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Environmentalists oppose Navy offshore training

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 8th

By JULIE WATSONAssociated Press Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) - Environmentalists say that a five-year training program proposed by the Navy off the coast of Southern California would ramp up sonar activity and underwater detonations that could pose a threat to endangered marine mammals like the blue whale

Karr wins WCC Player of the Year, leads long list of Gonzaga women honored

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 6th

A dominant run through West Coast Conference play has landed the Gonzaga women's basketball team many individual accolades. As announced on Tuesday, Taelor Karr was named the conference's Player of the Year, Jazmine Redmon won the Defensive Player of the Year award and Kelly Graves took

Olynyk Is WCC Player of the Year; Harris, Pangos, Hart, Few Honored

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 5th

In the end, the best player in the West Coast Conference wasn't the man with the mouthpiece. Instead, it was the junior forward who took a redshirt year last season, Kelly Olynyk from Gonzaga. Olynyk, the 11th player in Gonzaga history to be named the West Coast Player of the Year, beat out

Dust from Africa affects snowfall in California

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 28th

By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - One of the driest spots on Earth - the Sahara desert - is increasingly responsible for snow and rain half a world away in the western U.S., a new study released Thursday found. It's no secret that winds carrying dust, soot and even germs make

Dust from Africa affects snowfall in California

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 28th

Actor Dale Robertson dies at 89

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 28th

By Liz Raftery, Dale Robertson, who starred in television and movie Westerns beginning in the late 1950s, died Tuesday after a brief illness, The Associated Press reports. He was 89. Born in Harrah, Okla., Robertson enrolled in Oklahoma Military College at age 17 and made his living early on

Dad: Suspect's anger, sex obsessions led to fall

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 28th

By JASON DEAREN and MARTHA MENDOZAAssociated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - The man shot to death by Santa Cruz police after killing two detectives fought losing battles to control his rage and a Peeping Tom obsession, destructive urges that led to his failure in the military and set him on a path

Police shooting suspect had history of trouble

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 27th

By MARTHA MENDOZA and JASON DEARENAssociated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - There was no warning before Jeremy Goulet flung open his door and opened fire on two police detectives, killing them. But there was more than a decade of signs leading up to the shootings that indicated Goulet was, as his

Self-help author Debbie Ford dead at 57

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 20th

By Natalie Abrams, Debbie Ford, the self-help author of The Dark Side of Light Chasers, died Sunday, according to The Associated Press. She was 57. Ford, who also penned eight other books, died Sunday in her San Diego, Calif., home after a long battle with cancer. In a statement posted on Ford

Zags Drop 2 Spots

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 21st

SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University's one-point buzzer-beater setback at Butler University last week didn't have much of an impact on the voters as the Bulldogs fell just two spots to 10th in both the Associated Press and USA Today polls.