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I-5 bridge collapse survivor: 'You hold on'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKERAssociated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust." "I hit the brakes and we went off," Sligh told reporters from a

I-5 bridge collapses into Wash. river, injuring 3

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKERAssociated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly

Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By STEPHEN SINGERAP Business Writer EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer

Gap back in style as 1Q profit jumps 43 percent

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIOAP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - After years of struggle, Gap is back in style. Gap Inc., which owns The Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic clothing chains, on Thursday reported a 43 percent jump in its fiscal first-quarter net income, as the company continues to reap

Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children. And so she raced against the storm. She had 30 miles to cover from her job in Edmond to Plaza Towers Elementary School,

Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters. They were just part of life in a particularly deadly stretch of Tornado Alley. She always thought the closet just inside her front door was

Body of child found in deadly Minn. landslide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Authorities on Thursday recovered the body of a boy missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured a day earlier at a St. Paul park. St. Paul Assistant Fire Chief Jim Smith said crews found the body late in the morning after they came up with a plan

Crime Tracker: String Of Robberies Sparks Warning From SPD

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

SPOKANE, Wash - A string of robberies in the Spokane area is prompting a warning from Spokane Police. They're telling people not to step in and stop the crime. Instead, they want people to be good witnesses and help remember suspect descriptions, etc. The warning comes after a

Crime Tracker: String Of Robberies Sparks Warning From SPD

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper