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“I hope so,” said Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl, when asked about whether the culture in the police department is changing and the the things the city is doing to make the Police Department more welcoming to women and minorities Friday, Mar. 9, 2018 at City Hall. Following the conviction of officer Gordon Ennis on sexual assault charges, the chief talked about a recent culture audit of the department and how to prevent such incidents from happening again. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW SR1803091604008439

May 30, 2019 at 12:21 am

Spokane police chief elected president of state sheriffs, police chiefs association

The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs is made up of 39 elected county sheriffs, 240 police chiefs, Washington State Patrol, Washington Department of...

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May 15, 2019 at 8:04 am

Driver suspected of crashing into Spokane city official, calls Uber to flee scene

The suspect, Leia C. StClair, 29, was arrested the next day, on April 7, and is facing charges for alleged hit-and-run and driving with a...

Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Garland was Grand Marshall for the American Heroes Parade on July 4, 2016 in Coeur d’Alene.

April 27, 2019 at 8:03 am

Last Pearl Harbor survivor from Spokane remembered as ‘toughest guy I’d ever met’

Ray Garland saw the USS Arizona sink during the bombing of Pearl Harbor and would tell stories of seeing the goggles of the Japanese pilots...

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April 25, 2019 at 12:20 am

Spokane-area woman faces animal-abuse charges over 9 electrocuted squirrels

A Spokane Valley-area woman is accused of electrocuting nine squirrels that tried to scale her electric fence and steal walnuts from her backyard tree. The...

The home where the body of Dr. Rex C. Porter was found.

April 10, 2019 at 12:23 am

Retired Spokane anesthesiologist’s body found dismembered, burned in backyard

The dead man's son, who is autistic and nonverbal, was found in the house and taken to a hospital for treatment of a cut on...

March 10, 2019 at 2:04 pm

Semitruck crash that closed I-90 Friday night was carrying 16 2,000-pound missiles

Fairchild Air Force Base assisted emergency personnel by sending three explosive ordnance disposal technicians to the scene, although the semitruck involved did not have a...

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November 2, 2018 at 10:59 am

Sharp pins found in Halloween candy in Omak

No one was injured by the doctored candy, and police are narrowing down the area in which the pins were found

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July 4, 2018 at 4:08 pm

Path behind gun’s ‘straw purchase’ leads to shooting

HAYDEN, Idaho (AP) — On June 8, 2017, a man named Alex Spooner walked into a pawn shop in Hayden, Idaho. He looked at some...

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August 27, 2017 at 8:01 pm

Washington State Patrol moves to evaluate protocol in crashes

WSP mistook a motorcycle accident for an abandoned vehicle; his family found the man’s body nearby three days later.

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