Police investigate inmate's death at Monroe prison

MONROE, Wash. - Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at the Monroe Correctional Complex.

The Daily Herald reported 23-year-old Edward Kemp Jr. was found unresponsive Saturday morning in his cell.

Prison spokeswoman Susan Biller said corrections officers performed CPR, but medics pronounced him dead when they arrived.

Biller said Kemp entered the state prison system in March 2015 on a conviction of assault with a firearm after an SUV with children inside was fired upon in Burien. Kemp was assigned to a medium security unit of Monroe prison in early July.

Monroe Police Department spokeswoman Debbie Willis said preliminary findings suggest his death was related to drug use. She said police will try to determine how drugs could have gotten to Kemp inside the prison.

Man gets 70 years to life for Twin Falls killing

TWIN FALLS - A Twin Falls man will serve 70 years to life in prison for killing a man after test-driving a car the man was selling on Craigslist.

The Times-News reported 21-year-old Jacob Lyn Marshall pleaded guilty in June to the murder of 53-year-old Kent Storrer as part of a plea agreement. He also pleaded guilty to robbery and battery with intent to commit a serious felony.

Investigators say on July 25, 2015, Marshall and Jerry Kimball met Storrer and his son-in-law Jasper Qualls, who had posted a Craigslist advertisement to sell a 1991 Mitsubishi 3000.

Court documents say after the drive, Marshall shot Qualls and Storrer with an assault weapon hidden in Kimball's car. Storrer was killed and Qualls was wounded.

Police said Marshall and Kimball stole the Mitsubishi and were arrested after a police chase.

Man pleads guilty to killing teenage niece in Seattle

SEATTLE - A Seattle man has pleaded guilty to killing his 14-year-old niece after prosecutors said he shot the child over an argument about a pair of shoes.

The Seattle Times reported 25-year-old Si Phu pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder in the December 2015 death of Christy Nguyen Phu. He faces as much as 32 years in prison when he's sentenced Aug. 19.

Charging documents say family members told police the teen was killed after refusing Si Phu's demand to give him her shoes.

Documents say she and the victim's cousin barricaded her bedroom door after the altercation but that he returned with a gun, kicked in the door and shot her.

Spokane motorist faces murder charges for killing bicyclist

SPOKANE - A 23-year-old motorist faces murder charges after Spokane police said he deliberately struck and killed a bicyclist following a dispute.

KREM-TV reported that Billy Dalager, of Spokane, appeared in court Monday and was ordered held on $500,000 bail.

The Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office said 30-year-old Don Meilike died from blunt head injuries. He died at the scene early Sunday.

Witnesses told police the two men argued about a pair of speakers when things turned violent.

Police said at least two vehicles chased the victim on his bicycle. One of the vehicles ran him over, killing him.

Police said the driver fled the scene but was located and taken into custody around 6:20 p.m. Sunday.

Authorities to close I-90 bridge during Blue Angels practices, shows

SEATTLE - The Interstate 90 floating bridge across Seattle's Lake Washington will be closed at various times starting Thursday as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels take to the sky.

The Washington Department of Transportation said the bridge will be closed to traffic during practices Thursday and Friday and during the Seafair Air Show Saturday and Sunday.

The closures on I-90 will be from 1:15 to 2:40 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. There will be an additional closure between 9:45 a.m. and noon on Thursday. Express lanes will close one hour before those closure times all four days.

The closures will extend from the I-90/Interstate 5 interchange in Seattle to Island Crest Way on Mercer Island.

Family rescues hound from remote Idaho cave

BOISE - An Idaho family's excursion to Payette National Forest turned into a rescue mission when they heard a puppy's whine coming from underground.

The Idaho Statesman reported that brothers Dan Friend of Eagle and Bret Friend of Boise were preparing to enter a little-known, unmarked cave with relatives when they heard Tinker, a young redtick hound.

The brothers helped family members hoist Tinker to the surface in a duffel bag. The puppy disappeared July 16 while being trained to hunt bears.

Dan Friend said Tinker was wearing a tracking collar but the trainer lost the signal. Tinker has been reunited with her owner in Montana.

The hound survived about 20 feet underground without food or water for two weeks. Friend said condensation on the cave walls likely kept Tinker alive.

Associated Press