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Texas executes man who confessed to killing 5

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press HUNSTVILLE, Texas (AP) - An ex-convict who confessed to killing five people at a Dallas-area car wash a week after he was fired from his job there 12 years ago was executed Thursday evening. Robert Wayne Harris, 40, received lethal injection less than two

Greek deal on austerity measures still elusive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A deal on making further cuts to Greece's budget will take a few more days at least, after the leaders behind the coalition government failed to agree details of an austerity package that is crucial to the

The nation's weather

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By WEATHER UNDERGROUNDFor The Associated Press More rain is expected across the Great Lakes as a cold front moves through the region. A low pressure system moving eastward through Canada continues pushing a cold front through the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. This will produce more rain

Prophet film puts spotlight on US Copts

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The anti-Islamic movie trailer inflaming the Middle East opens with Muslims ransacking a Christian medical clinic and then segues into a flashback of Muhammad's life. "Set the place on fire! We'll burn out these forsaken Christians

Spokane Valley Firefighters Train For Extrication Crashes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Over the course of the next two weeks, crews from the Spokane Valley Fire Department will be practicing extrication techniques at Spalding's Wrecking Yard. If you happen to be driving by, please don't call 911, this is just training. Extrication is a very technically

Spokane Valley Firefighters Train For Extrication Crashes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

ALERT: Air Quality In Ellensburg, Wenatchee Hazardous

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Smoke from wildfires in central Washington has state officials again warning residents in Ellensburg and Wenatchee about hazardous air conditions. And those conditions are not expected to improve significantly in the next few days. The state

SALUTING THE BRAVE: 3 Of 4 Soldiers Killed Sunday Were From JBLM

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) - The Defense Department says three of four soldiers killed Sunday in an insider attack in Afghanistan were from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The Pentagon said Wednesday their position was attacked with small arms fire. A NATO spokesman said

Jobs bill for vets bogs down in Senate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans blocked legislation Wednesday that would have established a $1 billion jobs program putting veterans back to work tending to the country's federal lands and bolstering local police and fire departments. Republicans said

Tests only identify Zimmerman's DNA on handgun

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Forensic tests made public Wednesday show that George Zimmerman's was the only DNA that could be identified on the grip of the gun used to fatally shoot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The results rule out Martin's DNA from being on the