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Pair of Ky. highway crashes kills 6, injures 5

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 3rd

By BRUCE SCHREINERAssociated Press ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police were investigating whether distracted driving caused a tractor-trailer to plow into an SUV carrying eight people on Saturday, killing six and possibly triggering a serious crash on the opposite side of the highway.

Mushers, dogs line up for Alaska's Iditarod race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 1st

By RACHEL D'OROAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The world's most famous sled dog race kicks off Saturday with an 11-mile-long trot through Alaska's largest city. Think of the short jaunt in Anchorage as the festival part of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. This is the time

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

Slow-moving snowstorm pummels Midwest, heads east

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 27th

By TAMMY WEBBERAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A massive, slow-moving storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection with heavy, wet snow Tuesday, straining power lines, closing schools, clogging roadways and delaying hundreds of flights before churning eastward, where forecasters expected it

KHQ WEATHER AUTHORITY: Expect Clouds & Some Sun Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 27th

KHQ WEATHER AUTHORITY: We woke up to a very weak cold front moving through the INW that did produce some light scattered showers mainly across our northern and eastern zones. Behind that front we will once again see some partial clearing. Expect clouds mixed with periods of sun around Spokane

Voters head to polls in ex-Rep. Jackson's district

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 26th

By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - The primary contest to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson was in the hands of Chicago-area voters Tuesday, just three months after his resignation and an intense period of campaigning by more than a dozen candidates. The front-runners -

Voters head to polls in ex-Rep. Jackson's district

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 26th

By SARA BURNETT and SOPHIA TAREENAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - After a fierce primary campaign dominated by gun control, ethics and economic woes, voters were choosing the likely replacement for Jesse Jackson Jr. on Tuesday, three months after his legal troubles and battle with depression forced

Voters ponder guns, ethics in Jackson Jr. district

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 25th

By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Candidates for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s former congressional seat made their final push for votes Monday ahead of a high-stakes primary, but turnout was expected to be paltry despite the lurid headlines surrounding the disgraced Chicago Democrat and

2nd blizzard in less than week slams Plains region

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 25th

DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) - A major winter storm brought blizzard conditions to parts of the central Plains Monday, forcing the closure of highways in the Oklahoma Panhandle and sending public works crews scrambling for salt and sand anew just days after record amounts of snow blanketed the region.