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Fri., March 11, 2011, 4:06 p.m.
Police find 50 pounds of marijuana in Spokane man’s trunk
A routine traffic stop Sunday evening near Grants Pass in Oregon led to the discovery of 50 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of a car driven by a Spokane …
Thu., March 10, 2011
Smoke, smell lead to marijuana busts
In the last week it seemed that Liberty Lake was the place for people to pull over and light up their marijuana pipes. Liberty Lake Police made arrests in two …
Fri., March 4, 2011, 9:46 a.m.
WSU star Klay Thompson suspended following arrest
Washington State University’s star basketball player Klay Thompson, 21, was arrested late Thursday for marijuana possession. Coach Ken Bone released a short statement this morning saying Thompson had been suspended …
Fri., March 4, 2011
Feds raid Hells Angels clubhouse in Spokane
A leader of the Washington state chapter of the Hells Angels was arrested Thursday during a raid at the outlaw motorcycle gang’s Spokane headquarters. Ricky Warren Jenks, who was among …
Wed., Feb. 9, 2011
Washington lawmakers debate marijuana’s legal status
OLYMPIA – Washington state could collect about $200 million a year by legalizing marijuana, then regulating, taxing and selling it in state liquor stores, a legislative panel was told Tuesday. …
Wed., Nov. 24, 2010, 5:42 p.m.
Shadle kids sickened by ‘Spice’ as DEA moves to ban it
Four Shadle Park High School students were hospitalized Wednesday after smoking Spice – a substance that gives a marijuana-like high – the same day the Drug Enforcement Agency announced it …
Wed., Sept. 29, 2010
WSP names officer in shooting that wounded woman
The chief of Washington State Patrol said Tuesday he has no reason to believe last week’s shooting of an unarmed pregnant woman in Spokane was accidental. “I don’t have anything …
Tue., Sept. 21, 2010
Shop sells three flavors of marijuana ice cream
SOQUEL, Calif. – Smoke a bowl or eat a bowl (of ice cream)? That’s the question at a new medical marijuana dispensary, where half pints of Banannabis Foster and Straw-Mari …
Fri., Sept. 17, 2010
Vestal: Medical marijuana dispensaries don’t seem like big threat
It’s time to de-stupidify medical marijuana. Earlier this month, the local gendarmes once again expended a bunch of time and effort bringing down a medical marijuana dispensary. If someone breaks …
Wed., Sept. 15, 2010
Medical marijuana dispensary owner faces drug charges
A Greenacres man who operated a medical marijuana dispensary about 100 feet from a Washington State Patrol office could face felony drug charges in the latest example of Spokane County’s …
Wed., Sept. 15, 2010
Spokane police say teen sold pot at school
A Mason jar filled with pot found in a backpack led to a teen’s arrest Monday at Mt. Spokane High School. The 16-year-year-old, who attended the school, told a school …
Tue., Sept. 14, 2010, 7:59 p.m.
Deputies raid pot shop near state patrol office
A Greenacres man who operated a medical marijuana dispensary about 100 feet from a Washington State Patrol office could face felony drug charges in the latest example of Spokane County’s …
Tue., Sept. 14, 2010, 11:06 a.m.
Spokane teen suspected of selling drugs at school
A 16-year-old Mount Spokane High School student is being investigated for selling marijuana to students, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.
Wed., July 7, 2010
Border agents find pot, arrest driver
A Canadian truck driver was arrested at an Avista Utilities power plant in Ferry County with 300 pounds of marijuana on Friday.
Wed., July 7, 2010
Othello woman dies in crash after pursuit
A motorist apparently trying to flee after being caught lighting illegal fireworks near an Othello-area wheat field died Monday after being ejected from her car as it overturned. Two passengers …
Thu., July 1, 2010, 2:17 p.m.
Organizers: Marijuana initiative won’t make Wash. ballot
An initiative to legalize marijuana for adults in Washington state will not qualify for the fall ballot, an organizer said Thursday.
Thu., July 1, 2010
Three dozen arrested in marijuana raids
LYNNWOOD, Wash. – About three dozen people have been arrested in raids on suspected marijuana-growing operations in Snohomish County.
Fri., June 25, 2010, 12:32 p.m.
Idaho GOP move to define marriage to exclude transgenders
Idaho doesn’t recognize gay or lesbian marriage, but some Republicans want the state to go a step further.
Fri., June 25, 2010, 11:21 a.m.
Police: Knife-wielding man arrested at gunpoint
A transient suspected of threatening three people with a hunting knife in downtown Spokane late Thursday told officers he was upset that his guitar was stolen, police said today.
Mon., June 7, 2010, 4:17 p.m.
Washington legal marijuana initiative in danger
An effort to legalize marijuana for adults in Washington is in danger of not making the ballot this year, after support from the state’s progressive establishment failed to materialize.
Wed., May 26, 2010
Moses Lake burn victims airlifted to Seattle
Three men were airlifted from Moses Lake to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center with severe burns after igniting a flash fire in a small garden shed Monday night. They were reportedly …
Tue., May 25, 2010, 10:41 a.m.
Authorities: 3 severely burned while manipulating pot
Three men were airlifted from Moses Lake to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center with severe burns after igniting a flash fire in a small garden shed Monday night. They were reportedly …
Sat., May 22, 2010
UPS helps deliver drug suspect to police
A suspicious-smelling package that caught a local parcel delivery worker’s attention this month turned out to be a pound of marijuana bound for Missouri. Now a 20-year-old Spokane man is …
Fri., May 21, 2010, 9:21 p.m.
Reclaimed pot package leads to arrest
A suspicious-smelling package that caught a local mail worker’s attention this month turned out to be a pound of marijuana bound for Missouri. Now a 20-year-old Spokane man is facing …
Fri., May 14, 2010
Post Falls couple given probation after testimony
A Post Falls couple targeted in what federal agents describe as a murder plot by a former developer and accused drug dealer they testified against received probation this week for …
Tue., May 4, 2010
Spokane infant’s killer going to prison
A judge sentenced an admitted baby killer to 15 years in prison Monday but denied the slayer’s mother a final request: a hug before deputies escorted him away. Jereme J. …
Mon., May 3, 2010, 5:29 p.m.
Man to serve 15 years for killing baby girl
A judge sentenced an admitted baby killer to 15 years in prison today but denied the slayer’s mother a final request: a hug before deputies hauled him back to jail.
Wed., April 21, 2010, 6:16 p.m.
Feds: Murder plot uncovered in marijuana case
A Las Vegas developer acquitted by a federal jury in a North Idaho marijuana distribution case remains jailed without bail, now accused of conspiring to kill the prosecution’s key witnesses, …
Tue., April 13, 2010
Annie’s Mailbox: Let pot-smoker son see the world
Dear Annie: Our 20-year-old son, “Kevin,” worries us terribly. He was kicked out of college because of marijuana use and for the past year has couch-surfed, backpacked and hitchhiked. He …
Wed., March 31, 2010
Woman charged with harassing Spokane County deputy over phone
The text messages to the Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy came after a raid at a suspected marijuana grow house. “(W)ee can either b friends or enemies,” the cryptic message began, …