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AIRWAY HEIGHTS — The police department, along with other departments in the state, has received a Mental Health Field Response grant contract for $1,314,151.35, according to the West Plains Safety Alliance. Funded by the Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs, several grants were distributed to the Airway Heights Police Department, Chelan County Sheriff's Office, Kirkland Police Department, Longview Police Department, Port Angeles Police Department, and the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Was...
SPOKANE VALLEY- According to reports a suspect was arrested for burglary and malicious mischief on September 9. In the afternoon of September 9, Spokane Valley Deputies and a SWAT team worked together to locate and safely arrest a multi-time convicted felon on new charges stemming from an incident that took place earlier in the day. Records show a second person was also contacted and arrested for a valid felony Idaho warrant. The suspect, Dwayne J. Tolbert, 32, was taken into...
The following arrests were made by the Airway Heights Police between Aug. 15 and Sept. 10 Aug. 15 Ty A. Holland was arrested on the 1300 block South of Ziegler Street for third and second-degree possession of stolen property. Carmen S. Fowler was arrested on the 1200 block South of Hayford Road for second-degree vehicle prowling, theft of a firearm from a motor vehicle, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, first-degree identity theft, and second-degree theft from a motor vehicle. Aug. 23 Brianna D. Davidson was...
LIBERTY LAKE – A project that has been in the works for years has finally been completed. The city of Liberty Lake along with several speakers ushered in the new overpass during a ribbon cutting ceremony held on Sept. 9 at 21200 E. Country Vista Drive. President of the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce, Lance Beck welcomed guests and introduced the key speakers. According to Mayor Cris Kaminskas, the funding for this project was secured through the 2015 connecting W...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee wants legislation to investigate the possibility fossil fuel companies are profiteering from high gas prices in the state. “Well, people are tired – are sick and tired – of oil and gas companies profiteering on this,” Inslee said last week. “You know, we’re finding companies have profits much higher in our state than other places, and we need to get to the bottom of that. It’s unacceptable to be profiteering.” Profiteering is defined as the act or activity of making an unreasonable profit on the sal...
ROCKFORD - A man was killed in a crash near Rockford on Sunday evening, September 10. Jackie Thompson, 60, of Spokane Valley, was pronounced dead at around 12:03 p.m. on State Route 278. He was found dead at the scene according to Washington State Patrol. The next of kin has been notified. According to the Washington State Patrol, Jackie crossed both lanes of traffic in his brown 2004 Ford F150 into a ditch through a barbed wire fence, rolled, and was ejected. Jackie was not...
SPOKANE VALLEY - Search efforts by the Spokane Valley Deputies to locate Daniel A. Pronkin, 22 have come up empty. Pronkin’s unexplained disappearance and the discovery of his abandoned vehicle in the Dishman Hills area have spurred an intensive search operation that has so far yielded no trace of the young man. Pronkin was last seen leaving his home on N. Willow Road in Spokane Valley on September 6, authorities discovered his red 2002 Honda Civic abandoned in the Dishman H...
SPOKANE VALLEY — City council unanimously approved a motion to establish an interim homeless housing task force during their meeting on Sept. 12, in order to timely establish a task force and complete the necessary work on a five-year plan. The resolution establishes an interim task force composed of seven voting members. The task force will provide recommendations for the 5-year plan to be used in 2024, and make recommendations for the composition of the permanent task force. At a previous meeting, which took place on J...
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