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911 And Phone Still Out In Shoshone County

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

SILVER VALLEY, Idaho - Phone service interruption in Shoshone's County, Silver Valley including the 911 system has not yet been resolved. The problem started just before 3:00PM Wednesday afternoon. We've received word from the Sheriff's office that

United says failed generator forced 787 landing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines says a failed electrical generator is the reason one of its new Boeing 787s made an emergency landing in New Orleans. The flight from Houston to Newark diverted to New Orleans shortly after takeoff on Tuesday. No one was hurt. United says one of the plane's six

Student Causes Lock Down At Freeman High School

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

PRESS RELEASE FROM FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL: At approximately 9:30 am on Wednesday a Freeman student became extremely agitated. A FMS staff member contacted Principal Jim Straw to come to the classroom. The student purposefully broke a window in the middle school, crawled through the window, took a

Student Causes Lock Down At Freeman High School

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

Democrats: Obama to ask for $50 billion Sandy aid

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for about $50 billion in additional emergency aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy, Democrats on Capitol Hill said Wednesday. Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan told a Senate Appropriations

Growth of US service firms accelerated last month

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. service companies grew at a slightly faster pace in November because sales and new orders rose, a good sign for the economy. The Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday that its index of non-manufacturing activity

Belcher's mom says she loves son, slain girlfriend

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By MARIA SUDEKUMAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The days since Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend then shot himself in the head have been very difficult for his mother, who said Wednesday that the slayings have not diminished her love for the couple. Belcher's mother, Cheryl

Report: Suspect in fatal China fire angry over pay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese state media quoted a former worker as saying he set the fire that killed 14 young women at a Chinese undergarment factory because he was angry about less than $500 in unpaid wages. The suspect, Liu Shuangyun, told the Guangdong TV broadcaster in a jailhouse interview

About 350 die in Philippine typhoon, 400 missing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By By BULLIT MARQUEZAssociated Press NEW BATAAN, Philippines (AP) - A powerful typhoon that washed away emergency shelters, a military camp and possibly entire families in the southern Philippines has killed almost 350 people with nearly 400 missing, authorities said Thursday. More bodies were

Malcolm in the Middle's Frankie Muniz: I suffered a "mini stroke"

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 5th

By Natalie Abrams, Frankie Muniz was hospitalized last Friday after suffering what the Malcolm in the Middle star called a "Mini Stroke" on his Twitter. "I was in the hospital last Friday. I suffered a 'Mini Stroke', which was not fun at all. Have to start taking care of my body! Getting