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FBI agents killed in Va. training were among elite

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By BROCK VERGAKISAssociated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast were part of the agency's elite hostage rescue team, a group known most recently for rescuing an Alabama boy from an underground bunker. It will likely be weeks before a

NEW DETAILS: Officers Identified In Deadly Spokane Shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Multiple sources have confirmed that three officers were involved in the May 16th shooting in Nine Mile Falls that killed the suspect in a shooting that happened less than an hour before at Maple and Grace in NW Spokane. The officers involved include Officer Adam Valdez, Officer

READ IT: Timeline Released In The Deputy Shootout Involving Charles Wallace

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

KHQ.COM - Spokane county sheriff's office releases timeline of events leading up to Deputy Shootout on June 19, 2012. The Report Includes information from Sheriff's Office and Us Marshals office. The Report starts in November of 2011, and concludes with a detailed breakdown of June 19,

READ IT: Timeline Released In The Deputy Shootout Involving Charles Wallace

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

Police: Man, 19, sought in N.O. parade shootings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 14th

By CHEVEL JOHNSONAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police and federal authorities were searching early Tuesday for a young man who is suspected of opening fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, wounding 19. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas identified the suspect late

Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By JULIE PACEWhite House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as "outrageous" the targeting of conservative political groups by the federal IRS but angrily denying any administration cover-up after last year

2 bodies found after NJ standoff; suspect killed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKIAssociated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Police stormed a New Jersey home early Sunday and fatally shot a registered sex offender who had held his girlfriend's three children hostage, ending their 37-hour ordeal and recovering the bodies of the captives' mother and another

Police say NJ standoff resolved, 3 children safe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th

By REMA RAHMANAssociated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A standoff with an armed man who took multiple hostages inside a Trenton home has ended, and three children are safe, police said early Sunday. Word of the confrontation's conclusion came a short while after the standoff, which had had

Armed gunman's standoff in NJ enters 3rd day

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 12th

By REMA RAHMANAssociated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A tense standoff and hostage situation with an armed man who barricaded himself in a house extended into a third day. Police are working to negotiate a peaceful ending. The man, whose identity has not been released, remained holed-up in a two-

N. Calif. officers seek triple homicide suspect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 11th

PETROLIA, Calif. (AP) - SWAT teams from three counties and a team from the California Department of Corrections, as well as federal law enforcement officials and local police have joined the hunt for a Northern California man wanted in the killing of his wife and two young daughters. The extra help