NEWSTALK 860 » 2011 http://ksfa860.com Thu, 23 May 2013 23:22:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Top 10 Stories Of 2011 On Newstalk 860 http://ksfa860.com/top-10-stories-of-2011-on-newstalk-860/ http://ksfa860.com/top-10-stories-of-2011-on-newstalk-860/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:45:05 +0000 Andree Valentine http://ksfa860.com/?p=33052 We're celebrating the end of 2011 with a list of the top 10 most visited stories on KSFA 860. From local news to national headlines, and animal stories to criminal investigations, we dug through our archives to see what you really enjoyed reading over the past 12 months!

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/top-10-stories-of-2011-on-newstalk-860/feed/ 0 What Were 2011′s Stupidest Consumer Fees? http://ksfa860.com/2011-stupidest-consumer-fees/ http://ksfa860.com/2011-stupidest-consumer-fees/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:41:16 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=67930 As consumers, we’re all used to being nickel-and-dimed to death with fees — from charges for checking a bag when we fly to charges to pay a bill online, we see them every day. They may be small, but they add up. And some were even more egregious than others in 2011.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/2011-stupidest-consumer-fees/feed/ 0 carbonnyc, Flickr Mother Nature's Top 10 Freakout Moments of 2011 http://ksfa860.com/mother-nature-natural-disasters-2011/ http://ksfa860.com/mother-nature-natural-disasters-2011/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:45:56 +0000 Kathy Landin http://thefw.com/?p=72847

Every year, Mother Nature likes to remind us who’s the boss and 2011 was no different. In fact, it was the second most expensive year on record for insurers, costing $108 billion. Here’

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/mother-nature-natural-disasters-2011/feed/ 0 Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images / Edwin Martinez1, Flickr / Scott Olson, Getty Images / Mario Tama, Getty Images Steve Jobs' Death and Occupy Wall Street Round Out the Top 10 Biggest Events of 2011 http://ksfa860.com/steve-jobs-occupy-wall-street-biggest-events-2011/ http://ksfa860.com/steve-jobs-occupy-wall-street-biggest-events-2011/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:45:39 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=65851 2011 can be tracked by its dramatic events, beginning with the Tuscon shooting that critically wounded US Rep. Gabby Giffords and continuing all the way up to the death of Muammar Gadhafi in October. O

]]> http://ksfa860.com/steve-jobs-occupy-wall-street-biggest-events-2011/feed/ 0 Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review [VIDEO] http://ksfa860.com/zeitgeist-2011-year-in-review-video/ http://ksfa860.com/zeitgeist-2011-year-in-review-video/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:19:34 +0000 Andree Valentine http://ksfa860.com/?p=33519 Every year, Google releases categorized lists of the most searched keywords.

Watch the two-minute review of the most popular people and unforgettable events that were searched in 2011.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/zeitgeist-2011-year-in-review-video/feed/ 0 Barbara Walters Chooses Steve Jobs as Her 'Most Fascinating Person' of 2011 [VIDEO] http://ksfa860.com/barbara-walters-most-fascinating-people/ http://ksfa860.com/barbara-walters-most-fascinating-people/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:11:41 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thefw.com/?p=70646 Barbara Walters has named her Most Fascinating Person of 2011: Steve Jobs.

While her policy has always been to choose only living people for the annual roundup, Walters said that when Jobs retired as CEO of Apple last summer, she knew he’d be her pick to top the list. And even after his death on October 5, Walters stuck to her choice because, much like Jobs believed, “rules were made to be broken.”

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/barbara-walters-most-fascinating-people/feed/ 0 ABC News What Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2011? http://ksfa860.com/most-popular-baby-names-2011/ http://ksfa860.com/most-popular-baby-names-2011/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:24:53 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=63519 If you’re having a baby soon and want to avoid giving the child a name everyone else in his or her kindergarten class will have, you may want to check out BabyCenter’s list of this year’s most popular baby names.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/most-popular-baby-names-2011/feed/ 0 kofoed, Flickr Winter Storm to Hit Texas [VIDEO] http://ksfa860.com/winter-storm-to-hit-texas-video/ http://ksfa860.com/winter-storm-to-hit-texas-video/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:35:57 +0000 Andree Valentine http://ksfa860.com/?p=1438 Winter advisory warning for East Texas:

Bitter cold temperatures plunged into Texas and the Deep South on Thursday as a massive winter storm exited the United States for the Canadian Maritimes.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/winter-storm-to-hit-texas-video/feed/ 0 Scott Olson, Getty Images Why is Groundhog Day Such a Big Deal? http://ksfa860.com/why-is-groundhog-day-such-a-big-deal/ http://ksfa860.com/why-is-groundhog-day-such-a-big-deal/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:38:54 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=1415 It's reported that the world's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, did NOT see his shadow when he was dragged out of his hole this morning in that small Pennsylvania town. Legend says that means we're going to have an early spring.

Have you ever wondered why Americans make such a big deal out of Groundhog Day?  Where did that come from?

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/why-is-groundhog-day-such-a-big-deal/feed/ 0 Chris Hondros, Getty Images Haiti's Devastating Earthquake – One Year Later http://ksfa860.com/haitis-devastating-earthquake-one-year-later/ http://ksfa860.com/haitis-devastating-earthquake-one-year-later/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:35:03 +0000 Andree Valentine http://ksfa860.com/?p=969 It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since the horrific earthquake that shook Haiti. After the tragedy, Americans pledged over 1 billion dollars –  32 million dollars by text messages alone. But has it made a difference? You decide.

In this series of compelling composite photos, here are

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/haitis-devastating-earthquake-one-year-later/feed/ 0 New Starbucks Logo Released http://ksfa860.com/new-starbucks-logo-released/ http://ksfa860.com/new-starbucks-logo-released/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:55:00 +0000 Andree Valentine http://ksfa860.com/?p=943 The new logo for Starbucks was released and — hold on a second — it doesn’t say Starbucks on it. Chances are most people won’t notice, since they will be in a caffeine-haze.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/new-starbucks-logo-released/feed/ 0 Starbucks Apocalypse in 2011? http://ksfa860.com/apocalypse-in-2011/ http://ksfa860.com/apocalypse-in-2011/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:07:28 +0000 Andree Valentine http://ksfa860.com/?p=831 You may want to think twice about relocating to the state of Arkansas, after a series of mysterious deaths occurred over the weekend.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/apocalypse-in-2011/feed/ 0 Miguel Villagran, Getty Images News A Republican Comeback http://ksfa860.com/a-republican-comeback/ http://ksfa860.com/a-republican-comeback/#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:49:21 +0000 Andree Valentine http://ksfa860.com/?p=805

You could call them the San Francisco Giants in the world of politics.

After being left for dead in the wake of the 2008 election, Republicans staged a stunning comeback over the past year.

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