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Convicted Idaho dog killer arrested in Washington
Convicted Idaho dog killer arrested in Washington
A man convicted for killing a dog in Kootenai County was arrested by the Okanogan County deputies on Friday. Austin Stephen Matott was released from jail on a $25,000 on Tuesday. He was pulled over for a routine traffic stop a few days beforehand. Matott was wanted in Idaho for skipping his sentencing hearing last month, August 7. He was found guilty of two charges of animal abuse and cruelty. A jury found Matott responsible for killing a corgi-heeler mix named Hank, who was...
>>A man convicted for killing a dog in Kootenai County was arrested by the Okanogan County deputies on Friday. Austin Stephen Matott was released from jail on a $25,000 on Tuesday. He was pulled over for a routine traffic stop a few days beforehand. Matott was wanted in Idaho for skipping his sentencing hearing last month, August 7. He was found guilty of two charges of animal abuse and cruelty. A jury found Matott responsible for killing a corgi-heeler mix named Hank, who was...
>>Spokane sex trafficking victim gets second chance as shop owner
Spokane sex trafficking victim gets second chance as shop owner
SPOKANE, Wash. - From the outside, the Repeat Boutique looks like a lot of other thrift shops in Spokane. Inside, some might describe the stuff for sale as old, used, discarded garbage -- but store manager CJ Curtis sees its potential. And just like the goods in her shop, CJ is on her way to a new life, one far from the one she once lived.
>>SPOKANE, Wash. - From the outside, the Repeat Boutique looks like a lot of other thrift shops in Spokane. Inside, some might describe the stuff for sale as old, used, discarded garbage -- but store manager CJ Curtis sees its potential. And just like the goods in her shop, CJ is on her way to a new life, one far from the one she once lived.
>>Spokane man booked into Kooenai County Jail for 21st time
Spokane man booked into Kooenai County Jail for 21st time
KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho - The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office reports a 39-year-old man from Spokane was booked into the Kootenai County Jail for the 21st time on Wednesday. Deputies arrested Anthony K. Thompson for a felony escape from community custody warrant and possession of stolen property.
>>KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho - The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office reports a 39-year-old man from Spokane was booked into the Kootenai County Jail for the 21st time on Wednesday. Deputies arrested Anthony K. Thompson for a felony escape from community custody warrant and possession of stolen property.
>>Police impersonator attempts to pull over Spokane woman
Police impersonator attempts to pull over Spokane woman
SPOKANE, Wash. - "He told me to pull over, and my jaw just dropped," a Spokane woman, who says a fake police officer tried to pull her over, doesn't want to be named. In fear, this could happen again. "It really scared me and kind of threw me off that night. I don't even want to drive by myself anymore," she said. She tells me that she was driving around North Spokane at night on her way home from work.
>>SPOKANE, Wash. - "He told me to pull over, and my jaw just dropped," a Spokane woman, who says a fake police officer tried to pull her over, doesn't want to be named. In fear, this could happen again. "It really scared me and kind of threw me off that night. I don't even want to drive by myself anymore," she said. She tells me that she was driving around North Spokane at night on her way home from work.
>>Cover-up in Pullman? Documents allege concerns about Gesser were known more than a month prior to investigation
Cover-up in Pullman? Documents allege concerns about Gesser were known more than a month prior to investigation
SPOKANE, Wash. - Following a sexual misconduct investigation centered on former WSU quarterback, Jason Gesser, there are questions about who knew what and when. According to documents obtained by KHQ, legendary Cougs quarterback, Jack Thompson, told a WSU employee to "stay in your lane" when concerns about Gesser were brought forward.
>>SPOKANE, Wash. - Following a sexual misconduct investigation centered on former WSU quarterback, Jason Gesser, there are questions about who knew what and when. According to documents obtained by KHQ, legendary Cougs quarterback, Jack Thompson, told a WSU employee to "stay in your lane" when concerns about Gesser were brought forward.
>>Elementary school kids go to great lengths to protect flag in Hayden
Elementary school kids go to great lengths to protect flag in Hayden
HAYDEN, Idaho - An act of patriotism is going viral online after a Hayden mom caught it on camera. Our viewer Amanda sent us the photo she took at Hayden Meadows Elementary School. She says while she was waiting to pick up her children from school, she saw the trio of kids taking down the flag.
>>HAYDEN, Idaho - An act of patriotism is going viral online after a Hayden mom caught it on camera. Our viewer Amanda sent us the photo she took at Hayden Meadows Elementary School. She says while she was waiting to pick up her children from school, she saw the trio of kids taking down the flag.
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Woman assaults security guard with fanny pack with pigeon inside
Woman assaults security guard with fanny pack with pigeon inside
FAIRFAX, Va. - Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, arrested a woman Tuesday after she yelled at a security guard and hit him with a fanny pack, and threatened him with a knife. Following her arrest, police searched the fanny pack and found a pigeon inside. The pigeon was not hurt. Police say they were called to the Social Security Administration building around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday for a report of the woman yelling at employees.
>>FAIRFAX, Va. - Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, arrested a woman Tuesday after she yelled at a security guard and hit him with a fanny pack, and threatened him with a knife. Following her arrest, police searched the fanny pack and found a pigeon inside. The pigeon was not hurt. Police say they were called to the Social Security Administration building around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday for a report of the woman yelling at employees.
>>This company is hiring professional pizza taste testers
This company is hiring professional pizza taste testers
Courtesy: Ooni
There's a new best job in the world, thanks to a small company called Ooni, that makes small portable pizza ovens. The company, which started on Kickstarter back in 2012, is hiring pizza taste testers. You'll get paid between $300 and $1,000 a day to make and eat pizza with the Ooni oven.
>>There's a new best job in the world, thanks to a small company called Ooni, that makes small portable pizza ovens. The company, which started on Kickstarter back in 2012, is hiring pizza taste testers. You'll get paid between $300 and $1,000 a day to make and eat pizza with the Ooni oven.
>>4 dead in Maryland shooting, including suspect
4 dead in Maryland shooting, including suspect
ABERDEEN, Md. - A Maryland sheriff says the 26-year-old female suspect in a shooting at a Rite Aid distribution center shot herself in the head and is dead. Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler said Thursday the woman was a temporary employee there and was from Baltimore, but he did not immediately release her name.
>>ABERDEEN, Md. - A Maryland sheriff says the 26-year-old female suspect in a shooting at a Rite Aid distribution center shot herself in the head and is dead. Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler said Thursday the woman was a temporary employee there and was from Baltimore, but he did not immediately release her name.
>>Police: Cocaine, heroin found hidden inside onions in truck
Police: Cocaine, heroin found hidden inside onions in truck
NETCONG, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey authorities have seized 44 pounds (20 kilograms) of cocaine and heroin they say was hidden inside a shipment of onions in a tractor-trailer. Morris County prosecutors say the drugs and more than $100,000 in cash were found during a traffic stop Tuesday night in Netcong. They say the truck driver, 44-year-old Vantwuan Williams of Victorville, California, gave the officer multiple fake names.
>>NETCONG, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey authorities have seized 44 pounds (20 kilograms) of cocaine and heroin they say was hidden inside a shipment of onions in a tractor-trailer. Morris County prosecutors say the drugs and more than $100,000 in cash were found during a traffic stop Tuesday night in Netcong. They say the truck driver, 44-year-old Vantwuan Williams of Victorville, California, gave the officer multiple fake names.
>>9 people, including 7 in US illegally, die in Arizona crash
9 people, including 7 in US illegally, die in Arizona crash
FLORENCE, Ariz. - Authorities say nine people, including seven who were in the U.S. illegally, were killed in a head-on collision on an Arizona highway. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says the crash occurred late Wednesday when a vehicle struck an SUV carrying nine people on State Route 79 near Florence, about 60 miles southeast of Phoenix.
>>FLORENCE, Ariz. - Authorities say nine people, including seven who were in the U.S. illegally, were killed in a head-on collision on an Arizona highway. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says the crash occurred late Wednesday when a vehicle struck an SUV carrying nine people on State Route 79 near Florence, about 60 miles southeast of Phoenix.
>>Level III sex offender moving to Spokane area
Level III sex offender moving to Spokane area
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane County Sheriff's Office wants the public to be aware that a level 3 sex offender is being released in the Spokane area. John M. Rupert, 46, was convicted in January 1990 of indecent liberties.
>>SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane County Sheriff's Office wants the public to be aware that a level 3 sex offender is being released in the Spokane area. John M. Rupert, 46, was convicted in January 1990 of indecent liberties.
>>GOP pushing forward for Kavanaugh, accuser wants ‘fairness’
GOP pushing forward for Kavanaugh, accuser wants ‘fairness’
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans say they’re forging ahead in their drive to push Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination through the Senate, even as the woman accusing him of a decades-old sexual attack is threatening to boycott a committee hearing and suggesting she’s not being treated with “fairness and respect.”
>>WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans say they’re forging ahead in their drive to push Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination through the Senate, even as the woman accusing him of a decades-old sexual attack is threatening to boycott a committee hearing and suggesting she’s not being treated with “fairness and respect.”
>>Jordan staffer left over campaign's ties to tribal PAC
Jordan staffer left over campaign's ties to tribal PAC
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan's campaign has been fundraising for a new federal political action committee known as a "super PAC" since May, prompting the resignation of a top campaign staffer.
>>BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan's campaign has been fundraising for a new federal political action committee known as a "super PAC" since May, prompting the resignation of a top campaign staffer.
>>Moon to carry private message from Kim Jong Un to Trump
Moon to carry private message from Kim Jong Un to Trump
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A beaming South Korean President Moon Jae-in, freshly returned home Thursday from a whirlwind three-day summit with Kim Jong Un, said the North Korean leader wants the U.S. secretary of state to visit Pyongyang soon for nuclear talks, and also hopes for a quick follow-up to his June summit with President Donald Trump.
>>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A beaming South Korean President Moon Jae-in, freshly returned home Thursday from a whirlwind three-day summit with Kim Jong Un, said the North Korean leader wants the U.S. secretary of state to visit Pyongyang soon for nuclear talks, and also hopes for a quick follow-up to his June summit with President Donald Trump.
>>Canada police chase man bypassing US border crossing
Canada police chase man bypassing US border crossing
BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say a police chase ensued at the northern U.S. border crossing after a man in a truck fled from Washington state to Vancouver, B.C. without stopping for international travel processing. The Bellingham Herald reports that the unidentified man in his 20s in a blue Ford pickup truck with Oregon plates bypassed the Peace Arch border crossing Saturday morning.
>>BLAINE, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say a police chase ensued at the northern U.S. border crossing after a man in a truck fled from Washington state to Vancouver, B.C. without stopping for international travel processing. The Bellingham Herald reports that the unidentified man in his 20s in a blue Ford pickup truck with Oregon plates bypassed the Peace Arch border crossing Saturday morning.
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For school kids, vaccines are key
For school kids, vaccines are key
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Be sure to put vaccinations on your children's back-to-school lists, whether they're just starting school or heading off to college, experts say.
>>Be sure to put vaccinations on your children's back-to-school lists, whether they're just starting school or heading off to college, experts say.
>>How to get your kids to eat better
How to get your kids to eat better
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If you want to keep your kids at a healthy weight, show them, don't tell them.
>>If you want to keep your kids at a healthy weight, show them, don't tell them.
>>Forget math. Parents now pay ‘Fortnite’ tutors to improve their kids’ skills
Forget math. Parents now pay ‘Fortnite’ tutors to improve their kids’ skills
Parents have begun paying Fortnite tutors to improve their children's skills at the game, with some hoping the investment will result in prize money or an eventual scholarship for college.>>Parents have begun paying Fortnite tutors to improve their children's skills at the game, with some hoping the investment will result in prize money or an eventual scholarship for college.>>Take time out now for school sports physicals
Take time out now for school sports physicals
Most states require school athletes to have a sports physical, and now is the time to book it, doctors say.
>>Most states require school athletes to have a sports physical, and now is the time to book it, doctors say.
>>Take notes in style with Moleskine’s old-school Mario-themed books
Take notes in style with Moleskine’s old-school Mario-themed books
Moleskine has unveiled a new line of Mario-themed notebooks so you can go to class or work in style. Several different types are available, including notebooks that resemble the NES and Game Boy.>>Moleskine has unveiled a new line of Mario-themed notebooks so you can go to class or work in style. Several different types are available, including notebooks that resemble the NES and Game Boy.>>Sports safety: it's not just child's play
Sports safety: it's not just child's play
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Playing sports offers plenty of fitness and other developmental benefits for kids, but injuries are common
>>Playing sports offers plenty of fitness and other developmental benefits for kids, but injuries are common
>>To fight childhood obesity, moms to the rescue
To fight childhood obesity, moms to the rescue
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Moms can play a big role in combating America's childhood obesity epidemic, researchers contend.
>>Moms can play a big role in combating America's childhood obesity epidemic, researchers contend.
>>Qualcomm’s newest smartwatch chips are made just for kids
Qualcomm’s newest smartwatch chips are made just for kids
Qualcomm is launching itself head-first into the future with the release of a series of smartwatch chips meant exclusively for children's smartwatches, aimed at educating and protecting the next generation.>>Qualcomm is launching itself head-first into the future with the release of a series of smartwatch chips meant exclusively for children's smartwatches, aimed at educating and protecting the next generation.>>Google Classroom to stop students peeking online for test answers
Google Classroom to stop students peeking online for test answers
New updates for Google Classroom include an option for teachers to prevent cheating during online tests by locking students onto the quiz webpage, and a tool that allows for the easy creation of virtual reality tours.>>New updates for Google Classroom include an option for teachers to prevent cheating during online tests by locking students onto the quiz webpage, and a tool that allows for the easy creation of virtual reality tours.>>For kids, summer is time for other types of learning
For kids, summer is time for other types of learning
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It's important for children to socialize during their summer holidays, a family medicine and psychiatry expert says.
>>It's important for children to socialize during their summer holidays, a family medicine and psychiatry expert says.
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