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News >  Spokane

Body of Lewiston man found by Memorial Bridge identified

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 31, 2017

The body of a man found near Memorial Bridge in Lewiston on Sunday has been identified as 40-year-old Ezekiel Fisher, according to the Lewiston Police Department. Fisher, who was reported missing Oct. 24, was found in a stream where he’d apparently been for several days, LPD said in a news release.

News >  Spokane

Plummer man dies after crash south of Coeur d’Alene

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 31, 2017

Joshua D. Jim died Tuesday after a vehicle crash on U.S. 95, four miles south of Coeur d’Alene

News >  Spokane

Accusations of mudslinging, bullying in contentious Spokane Valley City Council race

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 31, 2017

The race for Spokane Valley City Council Position 2 is heating up, and so is the rhetoric between its two candidates.

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News >  Spokane

Mt. Spokane Ski Swap lets winter sports fans gear up on a budget

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 28, 2017

Money from the ski swap funds the Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol, whose efforts have helped keep skiers and boarders safe on the mountain for decades.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Pawn shop employee allegedly stabbed trying to stop theft

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 27, 2017

A pawn shop employee was stabbed Friday afternoon after trying to stop a man allegedly attempting to steal a bike, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man sustains life-threatening injuries after crashing into RVs near Barker Road

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 26, 2017

A 20-year-old Silver Valley man suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday night after crashing into an RV business on Barker Road near the I-90 interchange.

News >  Spokane

WSU athlete released from hospital after assault; accused University of Montana football player’s bond set at $50K

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 25, 2017

WSU thrower Bradley Mehring sustained a skull fracture and a hematoma, according to a police report, after he was allegedly struck by University of Montana football star Justin Strong.

News >  Spokane

Death of woman whose body was found near Riverside State Park ruled a suicide

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 25, 2017

The death of a woman whose body was found at the Bowler and Pitch area of Riverside State Park on Monday has been ruled a suicide, according to the Spokane Medical Examiner.

News >  Spokane

Woman found in South Hill dumpster died from smoke inhalation, medical examiner rules

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 26, 2017

The body of a woman found in the dumpster near the Goodwill store on South Hill on Friday has been identified as 28-year-old Tunishia Martin, according to he Spokane Medical Examiner.

News >  Idaho

Terror close to home: Post Falls Lions Haunted House has provided frights for 41 years

Sun., Oct. 22, 2017

It was a shade before midnight Friday, as a dozen Post Falls Lions Club members sipped Kokanee around a table inside a wooden workshop.

News >  Washington

Revamp of Liberty Lake Park should preserve natural environment, residents say

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 21, 2017

Three distinct plans were presented to a group of Liberty Lake residents in September, each with the mission of revamping Liberty Lake Regional Park.

News >  Spokane

Otis Orchards man dies in crash south of Coeur d’Alene

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 21, 2017

A 68-year-old Otis Orchards man died early Saturday morning in a vehicle crash on Highway 95 south of Coeur d’Alene, according to Idaho State Police.

News >  Spokane

Human remains found where Culps claimed to have killed missing man

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 20, 2017

On Friday the FBI confirmed that it has found human remains in the Medicine Valley area, but isn’t “confirming or denying” if Donovan Culps is connected.

News >  Spokane

Dead body found on South Hill

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 20, 2017

A dead body was found in a dumpster Friday morning near Goodwill on the South Hill.

News >  Spokane

At Gonzaga Law School, speakers call out for criminal justice reform

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 20, 2017

Several speakers were featured Thursday at the Peaceful Communities Roundtable forum. Their subject: criminal justice reform.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Former Spirit Lake Police Chief accused of ramming truck into ex-girlfriend’s car

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 21, 2017

Patrick Lawless, who resigned from the Spirit Lake Police Department in 2012 amid a sexual harassment lawsuit, is accused of following his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend to a Coeur d’Alene home they were looking to potentially buy before ramming his truck into their cars.

News >  Spokane

Man accused of binding and shooting ex-girlfriend arrested in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 19, 2017

A man suspected of tying up his ex-girlfriend and shooting her in the leg was arrested Thursday in the Spokane Valley, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane Valley ‘wedding crashers’ linked to drug, prostitution operation

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 19, 2017

A Spokane Valley couple who allegedly crashed a wedding in August, stole gifts and took a photo together at the reception – which later led to their apprehension and arrest – have been linked to a drug and prostitution operation, according to authorities.

News >  Spokane

Man accused in Cheney pot shop slaying now claims he made separate ‘revenge’ killing

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 17, 2017

A man accused of killing a Cheney pot shop employee made an on-camera confession to another slaying this summer to KHQ. Donovan Culps, who is charged in the kidnapping and shooting death of Cameron Smith, told the television station during a jailhouse interview Tuesday that he stabbed and slit the throat of a man on the Yakama Indian Reservation because that man killed the mother of his child.

News >  Spokane

Worley man killed by tractor

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 17, 2017

Arthur R. Brand, 74, was pushing a rock down steep terrain before he was thrown forward from the tractor and run over, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

News >  Spokane

Spokane Valley City Hall celebrates grand opening of its new building

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 14, 2017

Spokane Valley Mayor Rod Higgins said a few words, thanked the appropriate people and proceeded to cut a green ribbon in front of the Spokane Valley City Hall’s new $14 million building, its grand opening.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Garland residents receive free fire alarm installs

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 14, 2017

Ten groups of Spokane Fire Department and Red Cross employees and volunteers went door to door offering their services in the Garland neighborhood that has experienced the most house fires in the city, per SFD data collected since 2013.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

First two members of Polish death metal band ‘Decapitated’ charged with rape, kidnapping in Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 13, 2017

Wearing yellow jail suits, Waclaw Kieltyka and Michal Lysejko, members of Polish metal band Decapitated, had their first court appearance in Spokane County. They are accused of gang raping of a woman on their tour bus Aug. 31, following a show at The Pin in downtown Spokane.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Arrest made in connection to Lake City High threats; school resumes with safety measures in place

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 12, 2017

Dozens of cellphone-clutching students spilled out of the front entrance of Lake City High School on Thursday afternoon, the final bell giving them freedoms that were temporarily taken away.

News >  Spokane

SCRAPS investigating recent string of mutilated cats

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 11, 2017

A recent string of cat killing and mutilation has prompted an investigation by the Spokane County Regional Animal Service, according to KHQ.