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FBI: Still No Arrests In Case Of Spokane Ricin Letter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The FBI says it still has not made any arrests after searching a downtown Spokane apartment as part of an investigation into the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. The letters were postmarked last Tuesday in Spokane and

FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSAssociated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. Few details have been released in the case, and no

FIRST ON KHQ: Law Enforcement Serving Warrant In Browne's Addition Related To Ricin-Laced Letters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 18th

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Authorities in hazardous materials suits are searching an apartment in downtown Spokane, Wash., as they investigate the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. FBI agents, Spokane police officers and U.S. Postal Inspection Service

LIVE VIDEO: Hazmat Situation At 2nd & Stevens

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

SPOKANE, Wash. - A semi truck is stuck underneath an overpass at 2nd and Stevens. The hazmat team is on scene due to leaking materials from a cargo trailer. Authorities are ventilating and monitoring the situation but expect the area to be shut down for a while. All drivers are being encouraged

UPDATE: Semi-Truck Gets Stuck Underneath Overpass In Downtown Spokane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Thursday morning fire crews say a Sherwin Williams semi-truck carrying paint supplies became stuck when the driver tried going under the bridge. Hazmat crews were called to the scene out of concern that paint supplies, specifically acetone, would create dangerous and

Ricin-laced letters leading to a Miss. mystery

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

By JEFF AMY and HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Of three ricin-laced letters mailed this month to public officials, only one made it into the hands of an intended target, 80-year-old Mississippi judge Sadie Holland. Investigators are working to piece together what motivated

Mississippi men's feud looms over ricin probe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By HOLBROOK MOHR and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSAssociated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - The investigation into poisoned letters mailed to President Barack Obama and others has shifted from an Elvis impersonator to his longtime foe, and authorities must now figure out if an online feud between the two men

2nd Miss. man investigated in ricin case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By JEFF AMY and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSAssociated Press TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - A second Mississippi man investigated in connection to ricin-laced letters sent to the president and a U.S. senator said Wednesday that investigators "ripped" through his house during an hours-long search the previous day

Charges dropped in ricin letters sent to Obama

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

By JEFF AMY and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUSAssociated Press TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Charges of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others were dropped Tuesday against an Elvis impersonator from Mississippi who has said since his arrest last week that he had nothing to do with the case.

Texas Explosion Shows Dangers Of Fertilizer Plants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 19th

KHQ.COM - Rescuers in the town of West, near Waco, Texas continue to comb ruins left from a massive fertilizer explosion Wednesday. The blast leveled homes and businesses and shook the ground with the strength of a small earthquake. As many as 15 people could be dead and more than 160 are