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A Bloomsday runner’s heart stopped beating after the race 2022, but in 2023 he beat his time

UPDATED: Tue., May 30, 2023

Kurt Dehmer ran Bloomsday in 2022 and suffered a severe heart attack immediately after crossing the finish line. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Firefighters extinguish residential fire in North Indian Trail

UPDATED: Tue., May 30, 2023

Firefighters extinguished a fire in under 10 minutes, the fire department said.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man suspected of Logan neighborhood drive-by shooting arrested after South Hill standoff

UPDATED: Tue., May 30, 2023

Police arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of first-degree assault, drive-by shooting and unlawful possession of a firearm. Additional charges are possible, police said.

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News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man arrested after woman seriously injured by Spokane Valley hit and run

UPDATED: Tue., May 30, 2023

Deputies responded to a caller who reported that a pedestrian was hit by potentially two vehicles at about 9:20 p.m. on Sunday in Spokane Valley.

News >  Pacific NW

‘Don’t say happy’: Boots on the Ground display a somber reminder on Memorial Day

UPDATED: Sun., May 28, 2023

“For all of these families represented here, Memorial Day is every day for us.”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Pedestrian dies after downtown collision Friday

UPDATED: Sun., May 28, 2023

Spokane police confirmed a pedestrian was killed in a vehicle collision early in the morning on Saturday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police ask for help locating suspect in Logan neighborhood shooting

UPDATED: Mon., May 29, 2023

At least two people were injured and multiple others detained in Greenacres after a shooting in the Logan neighborhood. 

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Authors to discuss political polarization at Innovia Panel

Sun., May 28, 2023

“What if you’re standing in a line waiting for coffee and what if instead of just getting your coffee, you said ‘good morning’ to the person behind you?”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Two teens arrested after Greenacres Middle School vandalism

UPDATED: Thu., May 25, 2023

Both suspects were booked into Spokane County Juvenile Detention Center on suspicion of second-degree malicious mischief and second-degree burglary.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police: Robbery suspects outstanding after downtown standoff

UPDATED: Thu., May 25, 2023

Spokane police said two robbery suspects are at large after a standoff downtown Thursday afternoon.

News >  Washington

Spokane pastor’s anti-trans speech condemned by religious leaders after going viral

UPDATED: Thu., May 25, 2023

Leaders in Spokane’s faith community condemned a local pastor after he called for the killing of parents of transgender children in a video sermon last month that Spokane police are investigating for potential criminality. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Three children and adult seriously injured in Spokane Valley pedestrian crash

UPDATED: Wed., May 24, 2023

From staff reports

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Two injured in Post Falls shooting described by police as possible home invasion

UPDATED: Tue., May 23, 2023

Police responded to the 500 block of 13th Avenue at about 8:35 p.m. on Monday night and found a 49-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg and chest and 15-year-old with a gunshot wound to the leg.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man sentenced to four years after slashing guest at Trent Shelter

UPDATED: Tue., May 23, 2023

A Spokane County Superior Court judge sentenced a man to four years in jail after he slashed another man in the face with a box cutter at the Trent Resource and Assistance Shelter in February.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Fire on College Hill in Pullman displaces family of six

UPDATED: Tue., May 23, 2023

A family of six was displaced from their home on College Hill in Pullman after a grass fire damaged two duplex units on Monday afternoon. Three people were treated for smoke inhalation.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Five vehicles collide, injuring six on Tuesday commute along I-90

UPDATED: Tue., May 23, 2023

Six people were injured in the collision, which included three commercial vehicles and two passenger vehicles, but none of the injuries were life threatening, Washington State Patrol Sgt. Greg Riddell said.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police: Man arrested after exposing himself to multiple kids in West Central park

UPDATED: Tue., May 23, 2023

Multiple callers reported that a man was “openly masturbating” in a West Central park at about 3 p.m. on Monday, Spokane police said.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Victims in Medical Lake animal cruelty case address man accused of killing two dogs

UPDATED: Sun., May 28, 2023

“You know what truly killed these dogs: your negligence. You were not equipped to adequately house these dogs in triple-digit heat," a victim of an animal cruelty case said to a man who is alleged to have let two dogs die in his care. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

1 man killed and 1 man arrested after vehicle rolls down forest ravine in Kootenai crash

UPDATED: Mon., May 22, 2023

An 83-year-old man from Coeur d'Alene was killed on Sunday after his vehicle rolled down a ravine following a collision in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest

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Court documents: Son tried to kill father with ax in Wallace

UPDATED: Mon., May 22, 2023

The man who was struck in the head with an ax in Wallace last week was attacked by his son, according to court documents filed in Shoshone County Magistrate Court.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane driver arrested after crash that killed woman near Deer Park

UPDATED: Mon., May 22, 2023

The collision occurred at about 6:15 p.m. when two vehicles traveling in opposite directions along the highway crashed into each other.

News >  Spokane

Athletes compete in the ‘gentle way’ at USA Judo tournament in Spokane on Sunday

UPDATED: Sun., May 21, 2023

“If you watch it, you may not think it’s that gentle, but all the things are done with a duty of care.”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Sheriff’s office, medical examiner investigating suicide at Eastern State

UPDATED: Wed., May 17, 2023

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported suicide at Eastern State Hospital.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Court docs identify man killed and other man involved in fatal crash on Route 291

UPDATED: Wed., May 17, 2023

Two men involved in a deadly crash that ripped a car in two on a highway in northwest Spokane on Sunday night were identified in documents.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Teenager killed in St. Maries house fire

UPDATED: Wed., May 17, 2023

A teenager was killed after a fire destroyed a home and damaged another in St. Maries on Sunday night, according to the Benewah County Sheriff's Office.