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Northern Quest Casino & Resort Releases Update On Hairstylist's Resignation

Northern Quest Casino & Resort Releases Update On Hairstylist's Resignation
UPDATE:  Tuesday night Northern Quest Casino & Resort posted on their Facebook page an update to the internal investigation they are conducting regarding Melanie Strandberg's resignation. The report is pasted below:  Northern Quest Resort & Casino Follow Up Media Statement

KHQ Weather Authority: Widespread Rain For Wednesday

KHQ Weather Authority: Widespread Rain For Wednesday
*From now on you will notice in our emails a green, yellow or red at the end of our tonight and tomorrow forecast.  Green~indicates a GOOD day, Yellow~indicates an "INCONVENIENT" day (i.e..

Hikers Rescued Near Mirabeau Park

Hikers Rescued Near Mirabeau Park
Firefighters with Spokane Valley were called out to a technical rescue Tuesday evening near north Pines Road & Mirabeau Parkway.  Firefighters tell KHQ that a man and a woman in their 20's were hiking in the area when the woman fell about 20 down a bank. The man attempted to rescue her

Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law

Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress. But in a report to be released Wednesday

Spokane Construction Company Wins Bid To Replace Collapsed I-5 Bridge

Spokane Construction Company Wins Bid To Replace Collapsed I-5 Bridge
SPOKANE, Wash – Max J. Kuney Construction Company is smiling a little brighter tonight, after Governor Jay Inslee made the announcement Tuesday afternoon that the Spokane-based company would build the new replacement bridge over the Skagit River. After the existing bridge in Mt. Vernon

Boy, 13, charged in 'wrestling' death of girl, 5

Boy, 13, charged in 'wrestling' death of girl, 5
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister after investigators said he told them he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitated from TV. "The 13-year-old reported he started to wrestle with

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. Hastings, who

Author, teacher of endangered Lakota language dies

Author, teacher of endangered Lakota language dies
By KRISTI EATONAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The endangered Lakota language has lost one of its greatest supporters. Albert White Hat, who was instrumental in teaching and preserving the American Indian language and translated the Hollywood movie "Dances with Wolves" into Lakota for its

SCAM ALERT: Fake Calls From Courts Demand Money

SCAM ALERT: Fake Calls From Courts Demand Money
PRESS RELEASE FROM WASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL: Scammers are calling Washington residents claiming to represent various Washington courts and demanding residents wire money by 10 a.m., or face arrest. People who receive these calls assume the calls must be about outstanding fines or warrants they

5 Acre Brush Fire In Hangman Valley Area

5 Acre Brush Fire In Hangman Valley Area
Firefighters are mopping up a brush fire just north of the Hangman Valley area near Baltimore and Moran Vista Lane.  Dispatch started getting calls just before 4:00pm Tuesday afternoon of homeowners seeing smoke in the Hangman Valley area. Firefighters from Spokane County Fire

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UPDATE: Wrong-Way Crash On Hwy. 195 At Cheney Spokane Rd.

UPDATE: Wrong-Way Crash On Hwy. 195 At Cheney Spokane Rd.
UPDATE: The female driver has been identified as Jennifer A. Schmidt of Spokane Valley. The male driver has been identified as Sean D. Moss. Both Schmidt and Moss were life-flighted by Medstar to Sacred Heart. The State Patrol says both vehicles were totaled and both drivers were wearing seatbelts

NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women

NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has eight new astronauts - its first new batch in four years. Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades. A female helicopter pilot also is in the group. In fact, four of

FIRST ON KHQ.COM: Spokane Valley Homeowner Catches Would Be Burglar; Holds Suspect At Gunpoint Until Authorities Arrive

FIRST ON KHQ.COM: Spokane Valley Homeowner Catches Would Be Burglar; Holds Suspect At Gunpoint Until Authorities Arrive
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE VALLEY POLICE DEPT: On Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 9:15 a.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff's Deputies responded to a person with a weapon call near the area of 13600 E. 20th Ave. Deputies arrived on scene and found the victim homeowner detaining the suspect, later