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Float driver says train seemed still before crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA and BETSY BLANEYAssociated Press LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong

UPDATE: Body Found Inside Spokane Valley Hotel; Victim Identified

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

UPDATE: The woman found dead at the Oxford Suites hotel has been identified as 48-year-old Sharon G. Linde. Cause of death is still pending. PREVIOUS STORY: SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - The body of a 46-year-old female has been found at the Oxford Suites Hotel in Spokane Valley. Staff members found

Obama to honor Carole King at White House concert

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is showing singer-songwriter Carole King that she has friends at the White House. In the East Room on Wednesday night, Obama is presenting the 71-year-old singer-songwriter with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. She

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

Man's Best Friend To The End, Dog Stands Guard Over Deceased Owner In Oklahoma

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

EXAMINER.COM - On May 20, following the devastating EF-5 tornado which ripped through Moore, Okla., one dog provided his deceased guardian with one final act of loyalty. According to the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, as reported in the Huffington Post, the dog, whose photo was taken by a

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

Idaho Nurse Assistant Pleads Guilty To Taking Pain Meds

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) - An east-central Idaho nursing assistant has pleaded guilty to removing pain patches from elderly patients at a nursing home so she could use them herself to get high. The Post Register reports (http://bit.ly/10TzINT) that 23-year-old Ashley Wornek of

Man who kidnapped 2 Iowa girls had long record

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - When Michael Klunder enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa school bus stop Monday, it was at least his third kidnapping in a long criminal history in which he was ordered to receive sex offender treatment starting as a

Oklahoma City Mayor: Up To 13,000 Homes Hit By Tornado

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett says 12,000 to 13,000 homes were affected by the tornado that tore through a city suburb. At least 24 people died when the tornado laid waste to Moore on Monday afternoon. The Oklahoma Insurance Department says

Fox show brings messy workplaces to television

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By DAVID BAUDERAP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment starting this week. The network on Thursday will begin airing "Does Someone Have to Go?" a