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Keeping Vigil: Inside The Mind Of A Criminal Video included

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SPOKANE, Wash. – What attracts a burglar to your home?  Joe Rungo, a reformed convict, takes KHQ's Stephanie Vigil around several Spokane neighborhoods to point out what attracts a burglar, and how to avoid being a victim.  More>>

CIA INVESTIGATION: Idaho Laws Protected UofI Prof. From Disclosing Mental Health Issues Video included

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MOSCOW, Idaho - Friends and students of former University of Idaho Professor Ernesto Bustamante describe him as brilliant and talented, but they also say he was unstable and violent. More>>

CIA SPECIAL REPORT PART 2: Investigating Welfare Fraud & Abuse Video included

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KHQ.COM - On Wednesday night KHQ Local News introduced the Center for Investigative Action. In part one we uncovered the stunning abuses of the food stamp card, called an EBT card. Thursday night we revealed a new twist to the welfare scam. More>>

CIA SPECIAL REPORT: Investigating Welfare Fraud & Abuse Video included

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KHQ.COM - Our CIA investigation found thousands of dollars in benefits - meant to feed families - are regularly used to buy everything from beer to drugs. More>>

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Did Bobbi Kristina Get High After Her Mother's Funeral?

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KHQ.COM - Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina, undoubtedly took the news of her mother's sudden death the hardest of everyone, having to be hospitalized twice. More>>

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KHQ.COM - Nicholle Coppler ran away from her Ohio home in 1999 at age 14. Now, cops have found her diary and pieced the puzzle together. More>>

Wrong Way Driver Causes Accident On I-90 Video included

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LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. - A wrong-way driver caused a major accident on I-90 Tuesday afternoon that had eastbound traffic completely blocked for over an hour. More>>

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KHQ.COM - Two Florida girls are forced to go into hiding after receiving death threats for posting a nearly 14-minute-long rant on YouTube. More>>

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KHQ.COM - Nathan J. Calvert, the 28-year-old male who escaped Geiger Corrections Center two weeks ago, has been captured.  More>>

TV Show Producer Mysteriously Dies

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KHQ.COM - Tragedy strikes 'The Amazing Race' and other reality TV shows as a facilitating producer is found poisoned to death in Africa. More>>

Body Found Under Monroe Street Bridge Indicates Possible Suicide

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SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police say preliminary investigation is leading them to believe the body found under the Monroe Street Bridge is a result of a suicide. More>>

UPDATE: Spokane Police Officer Fired For DUI Regains Job, Back Pay; Mayor Releases Statement Video included

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A Spokane police officer fired in 2009 after driving drunk while off duty, hitting a pickup with his truck and leaving the scene of the collision is likely to be rehired and get more than two years of back pay totaling about $275,000. More>>

Third-Grade Girl Injured In Bremerton Elementary School Shooting Video included

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BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) - A third grade girl was shot at an elementary school in Bremerton Wednesday afternoon, reportedly by another third grader.   More>>

Man Survived 2 Months In Buried Car

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KHQ.COM - A Swedish man was rescued after spending two months trapped in his snow-covered car without food or water. More>>