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OKLAHOMA TORNADO: How Many Left Homeless?

OKLAHOMA TORNADO: How Many Left Homeless?
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Emergency officials say they don't know how many Oklahoma residents have been displaced by Monday's tornado because many people have been taken in by relatives. Only two dozen or so have stayed overnight at Red Cross shelters.    Some 13,000 homes were

WSU Regents Vote To Limit Fall Tuition Increase To Two Percent

WSU Regents Vote To Limit Fall Tuition Increase To Two Percent
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
**Press release from WSU** PULLMAN, Wash. – A proposal to limit a tuition increase at Washington State University this fall to two percent was approved Thursday by the WSU Board of Regents.  The two percent tuition increase at WSU, which assumes the state Legislature continues the

UPDATE: Little Known About Suspect In Spokane Ricin Case

UPDATE: Little Known About Suspect In Spokane Ricin Case
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A 37-year-old who has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge in a case that involves letters containing the poison ricin is a registered sex offender who lives in a rundown apartment building near downtown Spokane.    Matthew Ryan Buquet is

Kootenai County Marine Deputies Train, Prepare For Boat Rush For Memorial Day Weekend

Kootenai County Marine Deputies Train, Prepare For Boat Rush For Memorial Day Weekend
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
KHQ.COM - With warmer weather on the horizon, soon thousands of people will flood local rivers and lakes in the next few months. KHQ Local News previously reported on Bonner County Marine Deputies preparing for the upcoming summer boating season. On Thursday, KHQ Local News Reporter Cristy

Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin

Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, smoking pot and being forced to move out of his mother's house because of trouble at school, as

911 Service Outage In Spokane County, Parts Of North Idaho

911 Service Outage In Spokane County, Parts Of North Idaho
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
**This message has been relayed from Spokane County Sheriff Office** Spokane 911 has been advised of a Frontier telephone service outage involving the 283 prefix in the Waverly area. The extent of the outage and estimated time to repair is unknown. If you need emergency help call from a cellular or

Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO

Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By MAE ANDERSONAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Procter & Gamble Co. is bringing back its former CEO, as the world's largest consumer-products maker tries to spur global growth. In a surprise move, P&G said Thursday that former CEO A.G. Lafley, a 33-year industry veteran, is returning

Boy Scouts Approve Plan To Accept Openly Gay Boys

Boy Scouts Approve Plan To Accept Openly Gay Boys
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.  Of the local Scout leaders voting at their annual meeting in Texas, more than 60 percent supported the proposal.  Under the

NYPD: Merchant held for ransom, tortured for month

NYPD: Merchant held for ransom, tortured for month
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A businessman was snatched from a New York City street in broad daylight, then held captive for more than a month in a warehouse where he was bound and burned with acid as he was held for a $3 million ransom his family back in Ecuador did not have,

Lawyer: NY man at center of HIV scare not positive

Lawyer: NY man at center of HIV scare not positive
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By CAROLYN THOMPSONAssociated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Nushawn Williams, a New York drug dealer imprisoned amid accusations he infected 13 young women with HIV in the 1990s, does not have the virus that causes AIDS, according to his attorney, who said he arranged for a new blood test as part of

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Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town

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

SAY WHAT?!? Freak Snow In Washington State Town Cancels School

SAY WHAT?!? Freak Snow In Washington State Town Cancels School
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
BICKLETON, Wash. (AP) - A freak snow has given students a snow day in May in the Klickitat County town of Bickleton.    School Superintendent Ric Palmer says 10-to-12 inches fell in places overnight and heavy snow brought some tree branches down on lines, knocking out power and

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
By TAMARA LUSH and BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday