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Feds aim to double habitat for spotted owl

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By JEFF BARNARDAP Environmental Writer GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The last building block of the Obama administration's strategy unveiled Wednesday to keep the northern spotted owl from extinction nearly doubles the amount of Northwest national forest land dedicated to protecting the bird by

Ariz. judge OKs $3.7M in restitution for wildfire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

By FELICIA FONSECAAssociated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Two cousins who accidentally started the largest wildfire in Arizona history will have to pay more than $3.7 million in restitution to those whose homes were destroyed or suffered other losses, a federal judge said Thursday. Attorneys

I-15 reopening, homes safe in California wildfire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - Traffic is flowing again after the all-day shutdown of a major interstate linking Southern California and Las Vegas, and homes are no longer threatened after a wildfire erupted in a mountain pass. The 350-acre fire in Cajon Pass was 5 percent surrounded by late Monday

Colo. fire destroys dozen homes; others evacuated

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

WETMORE, Colo. (AP) - A wildfire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people in and around a small southern Colorado town has damaged at least 14 homes, authorities said Wednesday. The 3 1/4-square-mile fire was burning near Wetmore, an unincorporated town in Custer County about 100 miles

The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 22nd

By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National Writer In the America viewed through the lens of a presidential campaign commercial, coal miners hear that their jobs are "in danger," voters are warned that "China is stealing American ideas," and the middle class, it's been said time and again, is "falling

The Mean Season: Negativity in Election 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

WA apple farmers may see boon from bad weather

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By MANUEL VALDESAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - First, warm spring weather in the Northeast and Midwest tricked apple trees into budding earlier. Then an untimely frost damaged the delicate blossoms. For apple farmers in producing states like New York and Michigan, this has been a forgettable

27 people displaced as fire claims small ND town

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

By JAMES MacPHERSONAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The tiny southwestern North Dakota town of Bucyrus has been all but destroyed by a wind-fueled wildfire that displaced its 27 residents, prompting an outpouring of assistance from surrounding communities, officials said Thursday. No one

Santa Barbara wildfire now 100 percent contained

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 18th

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters Thursday were able to surround a wildfire that briefly threatened 100 homes in rugged hillsides north of Santa Barbara. The 44-acre blaze was 100 percent contained at about 5 p.m. Fourteen aircraft helped ground crews battle flames in rocky, chaparral-

Calif. fire threatens 100 homes near Santa Barbara

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - A California wildfire in the rugged hills overlooking Santa Barbara threatened about 100 homes Wednesday, but an aggressive air and ground attack and tamer-than-expected afternoon winds helped firefighters gain a foothold, allowing residents who had evacuated to return