NEWSTALK 860 » texas http://ksfa860.com Tue, 21 May 2013 21:00:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Buckle Up! The Click it or Ticket Campaign is Underway. http://ksfa860.com/buckle-up-the-click-it-or-ticket-campaign-is-underway/ http://ksfa860.com/buckle-up-the-click-it-or-ticket-campaign-is-underway/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:57:02 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=131518 This will be a big weekend on the roads, and police in East Texas and across the US are doing what they can to keep us all safe.  Don't forget to buckle up!  Friday will be the busiest travel day, but some folks are starting their vacations now and we can expect the roads to be packed all week.

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As many as ten possible tornadoes ripped through areas west of Dallas-Fort Worth Wednesday night, and left 250 people homeless, 100 injured, and 6 dead.  Changes to those numbers could come today as emergency responders fully assess the damage.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/tornadoes-rip-through-texas-leave-several-dead/feed/ 0 weather channel via KXAS TV Two Texas Cities on the Most Redneck List http://ksfa860.com/two-texas-cities-on-the-most-redneck-list/ http://ksfa860.com/two-texas-cities-on-the-most-redneck-list/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 13:25:56 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=129283  

Tom Pennington/Getty ImagesA real estate company put out a blog naming the most redneck cities in America, and Texas has two in the top ten.

We tend to think of redneck cities being here in the south, but there are some northern metro areas that made the list.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/two-texas-cities-on-the-most-redneck-list/feed/ 0 Tom Pennington/Getty Images Angry Student Lecturing Teacher on How to Teach Goes Viral http://ksfa860.com/angry-student-lecturing-teacher-on-how-to-teach-goes-viral/ http://ksfa860.com/angry-student-lecturing-teacher-on-how-to-teach-goes-viral/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 16:30:39 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=204850 This kid's got big brass ones. Or maybe he was just fed up. Actually, we figure it probably requires a combination of both to pull off a stunt like this.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/angry-student-lecturing-teacher-on-how-to-teach-goes-viral/feed/ 0 YouTube Shots Fired at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston http://ksfa860.com/shots-fired-at-houstons-bush-intercontinental-airport/ http://ksfa860.com/shots-fired-at-houstons-bush-intercontinental-airport/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 20:56:24 +0000 Rick St. Nick http://q1077.com/?p=127480 It appears to be the work of one lone gunman as shooting broke out earlier today at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/shots-fired-at-houstons-bush-intercontinental-airport/feed/ 0 Joshua Lott/Getty Images After 51 Years of Marriage, Retired Great-Grandparents Are Going Back to College http://ksfa860.com/retired-great-grandparents-college/ http://ksfa860.com/retired-great-grandparents-college/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 15:42:53 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=161280 You’re never too old to learn.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/retired-great-grandparents-college/feed/ 0 Amber Alert Issued for Two Central Texas Teenagers http://ksfa860.com/amber-alert-issued-for-two-central-texas-teenagers/ http://ksfa860.com/amber-alert-issued-for-two-central-texas-teenagers/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:01:24 +0000 Danny Merrell http://kicks105.com/?p=157167 : We've now heard that they have been found safe and unharmed. More details to come.

5:45 p.m.: Apparently, they were found at a relative's house in a neighboring community, no foul play suspected

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/amber-alert-issued-for-two-central-texas-teenagers/feed/ 0 Lockhart PD Officials Say 12 Bodies Recovered at Texas Fertilizer Blast Site http://ksfa860.com/officials-say-12-bodies-recovered-at-texas-fertilizer-blast-site/ http://ksfa860.com/officials-say-12-bodies-recovered-at-texas-fertilizer-blast-site/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:46:53 +0000 Stephanie McMaster http://tsminteractive.com/?p=160507 The bodies of 12 people have been recovered from the site of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, officials said on Friday.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/officials-say-12-bodies-recovered-at-texas-fertilizer-blast-site/feed/ 0 Erin Schlegel, Getty Images 5-15 Dead, 160 Injured in Explosion at Texas Fertilizer Plant; Rescue Operations Continue http://ksfa860.com/texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion/ http://ksfa860.com/texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:05:15 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=160316 Authorities say that five to 15 people may have died in last night's massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Plant in West, Texas. Many more, perhaps more than 160, were injured.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion/feed/ 0 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Texas Fertilizer Plant Explodes; Mass Injuries Reported http://ksfa860.com/fertilizer-plant-explodes-in-texas-mass-injuries-reported/ http://ksfa860.com/fertilizer-plant-explodes-in-texas-mass-injuries-reported/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:47:32 +0000 Chris Kissel http://tsminteractive.com/?p=160279 An explosion in West, TX, just outside of Waco, spread fires across multiple buildings and injured an unknown number of people earlier tonight.

The explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Plant shortly before 8 PM CT

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/fertilizer-plant-explodes-in-texas-mass-injuries-reported/feed/ 0 Good News; Maybe the South Isn't the Fattest After All http://ksfa860.com/good-news-maybe-the-south-isnt-the-fattest-after-all/ http://ksfa860.com/good-news-maybe-the-south-isnt-the-fattest-after-all/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:05:03 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=122713 If a survey-taker called and said she was doing research on obesity in the US and asked how much you weigh, would you tell the truth?

The South always gets a bad rap for having the biggest obesity problems, but now there's new evidence that shows perhaps we're just more honest!  Some of the worst obesity problems in the US are said to be in southern states like Mississippi and Alabama, and Texas doesn't fare a whole lot better.  But maybe that's just because those in northern states aren't quite as forthcoming with the details about their body weight.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/good-news-maybe-the-south-isnt-the-fattest-after-all/feed/ 0 Matt Cardy/Getty Images What Is the Least Sexy City in America? http://ksfa860.com/what-is-the-least-sexy-city-in-america/ http://ksfa860.com/what-is-the-least-sexy-city-in-america/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:59:24 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=158916 Some cities more than others need to have sexy brought back.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/what-is-the-least-sexy-city-in-america/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Dad With Terminal Brain Cancer Wins Marathon While Pushing Daughter in Stroller http://ksfa860.com/dad-brain-cancer-marathon-daughter-stroller/ http://ksfa860.com/dad-brain-cancer-marathon-daughter-stroller/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:26:05 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=158052 Iram Leon isn’t going to let a little thing like cancer slow him down.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/dad-brain-cancer-marathon-daughter-stroller/feed/ 0 Texas Ranks in the Middle in 'Well-Being' Study http://ksfa860.com/texas-ranks-in-the-middle-in-well-being-study/ http://ksfa860.com/texas-ranks-in-the-middle-in-well-being-study/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:10:05 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=114386 These people have Hawaii written all over them.

It could be better, it could be worse for Texas.

When it comes to overall well-being, we're right in the middle of the pack at 27th of the 50 states, and for the 4th year in a row, Hawaii ranks number 1.  Things could go totally wrong there and it would still be a good day.  Because you're in Hawaii.

What about the worst state?  Which state's sense of well-being is generally in the tank?

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/texas-ranks-in-the-middle-in-well-being-study/feed/ 0 Texas Among the Saddest States http://ksfa860.com/texas-among-the-saddest-states/ http://ksfa860.com/texas-among-the-saddest-states/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:28:36 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=112427 Feeling blue today?  Blame it on Texas.

That's what a new study says, that looked over Twitter posts from us Texans, and others across the US. The study combed for negative and positive words, and added them all up to see which stat

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/texas-among-the-saddest-states/feed/ 0 Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images The Most and Least Romantic Cities in America Are Guaranteed to Surprise You http://ksfa860.com/most-least-romantic-cities-america/ http://ksfa860.com/most-least-romantic-cities-america/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:54:45 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=155592 Valentine’s Day is upon us, so if you’d like to find the most romantic place to take that special someone, you might be surprised to find out just where in the US that is.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/most-least-romantic-cities-america/feed/ 0 Wavebreak Media ANOTHER Earthquake in East Texas? http://ksfa860.com/another-earthquake-in-east-texas/ http://ksfa860.com/another-earthquake-in-east-texas/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:43:07 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=108209 This makes three in one week.  An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.7 rattled East Texas Thursday afternoon.

Shelby County has seen a lot of tremors in the past several months, and it has some wondering if this is the new norm in Shelby County, and across East Texas.  

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/another-earthquake-in-east-texas/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle/Newsmakers What City Are More Americans Moving to Than Any Other? http://ksfa860.com/city-americans-moving/ http://ksfa860.com/city-americans-moving/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:48:23 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=154550 If you’re looking to put get out of town and put roots down in a new place, there’s one town down South you may want to consider.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/city-americans-moving/feed/ 0 Streeter Lecka, Getty Images First Woman Set to Be Executed in U.S. in Three Years http://ksfa860.com/kimberly-mccarthy-execution-texas/ http://ksfa860.com/kimberly-mccarthy-execution-texas/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:38:25 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=154552 Kimberly McCarthy, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the robbery and murder of Dorothy Booth in 1997, will be executed by the state of Texas Tuesday night. She will be the first woman since 2010 to be put to death in the United States.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/kimberly-mccarthy-execution-texas/feed/ 0 Mike Simons/Getty Images Go Here: El Cosmico in Marfa, TX http://ksfa860.com/go-here-el-cosmico-in-marfa-tx/ http://ksfa860.com/go-here-el-cosmico-in-marfa-tx/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:00:57 +0000 Jackie Mancini http://guyspeed.com/?p=102240 Ever since I saw Baz Luhrmann's magical 1996 interpretation of 'Romeo and Juliet,' I've romanticized the idea of living in a weird desert trailer park. Now that I'm a grown up, the idea of permanent residence in one is slightly less appealing, but El Cosmico is a communal outpost in the deserts of West Texas that lets you pretend for the night.

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