Sara Leaming

A 21-year-old man was stabbed multiple times tonight might while walking through a South Hill park in what may have been an attempted robbery, Spokane police said.

Spokane police are looking for a man who robbed a northwest Spokane bank at gunpoint this afternoon.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an unattended death after hunters found a body Sunday morning at a Coeur d’Alene National Forest campsite.

Three people were arrested Wednesday in connection with a series of smash-and-grab burglaries at businesses in Spokane Valley. Those involved may also be responsible for at least five similar burglaries in the city of Spokane, Spokane Valley Police said.

With more than half of the ballots left to count, early results from Tuesday’s special election show voter support for schools and fire protection in Spokane County. A $79 million bond measure in the Cheney School District that would pay for two new middle schools and a 400-student elementary school on the West Plains was passing 3,994 votes to 2,171.

Three passengers and the teenage driver of a car involved in a chase that ended in a foot pursuit and subsequent arrests Friday night by the Idaho State Police have been identified. Police attempted to stop a vehicle, driven by Timothy R. Allen, 17, of Worley, about 4:35 p.m., after spotting the car driving recklessly northbound on Highway 95 near Elder Road.

Police are investigating what appears to be a gang-related stabbing involving two men early this morning in southeast Spokane.

The developer of a downtown loft project who filed suit in October for damages related to the devastating Joel Building fire has withdrawn the lawsuit. The Lofts at Joel LLC, co-owned by developer and architect Ron Wells, of Wells & Co., filed an order Jan. 8 for a dismissal of the case against Dorian Studios, the photography business that operated at the site of the fire. The suit, which sought “economic losses” to be determined at trial, alleged that Dorian employees engaged in activities that caused the July 24, 2008, fire at 165 S. Post St., although court documents did not specify those activities.

Main Street will be closed today between Monroe and Post Streets as workers ready the stage for a live performance by American Idol finalist Jason Castro

Spokane police are searching for a man who robbed a northwest Spokane pizza delivery restaurant at gunpoint early this morning.