Voice of Amarillo 940 » Rhythmic http://voiceofamarillo.com Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The 10 Best Indy 500 Finishes of All-Time http://voiceofamarillo.com/the-10-best-indy-500-finishes-of-all-time-2/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/the-10-best-indy-500-finishes-of-all-time-2/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:40 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=103561 The Indianapolis 500 is the world's largest single-day sporting event. Approximately 400,000 fans will crowd the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend to watch "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at the 2.5-mile oval track. While drivers average speeds well in excess of 150 miles per hour, sometimes the race comes down to the final lap. Here are the 10 best Indy 500 finishes of all-time:

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/the-10-best-indy-500-finishes-of-all-time-2/feed/ 0 Todd Warshaw, Getty Images Aftermath of Oklahoma Tornado in Photos http://voiceofamarillo.com/aftermath-of-oklahoma-tornado-in-photos/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/aftermath-of-oklahoma-tornado-in-photos/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 02:53:54 +0000 Stephanie McMaster http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162505 A massive tornado touched down just south of Oklahoma City on Monday, killing dozens.

At least seven of those killed were students at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore. The twister, which measured 2 miles at one point, has been given a preliminary classification of an EF-4 tornado (winds of 166 to 200 mph), according to weather officials.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/aftermath-of-oklahoma-tornado-in-photos/feed/ 0 Brett Deering, Getty Images How You Can Help Victims of the Tornado in Oklahoma http://voiceofamarillo.com/how-you-can-help-victims-of-the-tornado-in-oklahoma/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/how-you-can-help-victims-of-the-tornado-in-oklahoma/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 23:38:51 +0000 Chris Kissel http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162481 A huge tornado touched down just outside of Oklahoma City earlier today, causing widespread destruction and leaving behind a yet-untold number of casualties.

To see how you can help those affected, see the list below

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/how-you-can-help-victims-of-the-tornado-in-oklahoma/feed/ 0 AP David Henneberry, The Man Who Helped Find Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Needs a New Boat — What Can You Do? http://voiceofamarillo.com/david-henneberry-boston-bomber-new-boat/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/david-henneberry-boston-bomber-new-boat/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:19:29 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=160678 David Henneberry became an unlikely hero in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. Now, the public can give him a big "thank you."

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/david-henneberry-boston-bomber-new-boat/feed/ 0 Getty Images Boston Marathon Bombers: One Suspect Captured; One Dead [UPDATED] http://voiceofamarillo.com/boston-marathon-bombers-manhunt/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/boston-marathon-bombers-manhunt/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:20:23 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=160465 The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been captured. Dzokhar Tsarnaev was taken into police custody Friday night -- five days after the bombing that left three dead and left more than 100 injured, police said. The 19-year-old was apprehended after a manhunt that began Thursday night with the fatal shooting of an MIT officer and extended into the evening hours on Friday.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/boston-marathon-bombers-manhunt/feed/ 0 Mario Tama, Getty Images 5-15 Dead, 160 Injured in Explosion at Texas Fertilizer Plant; Rescue Operations Continue http://voiceofamarillo.com/texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion/ http://voiceofamarillo.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://voiceofamarillo.com/texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion/feed/ 0 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Letters Containing Ricin Sent to President, Two Senators [UPDATED] http://voiceofamarillo.com/letter-containing-suspicious-substance-sent-to-president/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/letter-containing-suspicious-substance-sent-to-president/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:25:33 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=160228 1:10 p.m. (EST): A third letter, this one sent to Senator Joe Manchin (D.-W.V.), has been found to contain ricin.

12:45 p.m. (EST): FBI spokesman Paul Bresson has confirmed that the substance found in the letter to the president was ricin.

The Secret Service says that a letter containing a suspicious substance and addressed to President Obama was received on Tuesday at a White House mail facility. This comes just after a letter sent to Senator Roger Wicker (R.-Miss.) was found to contain the poison ricin.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/letter-containing-suspicious-substance-sent-to-president/feed/ 0 Mark Wilson/Getty Images Jobless Claims Fall by 42,000 — Is the Job Market Doing Better? http://voiceofamarillo.com/jobless-claims-fall-by-42000/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/jobless-claims-fall-by-42000/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:37:02 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=159894 After last week's disappointing March jobs report, the Department of Labor released some rather encouraging news on Thursday.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/jobless-claims-fall-by-42000/feed/ 0 iStockphoto World's Largest Egg Set to Sell for a Ludicrous $45,000 http://voiceofamarillo.com/worlds-largest-egg/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/worlds-largest-egg/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:45:52 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=159234 Whoever pays for this egg is going to shell out a lot of money.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/worlds-largest-egg/feed/ 0 5 Important Ways Social Media Networking Affects Your Career http://voiceofamarillo.com/how-social-media-affects-your-job/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/how-social-media-affects-your-job/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:26:13 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=159025 While the social media landscape often changes quickly, it’s pretty clear that networking on those sites is going to be a big part of our lives for a long time—both personally and professionally.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/how-social-media-affects-your-job/feed/ 0 iStockphoto What's the Best City in the US? The Answer May Surprise You http://voiceofamarillo.com/best-city-us/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/best-city-us/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:37:29 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=158999 If you want to find exactly where Americans are doing best, pack up and head to the Midwest.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/best-city-us/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Add a Great Outdoor Fire Pit to Your Backyard or Garden http://voiceofamarillo.com/add-a-great-outdoor-fire-pit-to-your-garden/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/add-a-great-outdoor-fire-pit-to-your-garden/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:52:21 +0000 Carl Pettit http://tsminteractive.com/?p=158869 Nothing adds character to your garden—at least in a caveman-like, primordial sense—than an outdoor fire pit.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/add-a-great-outdoor-fire-pit-to-your-garden/feed/ 0 106-Year-Old Woman Receives Her High School Diploma http://voiceofamarillo.com/106-year-old-woman-receives-her-high-school-diploma/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/106-year-old-woman-receives-her-high-school-diploma/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:14:55 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=157720 Reba Williams is living proof that you are never too old to learn.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/106-year-old-woman-receives-her-high-school-diploma/feed/ 0 Buzzer Beaters: Welker's a Bronco & Bush Is a Lion, Team USA Advances and More http://voiceofamarillo.com/buzzer-beaters-wes-welker-broncos/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/buzzer-beaters-wes-welker-broncos/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:00:32 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=157647 Today's top sports stories:

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/buzzer-beaters-wes-welker-broncos/feed/ 0 Chris Trotman/Getty Images New Pope Elected — Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, Now Called Francis I http://voiceofamarillo.com/new-pope-elected-white-smoke-rises-from-sistine-chapel/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/new-pope-elected-white-smoke-rises-from-sistine-chapel/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:23:05 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=157612 Jorge Bergoglio, the 76-year-old archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been elected as pope. He is the first Latin American to lead the Catholic Church. Bergoglio, who has taken the name Francis I, is also the first Jesuit priest to become pope.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/new-pope-elected-white-smoke-rises-from-sistine-chapel/feed/ 0 Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Watch Couragous Four-Year-Old Blind Boy Make Your Day By Learning to Walk Off a Curb http://voiceofamarillo.com/four-year-old-blind-boy-walk/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/four-year-old-blind-boy-walk/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:09:28 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=157607 It’s not hard to see how brave Gavin Robert Stevens is.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/four-year-old-blind-boy-walk/feed/ 0 This Weekend in Sports: Daytona 500 and UFC 157 http://voiceofamarillo.com/this-weekend-in-sports-daytona-500-and-ufc-157/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/this-weekend-in-sports-daytona-500-and-ufc-157/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:49:43 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=156158 NASCAR and mixed martial arts command the spotlight in the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend:

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/this-weekend-in-sports-daytona-500-and-ufc-157/feed/ 0 Jerry Markland, Kevin Winter / Getty Images | MMAJunkie.com 4 Foods to Avoid if You Want a Healthy Heart, and 4 to Replace Them With http://voiceofamarillo.com/foods-to-avoid-healthy-heart/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/foods-to-avoid-healthy-heart/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:29:00 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=155603 February is American Heart Month, and a number of celebrities have gotten in on the message—in particular, Allison Janney. Janney is now the spokesperson for Go Red for Women, a campaign by the American Heart Association aimed at spreading awareness that the number one killer of women (and men) is heart disease.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/foods-to-avoid-healthy-heart/feed/ 0 Evan-Amos/Wikimedia Commons Authorities Can't Confirm They Have Found Body of Christopher Dorner http://voiceofamarillo.com/body-of-accused-cop-killer-christopher-dorner-reportedly-found/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/body-of-accused-cop-killer-christopher-dorner-reportedly-found/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:55:29 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=155520 Officials have not yet confirmed whether the body found in a Big Bear, California, cabin was that of accused cop-killer Christopher Dorner.

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]]> http://voiceofamarillo.com/body-of-accused-cop-killer-christopher-dorner-reportedly-found/feed/ 0 Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images Phoenix Office Shooting Leaves At Least Six Injured http://voiceofamarillo.com/phoenix-office-shooting/ http://voiceofamarillo.com/phoenix-office-shooting/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:25:04 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=154654 At least six people have been injured at a shooting in an office complex in Phoenix on Wednesday.

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