Garrett Cabeza

Current Position: Reporter

Garrett Cabeza came to the Spokesman-Review in 2021 after five years as a reporter at the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. He is a breaking news reporter for the Spokesman-Review.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (509) 459-5135
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Most Recent Stories

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man who killed Colville tribal elder in ‘truly senseless’ unprovoked attack gets 17 years in prison

UPDATED: Tue., April 8, 2025

A 38-year-old man who killed a Colville Tribe elder in an unprovoked attack on the Colville Indian Reservation was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

News > Crime/Public Safety

40-year-old man dies in Deer Park parking lot crash

UPDATED: Tue., April 8, 2025

A 40-year-old man died after investigators believe he sped through a Deer Park parking lot and crashed into a large sign.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Employee charged with stealing $12,000 in pull tabs from Swing Lounge

UPDATED: Tue., April 8, 2025

A 39-year-old woman is accused of stealing more than $12,000 from a downtown Spokane business where she worked by opening sealed pull tabs to let her family and friends win the prize from the gambling tickets.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatal downtown Spokane stabbing

UPDATED: Tue., April 8, 2025

A judge last week sentenced a 48-year-old to 30 years in prison for fatally stabbing a man two summers ago in downtown Spokane.

News > Pacific NW

Thousands of protesters line Division Street in Spokane, hundreds more protest in Cd’A to rally against Trump, Musk

UPDATED: Sat., April 5, 2025

Thousands of protesters lined Spokane’s North Division Street and hundreds more poured onto the side of U.S. Highway 95 in Coeur d’Alene Saturday to rally against the policies of President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk.

Sports > Area sports

‘Who’s the baddest?:’ Tribes come from near, far to compete in Battle of the Nations basketball tournament

UPDATED: Fri., April 4, 2025

Some players flew 3,000 miles to Spokane and others drove from around the corner. Some are fresh out of high school and others have years of professional basketball experience.

Sports > Area sports

‘Play for your tribe’: Native tribes from across country descend upon Spokane for basketball glory

UPDATED: Thu., April 3, 2025

Pride, cash and prizes are on the line for nearly 100 teams from Native American tribes across the nation as they hit the hardwood this weekend in Spokane and Liberty Lake.

Sports > Spokane Indians

Spokane Indians fans brave cold weather, rain to meet players, enjoy stadium improvements ahead of Friday home opener

UPDATED: Thu., April 3, 2025

Chilly weather, hot dogs and an array of enthusiastic mascots mean Spokane Indians baseball is back.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing fellow Eastern State Hospital patient and attacking woman downtown

UPDATED: Wed., April 2, 2025

A 27-year-old man who brutally beat a woman in an unprovoked downtown Spokane attack and then killed an Eastern State Hospital patient six months later was sentenced to 18 years in prison.