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Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years. Only

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

Snowe presses for bipartisanship in new book

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th

By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe describes a scene out of a Rockwell painting: With Washington crippled by a blizzard, President Barack Obama worked the week before Christmas with a fire roaring in the fireplace in the Oval Office. Outside the window,

Activision summons new 'Call of Duty' video game

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Activision is trading "Modern Warfare" for "Ghosts." The video game publisher announced Wednesday that the next installment in its successful "Call of Duty" franchise will be titled "Call of Duty: Ghosts" and feature a new story and

Spring storm moves east, bringing snow to Colorado

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 9th

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A storm that toppled trees, caused scattered power outages and whipped up blinding dust storms brought blizzard conditions to parts of Colorado, where up to 20 inches of snow was expected in the mountains through Tuesday. With forecasters

3 feared dead as Alaska Troopers copter crashes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 1st

By DAN JOLINGAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska State Trooper helicopter carrying a trooper, a pilot for the agency and a rescued snowmobiler crashed in the south-central part of the state, leaving the three aboard feared dead, a spokeswoman said Sunday night. Trooper spokeswoman

Winter clings on with Upper Midwest snowstorm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 5th

By DON BABWINAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Mother Nature apparently saved the best, or at least the biggest, for last. Chicago was hit Tuesday by a storm expected to dump as much as 10 inches of snow in the area before the end of the day - the most since the 2011 blizzard and its more than 20

Arduous Iditarod demands mushers' tactics, tricks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 4th

By RACHEL D'OROAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Here's one proven way to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: Let others take the early lead in the 1,000-mile trek to Alaska's wind-scoured western coast. That approach might seem counterintuitive to the novice fan of the famous

Slow-moving snowstorm pummels Midwest, heads east

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 27th

By TAMMY WEBBERAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A massive, slow-moving storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection with heavy, wet snow Tuesday, straining power lines, closing schools, clogging roadways and delaying hundreds of flights before churning eastward, where forecasters expected it

2nd blizzard in less than week slams Plains region

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 25th

DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) - A major winter storm brought blizzard conditions to parts of the central Plains Monday, forcing the closure of highways in the Oklahoma Panhandle and sending public works crews scrambling for salt and sand anew just days after record amounts of snow blanketed the region.