Man arrested, charged with murder
Today, detectives from the Stevens County Sheriff's Office arrested 42-year-old Preston Lee Rogers on a charge of Murder in the 1st degree.

Murder suspect to undergo mental evaluation
The Stevens County man who admitted to police that he snapped and stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death was back in a courtroom Tuesday where he was ordered to undergo mental evaluations.

Deer Park residents protest hospital closure
"And that would be just terrible for everyone." Sonja Horner, a nurse for 17 years at Deer Park Hospital, strolls the sidewalks protesting across the street Saturday from Holy Family Hospital. via The Spokesman-Review

Black Friday in perspective
"With their spoils we shall begin to be rich for this is a righteous war and the removal of so foul a brood from off the face of the earth is a service God will bless." Years ago, when I still lived well outside the city lights of Spokane, I began a tradition which I hope meets with everyone's approval as I begin extending it into the present. via The Spokesman-Review

1959 murder remains unsolved
"I've been trying to find somebody to tell it to" Dan Hite looks over his scrapbook of photos from the 1960s in his Springdale, Wash., home. via The Spokesman-Review

Ex-boyfriend charged in Springdale woman's death
COLVILLE, Wash. - Stevens County prosecutors have charged the ex-boyfriend of a woman found stabbed to death near Springdale, Wash., with first-degree murder.