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Man twice tries to break into Pa. judge's office

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) - Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania are looking for a man caught twice on surveillance video trying to break into a judge's office. State Superior Court Judge Correale Stevens jokes that he can't understand why someone would want to break into his office, unless he

Syrian Internet largely restored after blackout

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Internet and telephone service were restored across much of Syria on Saturday following a two-day, nationwide communications blackout that came during some of the worst fighting to hit the capital since July. Experts say the shutdown was likely

Police: Hero instructor fought son in arrow attack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By MEAD GRUVERAssociated Press CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming community college instructor killed in a grisly classroom murder-suicide was hailed as a hero Saturday, with police saying he gave his students time to flee by distracting and fighting off his son after the younger man barged into

Future of cleared Mankato football coach uncertain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 1st

By By PATRICK CONDONAssociated Press MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota college football coach said he wants to return to work now that a judge has dismissed prosecutors' claims that video he took of his children playing after a bath amounted to pornography. A judge sided with Todd Hoffner,

Insider trading suspect was model ethics student

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By BRIDGET MURPHYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Mathew Martoma knew from an early age he wanted to blend his interests in health care, business and law into a career, and he excelled as a bioethics student. Yet the 38-year-old Florida man now finds himself embroiled in what could prove one

NEW DETAILS ON KHQ.COM: Woman Accused Of Killing Spokane Police Officer During Hit & Run

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

SANDPOINT, Idaho - A woman accused of leaving the scene of an accident that killed Spokane police officer Kurt Hensen will face new charges. KHQ's Dylan Wohlenhaus confirms with Bonner County prosecutor Louis Marshall that authorities have completed the investigation against Brianna Knapp

NEW DETAILS ON KHQ.COM: Woman Accused Of Killing Spokane Police Officer During Hit & Run

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

More than 100 rifles stolen from Atlanta train car

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By JEFF MARTINAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Federal authorities were hunting Friday for more than 100 rifles stolen from a boxcar parked in an Atlanta train yard. The weapons were taken from a CSX rail yard on the city's northwest side in mid-November, said Richard Coes, a spokesman

Tennis referee murder case dismissed in California

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By LINDA DEUTSCHAP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) - The arrest of a tennis referee before a match at the U.S. Open in connection with her husband's death was a shocker last summer. On Friday, the case took another surprise twist when prosecutors dropped the murder case against

No injuries in Ariz. Social Security office blast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities are investigating a small explosion that happened at the back entrance of a Social Security Administration office in a small town about 50 miles south of Phoenix. The explosion was reported just before 8:30 a.m. Friday and no one was injured, Casa Grande Fire