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Six headed to Seattle for 2018 Special Olympics Games

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 17, 2017

Six athletes got a welcome surprise at the EWU Men’s basketball game Sunday – an invitation to participate in the 2018 Special Olympics games in Seattle.

News >  Spokane

Respite on the way – temporarily – as temperatures rise, roads clear

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 17, 2017

This weekend’s flurry of snowstorms contributed to several hundred crashes and even more headaches as Inland Northwest residents navigated the often treacherous roads. Luckily for them, respite is on the horizon.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police arrest suspected North Central mail thief

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 17, 2017

Police arrested a woman Saturday suspected of mail theft in Spokane’s North Central neighborhood.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Local Spokane actor pleads guilty to beating girlfriend with baseball bat

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 14, 2017

A local actor accused of beating his girlfriend repeatedly with a baseball bat pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in Spokane Superior Court Thursday morning.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County law enforcement to test emergency notification system Thursday morning

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 13, 2017

Don’t be alarmed if your phone wakes you up with an emergency notification Thursday morning.

News >  Spokane

Semi truck driver dies in rollover crash near Wallace, Idaho

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 13, 2017

A semi truck driver died in a rollover crash near Wallace, Idaho.

News >  Spokane

3 injured in head-on collision near Pullman

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 12, 2017

Three people were injured in a head-on collision near Pullman Monday evening.

News >  Spokane

Members of Polish death metal band Decapitated released from jail while awaiting Spokane rape trial

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 12, 2017

All four members of the Polish death metal band Decapitated have been released from jail.

News >  Spokane

Man awaiting trial for child abuse now suspected of child rape

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 12, 2017

A man accused of beating his girlfriend’s daughter because the child interrupted him while he played video games is now being investigated for child rape.

News >  Spokane

Icy roads lead to several crashes and slide offs in Spokane region

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 12, 2017

Inland Northwest residents woke up to a shiny coat of ice on the roads Tuesday morning, leading to several crashes and slide offs.

News >  Spokane

3 arrested in Stevens County hammer slaying

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 12, 2017

Three people have been charged with the hammer killing of a man in rural Stevens County as his children slept in a nearby car.

News >  Spokane

Semitrailer spills dozens of gallons of diesel fuel in crash near Sprague Avenue

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 11, 2017

About 50 to 100 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled five miles east of Sprague when a semitrailer crashed on Interstate 90.

News >  Spokane

Law enforcement, kids take a spin through the toy aisles at annual Holidays and Heroes event

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 11, 2017

About 100 children in the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene region were chauffeured around area shopping centers at this year’s Holidays and Heroes event.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Gingerbread house survives – mostly – after man steals van carrying it, crashes into downtown precinct

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 10, 2017

A man tore through downtown in a stolen bakery van before crashing it through the front doors of a police precinct Sunday morning.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Murder charge dismissed against ex-Pasco cop accused in 1986 Spokane homicide

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 7, 2017

A murder charge against a former Pasco police officer accused of killing a Spokane woman in 1986 was dropped Wednesday as a result of DNA evidence.

News >  Spokane

‘Piggyback Bandit’ spotted at Mead, North Central high schools

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 7, 2017

The so-called “Piggyback Bandit” has returned to Spokane.

News >  Spokane

Kalispel Tribal Police chief accused of domestic violence

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 6, 2017

The Kalispel Tribal Police chief is accused of assaulting his wife during an hourslong argument over the weekend.

News >  Spokane

Man arrested for taking blowtorch to north Spokane Numerica Credit Union ATM

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 6, 2017

In the early morning hours of Nov. 26, Spokane police suspect 29-year-old Kirk Fisher pulled up to the Numerica Credit Union branch at 303 E. Lyons Ave. and took a fiery cutting torch to the drive-thru ATM’s outer dressings.

News >  Spokane

Spokane man charged with vehicular homicide

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 5, 2017

A man was charged with vehicular homicide Tuesday after the truck he was driving slammed into a vehicle stopped at a stoplight in Spokane Valley, killing the driver.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Driver killed in hit-and-run crash in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 5, 2017

A man is facing a charge of vehicular homicide after fleeing the scene of a fatal hit and run Monday evening.

News >  Spokane

Court docs: Spokane police officer accused of assaulting girlfriend had history of domestic violence

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 4, 2017

The girlfriend of a Spokane Police Officer charged with assault alleges the officer had a history of abuse, including at one point passing a firearm across a table and telling her she should commit suicide.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Valley Fire Department opens new station in Liberty Lake

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 4, 2017

The Spokane Valley Fire Department celebrated the newest addition to its fleet of firehouses with a ribbon cutting ceremony for it’s new state-of-the-art facility in Liberty Lake.

News >  Spokane

After the passing of its patriarch, Bergman’s Christmas Tree Farm to close in Spokane Valley

Mon., Dec. 4, 2017

Dog leash in one hand, chain saw in the other, Doug Bergman slowly trailed the family of six as they led him toward the newest addition to their living room. “This is Max,” Doug said to the group of four boys, aged 4 to 7. “Who wants to hold him?

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Two arrested after fight leaves adult, child injured in North Idaho

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 3, 2017

An adult and a 10-year-old were injured after an altercation spiraled into a SWAT-response incident in North Idaho Friday evening.

News >  Spokane

Hate not welcome here: Locals mobilize after spate of racist incidents

Sat., Dec. 2, 2017

Spurred by a surge in racist messaging around the region, several local activists have launched the Hate is not Welcome Here campaign, an effort aimed at promoting tolerance.