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News >  Spokane

Kootenai County arrest, bench warrants grow along with population boom

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 17, 2018

Kootenai County has 4,565 active warrants filed in its courthouse, 254 of the felony variety.

News >  Spokane

11 deaths at Honeysuckle Beach boat launch since 1995

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 17, 2018

Saturday’s death was the 11th to occur at the Honeysuckle Boat launch boat launch since 1995

News >  Spokane

Second suspect arrested in connection with shooting death of former Spokane Empire star

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 13, 2018

Spokane police have arrested a second suspect in connection with the Oct. 8 shooting death of former Spokane Empire football star Carl Sims.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man accused of brutally raping Spokane Valley clerk inside store

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 13, 2018

A convicted sex offender is accused of brutally raping a Spokane Valley Zip Trip employee inside the convenience store early Saturday morning.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man dies, woman rescued after vehicle crashes in Hayden Lake

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 13, 2018

A man was killed and a woman was rescued after their vehicle ran into Hayden Lake early Saturday morning.

News >  Education

Gonzaga Prep student records perfect ACT score

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 12, 2018

Jakob Nordhagen, a Gonzaga Prep junior, recently scored a 36 on his ACT, the highest possible composite score on the standardized test for college admissions.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

More than 10,000 arrest warrants currently active in Spokane County

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 11, 2018

For roughly every 48 people in Spokane County, there’s an active arrest warrant filed at the courthouse.

News >  Spokane

Pastor of Davenport church dies from injuries sustained in Dec. 30 vehicle crash

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 10, 2018

Lance Ziegler, pastor of the Davenport Presbyterian Church, died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident Dec. 30 near Ritzville.

News >  Education

Getting down to nuts and bolts: Kids ‘Take It Apart’ at North Spokane Library

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 6, 2018

Taking things apart is often easier than putting them back together, especially when it comes to obsolete electronics.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man arrested on suspicion of domestic violence murder

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 6, 2018

Spokane police arrested a 59-year-old man Saturday on suspicion of second degree domestic violence murder.

News >  Spokane

Copies of incendiary ‘Fire and Fury’ Trump expose already flying off shelves

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 5, 2018

Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” an explosive new book that purports to reveal skeletons inside the Oval Office, was originally slated for a Tuesday release. But after the Guardian newspaper released controversial excerpts of the book earlier this week, the release date was changed to Friday after Trump’s lawyers demanded Thursday that the book’s release be stopped.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Officer identified in shooting of armed robbery suspect

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 4, 2018

The Spokane Police Department Thursday identified Chris LeQuire as the officer who shot and killed an armed robbery suspect on Dec. 26. Shortly after allegedly assaulting and holding a Safeway cashier at gunpoint early that morning, suspect Joshua Spottedhorse was sighted by officers in a vehicle near the intersection of Sharp Avenue and Madison Street.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Registered offender arrested on multiple charges of child sex abuse

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 4, 2018

A registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday for the alleged sexual abuse of at least two young children, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Human remains found in Coeur d’Alene

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 4, 2018

Human remains were found in a deep pit in Coeur d’Alene on Sept. 3, the Coeur d’Alene Police Department announced Thursday.

News >  Idaho

Kootenai County Jail stylist cuts hair for criminals from thieves to murderers

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 3, 2018

A pair of shears around uncuffed inmates inside the Kootenai County Jail sounds precarious. But cosmetologist Leticia Serrano is used to the risk.

News >  Spokane

Spokane woman trains dogs in fight against poaching in Africa

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 2, 2018

Wagemann, an American Society of Canine Trainers instructor and University High School graduate, is coaching six Tanzanian handlers in charge of the dogs in the fight against the country’s poaching epidemic.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Teenager killed in vehicle collision on Interstate 90 in Coeur d’Alene

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 30, 2017

A teenager is dead and a man is in jail after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 in Coeur d’Alene on Friday night.

News >  Spokane

Spokane police say South Hill apartment shooting may have been motivated by eviction notice

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 26, 2017

A woman accused of gunning down a South Hill apartment complex owner and manager last week may have done so because her father was facing eviction, according to police.

News >  Spokane

After three-day manhunt, police arrest woman accused in South Hill shootings

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 23, 2017

Spokane police have arrested a woman accused of shooting and killing the owner of a South Hill apartment complex Tuesday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Fight breaks out during hearing for Newman Lake domestic violence killing

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 21, 2017

Punches were thrown and curse words were shouted in the halls of the Spokane County Courthouse on Thursday following a hearing for Nick Holden, the man accused of killing his girlfriend, Tina Stewart, last month in Newman Lake.

News >  WA Government

In town hall, 5th District challenger Lisa Brown stakes out stance against GOP tax plan

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 20, 2017

Hours after the Senate approved the final version of the GOP tax plan Wednesday, Congressional 5th District challenger Lisa Brown rallied against the bill in the basement of the Spokane Valley Library.

News >  Spokane

Cathy McMorris Rodgers defends GOP tax reform bill during phone-in town hall

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 19, 2017

Eastern Washington residents peppered Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers in a telephone town hall Tuesday with questions about the Republicans’ final tax bill.

News >  Spokane

Spokane police searching for homicide suspect following Tuesday shooting on lower South Hill

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 19, 2017

Spokane police are searching for a woman suspected of shooting and killing one person and injuring another Tuesday on the lower South Hill.

News >  Military

Thousands of wreaths adorn veterans cemetery for annual event

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 16, 2017

Hundreds of patrons came to the Medical Lake burial ground Saturday to pay their respects as part of Wreaths Across America Day. Many wreaths were set on the gravestones by friends and family members who braved the icy conditions to be part of the ceremony.

News >  Idaho

Lawsuit alleging woman froze to death in apartment owned by Coeur d’Alene mayor settled

Sat., Dec. 16, 2017

A wrongful death lawsuit against Coeur d’Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer and Coeur d’Alene Resort General Manager Bill Reagan was dismissed months ago after the sides reached an agreement.