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Mommy Blogger Robyn – Too Much Information

Robyn L. — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:59 +0000

Like a lot of other people on Monday, I spent way too much time watching TV and checking social media for updates on the devastating tornado in Oklahoma. I checked on my family that lives there and reminded them I love them. I don't know if it's the fact that journalism never quite leaves your system, or if its a natural inclination, but I tend to overdose on news. Death and destruction of any kind is sad, but the news seems worse when those who perish are children.

Two Explosions At The Finish Line Of the Boston Marathon [VIDEO]

Dallas Chambers — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:57:28 +0000

Not long ago, there were 2 explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Windows from the Marathon Sports store were blown out when the 2 blasts took place. Details are still sketchy, but for now we know that at least 6 people were injured in the explosions and there's rumors of another explosive device that is being diffused right now!

SHOCKING! Taylor Swift Fan Mail Tossed Out With the Garbage [VIDEO]

Lori Crofford — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:36:39 +0000

I can only imagine how much mail a super star celebrity receives each day. However, when fans write letters they expect to have them opened and at least scanned. I know I'm not naive enough to think that the celebrity reads each letter themselves. If that were the case they would never be able to work. However, when a woman recycling newspapers found a box of unopened fan mail for Taylor Swift in a Nashville recycling bin, Taylor may be in some hot water with her fans.

Houston Waiter Refuses Service After Man Insulted A Special Needs Boy [VIDEO]

Lori Crofford — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:16:54 +0000

A Houston waiter stood up for something that was right. He refused service to a man and his family after the man moved to another booth because he didn’t want to be sat near a special needs child and then insulted the child. This story broke my heart. It broke my heart that a grown [...]

Georgia High School Student Suspended After A Parent Misinterpreted His Facebook Post As A Threat

Lori Crofford — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:35:55 +0000

A Crawford County High School student in Roberta, Georgia, sits at home today after being suspended from school for a facebook post. John George III, was going to surprise his classmates by dressing up as Santa and handing out candy canes at school. However, that all came to an abrupt stop after he posted to [...]

Amarillo Globe News Charges For Using Website – Other News Outlets Begin To See Traffic Increase

Billy Goforth — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:43:14 +0000

Amarillo Globe News has implemented a ‘paywall’ on their news website. Amarillo.com will now start charging a fee to view the site after you reach the limit of pages that they have set. It seems that people are not too happy about this either. There are multiple posts on the AGN facebook page from people [...]

Budweiser Plant Suspends Beer Production to Can Water for Hurricane Sandy Relief

Lori Crofford — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:59:53 +0000

The King of Beers is now the King of Water at one Budweiser plant. At one Anheuser-Busch in Georgia they suspended their beer production to can water to send to the New York/New Jersey area for Hurricane Sandy relief. Over 44 thousand cases of water have been sent.

Sunland Peanut Butter and Other Nut Butter Products Being Recalled All Over the U.S.

Lori Crofford — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:39:47 +0000

Stores all across the country are pulling peanut butter and certain nut butters off store shelves due to a recent recall by Sunland, Inc. According to a press release from Sunland, Inc. Sunland, Inc. today announced a voluntary recall of its Almond Butter and Peanut Butter, which it has now expanded to include its Cashew [...]

Dramatic News Reporter Adds Some Much-Needed Excitement to Bus Crash Story

Emerald Catron — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:30:43 +0000

Tired of regular, boring, emotionally unavailable news? Well then, this is the video for you because this melodramatic news reporter is very involved with his work. He’s emotional. He’s gesturing wildly. He’s smacking his notepad for emphasis. You really get the sense that it’s not every day a bus crashes into a house in Montgomery County, Maryland. And when one does, it is a BIG deal.

Do You Believe What the Media Tells You? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:21:32 +0000

Credibility is pretty essential for the media. If folks don’t believe what they read in the paper or see on the news, what’s the point? So do Americans believe what news organization are putting out? According to a new survey from Pew Research Center for the People & the Press they don’t as much as [...]

What the…? Woman Fired After Donating Kidney to Boss [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:40:17 +0000

In today’s economy, it seems even donating a kidney to your boss isn’t a guarantee of job security.

Debbie Stevens, a Long Island divorced mother of two, alleges that she was fired from her job after donating a kidney to her manager, Jackie Brucia, and now she’s seeking millions of dollars in compensation.

Two Young Girls Give the Cutest Newscast Ever [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:23:46 +0000

While situated in their “newsroom” in Brooklyn, New York, two young girls named Franny and Sofia report on local happenings in what certainly qualifies as the most precious newscast ever. Granted, Sofia doesn’t offer much besides shyly agreeing with Franny (“Yeppy-doodles,” she says). But Franny might have a real future as a TV journalist, running [...]

Mother Kills Newborn Twin Girls and Leaves them in the Trunk of Her Car

Lori Crofford — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:42:07 +0000

When I hear stories like this, I don't know how to process what I'm hearing. I do not understand how anyone could do something so vicious to something so helpless. I have no right to judge and this woman, and I know this woman will have to answer one day for her actions. However, killing your newborn daughters and leaving them to rot in the trunk of a car just doesn't seem like a forgivable act.

Mix 94.1′s Top 10 Posts of 2011

Lori Crofford — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:35:25 +0000

Here we are ending another year and 2011 was an amazing year for the Mix 94.1 website. Our new websites launched on January 24th and our on-air personalities became blogging personalities. We have covered some pretty interesting stuff over the last year. So here are the Top Ten Posts from 2011 on Mix 94.1. YouTube [...]

Robin Robinson, A Chicago News Anchor, Tells Us There is No Santa Claus

Lori Crofford — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:37:46 +0000

Robin Robinson, should be named the official Grinch of 2011. In a news story about mall Santas that aired live on Fox in Chicago she told her viewers that they should stop telling their kids that Santa Claus is real.

Chelsea Clinton Will Invade Your TV for NBC News

Bob Sassone — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:00:15 +0000

There have been lots of changes in the life of Chelsea Clinton. On top of getting married last year, she now has a new job — TV reporter.

Teens Using Tampons and Vodka To Get Drunk

Lori Crofford — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:11:47 +0000

As I was checking my facebook page today one of my friends posted a link to a news story from CBS 5 KPHO in Arizona.

No matter what laws or rules have been placed to keep teens from getting their hand on alcohol, they seem to always find it if they want it. However, the most disturbing thing about this news story on teen drinking is what teens are doing to get drunk, soaking tampons in vodka.

Two-Year-Old Boy Missing After Mother Leaves Him In An Unlocked Car [VIDEO]

Lori Crofford — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:14:19 +0000

A two-year-old Washington State boy has been missing since Sunday after his mother left him in an unlocked car for over an hour after running out of gas on a busy street. She and her 4- year-old daughter left the boy to make the 1-mile trek to the nearest gas station. When they returned the 2 year old was missing.