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UPDATE: Child With Candle Starts North Spokane House Fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 29th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Investigators say a 5-year-old playing with a candle started a house fire Sunday in N. Spokane. The parents gathered all three of their children and safely escaped, but house they were renting was heavily damaged. PREVIOUS STORY: SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane

Kitchen Fire Spreads In Medical Lake Home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 29th

MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. - Firefighters from Medical Lake, Airway Heights, and Spokane County District #3 responded to a structure fire in the 700 block of N. Howard Sunday morning. Fire officials say it appears the fire started in the kitchen and spread from there, but they were able to get the flames

Olympic viewing: NBC sets opening ceremony record

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 28th

By DAVID BAUDERAP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A look at media coverage of the London Olympics: An opening ceremony from the mother country with a Beatle, a queen and Mr. Bean proved irresistible for viewers in the United States, with a record-setting 40.7 million people watching NBC's

Strong Start In Ratings For London Olympics

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 28th

NEW YORK (AP) - A look at media coverage of the London Olympics: An opening ceremony from the mother country with a Beatle, a queen and Mr. Bean proved irresistible for viewers in the United States, with a record-setting 40.7 million people watching NBC's first night of summer

Hundreds celebrate rare white bison at Conn. farm

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 28th

GOSHEN, Conn. (AP) - Dozens of Native Americans wore the traditional garb of their ancestors, sang songs and beat drums on a western Connecticut farm Saturday in celebration of the birth of one of the world's rarest animals - a white bison. The miracle calf was officially named Yellow Medicine

3 Shot Dead In Pa.; Girl Taken, Found Safe In Ohio

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 28th

QUINCY, Pa. (AP) - Authorities in south-central Pennsylvania say a man confronting his estranged wife about custody arrangements for their daughter shot her to death and also killed her boyfriend and his mother, then fled with the 4-year-old girl before the two were found about 250 miles away in

Colo. victims mourned at funerals in 3 states

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 28th

By AMANDA LEE MYERSAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) - A man who saved his girlfriend's life at the Colorado movie shooting was remembered for his selfless sacrifice Saturday, while an aspiring sportscaster was praised for her boundless energy and an Air Force reservist as a good

Critics say new Argentine banknote too small

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 27th

By MICHAEL WARRENAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Critics of President Cristina Fernandez say she missed a perfect opportunity to ease strains on Argentina's currency supply when she unveiled a new 100-peso note honoring Evita Peron this week, shunning calls for bigger bills

Romney struggles to stem his own Olympics fallout

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 27th

By KASIE HUNT and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Mitt Romney struggled Friday to stem political fallout at home after insulting Britain's handling of the London Games. The stumble at least briefly pitted the Republican presidential candidate against America's strongest ally

SCRAPS Officer Breaks Window to Free Dog

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 26th

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - A Spokane County resident was cited on two misdemeanors for keeping a dog in a hot car at Spokane Valley Mall Wednesday afternoon. According to Animal Protection Operations Manager Nicole Montano, if the dog had not been removed from the vehicle, the owners could have