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2 Car Crash In Medical Lake On Hwy. 2 Slows Traffic

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. - Crews are on the scene of a two car crash in Medical Lake on Hwy. 2 at S. Brooks Rd. Authorities are asking all drivers to avoid the area as they work to clear the scene. There's no word on the extent of injuries. We'll update this story as soon as we get more details.

Student Apologizes To Class Then Shoots Himself With Handgun

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

KHQ.COM: On Thursday morning a depressed North Dakota freshman, walked up in front of his class, made an apology, and then shot himself with a hand gun in front of everyone. It is unclear what his apology was about and according to the school principal, the boy was not in trouble for anything

Transit group says teen stole, drove Cleveland bus

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

CLEVELAND (AP) - Authorities in Cleveland say a 16-year-old boy stole a public bus from a maintenance facility and apparently drove at least five miles before being spotted and arrested. The Plain Dealer (http://bit.ly/SW1xWN ) reports the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is

Man indicted in theft after AL mayor pleads guilty

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

ANDALUSIA, Ala. (AP) - There are new charges in a south Alabama town where a 91-year-old mayor pleaded guilty to stealing $201,000 from taxpayers. A man who lived with former River Falls Mayor Mary Ella Hixon was indicted on charges of taking city money. The Andalusia Star-News (http://bit.ly/

This Week in the Civil War

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By The Associated Press This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, Oct. 14: Confederate raiders, impact of Antietam on Europe.

US: Hackers in Iran responsible for cyberattacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. authorities believe that Iranian-based hackers were responsible for cyberattacks that devastated Persian Gulf oil and gas companies, a former U.S. government official said. Just hours later, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the

21 accused in NYC of selling meds on Craigslist

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The Craigslist ad offered black-market Percocet pills for sale but warned potential customers: "No LE please." Meaning: No law enforcement. Like that made a difference. The 40-year-old man accused of placing the ad was among 21 people arrested in an

No bail for man accused in Russian technology sale

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

HOUSTON (AP) - A federal judge denied bail Thursday to the owner of a Texas microelectronics company accused of conspiring to sell advanced technology to the Russian military. U.S. Magistrate George Hanks Jr. in Houston ordered Alexander Fishenko and two other defendants to federal custody in

Pakistani police make arrests in shooting of girl

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By SHERIN ZADAAssociated Press MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani police have arrested a number of suspects in the case of a 14-year-old girl shot and wounded by the Taliban for promoting education for girls and criticizing the fundamentalist Islamic movement, officials said Friday. The

Colo parents anxious as police search for abductor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By P. SOLOMON BANDAAssociated Press WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) - Anxious parents kept close and protective watch over their children on Friday after the FBI warned them that a 10-year-old girl who vanished one week earlier may have been abducted by someone they know. The sense of dread and