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UPDATE: Local Schools Have A Plan In Place To Protect Our Children

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

SPOKANE, Wash. - After the tragic Connecticut shooting that left 27 dead at an elementary school, including 20 children, school districts across the Inland Northwest are sharing their safety protocols with parents. Several districts have emailed parents to review the steps that are taken on a

Iowa wrongful imprisonment case ends in mistrial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By DAVID PITTAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case of two black men who sought millions of dollars from Council Bluffs and two police officers after being wrongly convicted for the 1977 murder of a retired white police officer. On Friday, U.S

Some of the deadliest mass shootings around world

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By The Associated Press A gunman at a Connecticut elementary school killed more than two dozen people, including children, on Friday. It is among the world's worst mass shootings. Here is a look at some others: - July 20, 2012: Twelve people are killed when a gunman enters an Aurora,

AP source: Suspect killed mother at their home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A law enforcement official says that the 20-year-old suspect in the Connecticut school shootings killed his mother at their home Friday and then drove his mother's car to the school where he went on a deadly rampage. Adam Lanza's mother

Mixed verdicts in Arkansas drug-corruption case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal jury convicted a former Arkansas police officer Friday on extortion and drug charges linked to a sweeping investigation into corruption and drug trafficking in east Arkansas. Former Helena-West Helena police officer Marlene Kalb was convicted of extortion and

Spokane Taxi Cab Driver Robbed At Gunpoint

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Friday morning around 2, Spokane Police say that a man robbed a taxi cab driver at gunpoint. The incident happened at Princeton and Lidgerwood. The man showed the taxi driver a gun and ran off with the cash. Police say the man ran north. The taxi driver was not hurt, but the

Spokane Taxi Cab Driver Robbed At Gunpoint

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Ex-Colombian general gets 13 years in bribe scheme

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A former top Colombian police general has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for taking bribes from a right-wing paramilitary group that the U.S. considers a terrorist organization. Mauricio Santoyo Velasco was sentenced Friday in federal court in Virginia after pleading

Police Say 2 Officers Shot, 1 Killed In Memphis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis police say one officer has been killed and another wounded in a shooting. Police Chief Toney Armstrong said officers went to a home in east Memphis early Friday to serve a drug-related search warrant. He said a suspect opened fire, striking officers

Police say 1 officer fatally shot, 1 hurt in Tenn.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By ADRIAN SAINZAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Memphis police officer was fatally shot and another wounded during a shootout at a home Friday, authorities said. Officers with the organized crime unit entered a home in east Memphis to serve a drug-related search warrant at 8 a.m.