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In the buildup to Hoopfest, the Spokane Police Department kicked off a summer youth basketball league Thursday in an effort to strengthen its relationship with the community.

Players and teams began checking in for Hoopfest 2013 Thursday.

The Major Crimes Unit is investigating the death as suspicious according to police. Authorities said investigators searched the riverbank for evidence.

Crews vented the roof and managed to put out the flames before 1:00 p.m.

Hazmat crews entered the building around 2:00 p.m. and tested the powder. They tested the box for radiation and illegal drugs according to authorities.

Police said Thursday they arrested a man suspected in a string of residential burglaries as the suspect walked out of a home with pieces of art work in hand.

He has gone by the aliases Brett W Barnes and Burt Jay Barnes according to officials.

The judge ordered Wednesday that the house along N. Seminole Road must be boarded up for one year.

The City of Spokane is set to open a new Spokane Police Department facility Thursday.

The $72 million bankruptcy filing in Florida follows the stunning collapse of his fortunes that began with the economic collapse of 2008.

Firefighting crews took to the skies Wednesday to train for what is expected to be a bad summer for wildfires.

Local supporters of same-sex marriage celebrated as news broke Wednesday of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision declaring DOMA unconstitutional. Opponents believe, however, the court did not re-define marriage.

Shawn Meese, 43, faces theft charges for allegedly embezzling nearly $140,000 from the Inland Empire Youth Soccer Association over a year and a half, which nearly bankrupted the organization.

Makenly Davis carried the Washington State flag during the grand entry ceremony in New Mexico. She competed in goat tying and breakaway.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Newton at 509-477-2683.

Matthew Ryan Buquet, 38, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he mailed five letters laced with ricin.

Caitlyn Bell, a 16-year-old cancer patient from Olympia who had been missing since May 31, was found Wednesday in Idaho. Her parents say "she is alive and well and just needs medical attention."

City leaders said they are working to implement the community's vision for the Division Street corridor through Downtown and the University District.

The lawyer for former Interim Police Chief Scott Stephens said the release of an internal investigations file to the public is a major violation of Stephens’ confidentiality agreement with the city.