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City firefighters battled both a fire and what was described as an out-of-control crowd at a house fire late Saturday night. Firefighters were called at about 11:15 p.m. to the Joe Hall residence at 514 Walker St. Interim city Fire Chief Sheila Butterbaugh said a crowd of 25 to 30 was already on the scene when firefighters arrived and added that the group of people doubled within minutes. She said the mostly male crowd ranged in age from 25 to 35 years old. Ms. Butterbaugh said the crowd began making racial accusations at the firefighters as soon as they arrived...

2 men arrested in Roanoke; suspected of false identity The FBI had been searching for the men after they were seen taking pictures of a dam in Tennessee. By SHAWNA MORRISON THE ROANOKE TIMES Two men who were wanted by the FBI for allegedly using false information to obtain Virginia driver's licenses were arrested in Roanoke on Monday. One of the brothers had been seen taking pictures of a Tennessee dam early Sunday morning, raising the suspicion of authorities. Ahmed Helmy Mostafa, also known as Ahmed Mohammed Elsakaan or Ahmed Mohammed Helmy Elsakaan, and an unidentified woman were spotted taking...

<p>WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Yemeni-American killed in a CIA airstrike in Yemen has links to alleged members of the al-Qaida cell in suburban Buffalo, N.Y., that was raided by U.S. authorities in September, a U.S. government official said Friday.</p> <p>The man, identified by Yemeni officials as Ahmed Hijazi, is a U.S. citizen, U.S. and Yemeni officials said on condition of anonymity.</p>

<p>14:21 PDT BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Six men were indicted Monday on charges of supporting terrorism by training at an al-Qaida camp in Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden declared that there "is going to be a fight against Americans," authorities said.</p>