Spokane County News

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The Spokane Police Department announced Friday that the prosecutor's office had completed its review of a fatal officer involved shooting.

The Spokane County Prosecutor's Office has determined no criminal liability for the deputies involved in the officer-involved shooting with Jed Zillmer.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. The Spokane County Prosecutor's Office said Friday it would not pursue criminal charges against the six deputies who shot and killed a despondent veteran near the Spokane Valley Mall in February.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. With calls on the rise, firefighters in north Spokane County are asking voters to help improve response times and to better equip and train crews.

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office was notified by hikers that a body was off North Pines Road near Mirabeau Park.

SANDPOINT, Idaho- It took nearly twenty-hours, but one woman broke a record by swimming the distance of Lake Pend Oreille.

SPOKANE, Wash.- After a manhunt northeast of Spokane, that started as a burglary, KHQ sent Gabe Cohen to meet with a Sheriff's Deputy for tips on how to keep your home safe.

CHATTAROY, Wash. - The July 24th windstorm that blew through Spokane County still has homeowners cleaning up and is creating chaos at a Chattaroy mobile home park.

KHQ.COM - Delta Nu sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. With her dog, Bruiser, in tow, Elle enrolls at Harvard in hopes of winning back her boyfriend.

KHQ.COM - TD Canada Trust was determined to thank their customers in a unique and memorable way.

A northern Idaho man who killed his ex-wife and her boyfriend will not get a reduction in either of his life sentences.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Seventeen animals, including two horses and a llama, were rescued from a Cheney residence today after complaints of neglect and abuse, Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service said.

LC is a spayed female brown and black tabby who was surrendered to the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service shelter after her owner developed a severe allergy to here.

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash.- Right now there is an active manhunt under way in Peone Prairie.

Dottie McLean tees off at Liberty Lake Golf Course, the community's original golf course.

Electronic bracelets have saved Spokane area taxpayers $140,000 in the past six months, but they are only tracking five inmates.

SPOKANE COUNTY, A horse had to be put-down after a mountain lion attack Tuesday night in north Spokane County, near Camp Gifford.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. With the thermometer reaching triple digits Tuesday and little hope for rain relief in sight, officials have upgraded the potential fire danger in Spokane and surrounding counties.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A 33-year-old Spokane man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated murder Tuesday.