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University of Idaho professor sues TikTok psychic for making false claims about homicides

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

A University of Idaho professor has sued a TikTok psychic for baselessly claiming the professor was involved in the killings of four students last month.

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UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

Spokane County

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Canceled flights, snowy passes for travel on Friday before Christmas

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

Wintry weather has canceled several flights leaving from and arriving at the Spokane International Airport on Friday morning, as widespread snow and ice is making holiday travel difficult.

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Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

Spokane County

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WSU police officer who shot man in Pullman standoff identified

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 22, 2022

Police identified the Washington State University police officer who shot and killed a man after a seven-hour standoff near campus on Dec. 15.

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Attorneys make closing arguments in defamation lawsuit against Spokane County Sheriff’s Office

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

Attorneys made closing arguments Thursday in a four-week civil trial over claims made by a former Spokane County sheriff’s deputy that Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich mischaracterized the results of an internal affairs investigation in a news conference following his firing.

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Spokane Valley firefighters save home from major damage

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 22, 2022

Spokane Valley firefighters saved a home from major fire damage after a fire spread from a detached carport on Wednesday evening.

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Brutal cold prompts several 911 calls overnight in Spokane; rising temperatures, snow might make for dicey holiday travel

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 23, 2022

After Thursday morning's brutal cold, temperatures across the region are expected to slowly rise through Christmas with potential daytime highs in the 40s in Spokane next week. Before that, several rounds of snow and ice are expected to fall beginning Friday morning, adding to the potential for localized flooding on the Palouse and in urban areas during the week before New Year's.

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Thu., Dec. 22, 2022

Spokane County

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‘A gifted soul’: Candlelight vigil honors Spokane nurse shot and killed while working at patient’s home

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

Friends, family and colleagues shared memories of Doug Brant, who was shot and killed on Dec. 1 at a patient's home he was working at as a nurse.

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Bail set for man accused of drunken driving in fatal Yakima crash

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

A man accused of drunken driving in a Monday morning crash that killed a woman is being held on a quarter-million-dollar bail.

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Crews extinguish residential fire that displaces one near Mica

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

One person was displaced from a home near Mica as a result of a fire that was extinguished by Spokane County Fire District 8 and Spokane Valley Fire Department on Wednesday morning.

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Deputies arrest man with 900 fentanyl pills and a handgun near Camp Hope

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

Spokane Valley deputies arrested a man with a handgun and more than 900 fentanyl pills near Camp Hope on Dec. 9.

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86-year-old pedestrian killed after vehicle collision in Wallace

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

An 86-year-old man was killed after he was struck by a vehicle in Wallace on Tuesday night.

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Spokane braces for lowest temps in 14 years as ‘life-threatening cold’ sets in

Wed., Dec. 21, 2022

Only three years out of the last 30 have brought temperatures this cold to Spokane.

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18-year-old woman is third person to be arrested in relation to killing near People’s Park

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 20, 2022

Authorities arrested a third person in connection with the killing of a 51-year-old man in October near People’s Park.

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30-year-old convicted of murder in north Spokane road-rage shooting

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 20, 2022

A jury convicted a 30-year-old man Tuesday of second-degree murder in the road-rage killing of 33-year-old Erika Kienas last year in north Spokane.

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Mt. Spokane employee injured after getting stuck in machinery

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 20, 2022

Mt. Spokane employee injured by machinery at resort, according to Spokane County Fire District 4.

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Bellingham woman mourned after going missing in apparent Hawaii shark attack

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 20, 2022

A Bellingham woman is being mourned as a "true Earth angel" after her death in an apparent shark attack earlier this month while she was vacationing in Hawaii.

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Washington records

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 20, 2022

Spokane County

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University of Idaho professor sues TikTok psychic for making false claims about homicides

Washington records

Canceled flights, snowy passes for travel on Friday before Christmas

Washington records

WSU police officer who shot man in Pullman standoff identified

Attorneys make closing arguments in defamation lawsuit against Spokane County Sheriff’s Office

Spokane Valley firefighters save home from major damage

Brutal cold prompts several 911 calls overnight in Spokane; rising temperatures, snow might make for dicey holiday travel

Washington records

‘A gifted soul’: Candlelight vigil honors Spokane nurse shot and killed while working at patient’s home

Bail set for man accused of drunken driving in fatal Yakima crash

Crews extinguish residential fire that displaces one near Mica

Deputies arrest man with 900 fentanyl pills and a handgun near Camp Hope

86-year-old pedestrian killed after vehicle collision in Wallace

Spokane braces for lowest temps in 14 years as ‘life-threatening cold’ sets in

18-year-old woman is third person to be arrested in relation to killing near People’s Park

30-year-old convicted of murder in north Spokane road-rage shooting

Mt. Spokane employee injured after getting stuck in machinery

Bellingham woman mourned after going missing in apparent Hawaii shark attack

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