Storm | MyFOX Spokane

Intense systems of thunderstorm soak Southwest

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and KEN RITTERAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Wild summer thunderstorms slammed parts of the Southwest, stranding residents in Navajo Nation in their homes in northern Arizona and leaving an already squalid mobile home community in Southern California deep in water

White House Big Dig ending, but what comes next?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By MARK S. SMITHAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House Big Dig is finally wrapping up, but the Big Reveal is proving to be a pretty big letdown. After nearly two years and $86 million worth of noisy and disruptive construction, the West Wing has emerged from its visual seclusion

Storms cause flooding in Nev., Southern Calif.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and KEN RITTERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Intense thunderstorms drenched parts of the Southwest on Tuesday, delaying flights and stranding motorists in the Las Vegas area and flooding two mobile home parks in Southern California. East of downtown Las Vegas, television

Dying Salton Sea possible source of LA stink

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The saltwater lake that could be to blame for a rotten-egg stench that seeped through Southern California has bigger problems than its public image. The South Coast Air Quality Management District is waiting Tuesday for test results

Struggling Portugal gets easier deficit targets

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By BARRY HATTONAssociated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) - The foreign lenders who granted Portugal a €78 billion ($100 billion) bailout last year have agreed to ease the country's budget targets as it struggles to cut its debt load amid a recession, Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar said Tuesday

Salton Sea fingered as culprit of big Calif. stink

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - After a day of "odor surveillance" and other scent-based sleuthing, Southern California air quality investigators confirmed Tuesday what they had already expected - that a pungent, rotten-egg aroma that stretched across the region came

AP Top News at 11:26 a.m. EDT

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

Fewer 9/11 families on hand for 11th anniversary NEW YORK (AP) - Americans marked the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks Tuesday in familiar but subdued ceremonies that put grieving families ahead of politicians and suggested it's time to move on after a

Tropical Storm Kristy forms in Pacific

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Kristy has formed off the Mexico coast and that if it deviates north, the southern tip of the Baja, Calif., may be in its path. Kristy's maximum sustained winds increased to near 45 mph (75 kph) Wednesday evening. It is about 380 miles (610 kilometers

Gas prices spurt as Gulf's rigs, refineries brace for hurricane Isaac

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 29th

By Ron Scherer Just before millions of Americans get ready to hit the road for a Labor Day getaway, the price of gasoline is on the rise. Blame hurricane Isaac. In advance of the storm hitting the New Orleans area, about half of the refineries in the storm's path had shut down for safety

Gas prices spurt as Gulf's rigs, refineries brace for hurricane Isaac

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on August 29th