At a demonstration last week to honor Alex Pretti, protesters thought two men were ICE officers. They called the local cops, and the pair turned out to be Spokane police.
What happens when Kootenai Sheriffs come to town? How far do WA’s sanctuary state laws go? Do local cops ever know when ICE is going to take action? We found out answers to those questions and more.
The arrestees include Justice Forral, Erin Lang and former city council president Ben Stuckart, who were all arrested during the June 11 protests. Organizer Jac Archer, who was not arrested June 11, was also arrested this morning.
Spokane Police officers arrested Justice Forral on a warrant from the county Sheriff’s Office for new 3rd degree assault charges leveled against Forral for the anti-ICE protest on Wednesday.
At least four people arrested in Spokane County, one for unlawful border crossing, were transported and held for several days at the Kootenai County Jail.
It's a testament to this community that we have made it this far, but compared to the budgets of other news operations in our area, ours is tiny. How do we do so much with so little?
A rundown of the local races we’ve been covering and where they stand today. What’s set in stone, what’s too close to call and what the local landscape will look like heading into next year.
