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At least 1 dead in Portland area mall shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By STEVEN DUBOISAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A gunman opened fire in a Portland, Ore., area shopping mall Tuesday, killing at least one person and wounding an unknown number of others, sheriff's deputies said. "We believe there's at least one deceased and maybe more," said

Why efforts to stop factory fires have failed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By ALLEN G. BREED, ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and SCOTT MAYEROWITZAssociated Press About a year and a half before a fire at a clothing factory in Bangladesh killed 112 people in November, executives from Wal-Mart, Gap and other big retailers met nearby to discuss ways to prevent the unsafe

Feds to probe why alarms failed in W.Va. explosion

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By JOHN RABY and VICKI SMITHAssociated Press SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - Federal investigators are looking into why no alarms sounded as a massive natural gas explosion sent flames as high as hilltops, engulfing homes and a large section of an interstate for more than an hour. Investigators

Bad truck brakes blamed for Nevada Amtrak crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By SCOTT SONNERAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) - An inattentive trucker with a history of speeding violations driving a tractor-trailer with faulty brakes was the probable cause of a fatal collision with an Amtrak train that left six people dead in northern Nevada last year, the National

City Council Approves 2013 Budget

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

SPOKANE, Wash. - After meeting for 4 hours and taking public testimony the Spokane City Council voted in favor of the 2013 budget. By a vote of 4 to 3 the City Council approved Mayor David Condon's quote "no growth budget" as the city attempts to make up a multi-million dollar

City Council Approves 2013 Budget

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

Crashes raise concern about Pakistani air force

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Over a dozen Pakistani air force planes have crashed in roughly the past 18 months, raising concerns about the health of an aging fleet that officials are struggling to upgrade because of a lack of funds. A significant number of the air

Spokane City Council Voting On Cuts To Police, Fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

SPOKANE, Wash – Facing a $10 million dollar budget shortfall, Spokane Mayor David Condon proposed a no-growth budget for 2013, which meant steep cuts to city services. Among them, 100 positions were eliminated throughout the city. The Mayor says 65 of them were already vacant,

Spokane City Council Voting On Cuts To Police, Fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

Philly warehouse fire may have ruined parade props

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 11th

By By KATHY MATHESONAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Participants in Philadelphia's annual Mardi Gras-like New Year's Day parade say a huge warehouse fire might have destroyed elaborate props slated for use in a few weeks. Firefighters say explosions were reported at the three-story