1 hour ago The town of Moore, OK hasn't had the best luck with Mother Nature. 2 F-5 tornadoes in the past 14 years. It makes me appreciate the fact it might get a little cold here, and we get some minor flooding every 110 years or so, we certainly dont have it that bad.
A massive tornado touched down just south of Oklahoma City on Monday, killing dozens.
At least seven of those killed were students at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore. The twister, which measured 2 miles at one point, has been given a preliminary classification of an EF-4 tornado (winds of 166 to 200 mph), according to weather officials.
A huge tornado touched down just outside of Oklahoma City earlier today, causing widespread destruction and leaving behind a yet-untold number of casualties.
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A Florida county is taking a new stance on sex offenders. Bradford County is posting personalized red sex offender signs in front of the homes of convicted sex criminals. This new measure is in addition to the online listing of all the sexual predators in the country.
April 18, 2013 Everyone is getting into the "shaped container" game. The first and original is Coke. That patented bottle has been making Coke what it is since before 1900. Now Pepsi and 7UP are changing the shape of THEIR containers. Next into the fray--Budweiser.
It's being reported that at least 14 people were injured (most of them stabbed) at a college near Houston, Texas. Investigators told Click2Houston that they are searching for two suspects.
Volunteer firefighters from the area were called out to
April 8, 2013 What does Mark Zuckerberg have against breastfeeding moms? Dave reported this morning a Sacramento mom's Facebook Page was locked down for 24 hours by the social media giant. This isn't the first time a breastfeeding support page was taken down by Facebook. But should it have been?
March 13, 2013 Well, they WILL be back this summer! The bankrupt Hostess company was sold to two investment firms for 410 million dollars, and those firms are going to revive the iconic snack cake brands sometime this summer! As one who enjoys the treats of his youth and last year, this warms the sugar laden veins that snake through my body!
Canada has stopped minting and distributing pennies. The cost of producing pennies is too high and their usefulness is too low.
Sound familiar?
Some want the U.S. to do the same. Should the U.S. retire the penny?
On Tuesday afternoon, a man in Dale County, Alabama, near Midland City, got on a school bus, demanded a child be let off with him, then shot and killed the bus driver when he refused. The shooter, identified as Jimmy Lee Dykes, then took the boy from the bus and is currently holed up with him in an underground bunker nearby.
January 28, 2013 It's one of those images we as Americans will never be able to shake. "Go with Throttle up" and then the horror. The explosion. The tragedy of Challenger exploding over the crisp blue Florida sky 27 years ago today. Much like my Mom did with President Kennedy did, I remember where I was when I saw the explosion.
If going to work means you run the risk of developing an ulcer or biting your nails until there's only cuticle left, congrats -- you may have one of the most stressful jobs in America.
But is it the most stressful?
