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Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery - for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage in early May. About three weeks later, the shelter saved their lives when a...

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Akron Fire Offering Fire Safety Tips For Grilling Outdoors
With the Memorial Day weekend coming up, many people will be outside grilling their favorite foods with family and friends, but a cooking fire can dampen the holiday spirit. Akron…
35 Million Drivers Expected To Hit The Roads Memorial Day Weekend
Despite concerns of rising gas prices, drivers are still planning to hit the roads this Memorial Day weekend. Kevin Thomas, Vice President of the AAA Akron Auto Club, says road travel is…
12 Time OVI Offender To Prison
A Cuyahoga Falls man who has 12 drunk driving convictions has been handed a prison sentence. Edward South, 70, of Highpoint Lane in Cuyahoga Falls, was sentenced to to eight…
Portage County Emergency Management Changes In Works
There are some changes in the works at Portage County's Emergency Management Agency. The county says the Portage County Sheriff's Office will handle emergency management through next Tuesday. Portage County…

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Three Injured After I-5 Bridge Collapse Sends Cars into Water

Stephen Brashear/Getty Images(MOUNT VERNON, Wash.) -- Three people were sent to the hospital after a portion of an Interstate 5 highway bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash., collapsed Thursday, dumping two vehicles and a travel trailer into the icy water, authorities said.
The three people were rescued from the Skagit River by first responders and taken...
DOD: Ft. Hood Massacre Likely 'Criminal Act of Single Individual,' Not International Terror

U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences via Getty Images(FORT HOOD, Texas) -- More than three years since a deadly domestic assault on American troops -- the 2009 Fort Hood massacre that claimed 13 lives, including that of a pregnant soldier -- a top Army attorney maintains that incident was likely a "criminal act of a...
Jodi Arias Jury Foreman: '18 Days of Testimony Hurt Her'

ABC News(PHOENIX) -- The man in charge of the jury that convicted Jodi Arias of murder, but could not reach agreement on whether her life should be spared, described the process as "gut-wrenching" and said he and his fellow jurors struggled to contain their emotions.
"We couldn't allow ourselves to be emotional on the stand," jury foreman William...

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Tips dwindle in Mich. girl's kidnapping, slaying
MONROE, Mich. (AP) -- Investigators say the number of tips is dwindling in the kidnapping and slaying of a 5-year-old Michigan girl who disappeared four years ago and was found buried near a Michigan river.......
Ohio releases missing children report
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- State Attorney General Mike DeWine is releasing the results of an annual report on missing children in Ohio.......
Insurance lawyer killed in Ohio building fall
LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities say a central Ohio insurance lawyer was killed when he fell through the roof of a storm-damaged building he was inspecting.......

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Sports

NASCAR panel upholds RCR penalties
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- A NASCAR appeals panel has upheld the penalties for two Richard Childress Racing Nationwide crew members who were also criminally charged for fighting with Nelson Piquet…
Aaron Rodgers Wants the Packers to Welcome Back Brett Favre
Joe Robbins/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Brett Favre last played quarterback for the Green Bay Packers in 2007, and current Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers thinks it time for both sides to…
Phillies Place Second Baseman Chase Utley on the DL
Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In a sight that has become all too familiar for Philadelphia Phillies fans, the team has placed second baseman Chase Utley on the disabled list…

Business

Top Memorial Day 2013 Weekend Sales
Authors: James GrebeyBloomberg News Photo by Diane Bondareff(NEW YORK) -- Despite wet and chilly Memorial Day weekend weather forecasts in some parts of the country, retailers will be displaying their…
‘Big Gas’ Ad Is Kmart’s Latest Promotion to Play on Words
Authors: James GrebeyTim Boyle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Kmart’s new ad is a gas. Literally.In its new tongue-in-cheek ad “Big Gas,” the retailer promotes a special discount on gas. Throughout the…
McDonald's Stands Behind Its Clown
Authors: James GrebeyBen Hider/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Don't mess with Ronald McDonald.That was the message Thursday from the fast food chain's chief executive Don Thompson, who defended his company from…

Politics

Did Obama Forget to Salute?
Authors: James GrebeyComstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- The president may have forgotten to do something as he boarded Marine One Friday morning.On his way to the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremony in Annapolis,…
Budget Cuts Get Personal; Those Who Are Hurt, Holler
Authors: James GrebeyImage Source/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The federal budget sequester may be dampening a rise in economic optimism: Nearly four in 10 Americans now say sequestration has hurt them…
Ohio Voter Fraud ‘Does Exist,’ But ‘Not an Epidemic’
Authors: Carmen CoxiStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- In what was one of the 2012 election cycle’s most important battleground states, “voter fraud does exist,” Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted acknowledged in…

Entertainment

Randy Jackson: Why He’s Leaving “American Idol”
Authors: James GrebeyWarwick Saint / FOX(TAMPA, Fla.) -- After 12 seasons of countless auditions, performances and lots of drama involving the judges themselves, American Idol judge Randy Jackson is leaving…

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Mariah Carey Jokes Through NYC Wardrobe Snafu on GMA
Authors: James GrebeySteve Mack/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) -- Mariah Carey had a wardrobe snafu this morning during the Good Morning America concert series when the back of her pink sequined Donatella Versace…

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VH1's Hit the Floor Goes Inside the Scandalous World of Professional Basketball
Authors: James GrebeyPiotr Sikora/VH1(NEW YORK) -- Hit the Floor is VH1's new sexy and scandalous drama centered on the Los Angeles Devil Girls, a fictional professional basketball dance team, and…

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Lifestyle

10 Things Every Man Should Know by 21
Adulthood has no eureka moment. Author and blogger Kelly Williams Brown, whose new book Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps came out this week, believes true maturity is instead built on smaller stepping stones: using the correct screwdriver, wearing sunscreen, not going around telling everyone the foolish thing your friend did at 14. "Those moments of feeling together and in-control, we kind of need them," Brown says. "Because life…
5 Ways Vacations Without the Baby Will Make You a Better Parent
Being a parent is hard. Despite it being the most rewarding job on earth, it can also be exhausting and downright frustrating at times. We need a break once in a while -- a time-out for ourselves, if you will. And although the thought of taking a trip without the little one is slightly terrifying, it really can do wonders for Mom and Dad -- and it's good for the whole family! Here are…
Memorial Day Sales: 7 Things that Are Cheaper to Buy This Weekend
Memorial Day is part of a long-weekend holiday created to celebrate the men and women who died serving in the United States military. Somehow, it has morphed into an unofficial celebration of summer - complete with cookouts, pool openings, and amazing sales to help us start our summer off under budget. This is a great weekend for bargain hunters no matter what you're shopping for. You'll find plenty of yard sales, blowouts, knock-down discounts,…