Spokane County News

SPOKANE, Wash.--The son of a Spokane County Sheriff's Office Sheriff candidate and current Spokane Police Department detective is accused of threatening to shoot up a local Wendy's restaurant, according to court documents.

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There's moonlighting, but what do you call this? A Spokane County sheriff's deputy may be in trouble after being accused of working at a retail store while he was supposed to be on patrol.

KHQ.COM - Spokane County Sheriff's Office K9 Ekko Grunheide retired on March 1st, 2014 after almost 6 years of dedicated service.

When Clint Gibson and Ray Bourgeois began working for the Liberty Lake Police Department in 2002, the entire precinct was housed in a space scarcely larger than a meeting room at current LLPD headquarters.

A Spokane County Sheriff's Office deputy was placed on administrative leave Monday night.

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE POLICE DEPT: Spokane Police search for Jenny K. Rogers, who is wanted on Kidnapping charges in connection to the on-going Kidnapping and Murder investigation.

Multiple arrests were made over the weekend in the kidnapping and murder of David Whitman, an alleged drug dealer who, according to court documents, was killed when other drug dealers suspected him of stealing from them.

The owner of a marijuana dispensary in north Spokane shot a man outside his business Sunday night, claiming he was defending himself and his business.

The Stevens County Coroner confirmed Monday that she has finished the autopsy on the body found near Long Lake on Friday.

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the retirement of one of its most prolific crimefighters, who has left the force to enjoy a retirement filled with play time and naps.

New Mountlake Terrace City Manager Arlene Fisher says that, after her first week on the job, she finds that she's taking over a city that is in good shape.

Law enforcement in Spokane County is about to enter a new era in which almost all interactions between officers and citizens will be recorded.

Spokane Police detectives have arrested a 4th person in connection to a reported kidnapping in Spokane and the location of a body in Stevens County.

Work to fix a badly damaged section of Jackson Road would not start immediately.

Who knows if an Elk, Wash. , high school student suspected of breaking into medical marijuana dispensary would have been caught? But Spokane County sheriff's deputies say the kid gave himself away by sharing some of the loco loot.

The Seahawks' flying mascot Taima made a guest appearance in the Legislature this morning, posing for pictures and being present in the House when a resolution of his honor was adopted.

Three men were arrested and six pounds of meth was seized following a joint investigation between Grant County and federal law enforcement agencies.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A 13-year veteran of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office and longtime sniper with the agency's SWAT team fired the shot that struck a Montana fugitive in the hand Tuesday morning, according to a news release.

Spokane County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a marijuana dispensary break-in that may have led to a student going to the hospital.