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UPDATE: Intruder Stabs Dog In Hillyard Home

UPDATE: Intruder Stabs Dog In Hillyard Home
UPDATE: The man accused of the home invasion as well as stabbing the dog has been identified by Spokane Police as Roger Mendenhall, 42. He was arrested and charged with First Degree Burglary, Second Degree Assault and Second Degree animal cruelty. Chance, the three-year-old pitbull mix that was

UPDATE: Intruder Stabs Dog In Hillyard Home

UPDATE: Intruder Stabs Dog In Hillyard Home
UPDATE: The man accused of the home invasion as well as stabbing the dog has been identified by Spokane Police as Roger Mendenhall, 42. He was arrested and charged with First Degree Burglary, Second Degree Assault and Second Degree animal cruelty. Chance, the three-year-old pitbull mix that was

NY mayor seeks more disaster aid for Sandy victims

NY mayor seeks more disaster aid for Sandy victims
By By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appealed to congressional leaders Wednesday for quick action on providing tens of billions of dollars in new federal aid to help his city and state and others recover from Superstorm Sandy but was told it

Factory owner: I didn't know fire exits needed

Factory owner: I didn't know fire exits needed
By By JULHAS ALAMAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The owner of a Bangladesh clothing factory where a fire killed 112 people says he was never informed the facility was required to have an emergency exit, a sign of how far removed the leaders of the nation's garment industry are from

Factory owner: I didn't know fire exits needed

Factory owner: I didn't know fire exits needed
By By JULHAS ALAMAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The owner of a Bangladesh clothing factory where a fire killed 112 people says he was never informed the facility was required to have an emergency exit, a sign of how far removed the leaders of the nation's garment industry are from

AP Exclusive: Disney, Sears used factory in fire

AP Exclusive: Disney, Sears used factory in fire
By FARID HOSSAIN and JULHAS ALAMAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Order books and clothing found at a Bangladeshi factory where a fire killed 112 people show that it was making clothing for Disney Pixar, Wal-Mart, Sears and other Western brands. The Associated Press discovered clothing and

UPDATE: 911 Outage In Spokane County

UPDATE: 911 Outage In Spokane County
WEDNESDAY UPDATE FROM SPOKANE COUNTY: SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – Spokane County's 9-1-1 and Crime Check operations Wednesday continue to be operated out of the back-up center for emergency communications. CenturyLink officials this evening still are trying to determine the cause of

UPDATE: 911 Outage In Spokane County

UPDATE: 911 Outage In Spokane County
WEDNESDAY UPDATE FROM SPOKANE COUNTY: SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – Spokane County's 9-1-1 and Crime Check operations Wednesday continue to be operated out of the back-up center for emergency communications. CenturyLink officials this evening still are trying to determine the cause of

As Great Lakes plummet, towns try to save harbors

As Great Lakes plummet, towns try to save harbors
By JOHN FLESHERAP Environmental Writer ONEKAMA, Mich. (AP) - For more than a century, easy access to Lake Michigan has made Onekama a popular place for summer visitors and a refuge for boaters fleeing dangerous storms. Now the community itself needs a rescue, from slumping lake levels that

30 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats

30 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats
By ADRIAN SAINZ and KRISTIN M. HALLAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Bomb threats to 30 courthouses and other government buildings across Tennessee forced many to be evacuated Tuesday, including the federal building in Memphis, but authorities said no explosives were found. Tennessee