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Walla Walla prison has more than 100 coronavirus cases, state says

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 20, 2020

Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla has became the second Washington state prison to report more than 100 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man suspected of running large-scale illegal marijuana organization in Spokane County

Thu., Aug. 20, 2020

The Washington State Patrol is investigating a man who they believe is the boss of a large operation illegally growing marijuana in Spokane and Stevens counties to ship to New York, according to court documents.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Priest River man sentenced for raping, impregnating 14-year-old girl

Thu., Aug. 20, 2020

A Priest River man accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday.

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News >  Crime/Public Safety

Motorcycle rider dies in collision in north Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 20, 2020

A motorcycle rider died after colliding with a car about 5:40 p.m. Wednesday on North Nevada Street, near Euclid Avenue, according to a Spokane Police Department news release.

News >  Washington

As Badger Lake Fire evacuation remains, some homeowners refuse to leave

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 18, 2020

The Badger Lake fire burning south of Cheney has swallowed up 244 acres and led to level 3 evacuations, which signal that danger is imminent and residents need to leave immediately.

News >  Legal

‘They never gave up’: Crowds recognize 100 years of women gaining right to vote nationwide

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 18, 2020

Terry Lee, a sculptor in Coeur d’Alene, said he didn’t know what a suffragist was when he decided to sculpt one.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Driver held on vehicular homicide charge after woman dies in fiery two-car crash

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 18, 2020

Spokane County deputies arrested a man on suspicion of vehicular homicide following a “horrific” car crash Monday evening during which his car struck another car and they both burst into flames.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Argument over parking escalates, leaving men hospitalized with stab wounds

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 16, 2020

Two men brought themselves to two different hospitals Saturday after a squabble over parking led one man to display a firearm and both being stabbed, according to a Spokane Police Department press release.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

2 stabbings reported Saturday afternoon

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 15, 2020

Two stabbings were reported to Spokane police Saturday afternoon.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police investigating murder by drug overdose at Northern Quest Casino

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 14, 2020

Kalispel tribal police are investigating a woman’s drug-overdose death at Northern Quest Casino as a homicide.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Last of four killers sentenced to 22 years for premeditated murder in Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 14, 2020

The last of four men involved in a 2015 burglary-turned-murder has been sentenced for the crime.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Threesome gone wrong led Spokane man to kill his girlfriend’s husband, court documents say

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 14, 2020

A Spokane murder suspect told police he stabbed his girlfriend’s husband to death in a fit of rage during a sex party, court documents say.

News >  Washington

Nurse at Coyote Ridge prison describes ‘petri dish’ of ‘inhumane conditions’

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 15, 2020

As chaotic conditions at an Eastern Washington prison have deteriorated, COVID-19-positive inmates with severely restricted access to bathrooms are refusing to drink water, according to one prison nurse’s account.

News >  Spokane

Excessive heat watch takes effect, remains through Tuesday

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 13, 2020

The National Weather Service announced an excessive heat watch Thursday, as temperatures are expected to climb into the 100s through early next week..

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane police say couple who stole Christmas presents are suspected of stealing again

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 13, 2020

A couple who have been charged with stealing Christmas presents and putting them under their own tree last year are suspected of stealing again, the Spokane Police Department said in a news release.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man charged with first-degree murder after stabbing in Nevada Heights

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 13, 2020

A man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of first-degree murder after a man was stabbed to death in Nevada Heights.

News >  Washington

Wildfire emerging west of Loon Lake

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 12, 2020

A 15-acre forest fire began emerging west of Loon Lake around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in an area under Washington State Department of Natural Resources jurisdiction.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Quincy parents find body in a bag after following ‘foul odor’ to adult son’s bedroom

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 12, 2020

A Quincy, Washington, man was arrested in Moses Lake on Wednesday, one day after a “foul odor” led his parents to find human remains in a large bag in his bedroom.

News >  Spokane

Input sought on effort to create Cliff-Cannon historic district

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

A five-year effort to make the Cliff/Cannon Neighborhood a locally registered historic district is picking up speed ahead of a planned workshop at Wednesday’s meeting of the Spokane Plan Commission, where the public can offer comments.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police investigate woman’s apparently violent death in Browne’s Addition

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 8, 2020

Spokane police are investigating a woman’s apparently violent death in Browne’s Addition Saturday afternoon.

News >  Business

Bowlers rally for bowling centers to open before Phase 4; owners say their future is at stake

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 8, 2020

Eddie Williams estimates half of all bowling centers in Washington will go under if current restrictions keep them closed through January.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man suspected of stealing dog in California found with canine in Spokane

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 8, 2020

Deputies helped reunite a California woman and her stolen dog this week, according to a news release. The dog had been a gift to her autistic son, she told deputies.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man suspected of beating disabled, elderly veteran in King County arrested in Spokane

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 8, 2020

Spokane Police found a wanted felony assault suspect from King County in Spokane on Saturday morning and booked him into Spokane County Jail, according to a Spokane Police Department news release.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Suspect in cellphone store robberies shot by Spokane police, expected to survive

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 8, 2020

A suspect in a string of recent robberies is expected to survive his injuries after being shot late Friday night by Spokane police officers, a Spokane Police Department news release said.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

WSU promises to address racial bias in policing following investigation

Sat., Aug. 8, 2020

Washington State University announced last week a new commitment to address racial bias in policing, following an internal investigation which found campus police arrested Black people at about four times the rate of white people.