Reward offered for tips in beating
Secret Witness is offering a $500 reward for information that leads to the arrest of a man in a near fatal beating.
The victim, a 26-year-old Spokane man, nearly bled to death after being hit, kicked and slashed with a knife on April 15 outside of a bar and grill at 3525 N. Division, said Spokane police spokesman Cpl. Tom Lee. The incident happened near midnight.
The victim was trying to help another man who was being assaulted by a group of people when one man turned on him, Lee said.
The man is described as white, 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall with a medium build and a shaved head.
Anyone with information regarding the assault should call (509) 327-5111. Tipsters do not have to give their name to collect the reward but should give a code name or number.
Road closures due for Bloomsday
Sunday morning drivers should be aware of a rolling roadblock tomorrow along the original Bloomsday course.
Runners who have participated in all 29 Bloomsday races will be running the route from downtown, over the Maple Street Bridge, through the north side and back to Riverfront Park.
The road closures are expected to last from 8 to 10 a.m.
Minor injuries in I-90 crash
A multi-car collision at the Sprague interchange of Interstate 90 about 10:30 p.m. Friday caused only minor injuries, but eastbound traffic was backed up all the way to the Hamilton interchange.
The Washington State Patrol said only one lane of traffic continued to move in the eastbound lanes while the wreckage was cleared. A trooper said the accident occurred when a driver suffered a seizure and struck another vehicle.
Matches cause serious house fire
No one was injured in a fire Friday afternoon that heavily damaged a house at 1634 E. Rockwell.
Fire Department Battalion Chief Bruce Moline said a 5-year-old boy, who apparently caused the fire by playing with matches, told his mother about the blaze in time for everyone in the home to escape safely.
Three adults and two children lived in the house, which sustained an estimated $80,000 in structural and content damage, according to the Fire Department
Nordman, Idaho
91 plants seized in marijuana bust
A Priest Lake, Idaho, man was arrested following a pot bust in nearby Nordman on Thursday.
Authorities seized 91 marijuana plants and 2 pounds of packaged marijuana, the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Friday.
Theodore P. Mann was booked into the Bonner County Jail for felony manufacturing marijuana. Authorities are looking for another unnamed suspect in the case, the release said.
The Drug Enforcement Agency was involved in the raid.
Compiled from staff reports