Friday, May 24 2013 11:49 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:49:49 GMT
Postal Service employees who have driven more than a million-accident-free miles are offering safety tips to those hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend.
Postal Service employees who have driven more than a million-accident-free miles are offering safety tips to those hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend.
Friday, May 24 2013 11:20 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:20:12 GMT
Officials with Goodwill are searching for relatives of a World War II veteran whose medals - including the Silver Star and Purple Heart - somehow wound up inside a suburban St. Louis Goodwill store.
Officials with Goodwill are searching for relatives of a World War II veteran whose medals - including the Silver Star and Purple Heart - somehow wound up inside a suburban St. Louis Goodwill store.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:59 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:59:22 GMT
The Illinois House is expected to vote on a compromise plan on concealed weapons that has generated the opposition of Gov. Pat Quinn.
The Illinois House is expected to vote on a compromise plan on concealed weapons that has generated the opposition of Gov. Pat Quinn.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KFVS) -
The Illinois senate passes legislation that would make same sex marriage legal in that state.
Senators voted 34-21 to approve the measure, it's now being sent to the house where democrats also hold the majority.
Governor Pat Quinn has already said he will sign the bill if the house approves it.
The Valentine's Day vote marked the first time gay marriage has passed on the floor of either chamber of legislature making this day even more special for one local man and his partner.
"It drives home; I think the idea that we are loving committed couples," says Tim Rice, who has been with his partner for 19 years. "Valentine's day is about love and commitment and partnerships. It would just help to highlight the whole day as a whole and it would give us, my partner and I something extra special to celebrate today," says Rice.
There has been some changes to the bill.
No church or other religious organization will be forced to hold same-sex marriage ceremonies.
The house has 30 days from today for a full committee vote on the bill. Speculators say it could the vote could come earlier.
Today's vote comes two years after Illinois lawmakers approved civil unions-gay marriage supporters says it wasn't enough.
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.
Friday, May 24 2013 4:38 AM EDT2013-05-24 08:38:10 GMT
(RNN) - A bridge in Washington has collapsed and at least two cars are in the water, according to KING 5 TV out of Seattle. The bridge is part of Interstate 5. There is no word on injuries. Copyright 2013
A photo from the scene showed a man sitting on top of his car, which was partially submerged.
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:29 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:29:44 GMT
Michael Cobb is a physics professor at Southeast Missouri State University and said a monolithic dome might be the answer to surviving severe tornadoes.
Michael Cobb is a physics professor at Southeast Missouri State University and said a monolithic dome might be the answer to surviving severe tornadoes.
A New Jersey company that operates 13 TGI Fridays restaurants accused of secretly replacing premium liquor with low-quality booze says it's shocked at the allegations.
At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water - and apparently not even clean water at that.
A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain.
Five climbers including two Hungarians and a South Korean are missing on the world's third-highest mountain and feared dead, a mountaineering official said Friday.
Friday, May 24 2013 4:20 AM EDT2013-05-24 08:20:24 GMT
Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet and a Laurel County resident have been recognized for their efforts to restore rather than replace a landmark bridge.
Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet and a Laurel County resident have been recognized for their efforts to restore rather than replace a landmark bridge.