Civil War cannonball found in Philly historic area

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 26th

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A contractor grinding a tree stump in downtown Philadelphia's historic district has made a rare discovery.

Independence National Historical Park officials said Thursday that among the roots of the dead tree, the contractor found what appears to be a cannonball most likely linked to a Civil War recruitment camp that was at the site in 1862.

Park spokeswoman Jane Cowley tells KYW-AM (http://bitly.com/RYOKgY) it weighs about 3 pounds and measures roughly three inches across but it's kind of beat up from being underground for about 150 years.

As a precaution, the Philadelphia Police Department Bomb Squad checked out the object and said there was no danger to the public.

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Information from: KYW-AM, http://www.kyw1060.com

Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday. That's according to a White House official, who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the trip ahead of the official announcement and requested anonymity. A

I-5 bridge collapses into Wash. river, injuring 3

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKERAssociated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By BLAKE NICHOLSON and DAVE KOLPACKAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes. Steady rainfall between