foreign 2 News begins now thank you for joining us on krem2 plus I'm Tim Pham this is your KREM 2 News week in review join us as we take a closer look at some of the biggest stories in the Inland Northwest this past week [Music] one of the biggest questions these core documents answer is why police say Scott made the threat in the first place well he told investigators he was afraid to land in Seattle because he claimed the cartel was waiting for him there court documents say after taking off ar
ound 3 30 PM Wednesday from Atlanta to Seattle 38 year old Brandon Scott handed a flight attendant a note in that note Scott claimed he had a bomb and if the plane lands in Seattle he would kill everyone on board he demanded the plane be diverted to another airport which is how Alaska Airlines flight 334 ended up at the Spokane International Airport passenger Dave Chavez says he was on board with his two sons when you're coming home from a vacation with the grandparents Chevette says he thought
the plane was diverted for a medical emergency he later realized things were much more serious I didn't really start feeling nervous until we got off of the plane and there was a police officer who was guiding us to some shuttles to take us to the uh airport fire station documents say authorities detained the suspect and searched the plane the Spokane bomb squad didn't find any explosives documents say Scott didn't admitted his claims were false and he did not place any bombs on the plane the co
urt says he told law enforcement members of the cartel were waiting to harm and kill him in Seattle Thursday afternoon Scotland before a federal judge in a yellow jumpsuit here he faced one count of false information in hoaxes if Scott is found guilty he could spend up to five years in jail and receive a 250 thousand dollar fine his next court appearance is scheduled for July 19th I also spoke to a criminal justice expert with knowledge on FBI investigations he told me that mental health is goin
g to play a large part in determining the magnitude of future consequences he says the FBI should come to a determination on Scott's mental health in just a few days from Spokane's Federal Courthouse Janelle Finch KREM 2 News tense moments as kaylina Torres and her fellow passengers exit the plane after a bomb threat made mid-air forced an emergency landing in Spokane we're hearing the announcement that there is a mechanical issue and we're going to do an emergency landing in Spokane they had to
ld us we're going to land don't worry about all the cops and fire trucks that's just protocol when we announce an emergency landing turns out there was no mechanical issue once everybody kind of like looked forward down the aisle you can see in the very front there was two police officers that were handcuffing A Guy In First Class Alaska Airlines confirming a passenger on flight 334 from Atlanta to Seattle made a quote direct threat to the safety of our aircraft to a flight attendant we didn't k
now why we didn't hear no commotion no nothing like we were completely like just blindsided next thing Torres knew police escorted the man off the plane in cuffs once the suspect was in custody passengers were brought to this fire station where they stayed for several hours as a mother Torres did her best to comfort her son after an unforgettable vacation in more ways than one you know we're just scary to know like not only being yourself but you have your kid with you and there were so many kid
s on that plane I have to ask after something like this how do you feel about flying it's definitely scary like I said I'm someone that I'm an overthinker I have so much anxiety when it comes to anything like that in an email two passengers Alaska Airlines apologized offering to cover expenses and a 300 Flight Credit NTSB investigators just got to the scene a few hours ago and tell us they'll be here for the next few days and tonight the sheriff's office has identified that pilot as 70-year-old
Jerry Seibert they say he was the only person on the plane and died in the crash officials say the Cessna 182 took off from the St Mary's Airport this morning at 9 17 a.m shortly after takeoff Witnesses heard the engine sputtering and saw smoke coming from the engine the NTSB says the pilot may have reported the engine failure over the radio the plane went down about a quarter mile from the airport in Hayfield it appears the pilot attempted to return to the airport and in the turn back is when t
he crash happened it's in a hay field about a quarter mile from the end of the runway um so this is our on scene portion we plan to be here for two or three days it's our fact Gathering phage we're trying to document and gather perishable evidence which is evidence that can change with time the NTSB says it's possible the plane stalled if it was attempting to turn back to the airport with little or no power but they're still in the early stages of the investigation what we're going to be looking
at is the man the machine and the environment we're going to be looking such as like weather ATC data maintenance records information about the pilot the wreckage will eventually be sent to a secure facility where they'll continue to examine the plane they say a preliminary report should be on their website in three weeks a final report though could take one to two years the Sheriff's Office says that pilot was from Tacoma but also had a home in Calder Idaho which is about 20 miles east of here
reporting in St Mary's tonight Kyle simcha KREM 2 News [Music] Campground all day today they're going to get for this weekend's concert which begins tomorrow and while everyone's anxious to move forward after last month's shooting officials tell me they're moving forward with heightened security for the first time since a deadly shooting left two people dead The Gorge Amphitheater and campgrounds are reopening to the public our main goal this weekend is we want people to feel comfortable we wan
t them to feel safe but we also want them to remain Vigilant Grant County Sheriff's Office public information officer Kyle Foreman says for the past two weeks they've worked to improve safety at the Gorge we're going to have additional shifts of deputies and law enforcement officers and the Staffing will be higher so there'll be a more visible presence of law enforcement officers on hand Vehicles will be subject to search and officers will be checking for weapons and Contraband that is being bro
ught into the campground Foreman says he wants people to feel safe this weekend we just went through a terrible tragedy in our community here and we want people to come to the gorge the ticket holders the campers everyone is coming out here to and feels as safe as possible in a Facebook post the Grant County Sheriff's Office gave a list of ways to stay safe these include reporting anything suspicious having an Exit Plan and hiding your valuables just this morning deputies were again called to th
e campground on a reports of a man trespassing according to a post on the Sheriff's Office Facebook page the man was also heard mumbling something about explosives deputies quickly detained the man and determined he did not have the resources or wherewithal to pose a credible threat from now on to get into the Gorge Amphitheater or campgrounds you must have a valid concert ticket no one else is allowed in when you come to the Gorge Amphitheater this is a community just like any other town or any
other city and please practice the same things that you would if you were at home you're in a community so if you see something suspicious bring it to the attention of law enforcement right away the dead and Company concert kicks off tomorrow and last through Sunday in Quincy Nathan Han KRON 2 News the investigation into 47-year-old Andre Irvin began in April when two 16 year old girls came forward telling a school counselor at North Central High School that a teacher had touched them and made
inappropriate comments before being placed on administrative leave Irvin was the boys basketball coach and also served as an in-school suspension teacher according to court documents the girls told police that while in detention Irvin overheard one of them say she had nude photos of herself on her cell phone documents say Irvin called the girl to his desk and said he wanted to look at the photos she unlocked her phone and Irvin took it into the bathroom with him for five to ten minutes according
to police after giving the phone back Irvin said that he quote really liked those pictures documents say Irvin asked if she would put nude photos of herself on a USB drive if he provided one one of the girls told police she flirted with the 47 year old teacher and emailed him after school asking if what happened would happen again according to court documents the girls told police Irvin touched them inappropriately on April 11th a Spokane police detective interviewed Irvin at the district offic
es during the interview court documents show Irvin admitted to touching one of the girls but claimed it was an accident and that his hand slipped during a second interview court documents show Irvin admitted he could have handled the situation better and acknowledged engaging in conversations he should not have he told a detective he was not proud of himself based on the totality of the situation Irvin appeared in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to charges of viewing child pornography sec
ond-degree sexual misconduct and two counts of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes his trial is expected to begin September 25th in Spokane Kyle simchuk KREM 2 News we had about 25 here and in the front one got away and that precious little flag we have in the window I just love it pastor of varadel United Church of Christ Jen Haywood is full of love God loves all even in the face of potential hate where to love our neighborhood to love God and to love our enemy loving our enemies is
something Haywood is still processing this as the church was vandalized and burglarized KREM 2 exclusively obtained surveillance video shows suspects allegedly running to the church where they wrote Lev 2013 on the lawn and diesel fuel it's short for Leviticus chapter 20 verse 13. which says that it's okay to kill gay men and you're not responsible if you kill a gay person that's the way they read it it's read out a context it's read without understanding that it's actually not about a loving r
elationship in addition to vandalizing the grass the suspects also stole the three flags that were originally hanging behind me but as you can see their absence didn't last very long Haywood says she wanted to send a powerful message in response to the attack I thought for a moment and said let's have a party because love is greater than hate and then that became the name of the party [Music] the end of the party we had the flag raising it was very moving and meaningful Haywood says the church i
s open to people of all backgrounds whoever you are wherever you are in your journey you are fully created in the image of God and she hopes the suspects can overcome their hate as a human being our faith says you can change the Spokane County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for tips on the suspect vehicle no arrests have been made at this time Pastor Jen says the church right now is trying to raise money to buy better surveillance equipment in the event of future incidents like this one s
he says the church is already halfway to its goal in Spokane Valley Janelle Finch kranti news after two years of Renovations the upgraded United Building is once again open with a new look and new businesses let's take a look within hours of opening the doors Wednesday the updated United Building on Market Street already had its first satisfied customers for here to go here and you said a little bit of vanilla Michael caught Sala and crew serving a Brews of the morning variety derailleur coffee
opened at seven we got to kick it off by mid-afternoon the place was packed with the lunch rush eager to try a different kind of Brew or the down to earth food inspired by Chef Victor lewins Texas Roots we're serving a taste of Central Texas with Northwestern ingredients it's all inside a building that was originally a bank built in 1920. you'll see nods to that history in the new design seeing it kind of come into life now it's like you know not a Daydream anymore but a real dream a dream that
extends beyond the united into the rest of Hilliard looking to make a Resurgence Hilliard sometimes has a bad rap as being a rougher part of our city and I love that businesses are jumping in and building Community another dream the completion of the north-south corridor could bring even more business to this North Side neighborhood but the United's a welcome addition for those already living or working here it's lacking a place for people of all ages can come together and hang out and enjoy the
space they'll realize Hilliard's not the Hilliard they they're thinking of it's fun it's friendly there's a lot of great people and the work isn't over yet there's more in store for the United and the neighborhood it calls home it'd be nice to kind of see a revitalization of this you know and it's still a neighborhood where somebody with a dream can kind of make it happen and we did give you a little bit of a teaser there the work isn't done as two more businesses are expected to open upstairs
in the united in October in Hilliard Shannon mouty KREM 2 News Twitter owner and billionaire Elon Musk ruffled quite a few feathers this weekend when he limited how many tweets users can view each day saying the restrictions will crack down on quote extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation on verified users can be locked out for the day after viewing 1000 tweets verified users or those paying a few dollars a month can view 10 000 tweets thousands of users complained about the new
rules including the union representing Spokane County Fire District 8 firefighters they tweeted at musk and Twitter asking to get their accounts limit lifted saying it's Fire season here in the Northwest and we learn what's happening around us by the tweets of agencies and journalists didn't see this coming at all it was a complete surprise to us when we when we got on the app union rep and Fire District 8 division Chief Jay Wilkins says Twitter is a valuable tool letting First Responders share
accurate information like evacuation notices in real time a lot of those times we don't have the ability your fire to service doesn't have the ability to set up full command posts and have a public information officer so we use Twitter in that mediatory time to get information out to folks newsrooms like our own then share that information on television and other social media sites being able to use Twitter as that as a communication device really is important to us across all generations and th
e entire Community the Union's tweet has been viewed more than a hundred and sixty four thousand times Washington Emergency Management shared it saying quote this is just not acceptable Elon Musk says the limits are temporary and hasn't shared when they'll be lifted in Spokane Kyle simcha KREM 2 News thousands of people flock to the streets of downtown Coeur d'Alene for the annual Fourth of July parade during the parade there are all types of floats from Firemen to bands to dancers the sounds of
bands cheerleaders and Sirens are just some of the noises you would have heard at this year's annual 4th of July parade in downtown Coeur d'Alene the annual parade has gone on for more than 70 years it's even busier and more exciting than it's ever been in years past Lindsay Allen is attending her first parade with her family she was one of just 10 000 people that crowded the downtown streets you know to be able to bring our son out and have this kind of family-friendly event Quarter Lane pulls
out all the stops for this stuff and so it's just awesome this year there were 77 floats the highest number of participants in the last few years I was first in the parade in 1948 as a bluebird Marlo Faulkner was this year's prey Grand Marshal I waved to thousands of people they were really magnificent everything from little girls to older men she says the parade has gotten bigger and better every year it's really quite astounding originally it started at 7th Street today we were out at 20th th
ere were thousands of people along the parade route preparations for the parade begin as early as the beginning of the year about five or six months goes into it Linda colpes is a CEO for the city's Chamber of Commerce the organization that put on the event our theme this year is a vintage America the magic of our youth and so we really really wanted to bring all that magic from when we were young as for Lindsay she sees the start of a brand new tradition and here we have some of our favorite Sc
outs this is uh I know one of the best events that our community puts on so we're absolutely going to come back [Music] hey the parade lasted for about two hours but many Prairie goers stayed to enjoy the lake and a lot of them tell me that this was one of the best parades they've ever seen in Coeur d'Alene Nathan Khan KREM 2 News I'm in area Heights the only city in Spokane County that allowed fireworks last night and the assistant fire chief here tells me that it was one of their safest nights
in the last decade fireworks were all the craze last night but you might have noticed more lights in the sky in one Spokane City fireworks are legal in Airway Heights from 8 to midnight last night people in Airway Heights were allowed to shoot off fireworks but you might be surprised to hear how many calls Airway Heights Fire actually responded to probably three that were fireworks related that was two less than last year it was one of their best nights in the last decade this was actually one
of the better fourth of julys we've had in my time here only a handful of calls and it was stuff that dumpster fire somebody probably put hot fireworks in there it was a different story outside Airway Heights fireworks are illegal throughout the rest of the county according to Spokane Regional emergency communications dispatch centers received 618 firework related 9-1-1 calls yesterday 212 of them were within the city of Spokane the number of calls is similar to last year when the county receive
d 599 calls I think this was the 31st year of the ban so it's not new for people around here but you know there are new residents here there's always going to be people that want to skirt their laws fortunately there weren't any serious emergencies a busy a busy evening for all just complaints if we get a call in that you know somebody's going to investigate it whether that be you know most the calls that came in yesterday were more kind of barcessed you know smoldering stuff the Spokane Fire De
partment did firework patrols and they issued 12 citations for illegal fireworks Airway Heights Fire does want to remind people that fireworks are no longer legal and if you do get caught lighting one they could issue a citation in Airway Heights Nathan Han KREM 2 news thank you for joining us here on KREM 2 plus for a look at some of the biggest news stories of the past week for the most current news throughout the weekend you can watch our latest newscast right here on KREM 2 plus just look fo
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