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Former WSU QB Leaf arrested on Canadian border

Former Washington State quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested Wednesday on the Canadian border while trying to re-enter the United States, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.

Boeing gets another chance at $35 million Air Force contract

The Department of Defense - NOT the Air Force - will oversee a new, rapid competition for a $35 million contract to build new air tanker refuelers. The new competition gives Boeing another shot at the contract it lost out on back in February.

Hero neighbors pull children from burning apartment

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Two men, including a 17-year old teenager, are being called heroes after they saved two toddlers from a burning aparment building Tuesday night. One of the rescuers is a Marine who recently returned home from a tour in Iraq.

Troubled Cougar football player issued ticket on way home from jail

PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State football player Xavier Hicks has once again found himself in trouble with the law. The Cougar safety was ticketed Wednesday for driving with a suspended license. The kicker? He was on his way home after having just been released from jail.

North Idaho pair charged with abusing three-year old

ST. MARIES, Idaho - Benewah County Prosecutor Douglas Payne says a three-year old girl is in critical condition and a North Idaho pair is in jail, suspected of child abuse more severe than any authorities there have seen in recent years.

Teen snubs officials, awards gold medal to 'real' winner

A Spokane high school student who was awarded first place at Washington state's Star Track XXVI meet gave up her medal to the teen she thought was the 'real' winner.

Officers killed in line of duty honored in Idaho, Washington, D.C.

MERIDIAN, Idaho - Law enforcement officers from agencies across Idaho gathered Friday at the Idaho Peace Officers Memorial for the annual Idaho Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony. The event followed a national ceremony in Washington D.C. this week.

Guy tries - unsuccessfully - to sell baby alligator at yard sale

A Washington state man is in trouble with the law after police caught him trying to sell a baby alligator at a yard sale.

Spokane beats out L.A. for Figure Skating Championships

Spokane - population about 500,000 - learned on Monday that it was selected to host the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Firefighter accused of possessing child porn arrested, charged and now cleared wrongdoing

A Spokane firefighter arrested on child porn charges was clearned Tuesday after a deeper investigation by Washington State Investigative Task Force found that he apparently did nothing wrong.

Former middle school aide admits to child rape, faces internet porn charges

SPOKANE, Wash.- A former middle school aide who pleaded guilty to child rape now faces a federal pornography charge.

It's all the buzz: WSU gets government money to study bee disease

Bees help pollinate eight of Washington state's top 10 crops, and they're disappearing at an alarming rate. But Washington State University just got a chunk of change to possibly help turn things around.

Suspect in arson at university is son of a judge

ABERDEEN, Wash. - One of two students arrested following a string of small fires at Washington State University in Pullman is the son of a judge.

Canada's oldest surviving WWI vet honored... in USA

Canada's Minister of Veterans Affairs honored that country's last surviving veteran of World War I. There ceremony, interestingly enough, didn't take place in Canada, but in Spokane, Washington, where John Babcock lives now at age 107.

Rossi visits Spokane to tout highway funding plan

Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi visits Spokane to talk about his plan to complete the North Spokane Freeway Corridor - among other topics.

Chicken pox break out in Spokane school; students told to stay home

Spokane Public Schools is telling students at Jefferson Elementary that if they haven't been vaccinated they should stay home. And health officials say Jefferson may not be the only school experiencing an outbreak.

Low income apartment dwellers wonder why landlord won't pay power bill

Tentants in one of Spokane's low-income apartment buildings are wondering why their landlord won't pay the power bill, even as he lives in a "mansion" nearby. The power company plans on turning out the lights soon, leaving renters with few options.

Payment options available for taxpayers who can't pay in full

The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers who owe but can't pay in full that several options are available to help them meet their tax obligations and save money by the April 15 filing deadline.

Travelers from Seattle airport face possible risk of measles

Health officials in Spokane said they learned of a confirmed case of measles in a woman in her 20s who traveled from the Netherlands and had a stopover at SeaTac airport on March 26.

Dollar Tree issues plush toy recall

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - A recall of about 300-thousand plush toys was announced Tuesday due to a choking hazard. The voluntary recall of the "Cuddly Cousins Plush Insect Toys" was issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. of Chesapeake, Virginia.

Bennett to remain head coach at Washington State

For a brief moment it appeared as if Tony Bennet, one of the hottest college basketball coaches in the NCAA at present, was headed out of the Palouse and onto greener pastures. Not anymore. Bennett, Washington State announced on Tuesday, will stay with the Cougs.

Idaho State Police pull guns on man suspected of beating spouse

Idaho State Troopers surrounded a house in upscale Coeur d'Alene, with guns drawn, after getting a report that a man had threatened his wife with a gun.

Washington college student dupes New York Times

SPOKANE, Wash. - An aspiring filmmaker at Eastern Washington University says he never meant to prank the New York Times when he posted a video online March 16th.

Trial under way for man accused of luring wife into noose

KHQ.com reported that the trial has begun for Sean Allen Jennings. He is accused luring his wife into a noose in October 2007. He's charged with Attempted 1st Degree Murder.

Sen. Murray blasts decision against Boeing refuelers

KHQ.com reported that Sen. Patty Murray ripped into Air Force officials for their decision to buy air tankers based on a plane from Airbus instead of Boeing. On Wednesday she took the senate floor in the nation's capital.

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