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Spokane Mayor David Condon Releases Statement In Wake Of Thompson Sentencing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

FROM THE CITY OF SPOKANE: In response to Thursday's sentencing decision of Karl Thompson, Spokane Mayor David Condon has released the following statement: "After more than six and a half years, today's decision brings us closure on some level. Now is the time for healing.

Spokane Mayor David Condon Releases Statement In Wake Of Thompson Sentencing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

4-year sentence in police beating of disabled man

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSAssociated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A police officer was sentenced Thursday to more than four years in prison for using excessive force against a mentally disabled janitor who died after being erroneously suspected of stealing money from an ATM. Officer Karl F.

Ex-WNBA player Holdsclaw in jail on assault charge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

ATLANTA (AP) - Former WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw is in custody after being accused of shooting into a woman's car after using a bat to break its windows. Atlanta police said Thursday that the incident happened Tuesday after the Olympic gold medalist followed 29-year-old Jennifer Lacy to her

4 dead, 17 hurt when train hits Texas vets parade

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA and TERRY WALLACEAssociated Press MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - A freight train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 17 others as the float tried to get through a West Texas railroad crossing on its way to an honorary

Washington State University Physician Calls For Energy Drink Regulation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

PULLMAN, Wash. - Energy drinks were "part of the picture" in the alcohol poisoning death of a Washington State University student on Oct. 27, and it's time that sales of the popular caffeinated beverages were regulated by the federal government just as soft drinks are, said Dr. Bruce

Housing project where Supremes lived coming down

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - A vacant Detroit housing project that was home to the Supremes before the talented trio struck gold with Motown is coming down. Demolition of the massive Frederick Douglass Homes - known to most Detroit residents as the Brewster projects - could

Philly officer who punched woman at parade charged

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By PATRICK WALTERSAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A former police lieutenant caught on video punching a woman in the face while responding to a disturbance at a Puerto Rican Day parade festival was charged Thursday with simple assault, prosecutors said. Jonathan Josey, a veteran supervisor

Residents in blast-shaken subdivision want answers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - When a house two blocks away exploded with a deafening boom, the staggering force knocked Billie Chipman to the floor. The freckled 16-year-old hasn't slept since. "I was walking to the couch and I fell," she said Thursday. As clocks and

Cops: Teens got lap dances at party for NY boy, 16

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - Exotic dancers performed lap dances on teenagers at a boy's surprise 16th birthday party in an upstate New York village, police said, and investigators were trying to determine whether any organizer of the celebration committed a crime. South Glens Falls Police