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Detectives in Minnesota believe a former cult leader who they say sexually abused young girls is now living in the Spokane Area and WSP is asking that you share any information you have that may lead to his arrest.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A bomb threat forced the evacuation of a hotel near Spokane International Airport on Tuesday morning and placed a 44-year-old man behind bars.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon in Spokane when police officers found him riding a small bike with a full-size shotgun sticking out of his backpack.

The Washington State Patrol has been assisting Minnesota's Pine County Sheriff's Office in attempts to locate a subject charged with 59 felony counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct involving two young females.

About half the money would pay for a field house near Riverfront Park in Spokane.

Tuesday's first of four lunar "blood moon" eclipses mark one of two earth-shaking events, depending on your viewpoint: Either a critical moment in the unfolding prophecy of the End Times, or Tax Day.

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery at a north Spokane McDonald's on Monroe and Francis Tuesday night.

Lori Buratto and Vicki Monsey finished the marathon well before the bombs went off.

The Spokane Police Department said its working to make sure large groups of street kids don't take up residency in downtown Spokane this summer.

PULLMAN James Hunter and Royce Woolridge have chosen to transfer and have been granted their releases from the Washington State University men's basketball program; while signee Jermaine Morgan has been released from his National Letter of Intent and will not enroll at WSU this fall, head coach Ernie Kent announced Tuesday.

The aborted mission of a robotic submarine on its first attempt to locate the missing Malaysian jetliner deep in the Indian Ocean is only the latest disappointment among dwindling options for finding any sign of the plane.

Police said a man was stabbed by his girlfriend in a fight over money early Tuesday morning in the lower South Hill neighborhood.

The Red Cross continued to provide help on Monday to the residents displaced by a fire at the Brick Haven apartment complex on Saturday.

Spokane's city council wants faster answers about officer involved shootings and Monday night the council intends to urge Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker to speed up his decisions about whether or not officers' use of force incidents are justified.

Spokane Gives week kicked off Saturday with Cleaning from The Core, and the week-long volunteer event is continuing, a city-wide effort to eventually name Spokane one of the most compassionate places in the country.

A Spokane woman spoke out to KREM 2 News on Monday claiming she was stalked and attacked by a former Spokane police sergeant while he was on duty.

Judges recognized the Spokane Regional Health District at an international summit April 9th and 10th for the Global Healthy Workplace Awards in Shanghai.

A judge has set a $6 million bail for a Utah woman accused of killing six babies she gave birth to over 10 years.

The trial for a man accused of murdering his girlfriend on New Year's Day in 2012 began Monday.

A Pakistani judge dismissed an attempted murder charge Saturday that police lodged against a 9-month-old boy, ending a bizarre case that drew new criticism to the country's troubled criminal justice system.