The death penalty case against Christopher H. Devlin has turned into a legal mess in which prosecutors from two counties are squabbling over who should pay for the costly trial. Spokane County Superior Court Judge Jerome Leveque has twice ruled on where the case should…
The robberies in the Inland Northwest continued Thursday as three women foiled two attempts within minutes of each other by challenging the masked gunmen. Police don't know if the cases are connected. They occurred more than two miles apart within 12 minutes of each other,…
Three men arrested for an armed robbery Wednesday night are being questioned about a string of robberies in Spokane County in the last month. Nedzad Mesanovic, 20, (right) of Spokane; Miroslav Veselinovic, 22, of Spokane; and Reza Abghari, 26, of Colbert, were driving a dark…
Brazen thieves are targeting cash machines at Spokane-area convenience stores, using stolen vehicles to bash through locked doors and storefronts to grab and loot the secured ATMs.Spokane police hope someone recognizes the man pictured above outside the Conoco Station at 3125 E. Mission on Oct.…
The biker killed in a crash Wednesday had been a member of the Ghost Riders motorcycle gang and served time in prison for killing two people, news archives show.Michael W. Fraser, 51, died when his bike slid more than 200 feet into an oncoming car…
Here's Sara Leaming's report: The owner of a downtown Spokane night club says his employees stopped a gang “hit” outside of his business early Wednesday night, during which two men were sent to the hospital with minor stab wounds. Jordan Troutt, the owner of Uno…
A 24-year-old man has been identified as a suspect in a Spokane pizza place robbery last month. Justin J. Ellery is accused of handing a note demanding cash and stating he had a gun to a woman working at Papa John's Pizza, 920 W. Indiana,…
A teenager will serve 22 years in prison for helping his girlfriend kill her father with a sword and baseball bat. Edmund D. Washington, 19, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced today by Superior Court Judge Michael Price. It's the same sentence given…
Two Franklin County corrections officers were released from the Spokane County Jail today after a bail hearing on federal drug charges. Kevin J. Still, 44, (left) and Sonya K. Symons, 31, (right) were arrested last week by members of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and…
Spokane County’s top law enforcement officials made an impassioned plea Tuesday to spare their budgets from spending cuts next year, suggesting commissioners tap the “rainy-day” fund to help prop up public safety services during tough economic times. County commissioners said no and suggested county staff…
A pregnant woman due in June will spend more than 2 1/2 years in prison for robbing a pharmacy of OxyContin last year. Sunshine L. "Sunny" VanCleave, 35, pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery Wednesday for using a BB gun to rob the Bi Mart in…
The roommate of a man found dead near Green Bluff remains in Spokane County Jail on a $25,000 bond after a court appearance Wednesday. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office issued a $250,000 warrant for Miguel A. Rodriguez Barbosa, 18, on a felony marijuana charge, but…
Surveillance photos of an attempted robbery at Walgreens in Hayden Tuesday evening show the would-be robber wore a billed beanie hat that appears to match the hat worn by a robber at the Post Falls Walgreens Sept. 30. The man walked out the Walgreens at…
The SUV used in an attempted ATM theft last week was stolen from the Hertz car rental company at Spokane International Airport, according to a search warrant. A Spokane County Sheriff's Deputy found the 2009 white Infiniti Q56 SUV on Oct. 21 near North Juanita…
The roommate of a man found dead near Green Bluff last week has been arrested on a felony drug charge. Miguel A. Rodriguez-Barbosa, 18, was booked into Spokane County Jail today about 3 p.m. on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Detectives…
A 20-year-old woman accused of robbing a pharmacy of OxyContin pleaded innocent to the charge today. Ariel A. Arrieta is charged with first-degree robbery in connection with a pill heist at the Rite Aid at 5520 N. Division St. on Sept. 27. She appeared in…
Two Franklin County corrections officers are due in federal court in Spokane Wednesday for a bail hearing on drug charges. Kevin J. Still, 44, (left) and Sonya K. Symons, 31, (right) were arrested Thursday by members of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and the Tri-City…
A Rathdrum woman was arrested Monday on suspicion of embezzling more than $450,000 from a Post Falls doctor’s office. Yolanda M. Williams, 36, is charged with grand theft and forgery for allegedly making fraudulent online transfers from the bank account of Post Falls Family Medicine…
Here's a report from Sara Leaming: Several motorists took advantage of an apparent computer malfunction at an Athol gas station Saturday, pumping more than 370 gallons of fuel for just a penny per gallon. An employee Cydco Food and Fuel, 29801 N. Highway 95, said…
Two Spokane policemen were honored by the City Council tonight for saving lives. Officer Tim Moses (left) saved a man who was threatening suicide on the Monroe Street Bridge last month, and Cpl. Robbie Dashiell (right) saved a man who'd been shot in an apparent…
The man found shot to death near Green Bluff last week had been involved in a large marijuana operation for several years and had just paid off an $85,000 debt to his supplier, authorities have learned. Jesus Torres Valdovinos, 25, reportedly gave his supplier the…
A man who helped trigger the passage of a law banning bestiality in Washington has once again been linked to sex with horses, this time in Tennessee. Sheriff's investigators said Tuesday that 58-year-old James Michael Tait (right) was having sex with horses on a Maury…
A suspicious camera sale brokered through Craigslist has led the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office to a cache of stolen police gear taken from one of its undercover vehicles more than five months ago. The case began taking shape after a Sandpoint woman called detectives in…
A Spokane teenager faces a a minimum of about 39 years in prison after a jury convicted him Friday of shooting at two men in a motel parking lot. Anthony R. Covert, 19, was found guilty of attempted murder, first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree…
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that solve two recent Coeur d'Alene church burglaries. Cash, keys, food, guitars and tools were stolen from the First Christian Church, 610 N. 4th St., and the St. Thomas Catholic Church, 919 E. Indiana Ave., between Wednesday…
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