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Fuel barges explode, causing large fire in Ala.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 25th

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A large fire that began with explosions aboard two fuel barges in Mobile, Ala., was rocked by a seventh explosion early Thursday and fire officials said they planned to let the fire, which has injured three, burn overnight. Firefighters from Mobile and U.S. Coast Guard officials

Avalanche survivor buried for 4 hours, 1 arm free

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 24th

By CATHERINE TSAIAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - The sole survivor of an avalanche that killed five other men on the Continental Divide west of Denver was able to clear snow from his face with his unburied lower left arm so he could breathe, but he remained stuck for four hours until rescuers

2 road deaths tied to wide spring storms system

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 19th

DE SOTO, Mo. (AP) - Authorities are blaming two road deaths on a massive spring storm system that is dumping snow and rain from the Rocky Mountains to the Rust Belt. Minnesota State Police say 16-year-old Jonathon Pohlen of Houlton, Wis., was killed Thursday afternoon when he lost control on snowy

Marathon runner witnesses double disasters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press People keep asking Joe Berti if he feels unlucky. A bomb exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon moments after Berti finished the race. Two days later, he was in his home state of Texas when he saw a fertilizer plant explode near Waco. "I was just like,

Storm woes range from sinkhole to snow to twisters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By JIM SALTER and JASON KEYSERAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Middle America was overwhelmed by weather Thursday, with snow in the north, tornadoes in the Plains, and torrential rains that caused floods and transportation woes - and a sinkhole in Chicago. Seemingly every community in the Plains

Woman Dies, SUV Apparently Ran Over Her

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 17th

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police in northeast Oregon say a woman is dead after her SUV apparently ran over her. Lt. Greg Sherman says police responded Tuesday evening to a call for medical help. The caller said a woman was trapped underneath a vehicle near Exit 193 off

Spring storm bringing needed snow to Colo., Wyo.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 16th

By COLLEEN SLEVINAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - A slow-moving spring storm is bringing much-needed moisture to parts of the Rockies and the Plains, but winds are raising the wildfire danger to the south. Rocky Mountain National Park has already gotten more than 2 feet of snow, and more is expected

1 Missing After 2 Avalanches Near Snoqualmie Pass

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 13th

UPDATE: Initial reports said as many as three people were missing, but officials now say only one is unaccounted for after the avalanches hit two separate groups. The King County Sheriff's Office says one avalanche, at Granite Mountain, carried three snowshoers about 1,000

1 Dead, 1 Missing In Avalanches East Of Seattle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 13th

SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. (AP) - Authorities in Washington state say one woman has died and one man is still missing after a pair of spring avalanches struck separate groups hiking in the mountains each of Seattle. King County Sgt. Katie Larson said rescuers carried a female snowshoer off of Red

5 people killed in Florida crash off I-95

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 13th

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Five people, including three teenagers, were killed Saturday in Florida after their car was hit by another vehicle that jolted through an interstate exit ramp, authorities said. The driver of a 2008 Mercedes is believed to have been speeding as he exited Interstate 95 and