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Woman sentenced to 10 years for DUI vehicular homicide

UPDATED: Fri., April 26, 2019

A woman who hit and killed a motorcyclist while driving drunk in 2017 was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police investigate Monday shooting on Interstate 90 that stemmed from drug deal

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2019

Spokane Police Department detectives are investigating a drive-by shooting early Monday on I-90 that sent one man to the hospital.

News >  Spokane

Parents, teachers, students make pleas for special programs funding at Spokane Public Schools board meeting

UPDATED: Wed., April 24, 2019

Parents, teachers and students voiced their concerns to the Spokane Public Schools board of directors during Wednesday night’s meeting. It was the first time the board had heard from the public after announcing cuts to address a $31 million deficit.

News >  Spokane

Greenacres woman faces animal abuse charges over nine electrocuted squirrels

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2019

A Greenacres woman is accused of electrocuting nine squirrels that tried to scale her electric fence and steal walnuts from her backyard tree.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Motorcyclist who died in Tuesday’s crash ID’d

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2019

The Spokane County Medical Examiner identified the motorcycle rider who was killed in a crash Tuesday in Spokane Valley.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Amber alert suspect found dead inside Whitman County home; son safely in custody

UPDATED: Tue., April 23, 2019

A man accused of stabbing his wife and abducting their 5-year-old child – generating an Amber Alert in Washington and Idaho – was located Tuesday in the small town of St. John in Whitman County.

News >  Spokane

Kids cast their lines at city pool stocked with rainbow trout

UPDATED: Sat., April 20, 2019

The rainbow trout writhed in the water as 5-year-old Mason Lynch reeled it in. The drag on the reel was set low, but with his grandmother Lu Ann Glasser’s help, he was able to slowly reel it in.

News >  Spokane

Jr. Bloomsday relaunch draws full crowd of young runners

UPDATED: Sat., April 20, 2019

Identical 9-year-old twins Carter and Zoe Thompson said one of their main goals in the Jr. Bloomsday run Saturday was to beat the other in the race.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Grandparents accused of kidnapping grandchildren and fleeing to Louisiana arrive at Spokane County Jail

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2019

A grandmother and grandfather have landed in Spokane County Jail after allegedly kidnapping their three grandchildren and hiding them for more than a year and a half. U.S. Marshals captured them in February in Louisiana.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police find missing 12-year-old

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2019

Police say they have located a 12-year-old who was reported missing Friday afternoon.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Five taken to hospital after three-car crash near Rathdrum

UPDATED: Thu., April 18, 2019

Idaho State Police are investigating a three-car crash near Rathdrum that sent five people to the hospital on Thursday.

News >  Education

Mead School District board hears recommended areas to cut $12 million

UPDATED: Wed., April 17, 2019

In a lead-up to potential layoffs at the Mead School District, the board of directors heard recommendations on where to cut $12 million out of its budget.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Tribal Police Officer shot near Lewiston, in stable condition

UPDATED: Wed., April 17, 2019

A Nez Pierce Tribal Police Officer is in the hospital after he was shot at his Lewiston Orchards home on Wednesday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

$1,000 reward offered for Krispy Kreme robbery tips

UPDATED: Wed., April 17, 2019

A cash reward is being offered for information involving a robbery of a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop Friday in Spokane Valley.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Sandpoint homicide suspect appears in court weeks after sitting in jail on unrelated charges

UPDATED: Tue., April 16, 2019

A man in custody since March on allegations of giving false information to police has been officially charged in connection with the shooting death of 26-year-old Robert H. Wohali.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police: No new charges against suspect in Monday’s SWAT standoff

UPDATED: Tue., April 16, 2019

A man who allegedly stabbed himself after a SWAT standoff in a downtown motel on Monday appeared in Spokane County Superior Court on Tuesday.

News >  Spokane

Bike Swap shoppers find cheap gear, museum-quality and failed bike-share bikes

UPDATED: Sat., April 13, 2019

Tim Lacey wheeled his newly bought red 1973 Raleigh Olympian bike out of the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, the hosting grounds for the eighth annual Spokane Bike Swap and Expo on Saturday, when hundreds of used bikes are consigned and sold for cheap. The Raleigh Olympian wasn’t exactly what the Central Washington University student was looking for.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane Valley Krispy Kreme robbed with gun; suspect not found

Sat., April 13, 2019

A Spokane Valley Krispy Kreme was robbed at gunpoint on Friday night, and the culprit remains at large. Spokane County sheriff’s deputies responded to the reported robbery at about 11 p.m. at the Krispy Kreme, 15401 E. Indiana Ave., according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man arrested after standoff in West Central Spokane

Sat., April 13, 2019

A SWAT team standoff in West Central neighborhood on Friday night led to the arrest of a man accused of domestic violence assault.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Backyard shed damaged in Friday night fire

UPDATED: Sat., April 13, 2019

A backyard shed caught fire Friday in east Spokane and fire investigators are looking into what caused it. No one was injured.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Judge sentences man to nearly 6 years in prison in baseball bat beating case

UPDATED: Fri., April 12, 2019

A 20-year-old man was sentenced to nearly six in prison for manslaughter after an emotional appearance in court Wednesday that ended with family members yelling and swearing in the hallway of the Spokane County Superior Court.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane man found not guilty in assault of 2-year-old girl due to lack of evidence

UPDATED: Thu., April 11, 2019

A known gang member suspected of assaulting a child under his care in 2016 was found not guilty Thursday, wrapping up a trial that saw testimony from doctors, nurses, a forensic pathologist and the victim, now 5 years old.

News >  Spokane

Gov. Inslee appoints first female African American judge in Eastern Washington to Spokane County Superior Court

UPDATED: Wed., April 10, 2019

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Judge Charnelle Bjelkengren to Spokane Superior Court on Wednesday, filling a spot left vacant by Judge James Triplett who died last year.

News >  Spokane

Amway House denied rezoning request

UPDATED: Wed., April 10, 2019

The Amway House will not be allowed to be turned into an event venue or bed-and-breakfast any time soon, after the Post Falls Planning and Zoning Commission voted against a special use permit Tuesday night.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Retired Spokane anesthesiologist’s body found dismembered, burned in backyard

UPDATED: Tue., April 9, 2019

Detectives are investigating the death of a retired Spokane anesthesiologist whose body was found dismembered and burned in the backyard of his Dishman Hills area home.