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Body Found in NY Shooter's House

Cops think it's Spengler's sister, but no ID yet

(Newser) - Human remains have been found in the house that William Spengler burned down yesterday, in the ruse he used to fatally lure firefighters to the scene. Police in the Western New York town of Webster announced the grisly find this afternoon, reports the Democrat and Chronicle , and believe it is...

NY Shooter: 'What I Like Best' Is 'Killing People'

William Spengler left rambling note describing intent to burn down the neighborhood

(Newser) - The Western New York gunman who yesterday morning lured firefighters to his blazing home just to shoot them down left a chilling, typewritten note, reports the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . “I still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood I can burn down and do...

Police Still Can't Find Sister of NY Firefighter Shooter

Fight with her might have preceded his attack on firefighters

(Newser) - It's still a guessing game in upstate New York on what set off 62-year-old William Spengler before he killed two firefighters in an ambush and injured two others. But one potential clue is that his sister, who lived with him in Webster, remains missing. Spengler "couldn't stand"...

Firefighters' Shooter Served Time for Killing Grandma

William Spengler beat 92-year-old to death with a hammer in 1980

(Newser) - Police have identified the man who this morning fatally shot two firefighters responding to the blaze he set in his own house as 62-year-old William H. Spengler Jr., reports the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . Spengler was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in 1981 for beating his 92-year-old grandmother Rose Spengler to...

Shooter Dead in Killing of 2 NY Firefighters

5 shot responding to house fire that police say was set as a trap

(Newser) - At least two firefighters were killed and two others hospitalized after someone shot at them while they responded to a fire that has now engulfed three houses in Webster, New York. The shooter has been found dead of a gunshot wound outside the house where the fire broke out at...

Firefighter Killed as Wildfires Tear Through West

59 large fires burning in 10 states

(Newser) - Wildfires are continuing to blaze across the parched, baking western United States. A 20-year-old firefighter was killed as she battled one of a dozen blazes burning in Idaho, reports the AP . Anne Veseth, who was struck by a falling tree while she was trying to contain a blaze in steep...

Scranton, Pa., Slashes Its Workers' Pay to $7.25/Hour

Mayor Chris Doherty says minimum wage is all the city can afford

(Newser) - City workers in Scranton, Pa., had to be surprised on Friday—when their wages dropped to just $7.25 an hour, the state's minimum wage. But Mayor Chris Doherty says that's all Scranton can afford. "I'm trying to do the best I can with the limited...

Thousands Must Fight Wildfires Uninsured

...because they're 'temporary workers'

(Newser) - As if fighting an "epic" and "apocalyptic" wildfire doesn't sound bad enough, try doing it without health insurance. That's actually what an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 federal firefighters do, writes Sarah Kliff for the Washington Post . "Of all the jobs where you might...

Colorado Wildfire Causing Record Damage

High Park fire has destroyed 181 homes

(Newser) - The wildfire that has been raging in Colorado for more than a week has now scorched more than 85 square miles of land and destroyed 181 homes, making it the most destructive wildfire in the state's history. The High Park fire has also been blamed for the death of...

Romney: &#39;Forward&#39; Is &#39;Absurd&#39;
 Romney: 'Forward' Is 'Absurd' 
Jun 12, 2012 11:13 AM CDT

Romney: 'Forward' Is 'Absurd'

Mitt keeps trying to capitalize on Obama's 'private sector' gaffe

(Newser) - Mitt Romney kept on hammering President Obama's "private sector" gaffe on Fox and Friends today, telling the network that it was just one of a number of "very revealing comments that show just how far out of touch he is." In discussing the Federal Reserve's...

Michigan Wildfire Torches 21K Acres

6 buildings destroyed so far

(Newser) - A wildfire in Michigan's Upper Peninsula grew by 17% to more than 21,000 acres today as officials warned of tough conditions and welcomed help from water-dumping aircraft from the Michigan National Guard. Wind gusts were predicted at 15 mph and high temperatures were in the 60s in a...

Dog, Hiker in Dramatic Cliff Rescue

Dog slips down sheer cliff chasing bottle, owner goes after her

(Newser) - Los Angeles firefighters saved a hiker in a hair-raising rescue after the teen went over a sheer cliff to save his terrified dog. Ivan Salas' year-old shepherd mix, Lola, slipped 150 feet over the edge as she chased a water bottle tossed by Salas' dad while the men were traveling...

Yule Log Embers Linked to Deadly Christmas Inferno

Grandfather nearly saved one sister; they died inches from each other

(Newser) - Embers from a holiday Yule log may have triggered the horrific fire that killed the three young daughters and parents of a Connecticut advertising executive on Christmas Day. Madonna Badger, 47, was up until 3am with her boyfriend, wrapping gifts and making Christmas morning preparations; the two put embers from...

60 Homeless After San Francisco Fire

Daytime blaze hits apartment building

(Newser) - It took three hours and 150 firefighters to calm an apartment blaze in San Francisco that left 60 people homeless. Three buildings were caught in flames in the fire, whose cause will be investigated today. It apparently started in a neighboring Victorian home and spread from there, reports AP . The...

Firefighters Get Flu Shots —and Parking Tickets

'I'm not real sure how it happened,' Pittsburgh mayor says

(Newser) - City council members in Pittsburgh won't put up with anybody taking their parking spots, apparently. City firefighters ordered to get their flu shots at City Hall came out to find that their fire trucks, which they left in permit-only spaces for around five minutes, had been ticketed, WPXI reports....

LA: Our Fire Trucks Have No Place in Porn

Firefighters accused of loaning equipment to porn producers

(Newser) - A city policy stating that firefighters must "operate apparatus in a way that does not compromise the reputation of the department" means city fire trucks don't belong in porn films, insist Los Angeles officials. Authorities are probing reports that firefighters allowed porn producers to use fire trucks in...

Texas Fires' Toll: 1,000 Homes and Counting

Firefighters still trying to contain blazes fed by Tropical Storm Lee

(Newser) - More than 1,000 homes have been destroyed in at least 57 wildfires across rain-starved Texas, most of them in one devastating blaze near Austin that is still raging out of control, officials said today. Gov. Rick Perry, who cut short a presidential campaign trip to South Carolina to return...

Atheists Pan Sign Honoring 9/11 Firefighters

Say 'Seven in Heaven' violates church and state separation

(Newser) - A street sign in Brooklyn honoring seven firefighters who died on 9/11 has gotten the thumbs down from a New York atheist group, reports the Village Voice . The problem? The sign ceremonially renames Richards Street "Seven in Heaven Way," and the NYC Atheists say that any reference to...

Obama Lays Wreath at Ground Zero

He's makes first trip as president as 'closure' for New York City

(Newser) - President Obama made his first visit to Ground Zero as president, a trip the White House views as "closure" for New York City in the wake of Osama bin Laden's killing, reports the Daily News . He first visited a firehouse that lost 15 firefighters on 9/11. "When...

Fight Fire With ... Electric Wands?

Devices could someday put out fires with electricity

(Newser) - A little piece of Hogwarts may someday be reality: firefighters could eventually replace their hoses with flame-snuffing wands, the Daily Mail reports. Scientists attached a 600-watt electrical amplifier to a wand that blasted a foot-high fire with electricity, and the flames were extinguished almost immediately, they announced at a conference...

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