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Internal Investigation Shows Post Falls Police Officer Was Justified In Fatal Shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 3rd

**Official Release From Post Falls Police Department** POST FALLS, Idaho - On March 12, 2012 the Post Falls Police Department was providing assistance to the Idaho State Police in a vehicle pursuit which resulted in the use of deadly force used by some of the officers involved. At approximately 2:

UPDATE: Phone Outage Affecting 911 Service In Spokane County & Stevens County

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 3rd

**UPDATE** KHQ.COM - The 9-1-1 outage in parts of northern Spokane County and in Stevens County is now over. All services have been restored. PREVIOUS COVERAGE KHQ.COM - Citizens in northern parts of Spokane County and in Stevens County may not be able to reach 9-1-1 service as a result of

DEVELOPING STORY: SPD Investigating Drive-By Shooting In North Spokane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 3rd

KHQ.COM - Right now Spokane Police are looking for the suspects in a drive-by shooting early Friday morning in north Spokane. It happened at around 5:30 a.m. in the alley of the 5000 block of North Madison near the intersection with Queen. Police have confirmed to KHQ

KHQ EXCLUSIVE: Police Officer Flips Car In Spokane Valley

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 3rd

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Pines Road in Spokane Valley near 8th is back open after an early morning crash involving a Spokane Valley police officer. It happened around 12:30 am Friday where Pines meets 8th in Spokane Valley. Police say an officer was responding to a fight call at Pines Elementary

Two Alarm Fire Displaces Four In North Idaho

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 3rd

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Four people were displaced from their home Thursday night after a two-alarm fire at a tri-plex on 4th and Wallace in Coeur d'Alene. Fire officials tell KHQ that it started towards the back of the building around 9:00pm, and that it took nearly 90 minutes to knock down

KHQ WEATHER AUTHORITY: Another Great Weekend Of Sunshine Ahead!

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 3rd

BLAKE JENSEN: A very minor system moved through our area Thursday that brought only increased clouds to our area, that has now moved on to our east. Coming in behind it...the two words we always love to hear...high pressure. That means, as we head towards the weekend that high pressure will

Fairchild Air Force Base Welcomes New Wing Commander

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 3rd

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. - A new commander will be taking over at Fairchild Air Force Base as Col. Paul Guemmer heads to the Midwest for his next assignment. Col. Guemmer tells KHQ on Thursday that the past two years here have been special, and that the biggest challenge while here was the complete

CIA Investigation: Spokane Spas Dodging Taxes?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 3rd

SPOKANE, Wash. - In the business of day spas, looks can be deceiving. On the outside, the buildings are tattered and unassuming. But inside, Spokane spa owners ran lucrative businesses. "They always said 'When you come here, you go to fantasy land and when you leave, you go back to reality,

Professorship Endowment Started In Pullman For The Voice Of The Cougs: Mayor Glenn Johnson

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 3rd

PULLMAN, Wash. - It surely is an exciting time for Cougar athletics with Coach Mike Leach taking the helm in Pullman, but there is so much more going on at WSU including a new endowment that any fan can contribute to that benefits academics more than athletics. Alumni of the Murrow

Mayor Condon's Salary Nearly Twice What Tacoma Mayor Earns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 3rd

SPOKANE, Wash. - The man leading the City of Spokane has no easy job. Just one day ago, Mayor David Condon described the difficulties of cutting 100 positions from City Hall in the face of a $10 million dollar budget gap. But for his work, Condon is paid handsomely. This year, he'll