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Inspector in Philadelphia collapse commits suicide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 13th

By PATRICK WALTERSAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A veteran inspector who surveyed a downtown building weeks before it collapsed, killing 6 people, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound a week after the accident, authorities said Thursday. Ronald Wagenhoffer, 52, was found shot in

One by one, homes in Calif. subdivision sinking

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 11th

By TRACIE CONEAssociated Press LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) - Scott and Robin Spivey had a sinking feeling that something was wrong with their home when cracks began snaking across their walls in March. The cracks soon turned into gaping fractures, and within two weeks their 600-square-foot garage broke

Texas town's rental ban gets second hearing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Dallas suburb asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to uphold an ordinance that would ban illegal immigrants from renting homes in the town. The full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to rehear the case after a three-judge panel from the court

Texas town's rental ban to get second hearing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - A Dallas suburb's long, expensive fight to ban illegal immigrants from renting homes will get perhaps its most important hearing Wednesday before a largely conservative group of judges with the power to influence the national immigration