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Washington Bureau of Indian Affairs officer indicted in sexual assault of prisoner

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 10, 2024

A Bureau of Indian Affairs officer was indicted earlier this week on charges of sexually assaulting and threatening a prisoner he was transporting in February.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘It was such an iconic place’: Community mourns loss of Wolf Lodge Steakhouse

Sun., Sept. 8, 2024

For the last 25 years, JR and Marie Van Dyke had a standing date.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Yakama Nation gets $1 million from DOJ to fight gang, cartel crime

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 6, 2024

The Yakama Nation received a $1 million grant to fight gang and cartel crime, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington announced Friday.

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News >  Weather

One last hot summer weekend expected in Spokane before more seasonal temperatures set in

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 5, 2024

This weekend will likely be the last stretch of days above 90 degrees this year, according to the National Weather Service in Spokane.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane County Sheriff’s sergeant fired as he faces assault charges for violent arrest

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 3, 2024

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office sergeant who faces an assault charge for the violent arrest of a 63-year-old man last summer was fired Tuesday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Cimmaron fire in Spokane Valley largely out, crews monitoring hot spots

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 3, 2024

The Cimmaron fire remained quiet overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning with firefighters monitoring hot spots, according to the Spokane Valley Fire Department.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Superior Court judges back incumbent Fennessy in general election, while challenger Van Winkle says he’s the choice for change

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 5, 2024

Judge Tim Fennessy says his experience is needed in Spokane County Superior Court while his challenger Andrew Van Winkle argues he would bring change to modernize the court and have a better demeanor on the bench.

News >  Spokane

Makiel’s Lobster Rolls makes it to Pig Out in the Park a week after burglary, vandalism

Sat., Aug. 31, 2024

Months after opening his food trailer, Makiel’s Lobster Rolls, Makiel Duncan was thrilled to be making his premiere at Pig Out in the Park as a food vendor.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane County Sheriff’s sergeant to be charged with assault, falsifying police report over violent 2023 arrest

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 26, 2024

Spokane County Sheriff’s Sergeant Clay Hilton is set to be charged with assault and falsifying a police report for violently arresting a 63-year-old man last summer.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Fentanyl arrived in Spokane late, but then exploded

Sun., Aug. 25, 2024

When the wave of fentanyl began moving across the United States, federal prosecutors took note and planned to crack down at the first sign of fentanyl in Eastern Washington.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Experience at center of Spokane County judicial race between incumbent Marla Polin, challenger Brandon Casey

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 28, 2024

Both candidates for Spokane County Superior Court Judge Position 8 say they have the best work experience for the job.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Inland Power says sparks that caused Gray fire were not predictable, denies liability in response to lawsuit

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 21, 2024

Inland Power and Light denied responsibility for the Gray Fire earlier this month when responding to a lawsuit brought by Medical Lake area residents impacted by the blaze.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man violently arrested by Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy a year ago files federal lawsuit

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 22, 2024

From the moment Kevin Hinton was arrested on Aug. 14, 2023, he knew there was something wrong.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Medical Lake, Elk residents rebuild from devastating wildfires one year ago

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 19, 2024

It has been a year since flames swept through the southern and northern ends of Spokane County destroying 366 homes and thousands of acres.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Fiancée of Pullman man accused of international parental kidnapping also indicted

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 15, 2024

The 21-year-old fiancée of a Pullman man accused of international parental kidnapping was also federally indicted, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Drug runner sentenced to nearly 6 years in federal prison

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 15, 2024

A 46-year-old drug runner who led Spokane Police on a car chase in 2020, was sentenced Thursday to nearly 6 years in federal prison.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Former Cusick town clerk, council member pleads guilty to bank fraud

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 14, 2024

A former Cusick town clerk and council member pleaded guilty to bank fraud Wednesday for embezzling more than $195,000 from the town.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Father of Pullman man accused of kidnapping his daughter indicted

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 8, 2024

The father of a 21-year-old Pullman man accused of kidnapping his young daughter and taking her to Mexico was federally indicted Wednesday and charged with helping his son kidnap his granddaughter.

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Insurance fraud case kingpin pleads guilty after years as a fugitive

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 7, 2024

The 63-year-old man at the center of a large federal fraud case pleaded guilty to staging car accidents to get insurance money, not declaring that income on his tax returns and eluding prosecution for years.

News >  WA Government

Incumbent Fennessy to face court of appeals attorney Van Winkle in Spokane County judge race; Mungia leads in Supreme Court race

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 6, 2024

Incumbent Judge Timothy Fennessy will face court of appeals staffer Andrew Van Winkle in the November general election.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Justin Lundgren joins sheriff’s office after seven months as interim Spokane Police Chief

Mon., Aug. 5, 2024

After 27 years at the Spokane Police Department, interim Chief Justin Lundgren is leaving.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Logistics chief for Kootenai County EMS sentenced to 5 years probation for stealing opioids

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 1, 2024

The former logistics chief for Kootenai County Emergency Medical Services was sentenced to five years probation Wednesday for over-ordering opioids to feed his drug habit.

News >  Spokane

Local nonprofit aimed at giving West Central youth life skills relaunches with Bike Bus program

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 2, 2024

When Kate Burke was hired as executive director of River City Youth Ops, it felt like a perfect fit: both were going through a reset.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Pullman man charged with international parental kidnapping after taking toddler to Mexico

UPDATED: Tue., July 30, 2024

The 21-year-old Pullman man who sparked an international search this spring after he, his daughter and his girlfriend were reported missing was charged with international parental kidnapping in federal court Monday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Charges in hammer attack dropped against convicted killer

UPDATED: Tue., July 30, 2024

The assault charges against a convicted killer, related to an attack with a hammer in a north Spokane Target, were dropped last week.