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Sunshine And Blue Skies Ahead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

KHQ.COM - High Pressure continues to dominate or forecast for the next several days...that means, not a lot of changes! The "up-side" , is all of the beautiful blue skies and sunshine....the "downside" smoke and air quality issues are going to continue to be a concern for just about everyone

Murder Victims Honored With Vigil And Memorial Display

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - In observance of the "National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims", the Spokane County Victim/Witness Unit held a vigil on Wednesday in the County Commissioner's Hearing Room. As of 1951, the Victim/Witness Unit has documented 624 murders, vehicular homicides,

Driver not speeding in fatal motorcade crash

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A preliminary report finds no wrongdoing by the driver of a car that struck and killed a Florida police officer escorting President Barack Obama's motorcade. The crash report from Florida Highway Patrol was released just before

Philly teen who drowned among 19 Carnegie Heroes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By JOE MANDAKAssociated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Philadelphia teenager who drowned trying to save a friend in the tidal currents of the Delaware River was one of 19 people honored with Carnegie medals for heroism on Thursday. William Wilkinson died on May 25, 2011, after jumping from a pier

Philly teen who drowned among 19 Carnegie Heroes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

Pepper-spraying campus police won't face charges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) - The University of California, Davis police officers who doused students and alumni with pepper spray during a campus protest last November won't face criminal charges, prosecutors said Wednesday. The chemical crackdown prompted widespread condemnation, campus protests and

Has US economy bottomed out? Census suggests yes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By HOPE YENAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy is showing signs of finally bottoming out: Americans are on the move again after record numbers had stayed put, more young adults are leaving their parents' homes to take a chance with college or the job market, once-sharp declines

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. MYANMAR'S SUU KYI RECEIVES CONGRESS' GOLD MEDAL Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell praises the Nobel laureate's 'luminous heroism,' says it

Thief gets $10M in luxury goods from LA-area home

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Somewhere, a burglar is living in luxury after the score of a lifetime. And police are trying to bring his life of bling to an end. A vacationer recently returned to his home in Santa Monica to find a thief had made off with more than a dozen works of art by the likes of

'They're Hardworking And Incredibly Loving,' Mentor Says Of Assault Suspect Family

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

SPOKANE, Wash. - Shane Thompson's relationship with Avondre Graham's family started about one year ago when his brother Devon started to go to the Youth for Christ Youth Center on Market and Hoffman in Hillyard. Thompson tried for a long while to get Avondre to come and hang out with