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Hit & Run Drunk Driver Seriously Injures Young Girl Near Millwood

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 22nd

Spokane County Sheriff's Department Press Release: SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - Saturday evening around 7:53 pm, deputies responded to the area of Maringo Drive just west of Argonne Road on the report of a female child being struck by a hit and run vehicle. Upon arriving on scene, deputies

Mostly Sunny Skies Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 21st

Tuesday: A quiet day, mostly sunny with a few passing clouds & the beginning of another string of bright days…Low/High 54°/81° FYI: Did you know that Spokane's last "official" 100° day was nearly 3 years ago...during which, Seattle, actually set an all-time high

BREAKING: President Obama: "This Is A Day For Prayer & Reflection"

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

FT. MYERS, FLorida - President Obama, during a campaign stop in Florida Friday morning, addressed the mass shooting at a theater early this morning in suburban Denver. "We are going to stand by our neighbors in Colorado during this extraordinarily difficult time," said President Obama. "

Crews secure fuel on sunken barge in Lake Huron

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

LAKEPORT, Mich. (AP) - Crews have plugged all fuel valves and vents on a barge that sank in stormy Lake Huron, preventing more fuel from spilling, and people nearby are being warned to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid fumes, the Coast Guard said Friday. A 110-foot dredging barge sank early

Homeland security boss saddened by shootings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

By EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says she is saddened by the deadly shootings in a suburban Denver movie theater, and she has instructed her department to provide any necessary support for the investigation. Napolitano says federal

Police say Colo. suspect's apartment booby trapped

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Police say the apartment of the suspect in a mass shooting at a Denver area movie theater is booby trapped, so they've evacuated five surrounding buildings. Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates says bomb technicians are determining how to disarm flammable or explosive material in

5 teens charged in Philly with raping girl, 12

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Police in Philadelphia say they have arrested five teenagers accused of raping a 12-year-old girl at a busy recreation center. Authorities wouldn't identify the suspects because they are juveniles, all 14 or 15 years old. Police said Thursday that the teens have been charged

Witnesses describe terror as gunman opens fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

AURORA, Colo. (AP) - An eager audience forgoing sleep to take in the midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" instead were witnesses Friday to a bloody mass shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater. Police said a man clad in black threw a canister that spewed smoke before he opened fire.

Family members looking for Colo. shooting victims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Family members are showing up at a suburban Denver high school where witnesses to a mass shooting at a movie theater were taken. Tom Sullivan arrived at Gateway High School in Aurora Friday morning with a photo of his son, Alex, and was asking reporters if they'd seen him.

Lawyers for ex-Ill. governor before appeals court

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 20th

CHICAGO (AP) - Imprisoned ex-Illinois Gov. George Ryan's attorneys are ready for what could be a last shot at a new trial. However, Friday's arguments before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals come just a year before the end of Ryan's 6 1/2-year sentence. Attorneys have appealed his