Cost of park ranger shooting trial unknown 1
A public records request for the expenses related to an assault case at the Kettle River Campground in September 2013 ending in a mistrial could not be completed.
Sirens & Gavels archive for May 2015
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015
STA policy has no instructions for yellow lights 1
The policy for Spokane Transit Authority drivers at intersections contains no written instructions for turns on yellow lights. The agency released its policies as part of a records request following Friday's fatal crash between an STA bus and a motorcycle.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015
New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis among finalists for MacArthur grant
This morning's story detailing Spokane County's receipt of a $150,000 grant to combat overcrowding at the jail was written before the MacArthur Foundation released all of the finalists. Go inside the blog to see them.
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015
Attorney said release conditions for repeat offender "unreasonable" 4
Brandon Hutchinson found himself back in court again this week and was ordered held on $100,000 bond on a charge of escape from community custody, bringing his total bond on multiple criminal charges to $410,000.
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015
Suspected beer thieves shot by police in Olympia 4
Olympia Police Chief Ronnie Roberts said at an early Thursday news conference that both men were shot in the chest and taken to the hospital. He says one man is in stable condition and one is in critical condition.
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
Yakima man, found with meth, cocaine and heroin, gets appellate repreive 3
Two out of three appellate judges ordered Yakima County to throw out a drug conviction against Heath Wisdom, ruling the October 2010 search a sheriff's deputy was unlawful.
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2015
Law enforcement fatalities up in 2014 1
FBI data released today showed a spike in the number of law enforcement officers killed on the job by criminals from 2013 to 2014. But fewer officers were killed last year than the annual average since 1980.
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015
EWU students report threats
Two Eastern Washington University students have reported receiving threats from people who accuse them of giving an anonymous tip about misbehavior by members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
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