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Spokane Valley Pools Nearing End Of Season

Spokane Valley Pools Nearing End Of Season
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Spokane Valley residents still have several days to soak up the rest of the swimming season at Valley Mission Pool and Terrace View Pool. Valley Mission Pool closes on Aug. 26, and Terrace View Pool closes on Sept. 3. Park Road Pool is closed for the rest of the year.

UPDATE: Scuba Diving Necklace Connected To Schmidt Murder Found

UPDATE: Scuba Diving Necklace Connected To Schmidt Murder Found
SPOKANE, Wash. - Kimberly Schmidt's scuba diving necklace has been located.  No further information is available at this time as the investigation is still ongoing.

Oldtown Man Killed After Head-On Collision With Semi-Truck

Oldtown Man Killed After Head-On Collision With Semi-Truck
BONNER COUNTY, Idaho - One man is dead following a head-on collision with a semi-truck just after midnight on Tuesday. The Bonner County Sheriff's Department says the accident happened in the 5500 block of Old Priest River Road when 38-year-old Oldtown resident John Sullivan was driving

UDPATE: Police Investigating Shooting In Northeast Spokane

UDPATE: Police Investigating Shooting In Northeast Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police are investigating a drive-by shooting at a home in northeast Spokane which happened Tuesday morning. Police say at around 8:30AM two men in a white SUV pulled into a back alley behind a home in the 1200 block of E. Queen just off of Nevada

Red Flag Warning In Effect For Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho

Red Flag Warning In Effect For Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
SPOKANE, Wash. - That warning posted by the National Weather Service as lightning caused at least one small brush fire southwest of Spokane, Tuesday morning.   A line of thunderstorms will move through the Inland Northwest today from around 10 am through at least 6 PM

UPDATE: Officer Involved Shooting In Moses Lake

UPDATE: Officer Involved Shooting In Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE, Wash. - The Central Basin Investigation Team continues to investigate the shooting involving a Grant County Deputy early this morning.  Investigators have finished serving a search warrant on the residence and processing the scene of the incident.  Along with this they

City Council Passes New Panhandling Ordinance

City Council Passes New Panhandling Ordinance
SPOKANE, Wash.

Ruby Ridge: 20 Years Later, Daughter Finds Freedom In Faith And Forgiveness

Ruby Ridge: 20 Years Later, Daughter Finds Freedom In Faith And Forgiveness
MARION, Montana - Not far from the mountains where she grew up, Sara re-discovered what she'd loved about her childhood. The simple things. "I missed the mountains terribly," she said. "I've always loved the horses." For her, it was riding horses again, which she gets to do again on a

Mayor Extending Ombudsman's Contract Until Year's End

Mayor Extending Ombudsman's Contract Until Year's End
City Of Spokane Press Release: SPOKANE, Wash. - In light of concerns expressed by City Council Members and other citizens, Spokane Mayor David Condon today is announcing that he will retain Police Ombudsman Tim Burns through the end of 2012, past his contract expiration date, to help smooth

TONIGHT ON KHQ: Ruby Ridge 20 Years Later: 'We Felt So Alone In All Of It'

TONIGHT ON KHQ: Ruby Ridge 20 Years Later: 'We Felt So Alone In All Of It'
KHQ.COM - Twenty years after Ruby Ridge, Sara Weaver talks with KHQ Local News about the 11-day standoff that took the lives of her mother and brother. That's coming up tonight on KHQ Local News at 5 and 6pm.