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Skier, 4 snowboarders killed in avalanche ID'd

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 21st

By THOMAS PEIPERTAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Authorities have released the names of four Colorado snowboarders and one skier killed over the weekend in the state's deadliest avalanche in more than 50 years. Clear Creek County Sheriff Don Krueger said search and rescue crews recovered the men

Rivers crest across Midwest, but rain in forecast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 21st

By JIM SUHR and JIM SALTERAssociated Press CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous forecast and the growing accumulation of snow in the upper Midwest tempered any

For bombing suspects, question may be who led whom

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

By ALLEN G. BREED, ERIC TUCKER and JEFF DONNAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Tamerlan Tsarnaev ranted at a neighbor about Islam and the United States. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, relished debating people on religion, "then crushing their beliefs with facts." The older brother sought individual

5 snowboarders killed in Colorado avalanche

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

GEORGETOWN, Colo. (AP) - Five snowboarders were killed Saturday afternoon after apparently triggering a backcountry avalanche on Colorado's Loveland Pass, authorities said. Search and rescue crews recovered the bodies several hours after the slide, which was about 600 feet wide and eight feet

2 road deaths tied to wide spring storms system

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 19th

DE SOTO, Mo. (AP) - Authorities are blaming two road deaths on a massive spring storm system that is dumping snow and rain from the Rocky Mountains to the Rust Belt. Minnesota State Police say 16-year-old Jonathon Pohlen of Houlton, Wis., was killed Thursday afternoon when he lost control on snowy

Keystone XL opponents brace for protests in Neb.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By GRANT SCHULTEAssociated Press GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - Opponents of a massive Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline converged on a snowy Nebraska town Thursday for a critical hearing on the project, but they already were preparing for acts of civil disobedience should President Barack Obama approve it.

Keystone XL opponents brace for protests in Neb.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By GRANT SCHULTEAssociated Press GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - Opponents of a massive Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline converged on a snowy Nebraska town Thursday for a critical hearing on the project, but they already were preparing possible acts of civil disobedience should President Barack Obama

Storm woes range from sinkhole to snow to twisters

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By JIM SALTER and JASON KEYSERAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Middle America was overwhelmed by weather Thursday, with snow in the north, tornadoes in the Plains, and torrential rains that caused floods and transportation woes - and a sinkhole in Chicago. Seemingly every community in the Plains

Oklahoma teen missing in remote Ore. terrain

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By JEFF BARNARDAssociated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - An Oklahoma teenager who was inspired to live off the land by the movie "Into the Wild" is the target of a search effort in remote, rugged country in southeastern Oregon. Dustin Self, 19, left his family home in the Oklahoma City suburb of

KHQ Weather Authority: Spring in the Pacific NW!

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

Thursday: Mainly Cloudy skies to start the day...winds will increase thought he day, with sustained winds to 15mph from the south. Temps will be closer to average at 55° (aver 57°). Look for showers arrive overnight. A fairly strong system will bring wide spread valley