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In race to beat the iPhone, who will win?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 6th

By Christina DesMarais The tech world is buzzing this week as Nokia and Microsoft as well as Motorola and Google make big product announcements. On Wednesday in New York, Nokia unveiled the first new Windows 8 phones and Motorola took the wraps off three new 4G LTE smartphones that boast impressive

In race to beat the iPhone, who will win?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 6th

Fishtrap Lake Resort Evacuated For Brush Fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 2nd

LINCOLN COUNTY, Wash. - Lincoln County Sheriff's dispatch confirms that the Fishtrap Lake Resort has been evacuated for a brush fire. The fire started just before 4:00pm Saturday afternoon. There is no total acreage or containment estimate yet. Numerous agencies are responding to battle

UPDATE: Wenas Fire Evacuations Lifted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 1st

**Official DNR Press Release** YAKIMA, Wash. - The Wenas fire has grown to 1600 acres. Fire activity moderated overnight into Saturday morning. Evacuations have been lifted and N. Wenas Road and Longmire Ln are open for traffic. The fire is 50% contained with active fire on the NE

Schaeffer: 'Nobody In This Community Wants To See Another Valley View, Another Firestorm'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 29th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane Fire officials say Wednesday's brush fire on Beacon Hill may be the latest in a string of what may be intentionally set fires."Specifically today with the Beacon Hill fire, when we know there's no lightning, a blue sky, and no power lines nearby, there's a

Spokane Family Victims of Fire, Theft

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 28th

SPOKANE, Wash. - A Spokane family is struggling to cope with a double loss. First, a local dad narrowly escaped a fire over the weekend, which forced his family out of their rental home, and now thieves are walking off with any property not destroyed in the fire. The fire tore

Wildfire Smoke Creates Haze Across Eastern Washington

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 28th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Several wildfires continued burning throughout Washington and Idaho Monday. One of the biggest blazes burned near Lewiston, ID called the Cache Creek Fire, which charred 45,000 acres so far. It's only 40 percent contained. An air quality advisory and burn ban is in effect

Cache Creek Fire Along Washington/Oregon Border Creating Bad Air Quality

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 26th

KHQ.COM - We've received many calls into our newsroom and messages on our Facebook page about smoke down on the Palouse on Sunday. The smoke is actually from a fire on the Washington/Oregon/Idaho border. The Cache Creek Fire is burning in the Hells Canyon area along the

Two Apartments Destroyed By Early Morning Fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 25th

Spokane Valley Fire Department Press Release: SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - At 4:30 AM this morning crews from the Spokane valley Fire Department responded to reported fire at the Meadow Wood apartments at 2121 N Houk. Due to the amount of smoke, type of building (apartment,) and time of the

This Week in the Civil War

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 24th

By The Associated Press This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, Sept. 16: Battle of Antietam.