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

Spokane Construction Company Wins Bid To Replace Collapsed I-5 Bridge
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
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
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
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
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
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
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
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
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th
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
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
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

WSU Scientist: Dreaded Brown Recluse Spider Doesn't Live In Northwest

WSU Scientist: Dreaded Brown Recluse Spider Doesn't Live In Northwest
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
PULLMAN, Wash. - We've all seen them - brown recluse spiders scuttling in the bathtub, scurrying in the tool shed or spinning a web under the porch light. That is, we think we've seen them. Contrary to what many people believe, the brown recluse, or Loxosceles reclusa, doesn't live in

Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deaths

Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deaths
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By TIM TALLEYAssociated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago. James Lewis DeRosa was killed by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, becoming the state's

AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan

AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense officials say four U.S. troops were killed Tuesday at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Officials say the four were killed by indirect fire, likely a mortar or rocket, but they had no other details. The officials spoke on

18 Mayors: Limit Use Of Food Stamps To Buy Soda

18 Mayors: Limit Use Of Food Stamps To Buy Soda
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
NEW YORK (AP) - The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, the mayors say it's "time to test and evaluate approaches

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NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women

NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 17th
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

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

UPDATE: Wrong-Way Crash On Hwy. 195 At Cheney Spokane Rd.
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
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

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
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
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