Thursday, July 3 2014 2:49 PM EDT2014-07-03 18:49:11 GMT
KHQ.COM - We asked our Facebook followers to share the best wildlife photos they have taken and post them to our wall. We got an overwhelming response with incredible images of bears, eagles, foxes, elk, moose, cubs and more! Check out the amazing photos and send us any you would like to share.More >>
KHQ.COM - We asked our Facebook followers to share the best wildlife photos they have taken and post them to our wall. We got an overwhelming response with incredible images of bears, eagles, foxes, elk, moose, cubs and more! Check out the amazing photos and send us any you would like to share.More >>
KHQ.COM - KHQ photographer, Reed Schmitt enjoys taking photographs as a hobby. We are very lucky to have him on our team and wanted to share some of his recent work from a trip he took to the San Juan Islands. He photographed orcas, foxes, eagles and deer.
The Orcas were photographed 6/16/14 from a Washington State Ferry in the San Juan Islands and on 6/17/14 on San Juan Island from West Side Rd south of Lime Kiln Point State Park and from South Beach.
The Foxes and Eagles were photographed 6/17/14 and 6/19/14 on San Juan Island near Roche Harbor Rd at the north end of the island.
The deer photograph was taken 6/17/14 at American Camp which is where US soldiers were stationed during the Pig War from 1859 until 1872.
Friday, July 25 2014 7:20 PM EDT2014-07-25 23:20:11 GMT
The U.S. Court of Appeals turns down former Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson. His lawyers asked the court for a new trial due to what they called "jury misconduct."Thompson was convicted by a Federal Jury in 2006 of using excessive force against Otto Zhem, and then later lying to investigators about it. Zhem died from these injuries. Later, a judge sentenced him to four years in prison. Thompson's lawyer will be allowed to file another appeal, but it is not clear if they plan to take adva...More >>
The U.S. Court of Appeals turns down former Spokane Police Officer Karl Thompson. His lawyers asked the court for a new trial due to what they called "jury misconduct."Thompson was convicted by a Federal Jury in 2006 of using excessive force against Otto Zhem, and then later lying to investigators about it. Zhem died from these injuries. Later, a judge sentenced him to four years in prison. Thompson's lawyer will be allowed to file another appeal, but it is not clear if they plan to take adva...More >>
Friday, July 25 2014 6:30 PM EDT2014-07-25 22:30:33 GMT
TWISP, Wash. (AP) - The Okanogan County Sheriff says the Carlton Complex wildfire has many more homes than previously thought. Sheriff Frank Rogers said Friday that the Carlton Complex fire has consumed about 300 homes this month. His office previously placed the number at 150, but he said then he knew it would rise.More >>
TWISP, Wash. (AP) - The Okanogan County Sheriff says the Carlton Complex wildfire has many more homes than previously thought. Sheriff Frank Rogers said Friday that the Carlton Complex fire has consumed about 300 homes this month. His office previously placed the number at 150, but he said then he knew it would rise.More >>
Friday, July 25 2014 6:30 PM EDT2014-07-25 22:30:01 GMT
As of 11:00am Friday, there are just less than 15,000 customers without power in the Inland Northwest. There are still more than 6,125 Avista customers without power but Avista says reinforcement crews continue to arrive to help relieve and assist other crews who have been working around the clock. >>>SEE LATEST OUTAGE UPDATES>>>More >>
As of 11:00am Friday, there are just less than 15,000 customers without power in the Inland Northwest. There are still more than 6,125 Avista customers without power but Avista says reinforcement crews continue to arrive to help relieve and assist other crews who have been working around the clock. >>>SEE LATEST OUTAGE UPDATES>>>More >>
Friday, July 25 2014 4:34 PM EDT2014-07-25 20:34:20 GMT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Federal officials say 50 immigrant children are being relocated from the Mexican border to Oregon, and Gov. John Kitzhaber says they are welcome. Kitzhaber says the state will continue to welcome children fleeing hardship and violence while waiting for Congress to change immigration policies.More >>
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Federal officials say 50 immigrant children are being relocated from the Mexican border to Oregon, and Gov. John Kitzhaber says they are welcome. Kitzhaber says the state will continue to welcome children fleeing hardship and violence while waiting for Congress to change immigration policies. More >>
Friday, July 25 2014 4:25 PM EDT2014-07-25 20:25:03 GMT
KHQ.COM - For over a week, we've heard hundreds of heartbreaking stories from people who have lost everything, to those who refuse to let the firestorm break their spirits. From communities rallying together, to the heroes on the front lines. Join us for an hour long special, "Beyond the Fire Lines," airing this Sunday at 6pm on KHQ.More >>
KHQ.COM - For over a week, we've heard hundreds of heartbreaking stories from people who have lost everything, to those who refuse to let the firestorm break their spirits. From communities rallying together, to the heroes on the front lines. Join us for an hour long special, "Beyond the Fire Lines," airing this Sunday at 6pm on KHQ. More >>
Friday, July 25 2014 4:00 PM EDT2014-07-25 20:00:30 GMT
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli media say the country's Security Cabinet has unanimously rejected a U.S. proposal for a temporary pause in Israel-Hamas fighting. Word of diplomatic progress followed 119 Palestinians deaths, including 16 at a U.N. school serving as a shelter. Palestinian officials say the facility was struck by Israeli tank shells.More >>
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli media say the country's Security Cabinet has unanimously rejected a U.S. proposal for a temporary pause in Israel-Hamas fighting. Word of diplomatic progress followed 119 Palestinians deaths, including 16 at a U.N. school serving as a shelter. Palestinian officials say the facility was struck by Israeli tank shells. More >>
Friday, July 25 2014 3:31 PM EDT2014-07-25 19:31:30 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. - On Friday night, the Spokane Fire Department will honor Henry Maynard in the 4th Spokane Firefighters Memorial Project ceremony.More >>
SPOKANE, Wash. - On Friday night, the Spokane Fire Department will honor Henry Maynard in the 4th Spokane Firefighters Memorial Project ceremony. Maynard died in the line of duty on July 25, 1909. While responding from Station 5 to an alarm at the Gandy Hotel on Sprague, Hose Wagon 5 fell behind Hook Ladder 1 coming from their Station at Sprague and Washington. More >>
Friday, July 25 2014 3:29 PM EDT2014-07-25 19:29:43 GMT
Man sues over involuntary penis amputation
A man in Birmingham, Alabama is suing Princeton Baptist Medical Center for amputating his penis. He and his wife claim that he went into the hospital for a routine circumcision, but came out with his penis removed instead. The lawyer representing his case says that he doesn't understand why doctors would have done this, and added that his client is "devastated" and "inconsolable."More >>
A man in Birmingham, Alabama is suing Princeton Baptist Medical Center for amputating his penis. He and his wife claim that he went into the hospital for a routine circumcision, but came out with his penis removed instead. The lawyer representing his case says that he doesn't understand why doctors would have done this, and added that his client is "devastated" and "inconsolable."More >>
Friday, July 25 2014 2:48 PM EDT2014-07-25 18:48:54 GMT
LONG BEACH, Calif. - A Long Beach, California homeowner has no regrets after shooting and killing an unarmed woman, who said she was pregnant. More >>
LONG BEACH, Calif. - A Long Beach, California homeowner has no regrets after shooting and killing an unarmed woman, who said she was pregnant. The homeowner got into a confrontation with her and another man who were ransacking his home. When asked what happened, the homeowner, 80-year-old Tom Greer told NBC, "When the time comes you have to defend yourself, you best do something."More >>
Friday, July 25 2014 5:45 AM EDT2014-07-25 09:45:06 GMT
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - The Washington State Department of Health believes some local water systems are at risk after severe storms moved through the area on Wednesday and they have issued some boil-water advisories. More >>
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - The Washington State Department of Health believes some local water systems are at risk after severe storms moved through the area on Wednesday and they have issued some boil-water advisories. In Spokane and Pend Oreille counties, several water systems are under boil-water advisories:·More >>
