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Tornado Kills In Oklahoma City

Kelly West — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:42:00 +0000

A tornado that has been reported to be more than a half a mile wide has hit the suburbs of Oklahoma City, OK.This is a very sad day as it hit an elementary school and several other homes and buildings in Oklahoma City and Moore. The death toll has so far reached fifty and they [...]

Doors Keyboardist Ray Manzarek Dead at 74

Todd Lyons — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:40 +0000

Legendary keyboardist and co-founder of The Doors Ray Manzarek has died. At the age of 74, Manzarek succumbed to complications with bile duct cancer at a clinic Germany. From ABC: “Manzarek’s Doors band mate, guitarist Robby Krieger, says in a statement, “I’m just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him [...]

Truck Hit Guy, Just Call The Police Baby [VIDEO]

Kelly West — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:46:09 +0000

What a crazy video and I am not sure if it is real or fake. The guy is just screaming from the top of a moving vehicle telling the lady across from him to ‘Just Call The Police Baby’! What is interesting to me is that his is still on top of a moving truck [...]

Thief Steals Purse, Gets Hit by Bus, Re-Thinks Career Options

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:43 +0000

What comes around goes around. And sometimes, it comes around much quicker than you expect. This thief in Columbia thought he’d come up with a great way to steal a woman’s purse. And everything seems hunky dory for him until a big ol’ bus got in his way and mowed him down. Amazingly, the thief [...]

YouTube Kicks Off Comedy Week With Some of the Web's Funniest People

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:49 +0000

If you’re a fan of comedy you’ve surely found yourself inundated with commercials and promotions for YouTube’s Comedy Week. Well, the wait is over because it’s finally arrived. Simply put, YouTube Comedy Week will be just that: a week filled with videos of sketches, stand up, improv and music, all in celebration of the comedic [...]

High Schooler Expelled and Charged With Felony for Lesbian Relationship

Donald Deane — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:51:35 +0000

In what seems to be the latest in a disturbing trend of anti-gay sentiment directed against kids and teens, a 18-year-old Florida high school student named Kaitlyn Hunt has been expelled and faces criminal charges for having a consensual relationship with another student of the same sex.

Dave Grohl Joins Rolling Stones Onstage in California [Video]

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:03:01 +0000

Dave Grohl joined the Rolling Stones onstage last night (May 19) in Anaheim, Calif., strapping on his guitar and performing ‘Bitch’ — from ‘Sticky Fingers’ — with the boys! Grohl, a consummate music fan, was like a big ol’ kid in a rock ‘n’ roll candy store, knuckling down on his axe and rocking out [...]

Smoke Fairies, 'The Three of Us' – Free MP3 Download

Cameron Matthews — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:12 +0000

London duo Smoke Fairies are in a boxy cadillac, burning through delta-blues cassettes, headed for a ‘Thelma & Louise’-style fiery demise. Well, maybe not … but thatâ€™s what their single â€œThe Three of Usâ€ sounds like. A repetitive riff acts as the songâ€™s motor, propelling it forward with steam worthy of a John Parish tune. [...]

SNL Says Goodbye to Bill Hader and Stefon

Jacob Hall — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:39:56 +0000

Last night's season finale of SNL was a huge deal. Not because Ben Affleck was hosting (although he was great), but because it was the final episode for Bill Hader and head writer/Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers. The show had to send them off in style and that could only mean one thing: the final appearance of Stefon.

Soundgarden's Chris Cornell Credits Fitness for Continued Career

Chad Childers — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:37:23 +0000

Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell is still going strong at the age of 48 and the rocker credits staying fit for being able to continue his career path with relative ease. The vocalist spoke with ESPN Playbook about his fitness regimen and how it's helped him stay on top of his game.

Zombies Demonstrate Parkour Skills in 'The Flipping Dead'

Emerald Catron — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:42:13 +0000

We would all be so boned if zombies could actually do this stuff. Or, you know, if they actually existed at all. But especially if they existed AND had mad parkour skills. Personally, we prefer the slower, shambling zombies, because they don’t remind us about our asthma. Still, back flips are cool though, so we [...]

Rattlesnake Proofing Your Home My Way

Kelly West — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:09:55 +0000

We just moved into an amazing home! Perfect land, excellent view, out of the way secluded and lots of sage brush! And with lots of sagebrush comes snakes! Lots of them.I read on line some of the ways to snake proof a back yard. I am taking some of those precautions that is for sure. [...]

Have Mercy, 'This Old Ark' – Free MP3 Download

Cameron Matthews — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:18 +0000

Emo has certainly evolved from its primordial beginnings. From the intricate melodies of Sunny Day Real Estate, the genre took a discouraging detour through screamo, which ultimately killed the whole movement … or did it? In recent years, the 20-somethings that were dedicated to emoâ€™s initial proliferation in their young teenage years have themselves begun [...]

Washington Lotto Is High, Gotta Get A Ticket

Kelly West — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:39:00 +0000

I stopped by my favorite convenient store the other day in Selah. I love buying scratch tickets but I don’t very often because, well, I never have the extra cash!I finally said, ‘Whatever I am gonna do it anyways’! And I am glad I did because I won a hundred bucks for the first time [...]

Racing Legend Dick Trickle Commits Suicide

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:41:14 +0000

Richard "Dick" Trickle died Thursday at the age of 71. His body was discovered next to his pickup truck at a cemetery in Lincoln County, North Carolina, after the longtime NASCAR and short-track driver shot himself, according to police.

Metallica Pinball Machine Revealed in New Video

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:05:58 +0000

Holy balls! One of the fabled Metallica pinball machines has finally been revealed in full. In a new video posted by Stern Pinball, the entire machine is explained and showcased, with a ton of Metallica tracks and references ripe for the paddling. Metallica revealed last month that custom pinball machines were in the works. The [...]

What the…? Man Burns Down Neighbor's House Because He Didn't Cut His Lawn

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:31:09 +0000

If you have good neighbors, consider yourself lucky. Police have arrested Phillip Roger Bennett, 58, of Cartersville, Georgia, after he tried to burn down a neighbor’s house as a punishment for not mowing the lawn. Bennett had reportedly been up in arms because his neighbor across the street, Marty Corbitt, had let his front lawn [...]

Prom-Bound Seniors Stop Limo to Save Car Crash Victims

Emerald Catron — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:39:15 +0000

A group of teens had a legendary prom night, for a rather unusual reason. They didn’t set a new high school keg stand record — they stopped on the way to the dance to rescue some people who were in a car accident. The group of 20 students, dressed in gowns and tuxedos, were riding [...]

Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $475 Million

Brian Teegarden — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:21:05 +0000

No winners in last night’s $360 million drawing means that the potential winner of Saturday’s drawing would be the second largest Powerball winner of all time. Lottery officials expect jackpot totals of this size to continue to climb in shorter amounts of time, thanks in part to a game redesign in January 2012 that increased [...]

Deer Goes Bananas After Crashing Into a Bus

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:53:18 +0000

See? Deer really do come out of nowhere! Recently, a public transit driver in western Pennsylvania had an unexpected passenger board the vehicle. The above video shows a deer crashing through the windshield of a public bus and then proceeding to freak out beyond belief. We’re not sure if that’s because of the confined space, [...]