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UPDATE: 51 Killed In Oklahoma Tornado; Toll Expected To Rise

UPDATE: 51 Killed In Oklahoma Tornado; Toll Expected To Rise
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th
UPDATE: NBC News is reporting that the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner has confirmed at least 51  deaths following a destructive tornado in the town of Moore.  A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th
By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. "You can see where there's absolutely nothing, then there are

AP IMPACT: Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths

AP IMPACT: Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th
By DINA CAPPIELLOAssociated Press CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) - It happens about once a month here, on the barren foothills of one of America's green-energy boomtowns: A soaring golden eagle slams into a wind farm's spinning turbine and falls, mangled and lifeless, to the ground. Killing

AP IMPACT: Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths

AP IMPACT: Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th
By DINA CAPPIELLOAssociated Press CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) - It happens about once a month here, on the barren foothills of one of America's green-energy boomtowns: A soaring golden eagle slams into a wind farm's spinning turbine and falls, mangled and lifeless, to the ground. Killing

AP IMPACT: Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths

AP IMPACT: Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th
By DINA CAPPIELLOAssociated Press CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) - It happens about once a month here, on the barren foothills of one of America's green-energy boomtowns: A soaring golden eagle slams into a wind farm's spinning turbine and falls, mangled and lifeless, to the ground. Killing

NEW DETAILS: Downed Tree Hits Power Lines Causing 3 Fires Near Finch Arboretum

NEW DETAILS: Downed Tree Hits Power Lines Causing 3 Fires Near Finch Arboretum
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th
UPDATE: Spokane Fire crews responded to a brush fire just before 5 PM on 16th Ave near South Milton Street on the Sunset Hill on Thursday afternoon. Fire crews say a large tree fell on some power lines which sparked 3 brush fires in the area. There are several homes in the area and fire crews say

NEW DETAILS: Downed Tree Hits Power Lines Causing 3 Fires Near Finch Arboretum

NEW DETAILS: Downed Tree Hits Power Lines Causing 3 Fires Near Finch Arboretum
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th
UPDATE: Spokane Fire crews responded to a brush fire just before 5 PM on 16th Ave near South Milton Street on the Sunset Hill on Thursday afternoon. Fire crews say a large tree fell on some power lines which sparked 3 brush fires in the area. There are several homes in the area and fire crews say

Use Caution When Recreating On Lakes And Rivers This Spring

Use Caution When Recreating On Lakes And Rivers This Spring
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th
**Press Release from Avista** SPOKANE, Wash. – If this spring's unseasonably warm weather is drawing you to the lake or river this weekend, Avista reminds you to exercise caution as snowmelt is causing high, swift and cold river flows.   While the water may look calm on top, the

Use Caution When Recreating On Lakes And Rivers This Spring

Use Caution When Recreating On Lakes And Rivers This Spring
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th
**Press Release from Avista** SPOKANE, Wash. – If this spring's unseasonably warm weather is drawing you to the lake or river this weekend, Avista reminds you to exercise caution as snowmelt is causing high, swift and cold river flows.   While the water may look calm on top, the

Spring storm socks Midwest, Deep South; 3 dead

Spring storm socks Midwest, Deep South; 3 dead
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 12th
By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A powerful spring storm unleashed tornadoes and winds strong enough to peel the roofs from homes in the Deep South and heaped snow and ice on the Midwest, killing three people and leaving thousands without power as it moved up the East Coast on