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SPOKANE, Wash. - It's not uncommon in Spokane that we hear about stolen cars, but how often does the owner of the car see it being driven the day after it was stolen? Rhonda Howard said last night she was visiting a family member in the hospital. She came home, and saw her pathfinder was missing. She reported it to crime check, but didn't expect to see it again so soon. 

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Ashley Bales says her daughter came home from school one day and told her about classmates at Woodland Middle School selling something she was concerned with, Zipfizz. "With my daughter having a preexisting health conditions it got me concerned for other kids in the same position to be being sold that without their parents having knowledge of it," Bales said.

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - A dog who flew out of the back of the pickup truck and was left behind in Spokane Valley Monday morning has been picked up by its owners. A SCRAPS officer tells KHQ that an investigation is underway to determine whether citations will be made for cruelty and negligence from the incident. It is a misdemeanor in Washington state to have your dog in a truck bed unrestrained. 

SPOKANE, Wash. - Today, the City of Spokane announced it is is getting ready for the inevitable return of winter. Even if it's just an inch or two of snow, the city promises they will have crews plowing the streets, and it can be a 24/7 operation. "I had to work 26 straight days. Most of the department worked similarly," Mark O-Donnell said. 

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Voters in two counties in Washington state have mistakenly been sent ballot-return envelopes that require postage. Secretary of State Kim Wyman said that elections officials in Asotin and Grant Counties notified her Monday morning that a vendor was to blame for the mistake.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The campaign against a ballot measure creating a carbon pollution fee has set a fundraising record for statewide initiatives. The "No on 1631" campaign sponsored by the Western States Petroleum Association, an oil industry trade group, has raised more than $25.8 million, according to data from the Public Disclosure Commission. 

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - A jury has acquitted a bounty hunter after he was accused of terrorizing a Coeur d'Alene family by threatening to break into their home to find a fugitive who wasn't there. The Coeur d'Alene Press reports the jury took less than two hours to find 24-year-old Reed J. Alefteras not guilty of trespassing and disturbing the peace after he and two other bounty hunters tried to enter a home last year to find a woman who had never been there.   

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say the body of a missing Walla Walla hunter was found in heavy brush over the weekend. Walla Walla County sheriff's deputies began searched for 60-year-old Patrick Beuttner Saturday morning after he was reported overdue. KEPR-TV that deputies learned that Beuttner had recently complained of heart problems. Deputies later found his truck and activated search and rescue teams.    

SEATTLE (AP) - Washington state regulators are asking counties to consider not recycling certain plastic and other products if there's not a market for it. Since China stopped buying certain recycled waste, such as certain plastics, unsorted paper and scrap metals, more of those items are piling up at landfills.    

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - A 48-year-old man was arrested by Spokane Valley Deputies after firing a weapon into the floor of his home and threatening to kill three people Friday evening.  On Friday, Oct. 19 just before 10 p.m., Spokane Count Sheriff's Deputies responded to reports of shots fired around the 2900 block of N. Joel Rd. 

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) - State and federal entomologists are tracking the spread of a tiny invasive insect that feeds on fir forests. The Lewiston Tribune reports the Idaho Department of Lands says the balsam woolly adelgid has the ability to rearrange the species composition of Northwestern forests, and it's already been found in northern Idaho.  

SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police arrested a man early Monday morning in connection to a vehicle prowling spree in the area of Francis and Division over the weekend. Sunday around 3 p.m., officers responded to a report of vehicles being prowled in the parking lot of Ace's Casino on the 6300 block of N. Division. Two vehicles had been broken into overnight, with one victim reported a firearm had been stolen. 

SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Police say one person has died after driving over the embankment near High Drive and 33rd.  The victim hasn't been identified.  Crews will be working in the area for the foreseeable future so avoid the area if you can.  The cause of the crash is under investigation. 

SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane County Sheriff's Deputies continue to investigate a break-in that happened Tuesday morning at approximately 8:08 AM. The victims say precious family treasures were stolen. "I stayed home for a few days after it happened," said Mandie Snyder. "I wanted to stay here. I wanted to stay here and protect my house." Snyder says their Ring doorbell camera captured a man lurking around their property and then kicking their front door several times.

Hundreds of different people from various backgrounds gathered together for the same purpose on Sunday: honoring and remembering the life of Eddie Daniels, the 15-year-old shot and killed in downtown Spokane on Wednesday night. Members of Daniels' family were also in attendance, including his mother. She's raised Daniels' and his siblings alone since her husband died over a decade ago, according to multiple friends of the family. When Daniels' mother arrived and stepped out...

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Spokane Valley Firefighters were able to prevent a fire from spreading after a portable toilet wound up in flames next to Trentwood Elementary on Sunday afternoon. Crews responded to a report of a portable building on fire around 4 p.m. Sunday. A full response was prompted after black smoke was seen from Trent and Sullivan. 

POST FALLS, Idaho - Kootenai County Deputies arrested a man for involuntary manslaughter after they say he shot and killed another man Saturday evening near Post Falls. Deputies responded to reports of a shooting on Gallatin Way near Post Falls just before 7 pm. Deputies and medical personnel arrived and found a man, identified as Tyler S. Liles, with a single gunshot wound.

SPOKANE, Wash. - One person was taken to the hospital after being stabbed in downtown Spokane early Sunday morning and police are still looking for a suspect.  Spokane Police say they received a report of a stabbing near Sprague and Washington just before 1 am on Sunday. Arriving officers found a man who had been stabbed in a parking lot near the intersection.  

Spokane, Wash. Deputy Tim Jones is not just a Spokane Sheriff's Deputy to some he is a loving father, but to one girl 7-year-old Avayah Deputy Jones is her hero "Sometimes in our profession we have a moment that might not be related to any of our work. This was a moment that I just felt compelled," said Deputy Tim Jones of the Spokane County Sheriff's Department. Deputy Jones was at Valley Hospital while on duty when he heard screaming coming from one of the rooms in the...

Otis Orchards, Wash. Dozens of people came to Ponti Veterinary Hospital in Otis Orchards to pay their final respects to Deputy K-9 Laslo. Some brought the American flag and the thin blue line flag which flapped in the wind. Deputy vehicles lined the side of the building ready to give Laslo one last send off. Laslo had a stellar career in law enforcement the former deputy apprehended nearly 500 suspects in the four years he served on the force. On the night of Laslo's crime-fighting...