BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A burglar who broke into vacant sports bar in Bellingham got away with a condom machine. Police spokesman Mark Young also says an ATM machine was damaged in the break-in early Tuesday at the old Quarterback Pub. It's been closed for…
A man wanted for failing to register in Spokane County is in custody on federal child pornography charges in Idaho. Jody Michael Thomas, 40, was at a home in Caldwell, Idaho, when Idaho State Police served a search warrant for drugs last October. Detectives found…
A man suspected in the attempted bombing the Unity March on martin Luther King Jr. Day in Spokane is due in court this afternoon. Kevin W. Harpham, 36, is expected to plead not guilty to charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction…
A man hid in the back of a garbage truck near East Wenatchee on Tuesday, prompting authorities to take him to receive mental health treatment. The site manager of the Waste Management Land Fill, 191 S. Webb Ave.,saw the man crawl out of the back…
A Washington State Patrol sergeant who shot an unarmed pregnant woman during a drug raid in Spokane last fall will not face criminal charges, officials confirmed Tuesday. Sgt. Lee Slemp has been on paid administrative leave since the Sept. 24 incident. He will return to…
A would-be thief pepper sprayed a car dealership employee who tried to stop him from stealing a pickup last week, police say. Brandon K. Hutchinson, 26, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to six felony charges related to his arrest last Thursday at Avista Stadium. He's accused…
A 23-year-old man who participated in an armed robbery spree was sentenced Tuesday to 3 1/2 years in prison. Nathan J. Molina received 43 months in prison for second-degree robbery, according to court records. That will be served at the same time as 51-month sentence…
A Spokane man arrested during a SWAT team standoff on Christmas Eve will be celebrating the holidays behind bars for several more years. Robert T. Finkbeiner, 45, was sentenced recently to 93 months in prison for first-degree assault. Finkbeiner was arrested last March after he…
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