Stories by Quinn Welsch for the Spokesman-Review

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Deputies arrest man with 900 fentanyl pills and a handgun near Camp Hope

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

Spokane Valley deputies arrested a man with a handgun and more than 900 fentanyl pills near Camp Hope on Dec. 9.

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Temperatures drop below zero in Spokane, slowing morning commute

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

Temperatures dropped well below zero across the Inland Northwest on Wednesday morning, causing trouble on some roads.

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86-year-old pedestrian killed after vehicle collision in Wallace

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

An 86-year-old man was killed after he was struck by a vehicle in Wallace on Tuesday night.

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Mt. Spokane employee injured after getting stuck in machinery

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 20, 2022

Mt. Spokane employee injured by machinery at resort, according to Spokane County Fire District 4.

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Unusual developments: Couple is the first to build a home on a wooded embankment on Riverside

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 20, 2022

A family is the first to build a home along a wooded hillside on West Riverside Avenue in Browne's Addition. Could others follow?

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Man killed in Pullman SWAT standoff identified

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 19, 2022

A 36-year-old man who was killed in a SWAT standoff last week in Pullman has been identified by the Whitman County Coroner's Office.

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Self defense or anger? Attorneys make closing arguments in road rage murder trial

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 19, 2022

Attorneys made their case to a jury on Monday regarding the case of Richard S. Hough, who shot and killed a woman in May 2021 after a road rage incident.

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Sub-zero temps, more snow and a chance of freezing rain forecast this week

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 19, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasted more snow, followed by arctic temperatures and a chance of freezing rain.

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One dead after SWAT standoff in Pullman

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 15, 2022

A man was killed by a SWAT team in Pullman after standoff that began on Wednesday night.

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Light snow? Heavy snow? Arctic winds? Weather service predicts big changes for next week

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 14, 2022

Light snow. Heavy snow. Arctic cold. The National Weather Service in Spokane is forecasting that any or all three could drift into the region during the next week.

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Man charged with killing woman in road rage shooting was defending family, attorneys say in opening statements of trial

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 13, 2022

Richard S. Hough, 30, who is charged with murder, was defending his family when he shot and killed a woman in May 2021, his attorneys said.

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Man sentenced to 20 years for drive-by shooting, witness tampering, drug and assault charges

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 12, 2022

A judge sentenced a man to 20 years in prison after he did a drive-by shooting on his girlfriend in July, among other charges.

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Court docs: 15-year-old arrested in connection to downtown armed robberies, assault at South Hill Rite Aid

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 12, 2022

Court documents revealed that police are investigating a reported liquor theft from a Rite Aid on the South Hill in connection with a two armed robberies in downtown Spokane.

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Global glow: Northwest Winterfest shares a multicultural exchange through Chinese lantern art

Mon., Dec. 12, 2022

Northwest Winterfest seeks to share world culture in Spokane through the Chinese lantern art, festival director Sam Song said.

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Police: 2 arrested, 1 injured after Saturday night drive-by in South Perry District

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 12, 2022

Two people were arrested after a reported drive-by shooting in the South Perry District on Saturday night, Spokane police said.

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Christmas tree farms see increased demand, despite inflation and supply shortages

Fri., Dec. 9, 2022

Christmas tree sellers are in short supply of trees this year as a result of drought and economic factors. However, the demand has only increased, some say.

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‘We are taking this very seriously’: Downtown patrols and security increased after armed robberies Wednesday

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 8, 2022

Spokane police and business leaders say that they are increasing security foot patrols around downtown during the holidays after two reported armed robberies in the downtown area on Wednesday night.

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Man sentenced for stabbing downtown this summer

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 8, 2022

Ernest A. Ripoli was sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a man in downtown Spokane this past summer after pleading guilty to two counts of third-degree assault.

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Fire on East Sprague was deliberately started, fire department says

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 8, 2022

A fire at a commercial building was deliberately started on Wednesday night, according to a release from the Spokane Fire Department.

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Family of four displaced, one injured, in Airway Heights apartment fire

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 8, 2022

An apartment fire in Airway Heights displaced a family of four on Wednesday night. One of them was hospitalized due to smoke inhalation.

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Another dumping of snow fell Thursday, with more expected through Saturday

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 8, 2022

Heavy snow in North Idaho and Northeast Washington on Thursday will be followed by even more snow between Friday and Saturday, mostly in Central Washington, the National Weather Service said.