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News >  Spokane

Fairfield’s Willean Lindstrom turns 105 years old

Wed., Aug. 8, 2018

Willean Lindstrom, a 105-year-old resident of Fairfield, has lived in Spokane County her entire life.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Judge tightens release conditions of former Lewis and Clark student accused of threatening to shoot classmates

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 7, 2018

A Spokane judge tightened the restrictions on a former Lewis and Clark High School student who is accused of threatening to shoot his classmates after a witness reported they saw him

News >  Idaho

Coeur d’Alene celebrates 50 years of creativity at Art on the Green

Sat., Aug. 4, 2018

Artists, musicians and art aficionado’s gathered on the North Idaho Campus Friday to kick off the first day of the 50th annual Art on the Green festival.

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News >  Crime/Public Safety

Former Spokane advertising executive Dennis Magner acquitted in boating deaths

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 3, 2018

A jury acquitted former Spokane advertising executive Dennis Magner of killing three people in a Lake Coeur d’Alene boat crash two years ago.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police investigate death of one-month-old infant

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 6, 2018

Police are investigating the the death of an a 1-month-old in a Spokane Valley apartment complex.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

South Hill apartment complex catches fire

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 2, 2018

An apartment complex on Spokane’s South Hill caught fire Thursday evening, seriously damaging two apartments and the attic.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

In second day of testimony, Dennis Magner says he has no memory of crash that killed three on Lake Coeur d’Alene

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 1, 2018

During his second day of testimony, former Spokane advertising executive Dennis Magner told jurors he had no recollection of crashing his boat into another vessel on Lake Coeur d’Alene two years ago and the resulting memory issues led him to perpetuate inaccurate statements made about the crash by his passengers.

News >  Spokane

Fire north of Reardan causes level three evacuations

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 1, 2018

A fire sparked near Reardan Tuesday, burning 70 acres and causing Level 3 evacuations.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane man accused of causing the deaths of three in Lake Coeur d’Alene boat crash testifies at trial

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 1, 2018

Former Spokane advertising executive Dennis Magner, who is accused of inadvertently causing the deaths of three in a Lake Coeur d’Alene boat crash two years ago, took the stand in his trial Tuesday.

News >  Spokane

Prosecutors rest case against Dennis Magner in deadly boat crash trial

UPDATED: Mon., July 30, 2018

Prosecutors have finished their case against Dennis Magner, the former Spokane advertising executive on trial for the deaths of three people killed exactly two years ago in a Lake Coeur d’Alene boat crash.

News >  Spokane

Equipment dealer, farmer snap up fire trucks at Spokane Fire Department auction

UPDATED: Sat., July 28, 2018

The Spokane Fire Department sold six vehicles at an auction Saturday morning, with five going to Cheney man who intends to sell them for parts and one going to a man who intends to use it to protect his family’s 400-acre farm in Valley, Washington.

News >  Spokane

Idaho State Police name man suspected in I-90 crash

UPDATED: Sat., July 28, 2018

Idaho State Police have named the man suspected of intentionally causing multiple crashes throughout Idaho and Washington, who was involved in a collision on I-90 near milepost 11.

News >  Spokane

‘Home Runs for Hope’: Spokane Indians honor family of baby born eight weeks early

Sat., July 28, 2018

Two baseball teams and a stadium full of fans celebrated as five-month old Harper Marie Hepner, who entered the world eight weeks premature at 2 lbs, 7 ozs, crossed home plate with the help of her parents at the Spokane Indians game Friday night.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Medical Examiner identifies man shot while trying to run over deputy

Thu., July 26, 2018

The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s office identified a man shot by a deputy after he allegedly attempted to run the deputy over with his van.

News >  Idaho

Kootenai County woman charged with embezzlement and facing questions into her husband’s death turns herself in

UPDATED: Thu., July 26, 2018

Lori Isenberg, the woman who was charged earlier this year on suspicion of embezzling $500,000 from a North Idaho nonprofit and is a suspect in her husband’s death, has been taken into custody at the Kootenai County Jail after turning herself in.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Fast-moving brush fire continues to burn close to Valleyford

UPDATED: Sat., July 21, 2018

A brush fire broke out near Valleyford, on Belmont Road, and both local and state resources are responding.

News >  Spokane

Colfax teen wins junior auction championship

UPDATED: Sat., July 21, 2018

A Colfax teen was crowned international junior auctioneer champion in Jacksonville, Florida this weekend.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Officials say Upriver Beacon Fire now fully contained

UPDATED: Sat., July 21, 2018

Fire fighters have contained the Upriver Beacon Fire, which led to hundreds of evacuations between North Spokane and Spokane Valley and contributed to smoky conditions Wednesday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Sandpoint man killed in Highway 395 collision

UPDATED: Sat., July 21, 2018

An Idaho man was killed in a collision in Stevens County after another driver crossed the center line and struck his vehicle.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Medical Examiner testifying in Dennis Magner’s trial said victims of boat crash sustained life-threatening injuries before drowning

UPDATED: Sat., July 28, 2018

A medical examiner testifying in the trial of Dennis Magner, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter and criminal conspiracy for his involvement in a boat crash that left three dead, told the jury that the victims were so seriously injured, they would have died even if they hadn’t fallen into Lake Coeur d’Alene.

News >  Spokane

Trial begins for former Spokane advertising executive involved in boat crash that killed three

UPDATED: Thu., July 19, 2018

Attorneys began opening statements in the trial of former Spokane advertising executive Dennis Magner, who pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and criminal conspiracy after he and several others were involved in a boat crash two years ago that left three dead.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Prosecutors say Coeur d’Alene officers involved in shooting behaved appropriately

UPDATED: Thu., July 19, 2018

Prosecutors determined that three Coeur d’Alene Police officers involved in an exchange of gunfire that left an officer injured and a man dead earlier this year, acted appropriately in their circumstances.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man acquitted of killing toddler sentenced for drug charges

UPDATED: Wed., July 18, 2018

A Spokane man who was acquitted in the killing of his ex-girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter last summer has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison on drug charges.

News >  Spokane

Ski Fest 2018: Rehabilitation center hosts community water skiing event

UPDATED: Sat., July 14, 2018

Dozens of people with varying ability levels gathered on the shores of Clear Lake for the St. Luke’s annual Ski Fest.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Red flag warning and burn ban goes into affect

UPDATED: Fri., July 13, 2018

Amid read flag warnings and a burn ban for Central and Eastern Washington, several fires sparked around Spokane Friday afternoon and evening.