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Man accused of downtown Spokane hit-and-run crash claims he was drugged

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 3, 2018

A man accused of a downtown hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning told police he believed he had been drugged.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man arrested for domestic violence and pointing gun at police

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 3, 2018

Police arrested a man early Monday on suspicion that he assaulted his fiance and pointed a gun at officers. No shots were fired.

News >  Pacific NW

Current and former political actors share memories, praise of George H.W. Bush

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 1, 2018

Politicians and political workers from around Washington and Idaho wrote and spoke about George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, who died on Saturday at age 94.

News >  Spokane

After decades in storage, animatronic Christmas displays reemerge at the Davenport Grand Hotel

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 30, 2018

Vintage animatronic Christmas displays came to life Friday at the Davenport Grand Hotel.

News >  Weather

Flurry of snow hits Spokane, ski resorts ahead of dry week

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 30, 2018

An hourlong band of snow swept across Spokane on Friday starting about 1:30 p.m. Airway Heights saw about an inch stick to the ground, with no accumulation recorded in lower areas. At Airway Heights, “roads were somewhat slushy and wet,” said Robin Fox, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Spokane. She said snow mostly stuck to grass and untouched surfaces.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Here’s how to keep your Christmas packages from getting stolen this year

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 30, 2018

Mindy Simonson remembers watching a video of a thief from her front-door camera. Dressed in everyday clothing, a person she’s never seen walked up to her front door and wedged a Victoria’s Secret perfume card into the frame, “probably trying to make it look like she was leaving a note,” Simonson said.

News >  Spokane

Deaf and hard-of-hearing children speak to Santa thanks to local program

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 1, 2018

Santa says that talking to the deaf and hard-of-hearing children who go to school at the HOPE School, a local nonprofit, is like talking to any other kid.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane man sentenced to 11 years for killing mother

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 29, 2018

A Spokane man charged with killing his mother in 2016 has accepted a plea deal.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Lori Isenberg accepts plea deal on wire fraud, theft charges

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 28, 2018

A Coeur d’Alene woman has agreed to a plea deal in Idaho District Court on charges that she committed three counts of wire fraud and stole almost $580,000 from the federal government.

News >  Business

Small Business Saturday aims to boost local economy

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 24, 2018

Local businesses and their patrons celebrated small business Saturday, an unofficial holiday aimed at boosting the local economy.

News >  Idaho

Despite rain, thousands turn out for Coeur d’Alene Lighting Ceremony Parade

Sat., Nov. 24, 2018

Thousands of people crowded under umbrellas in the dark and rain on Friday, lining Sherman Avenue in downtown Coeur d’Alene for the 27th annual Lighting Ceremony Parade.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police arrest suspect accused of killing man, trying to kill estranged wife

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 21, 2018

A man is dead and a woman is in hospital care with life-threatening injuries after the woman’s estranged husband allegedly broke into her northeast Spokane home Tuesday evening and shot them both.

News >  Spokane

Ice ribbon opens for its second year

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018

Spokane’s Skate Ribbon opened this morning at Riverfront Park, marking the start of its second year.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Semi flips on I-90 after being struck by passing driver; DUI suspected

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 17, 2018

A driver hit a semitruck, causing it to flip on to its side on Interstate-90, blocking all eastbound lanes of traffic at about 1:35 a.m. The suspect fled the scene on foot, but was quickly apprehended.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Under-construction hotel parking garage near Sacred Heart Medical Center catches fire Friday night

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 20, 2018

An under-construction parking garage caught fire on the South Hill on Friday night.

News >  Health

In Coeur d’Alene, Temple Grandin has message for autistic kids: Do what you’re good at

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 16, 2018

Temple Grandin sees the autism spectrum in some of the world’s most successful people. “I’ve been to Microsoft, Google, Facebook, NASA – there’s a lot of people with autism there,” the Colorado State University professor said. “The same genes that make people have big brains make people have autism.”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Two 13-year-old boys arrested after bringing airsoft gun to school, firing pellets at windows

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 16, 2018

Two 13-year-old boys allegedly brought an airsoft gun to an elementary school in Spokane Valley Friday, resulting in their arrest.

News >  WA Government

Republic, Washington, considers becoming a ‘sanctuary city’ to protect gun rights

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 15, 2018

The City Council of Republic, Washington is mulling legislation to countermand from state and national laws that limit Second Amendment gun rights, including the recently passed Initiative 1639.

News >  Business

After 131 years, Dodson’s Jewelry – Spokane’s longest-running retail business – is closing

Thu., Nov. 15, 2018

The story of Dodson’s Jewelry spans well over a century. But after 131 years of family ownership, the story of the oldest retail store in Spokane is coming to an end.

News >  Spokane

Hate crime reports in Spokane spike in 2017

Wed., Nov. 14, 2018

Reported hate crimes in Spokane rose by 175 percent from 2016 to 2017, according to new data released Tuesday by the FBI.

News >  Spokane

Man robs bank in Reardan

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 13, 2018

A US Bank in Reardan, Washington was robbed on Tuesday.

News >  Spokane

200 Spokane demonstrators say Mueller’s Russia probe must continue

Fri., Nov. 9, 2018

Spokane protesters gathered Friday outside of the Thomas S. Foley United States Courthouse urging protection of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 U.S. elections.

News >  Spokane

Season’s first snowfall dusts Spokane, causes car accidents

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 9, 2018

For about two hours Friday, Spokane had its first taste of winter. National Weather Service meteorologist Rocco Pelatti said the afternoon snowfall caused a few accidents, including a semitruck that jackknifed on Bigelow Gulch Road. Washington State Patrol spokesman Jeff Sevigney said the snow caused a few slide-offs in Spokane County and Coeur d’Alene.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Remains of decomposed body found near Interstate 90’s Medical Lake exit

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 8, 2018

Washington State Department of Transportation workers found a decomposed body Thursday morning near the Medical Lake off ramp of Interstate 90, on the south side of the freeway.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police arrest man suspected of smashing third heart sculpture

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 7, 2018

Police arrested a man Wednesday suspected of smashing a third heart sculpture in downtown Spokane, part of an art project meant to raise money for charity.