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Lawsuit says suicidal Longview woman’s death could have been prevented with more police training

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 22, 2024

The family of the Longview woman, shot and killed by Longview police on New Year’s Day, filed Wednesday a wrongful death and federal civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against the city and three Longview cops. Quality journalism doesn't happen without your help Support local news coverage and the people who report it by subscribing to The ...

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Mead High School student who died in crash identified

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 22, 2024

A Mead High School student who died after striking a tree Thursday north of Spokane was identified as 16-year-old Parker McInerney, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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Attempt to pass traffic in Bonner County kills juvenile in crash, 4 others injured

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 22, 2024

A driver’s attempt to pass another vehicle in Bonner County led to a crash that killed one juvenile and left four others injured.

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Jury enters deliberations for Colville Reservation double homicide trial

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 22, 2024

Attorneys made closing arguments Friday afternoon in a trial accusing two men of killing two people and shooting a tribal police officer on the Colville Indian Reservation two years ago.

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Former Spokesman-Review editor, UI professor scheduled to change plea on child pornography charges next week

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 22, 2024

Former Spokesman-Review editor and University of Idaho journalism professor Steven Smith is expected to be sentenced following a plea hearing on child pornography and exploitation charges next week, according to the Spokane County Court website.

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East Central stabbing victim died following argument over a truck, court records say

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 21, 2024

A stabbing victim in East Central died following an argument over a truck, court records say.

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Mead High School student killed in car crash

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 21, 2024

A Mead High School student was killed after driving into a tree Thursday morning north of Spokane.

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Driver strikes, kills 56-year-old Cd’A man after running red light, police say

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 21, 2024

A 56-year-old Coeur d’Alene man was killed when a driver ran a red light and struck the man’s car Tuesday night in Post Falls, according to Idaho State Police.

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Pennell to serve as federal judge in Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 20, 2024

Rebecca L. Pennell will serve as judge for the U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington after the U.S. Senate confirmed on Wednesday President Joe Biden’s nominee.

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Police arrest student for bringing airsoft gun to Shadle Park High School

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 20, 2024

A student was arrested after bringing an airsoft-style handgun Wednesday to Shadle Park High School, according to the Spokane Police Department.

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Idaho college murder suspect Bryan Kohberger can get death penalty if convicted, judge rules

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 21, 2024

University of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger can face the death penalty if convicted in the four students’ deaths, an Ada County judge ruled Wednesday.

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‘My heart is forever altered’: 58-year-old Deer Park man sentenced to 23 years in prison for killing wife

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 20, 2024

A man convicted of killing his 58-year-old wife in their Deer Park home and fabricating a story that she shot herself was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for second-degree murder.

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Washington man among four business owners federally indicted in alleged scheme to violate the Clean Air Act

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2024

Four business owners in the West were indicted by a federal jury last month for allegedly smuggling illegal devices meant to skirt federal emissions standards across the border and distributing them across the U.S., in violation of the Clean Air Act.

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The Spokane police ombuds can’t tell the public how officers were disciplined in their reports. It led to misinformation over a ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sticker

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2024

For years, Spokane Police Ombudsman Bart Logue has felt unable to include the final decision the department makes following an investigation into a police officer.

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Shooting at Division Street pub injures one, suspect still at large

Tue., Nov. 19, 2024

A man was hospitalized after being shot in the abdomen during a fight at Bigfoot Pub & Eatery early Monday morning.

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Crash kills one in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2024

A crash left one person dead in Spokane Valley Tuesday.

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Person shot at Silver Mountain in incident described as ‘accidental’

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 18, 2024

A person was shot Sunday night at the ski area at Silver Mountain Resort in what the resort described as an "accidental gun discharge."

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Woman charged with embezzling over $100K from Spokane Tribe of Indians

Mon., Nov. 18, 2024

A Davenport, Washington, woman is accused of embezzling from the Spokane Tribe of Indians over $100,000 in funds used to support children in foster care, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office – Eastern District of Washington.

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Three deputies cleared in fatal Deer Park standoff

Mon., Nov. 18, 2024

The Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office declined to charge three Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputies who shot and killed 43-year-old Donald Hegel this spring near Deer Park.

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13-year-old from Pullman killed in five-vehicle crash near Rosalia

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 22, 2024

A 13-year-old from Pullman died in a crash involving five vehicles, including two semitrucks, Saturday on U.S. Highway 195, 3 miles north of Rosalia in Whitman County, according to the Washington State Patrol.

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Lawsuit says suicidal Longview woman’s death could have been prevented with more police training

Mead High School student who died in crash identified

Attempt to pass traffic in Bonner County kills juvenile in crash, 4 others injured

Jury enters deliberations for Colville Reservation double homicide trial

Former Spokesman-Review editor, UI professor scheduled to change plea on child pornography charges next week

East Central stabbing victim died following argument over a truck, court records say

Mead High School student killed in car crash

Driver strikes, kills 56-year-old Cd’A man after running red light, police say

Pennell to serve as federal judge in Eastern Washington

Police arrest student for bringing airsoft gun to Shadle Park High School

Idaho college murder suspect Bryan Kohberger can get death penalty if convicted, judge rules

‘My heart is forever altered’: 58-year-old Deer Park man sentenced to 23 years in prison for killing wife

Washington man among four business owners federally indicted in alleged scheme to violate the Clean Air Act

The Spokane police ombuds can’t tell the public how officers were disciplined in their reports. It led to misinformation over a ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sticker

Shooting at Division Street pub injures one, suspect still at large

Crash kills one in Spokane Valley

Person shot at Silver Mountain in incident described as ‘accidental’

Woman charged with embezzling over $100K from Spokane Tribe of Indians

Three deputies cleared in fatal Deer Park standoff

13-year-old from Pullman killed in five-vehicle crash near Rosalia