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Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse

Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
By MIKE BAKER and JOAN LOWYAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Thousands of bridges around the United States may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound. The crossings are kept standing by engineering design, not supported with brute strength

Tornado upon them, quick choices decided fate

Tornado upon them, quick choices decided fate
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
By ALLEN G. BREEDAP National Writer MOORE, Okla. (AP) - They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional. But what if there's barely a moment to think and a life-or-death choice looming? In those last horrifying minutes before the EF5 tornado struck, there was no time for

LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures

LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control. Yes, gridlock still prevails and drivers' blood pressure still spikes as LA's traffic arteries seize up during every

Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town

Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
By MARTHA MENDOZAAP National Writer SARATOGA, Calif. (AP) - One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was

No quick fix for downed bridge on holiday weekend

No quick fix for downed bridge on holiday weekend
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKERAssociated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries. Whatever the solution, it won't

Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos

Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and WALTER BERRYAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially

Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight

Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) - Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers. The plane's passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
By BARRY SCHWEID and BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he'd found "no discernible change in the racial climate of the city." When it

Official: 2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in NY

Official: 2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in NY
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) - A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead and investigators are searching for the

State Report: I-5 Bridge Had Gouges, Impact Damage

State Report: I-5 Bridge Had Gouges, Impact Damage
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 25th
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - Officials in Washington state performed a special inspection six months ago on the Interstate 5 bridge that collapsed because there were indications it had been struck by a different vehicle.    An inspection report released Friday by the state Department

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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

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town

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

Armed Robbery At McDonalds In Cheney

Armed Robbery At McDonalds In Cheney
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
CHENEY, Wash. - Officers with the Cheney Police Department and Eastern Washington University were called to an armed robbery late Tuesday night.  Officers say a suspect walked into the McDonalds on 1st and College Hill and demanded money. The suspect fled the scene and officers did not have a