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Bus driver convicted in fatal Virginia crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By LARRY O'DELLAssociated Press BOWLING GREEN, Va. (AP) - The driver of a bus that crashed last year in Virginia, killing four passengers and injuring dozens more, was convicted Thursday of involuntary manslaughter. Caroline County Circuit Judge Joseph Ellis told Kin Yiu Cheung on Thursday

Aging drivers present new transportation challenge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Baby boomers started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or since. They practically invented the two-car family and escalated traffic congestion when women began commuting to work. Now, 8,000 of them are turning

Mich. shootings spree suspect arraigned, jailed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 7th

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) - A man suspected in two dozen random shootings along a 100-mile stretch of roadway in southeastern Michigan was charged with several gun crimes Wednesday that are likely the first of many charges. Prosecutors believe that Raulie Casteel, a

PHOTO: Detectives Seek Help Identifying Columbia River Homicide Victim

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

EPHRATA, Wash. The Grant County Sheriff's Office is seeking help from the public and law enforcement agencies with identifying a man found slain in the Columbia River this past August. This plea for information is for any concerned person or law enforcement agency in Washington state,

PHOTO: Detectives Seek Help Identifying Columbia River Homicide Victim

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

Authorities: Suspect arrested in Mich. shootings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press WIXOM, Mich. (AP) - Police who arrested a suspect in a Michigan shooting spree that targeted moving cars and resulted in at least once injury were led to the man's home based on one of thousands of tips, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect was taken

I-15 reopening, homes safe in California wildfire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - Traffic is flowing again after the all-day shutdown of a major interstate linking Southern California and Las Vegas, and homes are no longer threatened after a wildfire erupted in a mountain pass. The 350-acre fire in Cajon Pass was 5 percent surrounded by late Monday

Missing from presidential race: roads, bridges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Here are a few items that largely have been missing from the presidential campaign: planes, trains, roads and bridges. But as Superstorm Sandy reminded the world so vividly, we can't afford to do without them. So why isn't the nation's

WHY IT MATTERS: Infrastructure

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By JASON KEYSERAssociated Press The issue: From bridges to broadband, America's infrastructure is supposed to be speeding along commerce, delivering us to work and piping energy and water into our homes and businesses. But just repairing all the breakdowns and potholes would cost tens of

The danger increases, but still the water calls

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By BRUCE SMITHAssociated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - "We are tied to the ocean," an avid sailor and president named John F. Kennedy once said. "And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch, we are going back from whence we came." Humans have an affinity for water. It is