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Hikers Rescued Near Mirabeau Park

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

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

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

Spokane Police: Man Arrested For Graffiti

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE VALLEY POLICE DEPT: On June 10, 2013, at 9:20 p.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff's Deputy Jeffry Rogers responded to the area of Barker Road and the Centennial Trail on a report of two males spray painting graffiti under the bridge. Deputy Rogers saw 29-year-

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

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

Random Stabbing In Spokane Valley Leaves Woman Injured

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - A woman was injured in a stabbing early Tuesday morning and Spokane Valley Police have not been able catch the attacker. A woman called police to the 1300 block of North McDonald Rd. just after midnight after she says a man came up behind her and stabbed her in the arm.

Law Student Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving Crash That Injured 2-Year-Old Girl

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

A 23-year-old man was sentenced in court today 11 months after he hit a 2-year-old girl with his car while drunk, and then fled the scene. Timmy Nguyen was sentenced to 12 months in prison for vehicular assault, and ordered to pay over $37,000 in restitution to the family of the girl he hit.

UPDATE: Driver In Serious Condition After Rollover Collision Near Mead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: On Monday night, June 17, 2013, at 7:20 p.m., Spokane County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one-vehicle rollover collision near the area of 5910 E. Peone Road. Deputies located a Dodge sedan that had driven off Peone Road, struck

Cleaning Up Graffiti: Spokane Considers A New Fee Fix

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

SPOKANE, Wash – It doesn't take too long to find in any population center – graffiti sprayed on walls, buildings, and in alleys. Local business owner John Waite says the tagging problem in Spokane has always been bad, but in the last three years or so, it's gotten worse. "

Dog Bites Spokane Police Officer; Owner Tased After Attacking Officer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th

Spokane Police say just after 4:00pm Monday afternoon they were called to the Riverfront Park fountain for a belligerent male who was pounding on the roof of a security car. While on that call, a dog ran up to an officer and bit his leg. In an effort to get the dog to stop biting him, the