers in 2017, and seven were shot by Spokane police officers – the most for the department since at least 1995, according to department data.

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Police body camera footage shows moments leading up to fatal Shadle shooting

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 22, 2018

Police released body camera footage that shows the dramatic moments leading up to a fatal police shooting at Shadle Center late last year.

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Pasco killing suspect accused of rape, kidnapping in Spokane in 1999

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 22, 2018

When Theodore Milam, 54, was released from jail late last year in Spokane County, his DNA was uploaded to a nationwide law enforcement database. On Jan. 31, it found two matches over 130 miles and 13 years apart.

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Police investigating death near Wells Fargo building

Tue., Feb. 20, 2018

Police investigated reports of a person jumping off of the Wells Fargo Center in downtown Spokane Tuesday afternoon. Spokane police closed First Avenue between Wall Street and Howard Street at around 12:30 p.m. after witnesses reported a person falling onto the sidewalk from the top of the 18-story building.

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Purse snatchers drag woman by car 20 feet, breaking her pelvis, in Spokane Valley Walmart parking lot

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 19, 2018

Kathy Kohlieber, 75, was the victim of an apparently random purse snatching that quickly turned violent. Police believe her accused attackers were involved in a string of purse snatching incidents targeting older women in grocery store parking lots.

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Following mistrial, former police Sgt. Gordon Ennis to be back in court Tuesday

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 18, 2018

It’s been eight months since a judge declared a mistrial in the second-degree rape case against former police Sgt. Gordon Ennis. Attorneys are ready to try again.

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Woman injured in Moses Lake car fire

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 18, 2018

A Moses Lake woman was badly burned in a car fire after her acquaintance tried filling a garbage can full of gas in the back seat.

News >  Spokane

Snow to taper off as colder temperatures descend on the region

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 18, 2018

After a busy weather weekend that saw several inches of snow accumulation throughout the area, the Inland Northwest is due for its first big chill of the year.

News >  Spokane

Spokane landowner finds way to cut through red tape and save trees from county tree crews

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 17, 2018

A Spokane County landowner discarded bluster and instead found a way to work with local government to cordially change tree cutting plans along his rural road.

News >  Spokane

South Hill shooting victim, now blind, focused on the positive

Fri., Feb. 16, 2018

Michael Troy may be blind, but his future is bright. At least, that’s the way he sees things.

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Spokane Fire Department air packs found to be clear of contaminants

Fri., Feb. 16, 2018

Spokane firefighters may soon breath easy again after a recent round of testing determined there are no contaminants in the department’s air tanks.

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Three injured in Hillyard house fire

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 14, 2018

A dog died and three people were injured in a house fire in Hillyard Tuesday night.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

One dead, two injured in snow-related crash on Interstate 90

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 14, 2018

Washington State Patrol troopers are investigating a fatal crash on westbound Interstate 90.

News >  Spokane

Police looking for person of interest in downtown Spokane shooting

Tue., Feb. 13, 2018

Spokane police are searching for a person of interest in a downtown shooting late Monday night.

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Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in death of Coulee City couple

Tue., Feb. 13, 2018

Two elderly people were found dead Monday in Coulee City in what appears to be accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

News >  Spokane

Two adults, child injured in two-car collision in Logan

Tue., Feb. 13, 2018

Three people – including a child – were injured Monday night in a two-car collision in Spokane’s Logan neighborhood.

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Spokane police detective placed on leave following DUI arrest

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 12, 2018

A Spokane police detective was arrested Saturday night under suspicion of driving under the influence.

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Two Spokane Valley residents killed in collision with semitruck south of Pullman

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 12, 2018

Two people were killed after their car drifted and collided with a semi truck in Whitman County on Friday.

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Burglary suspect arrested after hourslong police standoff in south Spokane

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 11, 2018

A man was arrested under suspicion of residential burglary Sunday afternoon after an hourslong police standoff in south Spokane.

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Coeur d’Alene man killed in high-speed chase with Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 11, 2018

A 20-year-old man was killed when his vehicle crashed during a high-speed chase with Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies Saturday evening.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Valley rape suspect charged with burglary, kidnapping

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 7, 2018

A sex offender accused of raping a Spokane Valley gas station worker in January is now facing additional felony charges.

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Two students arrested after high school fight hurts assistant principal

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 5, 2018

Two students at Rogers High School in Hillyard were arrested Monday after a brawl that at one point involved an assistant principal.

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Man pleads guilty to north Spokane pot shop shooting

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 5, 2018

A man accused of shooting a north Spokane marijuana store worker in November has pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and assault. James Jordan, 42, was sentenced in late January to more than 15 years in prison, with another three years community custody. He was accused of holding two employees of Starbuds Cannabis – now Simply Cannabis – at gunpoint on Nov. 21, before shooting a female employee in the arm and fleeing.

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Jeep flips when hit by pickup in downtown Spokane

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 5, 2018

A Jeep Patriot upside down and facing the wrong way was the spectacle of a busy downtown Spokane intersection Monday afternoon.

News >  Spokane

On game day, normally packed Spokane venues feel like a ghost town

Mon., Feb. 5, 2018

It’s one of the best days of the year to bring down the house – or have it all to yourself, depending on your preference.