Crime/Public Safety

A man who was killed after driving off the road and into trees last week near Valleyford has been identified by the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office as 32-year-old Kurtis Aldrich.

A former NAACP chapter vice president and his girlfriend were cruising in a limousine around Spokane, drinking and celebrating their Dec. 15 birthdays in 2020, shortly before the “vibe” changed, said Spokane County Deputy Prosecutor Tom Treppiedi.

Rachael Ballinger gave everything for her two sons.

A 40-year-old woman was driving impaired when she hit and killed a pedestrian who stopped in the road with her dogs early Wednesday morning in north Spokane, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

A 16-year-old boy shot his mother’s boyfriend after the boyfriend choked her Sunday on the South Hill, according to court documents.

A 43-year-old Oldtown, Idaho, husband and father of three died after he was thrown from the ATV he was riding just after midnight Saturday near Spirit Lake, according to Idaho State Police.

A 75-year-old Clark Fork, Idaho, woman died after striking a semitruck head-on Tuesday near Hope, Idaho, according to Idaho State Police.

For Rachael Ballinger’s birthday last month, her husband and children gifted her a tree.

The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the person who died in a Friday motorcycle crash in Elk.

A fire in north Spokane that investigators suspect was set intentionally damaged two homes and displaced four people early Tuesday.

A man died Friday night in a motorcycle crash in Elk.

A man shot and killed his new wife in front of her young children in north Spokane on Sunday evening, according to court records.

The Latah County Sheriff’s Office seized 66 horses on Friday from a property outside of Kendrick, Idaho, as part of an animal cruelty investigation.

A bear hunter hiking through the Coeur d’Alene National Forest on Sunday stumbled upon the remains of what appeared to be a 69-year-old woman.

A man was killed in a crash in Valleyford when his truck hit two trees.

A 16-year-old girl died Friday afternoon after she crashed her car into a traffic light near Rathdrum.

A 35-year-old Spokane woman died in a car crash Saturday evening in Spokane Valley .

A hit-and-run car crash Saturday night in Spokane Valley injured a 19-year-old Clarkston, Washington, man.