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City Offers Free Curbside Tree Recycling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd

SPOKANE, Wash. - The holidays aren't quite here yet, but it won't be long until that fine-smelling fir in the living room is a dried-up fire hazard. So, the City wants to remind you of your options to get rid of your tree once the season is over.

It's all-hands-on-deck for final retail push

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press FREEPORT, Maine (AP) - With the final retail push under way, L.L. Bean CEO Chris McCormick is playing Santa's helper against a backdrop of conveyor belts and beeping front-end loaders as he boxes up slippers and shirts. But there's little time to reflect on

City Of Spokane Holiday Closures

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 20th

FROM THE CITY OF SPOKANE: The City of Spokane will have a number of closures related to the holidays. Spokane City Hall will be closed on at noon on Mondays, Dec. 24 and 31, and all day Tuesdays, Dec. 25 and Jan.1, in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holidays. The

Cleanup continues at La. explosive company

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

DOYLINE, La. (AP) - Authorities say it could take up to three weeks to finish moving military propellant into storage at an explosives recycling company that caused the evacuation of a Louisiana town. The town of Doyline was evacuated earlier this month after authorities said they found 6 million

APNewsBreak: Explo faced scrutiny before La. scare

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press DOYLINE, La. (AP) - The explosives recycling company that caused the evacuation of a Louisiana town has come under scrutiny for explosions and its handling of dangerous materials before, and it was so far behind on its rent that the Louisiana National Guard

End may be sight for FBI's unloved Hoover building

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 10th

By By PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Just six blocks from the White House, the FBI's hulking headquarters overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue has long been the government building everyone loves to hate. The verdict: It's an ugly, crumbling concrete behemoth, an architectural

End may be sight for FBI's unloved Hoover building

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

End may be sight for FBI's unloved Hoover building

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 9th

Chain blast feared before clean-up at La. site

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 4th

By By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press DOYLINE, La. (AP) - Authorities are slowly moving some of the 6 million pounds of explosives improperly stored at a munitions recycling facility because they feared a chain reaction blast could have spread through corridors packed with explosive materials,

France announces plan to save steel site

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

PARIS (AP) - France's prime minister announced on Friday that there would be no layoffs at a blast furnace site that has become a symbol for maintaining jobs in a tough economic climate. Instead, steel company ArcelorMittal has promised a €180 million ($233.75 million) investment and the