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Court documents: Two people involved in the fatal shooting of man found Dec. 2 in Airway Heights

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 22, 2021

A second arrest has been made in connection with the fatal shooting of Jeffrey T. Hayes, whose body was found in a vacant field on Dec. 2 in Airway Heights.

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Cannibalism suspected in Bonner County killing

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 21, 2021

Police in Bonner County say a homicide suspect may have eaten parts of his victim, according to new court documents filed last week.

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Faulty Christmas lights spark house fire in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 21, 2021

A house in the 14700 block of East Rockwell Avenue caught fire early Tuesday, and officials said malfunctioning holiday lights were at least partly to blame.

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Spokane Valley firefighters extinguish blaze in basement of one-story home

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 20, 2021

No one was injured in a house fire Monday afternoon after firefighters were able to extinguish it within 12 minutes of the call, the Spokane Valley Fire Department said.

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Wintry weather affects Monday morning commute, snowy week ahead

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 20, 2021

A momentary respite from the snow and wintry chill won’t last long.

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Would you like forks with that? Law aiming to reduce single-use plastics goes into effect Jan. 1

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 20, 2021

It’s not a ban on plastic forks, just a restriction. And it’s one of several in the state’s efforts to becoming less littered.

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Salvation Army says one of its red kettles was stolen by someone pretending to be bell-ringer

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 15, 2021

Spokane’s Salvation Army chapter reported on Wednesday that some of its donations were taken by a person posing as a bell-ringer.

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Bouncer grabbed gun before it fired in downtown Spokane bar

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 13, 2021

A woman was arrested on multiple assault charges after witnesses said she pointed a pistol at a Spokane city bus driver and a bar customer before they wrestled the firearm out of her hands.

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Shooting on Monroe and Knox on Saturday leaves one man dead, another hospitalized

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 13, 2021

Police are investigating a fatal shooting in northeast Spokane that left one man dead and wounded another.

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‘It’s all about discovery’: Inspired by Icelandic tradition, Coeur d’Alene Library offers free books until Dec. 23

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 9, 2021

Get ready for the yule book flood.

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Court docs: Man charged with vehicular assault was driving at nearly double legal blood alcohol limit

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 9, 2021

A man accused of vehicular assault was booked into Spokane County Jail on a $20,000 bond after a blood test showed he was driving at nearly twice the legal limit for alcohol, court documents say.

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Court docs: Man accused of kidnapping 15-year-old Idaho girl allegedly sent ransom texts to her family

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 8, 2021

A man accused of kidnapping a teenage girl from Idaho allegedly sent threatening messages to her mother in the hours after she was reported missing, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

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Driver faces vehicular assault charges following single-vehicle crash in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Three people were sent to the hospital with serious injuries after a driver lost control and crashed into a tree early Tuesday on North Park Road, police said.

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‘Lives forever changed’: Ceremony honors 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Bob Snider was 8 years old in Hawaii the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. His parents, one of whom was an airplane mechanic for the U.S. military, were still in bed when Snider noticed columns of smoke rising across the water.

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Spokane Valley man who checked on his car when alarm sounded robbed at gunpoint

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 6, 2021

A man who checked on his car in a Spokane Valley parking lot when his car alarm was sounding was held up and robbed at gunpoint, according to court documents.

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Police still looking to identify suspects after body was found Thursday on side of Hayford Road

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 7, 2021

Spokane deputies believe the man found dead Thursday on North Hayford Road in Airway Heights died from a gunshot wound, according to court documents, but questions remain as to who may have left him there.

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Some snow expected to fall Monday in Palouse, Spokane areas, with limited impact on commute

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 5, 2021

Spokane will see a light dusting of snow starting at sunrise on Monday, the National Weather Service's Spokane office said.

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Shooting in Spokane Valley sends one man to hospital with possibly life-threatening injuries, police say

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

A man sustained potentially life-threatening gunshot wounds Thursday after another man shot him on East Boone Avenue in Spokane Valley, police said.

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Family of Sativa Transue, who was found dead in Cancun hotel room, searching for answers as they remember the ‘loving’ Cheney native

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

The days following the death of Sativa Transue have been a blur for her younger sister.

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Police investigating after body found on side of Hayford Road in Airway Heights

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating after a body was found Thursday morning on the side of the road in Airway Heights.

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Man faces vehicular assault charge after two-vehicle crash in Spokane Valley leaves woman hospitalized

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

Spokane Valley deputies on Wednesday afternoon arrested a man who confessed to using drugs shortly before a head-on collision that injured one person, according to court documents.

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Montana man pleads guilty to September assault, girlfriend’s kidnapping

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 1, 2021

A man who was accused of hitting and kidnapping his girlfriend pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree assault and one count of unlawful imprisonment, according to court documents.

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Man killed in weekend South Hill shooting

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 1, 2021

One man was killed and another robbed early Saturday on the South Hill, according to court documents filed on Wednesday.

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Court documents shed light on South Hill homicide after suspect arrested Tuesday

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 1, 2021

A man is accused of robbing a man and then fatally shooting another early Saturday on the South Hill, according to recently filed court documents.

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Court documents detail how a small gathering in Spokane Valley ended in deadly gunfire

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 30, 2021

Witnesses to a shooting early Friday that killed 28-year-old Destin S. Cooper all told investigators they had no idea why their friend fired his gun at them, according to court documents filed Monday.

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