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Airway Heights police locate escaped Eastern State Hospital patient

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 9, 2023

An Airway Heights Police officer located the patient and took him into custody on Wednesday.

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Man shot, killed in Spokane Valley Wednesday night; residents dismayed that neighborhood has ‘definitely gotten worse’

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 9, 2023

A man was killed in a reported shooting in Spokane Valley on Wednesday night, according to a release from the Spokane Valley Police Department.

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Airway Heights couple pleads not guilty to killing 8-year-old

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 7, 2023

An Airway Heights couple pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder on Tuesday morning in connection with the death of an 8-year-old girl.

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Where are you? Million-dollar Powerball ticket purchased in Airway Heights remains unclaimed

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 7, 2023

Final ticket sales on Monday pushed the jackpot to $754.6 million.

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Man suspected of kidnapping another man at downtown apartment building while impersonating officer

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 6, 2023

The victim was at his residence at the Coeur d’Alene Plaza Apartments, 228 N. Howard St., when another man entered uninvited and "arrested" him, court documents said. 

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Man arrested after allegedly slashing fellow Trent shelter guest’s face with box cutter

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 6, 2023

An altercation began as a result of racist remarks overheard at the Trent Resource Shelter, according to court documents. 

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Lewiston man arrested after woman run over after telling him not to drink and drive

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 6, 2023

Lewiston police arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, which is a felony.

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Man who spent 10 years in prison in 2012 murder back in jail on suspicion of attacking women

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 5, 2023

Avondre C. Graham, 28, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault and resisting arrest after he attacked a woman visiting from out of town. Graham is said to have propositioned the woman for oral sex before 9 a.m. near Stevens Street and Main Avenue in downtown Spokane, and then attacked her.

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Man sentenced to 5 years in prison following Chief Garry Park shooting in June 2022

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 5, 2023

Aaron P. Lichtscheidl, 41, pleaded guilty in December to one count of second-degree assault after a husband and wife were both injured in the shooting in late spring. He was sentenced on Jan. 31. 

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Man arrested for torching ex’s car, stalking, computer trespass

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 1, 2023

“Your car is going to be incinerated the second you leave it alone. And you will have nothing always and forever in this lifetime,” one message sent to the victim said, according to court documents.

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Crews put out apartment fire in Logan neighborhood on Wednesday

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 7, 2023

Fire crews discovered smoke coming from an apartment building shortly after 6 a.m. at the 900 block of East Augusta Avenue.

News >  Education

Spirited away: High schools across Spokane region compete for ‘school spirit’

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 31, 2023

“It’s good for everything, that's why the spirit games have lasted so long."

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Man pleads to kidnapping with sexual motivation after rape charge from last year

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 30, 2023

Daniel J. Lewis, 40, was originally charged with two counts of rape, in the first and second degree, and one count of first-degree kidnapping with sexual motivation.

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Fire crews extinguish blaze in Garland Neighborhood before dawn on Monday

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 30, 2023

Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said there was extensive damage near the fire's origin and minor damage throughout the rest of the home.

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Jury finds Nathan Beal guilty of killing homeless man Andrew Bull in 2020

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 30, 2023

Defense attorneys argued that Nathan Beal was not responsible for the killing of Andrew Bull, despite forensic evidence that linked a gun found in Beal’s apartment to the bullet and shell casing discovered in the alleyway where Bull was killed.

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Man injured in Spokane Valley collision on Sunday morning

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 29, 2023

A man was sent to the hospital on Sunday morning after a car collision caused a rollover in Spokane Valley. 

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Man killed in New Year’s Eve shooting in East Central Spokane identified

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 29, 2023

A man who was killed on Dec. 31 in the East Central neighborhood was identified by the Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office on Sunday. 

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Whitworth professor to discuss ‘Economics of Equity’ in education at library event

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

The library discussion is slated for Jan. 30 from 5:30-7.

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Snow, wind and cold to hit through Monday as ‘Arctic front’ moves into Inland Northwest

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

Temperatures for Monday are expected to drop even further with lows at zero or below in Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, Republic, and Pullman, among cities.

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Man killed in motorcycle accident last week on I-90 identified; troopers looking for witnesses

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

Washington State Patrol has asked anyone who witnessed the fatal accident provide information.

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Deputies arrest man after bullet fired into apartment with children inside

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

The man, who is a convicted felon, was prohibited from owning firearms and arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of a firearm.

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Things that go ‘boom’ in the night: Unexplained sound heard around Spokane leaves residents and experts guessing

Thu., Jan. 26, 2023

“The ones last night seemed really, really close, like it was in the backyard."

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Man arrested after threatening to kill employees and yelling racial slurs in north Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 25, 2023

The man approached a woman at about 2:30 p.m. at a business on the 9300 block of North Division Street as she was walking to a car in the parking lot and began verbally attacking her and throwing things at her. 

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Man killed in crash near Fish Lake identified

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 1, 2023

The 27-year-old man was not wearing a seatbelt during the crash, the sheriff's office said.

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Prosecutors: Man who killed his ex-wife was ‘on the hunt’ when he first killed homeless man downtown

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 30, 2023

Nathan Beal, 38, is charged with murder. He was convicted last year of murdering his wife in a separate case.