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UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 9, 2019
Spokane County Jail inmate dies after jump from guardrail
An inmate in the Spokane County Jail died Friday after law enforcement say he jumped from a guard railing.
UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 8, 2019
Male driver taken into custody after two-car collision in north Spokane sends one to hospital Sunday
Spokane Police investigators believe impairment may have caused the crash around 5 p.m. Sunday. It occurred about two blocks south of the Division wye in North Spokane.
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 4, 2019
Police find missing Hillyard woman
An 81-year-old woman with dementia went missing Wednesday morning from the Hillyard neighborhood.
UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 3, 2019
Spokane man charged with raping, molesting girl, possessing 500 images of her abuse
Daniel N. Osorno, a 52-year-old Spokane man accused of child rape and molestation, possessed more than 500 images of himself abusing a girl beginning when she was 3, according to …
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 30, 2019
Light snow, slick roads expected in Eastern Washington on Sunday
Eastern Washington and North Idaho are expected to receive light snow on Sunday, which could lead to slick conditions on Interstate 90 and other highways as many return home from …
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 28, 2019
Suspect in hit-and-run crash that killed baby awaits extradition from Spokane to South Dakota
Police issued a warrant for George Matousek’s arrest in September, nearly a year after he allegedly fled after causing a car crash that killed 1-year-old Mackayla Dillon and injured two …
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 28, 2019
Two Montana residents accused of trafficking meth through Post Falls
Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies arrested Robert P. Chiefstick, 45, and Rosalyn M. Redwood, 36, after a traffic stop Tuesday night.
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 28, 2019
House fire in Nevada Heights neighborhood blamed on improperly installed wood-burning stove
Firefighters were called at about 4:30 a.m. to the home in the 1100 block of East Broad Avenue, in the Nevada Heights neighborhood, according to a news release from the …
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 28, 2019
Drive-by shooting suspect arrested after car chase in northeast Spokane
River E. Hewson is a suspect in a drive-by shooting that occurred Monday, police said. He was arrested Wednesday after leading police on a car chase through northeast Spokane.
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 28, 2019
Man arrested on suspicion he left critically injured friend at scene of crash
Spokane Valley police arrested a 41-year-old man who investigators say left his two friends at the scene of a car crash Sunday that left one of them with life-threatening injuries.
UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 25, 2019
Sheriff’s office investigating suspicious death at Spokane Valley Rodeway Inn & Suites
The Spokane County Sheriff’s office is investigating the Nov. 7 suspicious death of a man at the Spokane Valley Rodeway Inn & Suites. Eric Andersen, 54, was found dead in …
Sun., Nov. 24, 2019
Spirit Lake man dies in crash Sunday morning, Idaho State Police say
An SUV driven by 50-year-old John W. Hampton left the roadway on Spirit Lake Cutoff Road before noon Sunday. Hampton died in the crash, and three other occupants were taken …
Sun., Nov. 24, 2019
Teenager arrested after making social media threats tied to Central Valley High School
The incident does not appear related to messages written on a bathroom wall at the school, which prompted cancellation of classes after a lockdown Friday, according to the Spokane County …
Fri., Nov. 22, 2019
Honoring the fallen: State police academy campus adds memorial bell
On the morning recruits graduate as a part of Washington’s 792nd basic law enforcement academy class in December, a bell will ring out across the Spokane campus from a new …
Wed., Nov. 20, 2019
Spokane Valley Mall guard left with bite wound after fight with teen shoplifters, sheriff says
After attempting to shoplift at the Spokane Valley Mall Macy’s, two teenagers got in a fight with Macy’s security leaving one guard with bite wounds.
UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 26, 2019
Man accused of shooting at newspaper carrier in Spokane Valley
Spokane County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 36-year-old man who allegedly fired a gun at a newspaper carrier early Wednesday in Spokane Valley. No one was injured, though one bullet apparently …
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 21, 2019
Man charged with bringing rifle, stun gun to fight pleads not guilty to separate charges
A 21-year-old man charged with bringing a stun gun and rifle to a brawl at Meadow Ridge Elementary School earlier this summer pleaded not guilty to separate domestic violence assault …
UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019
Fire damages home in Spokane Valley
A house fire Tuesday evening in Spokane Valley was quickly contained by fire crews after a family evacuated the home.
UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 18, 2019
Medical care tops list of concerns in watchdog report on Washington prison system
The Office of Corrections Ombuds, which opened last year to provide independent oversight of the DOC, recently released its first comprehensive annual report urging the agency to improve medical and …
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 14, 2019
Comstock neighborhood schools temporarily locked down after man jumps Sacajawea fence, makes threats
Several schools and day cares in the Comstock neighborhood area were on lockdown Thursday afternoon while Spokane police searched for a man who reportedly was yelling threats and jumped a …
Wed., Nov. 13, 2019
Man pleads guilty to 1999 rape after DNA match helps crack cold case
Over 20 years after he raped a woman in her home near Shadle Park, Theodore Milam, 56, pleaded guilty to the attack on Wednesday afternoon.
UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 12, 2019
Spokane man arrested after threatening people with knives, police say
Officers used a stun gun to take a Spokane man into custody Tuesday afternoon, after he threatened his girlfriend’s father with a knife and stopped traffic, police said.
UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 12, 2019
3 Spokane men sentenced for rape, imprisonment of runaway girl
The victim ran away from home and was befriended by William C. Jackson, 44, who gave her alcohol and brought her back to his apartment, where he, Harold W. Sherman, …
UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 13, 2019
WSU fraternity member dies in ‘alcohol-related’ incident, Pullman police say
The member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity was discovered unconscious and not breathing Tuesday morning, and was declared dead in the fraternity house just after 8:30 a.m. Police are …
Tue., Nov. 12, 2019
Spokane looks to shore up hydrant safety rules after E. coli contamination last summer
The city’s Water Department requires those interested in temporarily drawing water from municipal fire hydrants to obtain a permit. But the City Council is considering whether to ask for additional …
Thu., Nov. 7, 2019
Driver kicks cars, collapses after blocking traffic with flat, Spokane police say
When the initial officer arrived on scene, the man in the vehicle was uninjured but acting irrationally, according to police.
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 7, 2019
Westbound police chase down Eastbound I-90 ends with wanted man’s arrest
After failing to appear in court, a suspect charged with stalking led Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputies on a chase on Interstate 90 before being arrested.
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 7, 2019
Kettle Falls motorcyclist killed by passing car, WSP says
A car attempting to pass a vehicle on State Route 395, one mile south of Addy, hit a motorcycle in the opposite lane, killing the rider.
UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 6, 2019
Reward offered for information on Umpqua Bank robber
The suspect is believed to be a white female in her 20s or 30s, of medium height and thin build, with shoulder-length light or sandy hair and purple or blue …
UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 5, 2019
Arrest made in hit-and-run that put child in the hospital
Damon J. Ashe, 36, was arrested and charged with vehicular assault and felony hit and run.