Peaceful Valley News

Whatcom County officials have scheduled a public meeting Wednesday, June 10, to provide an update on the East Whatcom Regional Resource Center.

SPOKANE, Wash.- Right now search and recovery crews are searching for a 23 year-old woman who went swimming in the Spokane River and has not been seen since.

The Spokane Police Department's internal investigation into former Officer Jay Olsen shows that officials could have charged him with a crime a year before his trial, because he tried to discuss his case with the judge assigned to preside over his trial.

A man shot by an off duty Spokane Police Officer in Peaceful Valley is now asking the Spokane City Council to help pay his medical bills.

Newly released dispatch tapes show a Spokane policeman involved in an off-duty shooting waited 16 minutes before stepping out of the darkness and surrendering himself to his fellow officers.

The young man pounding on his door at 3:30 a.m., blood streaming from a head wound, appeared "absolutely petrified," a former Peaceful Valley resident told a Spokane jury Tuesday.

Shonto Pete holds a pointer and stands in front of a large aerial photo of downtown Spokane on Monday, March 2, 2009, in the trial of suspended Spokane police Officer Jay Olsen.

Shonto Pete holds a pointer and stands in front of a large aerial photo of downtown Spokane on Monday, March 2, 2009, in the trial of suspended Spokane police Officer Jay Olsen.

Shonto Pete, the man shot in the head by Spokane Police Officer Jay Olsen is now suing the City of Spokane for physical, mental and monetary damages he incurred as a result of the shooting.

Jason Karb loves being the resident sheriff's deputy in the Foothills, and law-abiding folks there love him right back.

All City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Classes are cancelled. Northeast Youth Center.

Dr. Smedes combines his love of the outdoors by teaching geology at Southern Oregon University and running Peaceful Valley Lodge, a health and wellness retreat.