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Prisoners escape near Idaho/Montana border

Three prisoners escaped from a work crew east of the Avery Ranger Station in north central Idaho late Sunday or early Monday, and the Idaho Department of Correction is asking for help finding them.

Man sentenced for CdA apartment fire

An arson fire that torched a Coeur d'Alene apartment last summer earned a man at least five years in prison under a sentence imposed today in Kootenai County District Court.

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Watchful reader helps nab escapee

A newspaper reader helped nab a Montana Department of Corrections escapee accused of a Spokane Valley burglary, according to Crime Stoppers.
News >  Spokane

Meth, cash, guns seized after standoff

A Spokane County Sheriff's SWAT team that busted into an apartment Wednesday night after a seven-hour standoff found something unusual: a man-sized hole in the bathroom ceiling and insulation covering the floor.
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Montana escapee suspected in burglary

An escapee from Montana with a 30-year local criminal history has been named as a suspect in a daytime burglary at a Spokane Valley convenience store last month.
News >  Spokane

Autopsy shows man was shot in back

A suspected auto thief who was killed after he shot a Spokane police dog while trying to elude officers was shot in the back, an autopsy report released this week shows. Johnnie L. Longest III was pronounced dead March 18 at Deaconess Medical Center, hours after he ran from police near Division Street and Rich Avenue. The fatal shootout occurred in an alley after Longest tried eluding police.
News >  Spokane

There’s a new law-dog in town

Faced with a life of police patrols, chasing suspects and drug hunts, the Spokane Police Department’s newest recruit has just one thing to do for the next few months: play. Ajax, a 2-month-old German shepherd, is due for lots of tug-of-war in a newly reinstated police puppy training program after his breeder, Nikolay Lungu, of Pullman, donated him to the department.
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Autopsy shows man was shot in back

A suspected auto thief who was killed after he shot a Spokane police dog while trying to elude officers was shot in the back, an autopsy released this week shows.
News >  Spokane

Police training awaits donated puppy

Faced with a life of police patrols, chasing suspects and drug hunts, the Spokane Police Department’s newest recruit has just one thing to do for the next few months: play.
News >  Spokane

88 contacts, 10 arrests at Sasquatch festival

Grant County authorities reported few problems at the Sasquatch Music Festival this weekend. Of the more than 70,000 people who packed the Gorge Amphitheater for the three-day concert, 10 were booked by the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
News >  Idaho

Sunny weather to continue

The summer weather will continue this week with highs reaching the upper 80s by Friday. Today's high is expected to hit 73 in Spokane and Coeur d'Alene, with south wind gusts as high as 21 mph expected in Spokane.
News >  Spokane

Man with HIV charged with assault

A man accused of having unprotected sex with another man without revealing he has the virus that causes AIDS faces a first-degree assault charge, and Spokane police think he may have other victims.
News >  Idaho

One dead in North Idaho logging accident

A man died in a logging accident near Harrison this morning, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office. Initial reports indicated a tree had fallen on the man near Burma Road and Emerald Drive, east of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
News >  Spokane

Spokane police search for mysterious motorcyclist

A motorcyclist eluded police at least twice recently, and officers are asking for help identifying a suspect. Police have had to end two pursuits because they were too dangerous, and several citizens have reported the same man driving recklessly in north Spokane neighborhoods, police said Wednesday.
News >  Spokane

Feds investigate counterfeit bill ring in Spokane

Two Cheney teenagers who tried to buy turtle food with a fake $100 bill could face federal charges after an investigation turned up what appears to be a counterfeit bill ring, according to the Spokane Valley Police Department.