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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Former Prostitute Talks With KHQ

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Former Prostitute Talks With KHQ
SPOKANE, Wash. – After a yearlong investigation into Spokane County massage parlors ends in the arrest of eight store owners for prostitution, one former worker is now speaking out. Heather* says being homeless and addicted to drugs led her into this lifestyle and Thursday night she shared a

2 sophisticated border drug tunnels discovered

2 sophisticated border drug tunnels discovered
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Two drug-smuggling tunnels outfitted with lighting and ventilation systems were discovered along the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest signs that cartels are building sophisticated passages to escape heightened surveillance on land

Witness to border shooting testifies to grand jury

Witness to border shooting testifies to grand jury
By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - A man who saw an illegal immigrant from Mexico get shot with a stun gun by U.S. border authorities said he testified Thursday to a federal grand jury amid signs that prosecutors are considering criminal charges in the immigrant's death after

AP NewsBreak: Grand jury probes border death

AP NewsBreak: Grand jury probes border death
By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - A federal grand jury is investigating the death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico who was shot by U.S. border authorities with a stun gun, suggesting the government is considering criminal charges after more than two years of silence on the

Arizona drug cell linked to Sinaloa Cartel busted

Arizona drug cell linked to Sinaloa Cartel busted
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say they've busted an elaborate drug trafficking cell in Arizona that's linked to the deadly Sinaloa Cartel from Mexico. Tempe police announced Friday that 20 people have been arrested and $2.4 million was found after a six

Man who chewed on other's face not on 'bath salts'

Man who chewed on other's face not on 'bath salts'
By SUZETTE LABOYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Authorities may never know why a Florida man viciously attacked and chewed on the face of an older homeless man in Miami last month after lab tests failed to find components of "bath salts" in the system of the assailant, who was

1 dead, estimated 346 homes burned in Colo. fire

1 dead, estimated 346 homes burned in Colo. fire
By P. SOLOMON BANDA and THOMAS PEIPERTAssociated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A raging Colorado wildfire that forced tens of thousands to flee has left at least one person dead and has destroyed an estimated 346 homes this week, making it the most destructive fire in the state's history

Tests find only marijuana in face-chewer's system

Tests find only marijuana in face-chewer's system
By SUZETTE LABOYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - Lab tests detected only marijuana in the system of a Florida man shot while chewing on another man's face, the medical examiner said Wednesday, ruling out other street drugs including the components typically found in the

Ore. woman who got big tax refund faces charges

Ore. woman who got big tax refund faces charges
By STEVEN DuBOISAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon woman was charged Wednesday with duping the state into giving her a $2.1 million tax refund that allowed her to go on a short-lived spending spree - an alleged scam that has prompted embarrassed state revenue