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Weakened hurricane lashes Bahamas after 21 deaths

Weakened hurricane lashes Bahamas after 21 deaths
By JEFF TODDAssociated Press NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - A weakened Hurricane Sandy lashed the central Bahamas late Thursday with violent winds and torrential rains, after raging through the Caribbean where it caused at least 21 deaths and forced postponement of a hearing at the Guantanamo naval

Officers seek links between 6 dead in Tenn., Ala.

Officers seek links between 6 dead in Tenn., Ala.
By KRISTIN M. HALLAssociated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man sought for questioning in four homicides in Tennessee was found dead over the state line in Alabama, the apparent victim of a homicide himself, while one of his acquaintances was found dead in a separate location, authorities

Man stabbed outside Planned Parenthood in Oregon

Man stabbed outside Planned Parenthood in Oregon
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A man was stabbed Tuesday during a violent confrontation with an abortion protester outside a Planned Parenthood health center, police said. Ted Clair was stabbed seven times in the abdomen and neck during a fight with Christopher Tolhurst, who had signs denouncing abortion

Former Police Officer’s Defense Asking For 1-2 Years In Beating Death Of Otto Zehm

Former Police Officer’s Defense Asking For 1-2 Years In Beating Death Of Otto Zehm
SPOKANE, Wash – Former Spokane Police officer Karl Thompson will be sentenced in Federal Court in downtown Spokane in less than a month, after being convicted last year of using excessive force and lying about it to investigators in the 2006 beating death of Otto Zehm. Thompson may be

Former Police Officer’s Defense Asking For 1-2 Years In Beating Death Of Otto Zehm

Former Police Officer’s Defense Asking For 1-2 Years In Beating Death Of Otto Zehm
SPOKANE, Wash – Former Spokane Police officer Karl Thompson will be sentenced in Federal Court in downtown Spokane in less than a month, after being convicted last year of using excessive force and lying about it to investigators in the 2006 beating death of Otto Zehm. Thompson may be

2 toddlers, mother found dead in Calif. home

2 toddlers, mother found dead in Calif. home
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A woman and her two toddler children were found dead Tuesday in a violent and horrific scene that authorities said has shocked even veteran law enforcement. The children, a 2-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl, and their mother, who was in her 20s, suffered "a lot of trauma

Parents Upset With Response After They Say Son With Asperger’s Was Bullied

Parents Upset With Response After They Say Son With Asperger’s Was Bullied
SPRINGDALE, Wash – A KHQ viewer wrote us recently, saying her son was attacked in a premeditated and unprovoked assault at Mary Walker High School last month.  When her son missed the bus, and her husband went to pick him up, she says: "The principal was waiting for him, and he

Parents Upset With Response After They Say Son With Asperger’s Was Bullied

Parents Upset With Response After They Say Son With Asperger’s Was Bullied
SPRINGDALE, Wash – A KHQ viewer wrote us recently, saying her son was attacked in a premeditated and unprovoked assault at Mary Walker High School last month.  When her son missed the bus, and her husband went to pick him up, she says: "The principal was waiting for him, and he

RIGHT NOW: Post Falls Police Looking For Suspect In Attempted Child Abduction

RIGHT NOW: Post Falls Police Looking For Suspect In Attempted Child Abduction
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE POST FALLS POLICE DEPT: The Post Falls Police Department is asking for assistance from the public in locating a suspect in an attempted child abduction. On Friday, October 19th at approximately 5:50 PM, a 14-year-old female was walking south bound on Spokane St. at 10th Ave.

RIGHT NOW: Post Falls Police Looking For Suspect In Attempted Child Abduction

RIGHT NOW: Post Falls Police Looking For Suspect In Attempted Child Abduction
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE POST FALLS POLICE DEPT: The Post Falls Police Department is asking for assistance from the public in locating a suspect in an attempted child abduction. On Friday, October 19th at approximately 5:50 PM, a 14-year-old female was walking south bound on Spokane St. at 10th Ave.