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Red Cross Emergency Shelter Update
Red Cross Emergency Shelter Update – 05/05/11
(Evansville) – Many areas affected by rising water are seeing roads open up as some of the water recedes, however per the latest hydrological report many rivers & creek beds will not start to show a significant drop for several more days. As a result, the American Red Cross has been able to close some shelters, while others remain open. All shelters in the community remain on alert
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Listen to NewsTalk 1280 on Our New Mobile App
Great news, NewsTalk 1280 fans --- there’s a revolution happening in radio and you're a part of it. No longer do you need a radio to listen to the radio. With our brand new radioPup app you can listen to the Tri-State's best talk all day, anytime, anywhere, for free --- directly on your smart phone.
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Creative Ways to Decorate Your Easter Eggs [VIDEOS]
The Easter practice of egg decorating has meaning behind it: the egg itself represents rebirth, something early Pagans celebrated during the spring season, and was later adopted by Christians to represent the resurrection themes of the Easter holiday. Back in the olden days, colored eggs were decorated in springy hues and given away to lovers and friends sort of the same way we do with Valentines. The egg tradition has held over as the holiday evolved, with most people using store-bought dyeing packages to color their hard boileds.
This year, stray from the usual and create unique Easter egg decorations with the help of these video tutorials.
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Easy Easter Dessert Recipes [VIDEOS]
Though technically a religious holiday, Easter has become more synonymous with milk chocolate candies in the shapes of eggs and bunnies, fruity snacks in springy hues and all sorts of decadent desserts. Stock up on the goods in stores, but also think about making a few of your own delectable treats this year.
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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Easter
We imagine that at this point in the spring season, you've stocked up on loads of chocolate (or are anticipating a victorious post-Easter candy sale), faux grass and enough hardboiled eggs to live off of for the next six months. You've probably even posed with the Easter bunny, or at least passed one or two in the mall. But do you know why Easter is affiliated with such unique traditions?
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Cute Kids Getting Scared of the Easter Bunny [VIDEOS]
While the Easter bunny is generally well-regarded for its fluffy belly, alert ears and too-cute buck teeth, some humans just aren't so fond of the creature. We're talking about young kiddos who -- when faced with the giant creature every Easter holiday -- erupt into a fountain of tears, traumatic screams and eyes bulging out of their sockets.
It's almost as if adults just want a little entertainment for the day. So, come Easter, they encourage a little PTSD by way of bunny rabbit.
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Tiger Woods and Fred Couples Charge Up the Masters Leaderboard
21-Year-old Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy holds a two-shot lead after two rounds at the Masters, but the big news out of Augusta on Friday was the charge up the leaderboard by two of the tournament's most familiar faces.
In the morning, it was perennial fan favorite Fred Couples turning back the clock for the second
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Fun Facts About Easter Candy
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Unfortunate Cats and Dogs Forced to Dress Up for Easter [VIDEOS]
Pets are at their most adorable when wearing bunny ears, decked out in pastels or otherwise Easter-fied.
Enjoy these videos of dogs and cats all Easter'd up.
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ESPN Employees Banned From Filling Out NCAA Tournament Brackets
In workplaces all over America, folks spent Thursday morning scrambling to get their NCAA tournament brackets filled out before it was too late.
Not so at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut