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Two teens shot in Northwest neighborhood after large fight breaks out

UPDATED: Wed., June 29, 2022

Two teens were were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening gunshot wounds after a fight broke out at the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex.

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Patients evacuated from Grand Coulee hospital after reported gas leak

UPDATED: Tue., June 28, 2022

About 25 patients are being evacuated from the Coulee Medical Center on Tuesday due to a gas leak. The evacuation is unrelated to another wildfire evacuation in Grant County. 

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After drive-by shooting of police officer, residents in northeast Spokane neighborhood say they rely on each other to stay safe and informed

UPDATED: Tue., June 28, 2022

The drive-by shooting of a Spokane police officer on Sunday was shocking but not surprising to residents in the Nevada Heights neighborhood, a handful of them said on Tuesday.

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Fire crews extinguish commercial building fire on Sprague

UPDATED: Tue., June 28, 2022

Fire crews quickly extinguished a fire at a commercial building in Spokane Valley in the early hours of Tuesday morning. 

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Police officer out of hospital; suspects named in Sunday’s shooting

UPDATED: Mon., June 27, 2022

A Spokane police officer shot in the head and the leg during a drive-by shooting spree Sunday afternoon has been released from the hospital. 

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1 injured and 1 arrested on vehicular assault charge after Sunday night motorcycle crash on Trent Avenue

UPDATED: Mon., June 27, 2022

A man has been arrested under suspicion of DUI vehicular assault after striking a motorcycle driver as the two were traveling along Trent Avenue on Sunday night, according to the Washington State Patrol.

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Killer vows to ‘do whatever I can to make it hurt less’ after mother of man shot in Airway Heights forgives him during emotional speech at sentencing

UPDATED: Fri., June 24, 2022

Shawn Cottingham pleaded guilty to manslaughter and robbery in the first degree on Friday in connection with the death of Jeffrey T. Hayes. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison. 

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Driver sentenced to 5 years in connection to fatal drive-by shooting near NorthTown Mall

UPDATED: Fri., June 24, 2022

Thurston Scanlon, 20, was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with the 2021 shooting of Kash Amos. 

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Hoopfest draws increased law enforcement presence, DUI patrols

UPDATED: Thu., June 23, 2022

The Washington State Patrol will increase its presence in Spokane during Hoopfest this weekend in anticipation of the crowds.

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Coeur d’Alene’s Pride in the Park was biggest event yet, despite the threats, organizers say

UPDATED: Wed., June 22, 2022

The North Idaho Pride Alliance said that this year's event was its most successful yet, despite the arrests of 31 members of the white nationalist Patriot Front group. This year's event received an unprecedented amount of hateful rhetoric, said Jessica Mahuron, outreach director at North Idaho Pride Alliance.

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One dead in Deer Park motorcycle crash

UPDATED: Tue., June 21, 2022

One man is dead after a motorcycle crash on Monday near Deer Park, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office reported on Tuesday afternoon.

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Northwest Spokane laundromat burglarized after driver plows through front entrance

UPDATED: Tue., June 21, 2022

A laundromat in Northwest Spokane was broken into and burglarized after a vehicle drove through its front entrance early in the morning on Tuesday, according to Spokane police.

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Fleet Feet and Saucony partner to giveaway 400 running shoes to student athletes in Spokanea

Tue., June 21, 2022

Fleet Feet and running shoe brand Suacony partner to give away 400 pairs of running shoes to student athletes in the Spokane area on Monday morning. Fleet Feet is hosting its national conference in Spokane this week. Event organizers said they will likely still have shoes to giveaway throughout the summer. 

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Spokane Valley law enforcement respond to barricaded man in Eagle Point Apartments

UPDATED: Mon., June 20, 2022

Law enforcement closed off roads near the Eagle Point Apartments after a man refused to cooperate with police following a potential domestic violence incident Monday morning.

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Sheriff’s Office investigating body discovered in the Spokane River on Sunday

UPDATED: Mon., June 20, 2022

Spokane County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a body that was discovered in the Spokane River on Sunday.

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Street Music Week concludes after reaching its goal of more than $300,000

Sat., June 18, 2022

Buskers helped raise more than $23,000 for Second Harvest during the 20th annual Street Music Week, which took place downtown, on Garland and in Coeur d'Alene. 

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Matt Shea’s church denounces Patriot Front during anti-abortion gathering in Riverfront Park

UPDATED: Sat., June 18, 2022

Members of On Fire Ministries angrily denounced the actions of Patriot Front in Coeur d'Alene last Saturday as racist during an event in Riverfront Park on Saturday. 

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Single-vehicle crash in North Spokane injures four

UPDATED: Thu., June 16, 2022

Four people were taken to the hospital after their vehicle went off the road and landed upside down in a ditch near Five Mile Road and Waikiki Road around 3 a.m. on Thursday morning.

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Cheney family displaced after house fire; cause under investigation

UPDATED: Thu., June 16, 2022

The Cheney Fire Department extinguished a house fire on Hillview Drive Wednesday night, the cause of which is still under investigation, Fire Chief Tom Jenkins said .

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Washington State Patrol release name of motorcyclist killed in Trent Avenue crash

UPDATED: Thu., June 16, 2022

A Spokane resident was killed Wednesday evening in a motorcycle crash in Spokane Valley, the Washington State Patrol reported.

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Hamburgers et plus: Adam Hegsted’s newest eatery, Francaise, is all about casual French dining

Wed., June 15, 2022

Adam Hegsted's newest eatery, Francaise, is scheduled to open on Tuesday. The new restaurant will focus on creating an approachable experience to French cuisine. 

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Police: Patriot Front had detailed plans to antagonize Pride in the Park event in Coeur d’Alene

UPDATED: Tue., June 14, 2022

Court documents allege white nationalist group Patriot Front had tactical plans to disrupt a Pride in the Park event in Coeur d’Alene, force a confrontation, then regroup and leave.

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Coeur d’Alene police receive threats after arresting Patriot Front

UPDATED: Mon., June 13, 2022

Coeur d’Alene police received numerous death threats and warnings that officers would be doxxed in the aftermath of the department’s Saturday arrest of 31 men suspected of being members of the white nationalist “Patriot Front” group and accused of conspiring to riot in the city.

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Sheriff’s Office releases names of 31 Patriot Front members arrested in Saturday bust

UPDATED: Mon., June 13, 2022

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office released the names of 31 Patriot Front members who were arrested on Saturday. All of them had bonded out by Sunday, the Sheriff's Office reported. The men were from multiple states outside of the Northwest. 

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Rainbows without the rain: Spokane Pride returns to the streets in 2022

UPDATED: Sat., June 11, 2022

The annual Spokane Pride parade celebrated 30 years on Saturday. This year's event was bigger than ever, an event organizer said.