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Thieves use sticky wires to fish rent checks out of apartment drop boxes

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

Several apartment complexes in Spokane Valley have reported that thieves have used wires tipped with a sticky adhesive to fish rent checks from drop boxes.

News >  Spokane

Grant County fire is nearly finished as Spokane air returns to ‘good’

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

The 243 Command Fire in Grant County that spewed smoke across Eastern Washington earlier this week has entered its final throes of life.

News >  Spokane

Purse snatching on South Hill turns into civilian car chase and shooting; no injurues

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

Detectives are investigating a purse-snatching that turned into a suspected shooting Wednesday. No one was hurt and deputies are searching for the suspects.

News >  Education

Ferris senior Carly Crooks lost her mom, grew up quickly, and soars

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

As Carly Crooks strides down the hallways of Ferris High School, she looks around to the places where she’s accomplished so much.

News >  Spokane

Holocaust survivor recalls horrors of Auschwitz in Spokane Convention Center speech

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

It was a night in May 1944 in Poland and Irving Roth shuffled off the train with his grandparents, aunt, uncle, cousins and brother while armed men shouted and pointed guns at them. He had arrived in a death camp called Auschwitz.

News >  Spokane

Deputies shoot armed man after he walked away from car fire with body in trunk in Tonasket

UPDATED: Tue., June 4, 2019

Okanogan County Sheriff’s deputies shot an armed suspect on Monday after he aimed a gun at them. Hours earlier, about 2 miles away, the suspect was seen walking away from a car fire, where firefighters found a burned body in the trunk.

News >  Spokane

Burglars steal gun from nightstand as victim slept; deputies use stun gun to arrest suspect

UPDATED: Tue., June 4, 2019

Deputies tracked down a man and woman after they allegedly broke into a Spokane Valley home and stole a gun from a nightstand next to the sleeping victim.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Motorcyclist killed in crash near Kettle Falls

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning after colliding with a dump truck northwest of Kettle Falls.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Detectives find car of missing woman at airport where husband left country with one-way ticket

UPDATED: Wed., June 5, 2019

The car of an Afghan immigrant reported missing Saturday was discovered at the Spokane International Airport over the weekend – the same airport where her husband hopped on a plane with a one-way ticket and left the country.

News >  Spokane

Behind the divide on bail reform, frustration over ‘revolving door’

Sun., June 2, 2019

Some activists say cash bail creates a two-tiered justice system in which poor defendants remain locked up before trial, while rich ones can pay to get out. Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and others argue it’s a necessary tool for protecting the community and ensuring defendants show up to court.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Deputies searching for missing mother; husband bought one-way ticket out of country

UPDATED: Fri., May 31, 2019

A woman has been missing since she dropped off her children at school May 25, and sheriff’s deputies are seeking the public’s help.

News >  Spokane

Stranded hiker rescued by helicopter in Post Falls

Fri., May 31, 2019

A Spokane County Sheriff’s Office helicopter rescued a hiker in Q’emiln Park in Post Falls Friday afternoon after he suffered from heat exhaustion and couldn’t hike out. Kootenai County firefighters hiked to the man, but because of the difficulty of the terrain, they could not carry him out, said Capt. Seth Hohenstreet of Kootenai County Fire and Rescue. They called the Spokane Ccounty Sheriff’s Office to get a helicopter to assist.

News >  Idaho

Lightning strikes two homes near Post Falls during heavy storm Thursday; area near Colville sees power outage from wind

UPDATED: Thu., May 30, 2019

Lightning struck two houses near Post Falls during a brief but heavy thunderstorm Thursday evening. The houses saw light damage and no one was hurt.

News >  Spokane

Pullman teen lit trailer home on fire, killed dog and cat, police say

Thu., May 30, 2019

Pullman police arrested a teenager suspected of lighting a trailer home on fire last week, killing a dog and cat.

News >  Spokane

Dispute between neighbors leads to shooting with one dead, one critically injured in north Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., May 31, 2019

Major crimes detectives are investigating a shooting in north Spokane that left one dead and another person with life-threatening injuries. Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about the shooting, which reportedly started as a dispute between neighbors at East Bigelow Gulch Road between North Jensen Road and East Weile Avenue, said Mark Gregory, spokesman for the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

News >  Spokane

Spokane police chief elected president of state sheriffs, police chiefs association

UPDATED: Wed., May 29, 2019

Spokane police Chief Craig Meidl will head a statewide group of Washington’s police and sheriff department leaders.

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Spokane marijuana business owner illegally sold wax and traded hundreds of pounds of weed for new car, police say

UPDATED: Wed., May 29, 2019

The owner of a local marijuana growing operation is facing criminal charges for allegedly selling large quantities of “weed wax” illegally.

News >  Idaho

Misplaced barriers cause Coeur d’Alene Marathon runners to run wrong course

Wed., May 29, 2019

A mishap with course barriers at the Coeur d’Alene Marathon on Sunday caused some runners to race along the wrong route. Organizers canceled award ceremonies for some events as a result.

News >  Spokane

Civil War comes to life at Cheney reenactment

UPDATED: Sat., May 25, 2019

Saturday marked the start of the Washington Civil War Association annual reenactment. This year’s, hosted in Cheney, runs Saturday through Monday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Woman leads deputies on chase from Idaho to Mead; Spike strips, pepper spray and Taser used in arrest

UPDATED: Sat., May 25, 2019

After a car chase Friday night that started in Idaho and ended in Mead, Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies were forced to deploy spike strips to stop the fleeing car and arrest the driver.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Two girls found after leaving Ponderosa Elementary School during recess

UPDATED: Fri., May 24, 2019

After five girls walked away from recess at Ponderosa Elementary School, three were quickly found, but two girls, age 11 and 12, went missing for hours while a helicopter searched for them on Friday afternoon.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Detectives gathering evidence against suspect in Airway Heights fatal hit and run

UPDATED: Fri., May 24, 2019

Detectives have identified a suspect in a fatal hit and run that killed 39-year-old Jackson Lawless last week a couple of hundred feet from Northern Quest Resort and Casino.

News >  Spokane

Prison ombudsperson calls for jail reform during Center for Justice fundraiser

UPDATED: Thu., May 30, 2019

Speaking from experience, Riley Hewko said that many people charged with violent crimes often grew up with abuse and addiction, and jails do more harm to people who have already experienced traumas.

News >  Spokane

Years after feeling the country took everything from her, Spokane woman flies flag high atop her 100-foot-tall tree

UPDATED: Fri., May 24, 2019

To see Alicene Robertson’s American flag in her yard, you need to crane your neck. The flag stands atop a 100-foot-tall spruce tree.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Reward offered for help finding three work release escapees

UPDATED: Wed., May 22, 2019

An independent public safety group is asking for the public’s help in finding three men who escaped from work release in Spokane.