Will Campbell

A Spokane Valley man who stole more than $230,000 in workers’ comp and federal disability benefits settled a plea agreement in November and will spend 30 days in jail and pay nearly $95,000 in restitution. Dennis J. Bennett, 64, was accused of managing the Cum Inn Bar & Grill while claiming he was disabled. From 2012 to 2016, Bennet recieved about $47,000 from Social Security and about $188,000 in wage replacement benefits from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, according to court documents.

Two men suspected in a hammer attack on a north Spokane County man made their first appearances in court Wednesday.

During a traffic stop on Interstate 90 in Idaho, a man was arrested for trafficking methamphetamine, and police also found a severely beaten woman and 2-year-old child, according to a news release from Idaho State Police. The suspect, Jorge Gonzalez-Vergel, 59, was driving a Dodge van with North Dakota license plates Tuesday on I-90 in Shoshone County near milepost 46. Gonzalez-Vergel, whose residence isn’t known by officials, was with a 32-year-old female and two children, ages 2 and 1.

One person died in a two-car collision on U.S. Highway 2 Tuesday afternoon.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested two men suspected of ambushing another man at his home and beating him with a hammer in northern Spokane County.

At least one person was killed in a crash near Royal City in Grant County Monday night when a car crossed the center lines and hit a semi truck going the other direction.

A man was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Monday evening after being stabbed by someone he knew near the Costco in Spokane Valley. The stabbing happened under the drive-through cover of the Intermountain Community Bank near Costco. Deputies said both were believed to be transients.

One person is dead and another is injured after three vehicles were involved in a collision near Loon Lake on Monday morning.