Voice of Amarillo 940

Lucky Cashier Sells Herself Winning $1 Million Powerball Ticket — One Week After Another Win!

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:33 +0000

Some jobs pay better than others.

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Sisters Mourning Mother's Death Kicked Out of Mall for Wearing Anti-Cancer Hats

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:08 +0000

It may sound crazy, but showing just how much they despise cancer got three sisters booted from a mall.

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Bird-Flavored Ice Cream Is the Most Disgusting Thing You're Dying to Try

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:59 +0000

Oh, Japan, you never disappoint.

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Who Is the Hottest Team in the Stanley Cup Playoffs? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:45 +0000

The Stanley Cup playoffs are about halfway through the second round, so it seems like a fair time to wonder, which team is playing the best?

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NFL May Make Pro Bowl More Like A Game Show

Joe Student — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:02 +0000

America loves football, but no one loves the Pro Bowl.

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K-Mart Launches Its 'Big Gas Savings' Marketing Video To Tons Of Laughter

Billy Goforth — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:44:45 +0000

K-Mart has now launched its new gas savings marketing campaign video. It is the 'Big Gas Savings' campaign. I'm sure you are already on board.

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11 Examples of Hilarious Kid Poetry

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:16 +0000

It’s no secret kids are smart little nuggets. For starters, they’re chock-full of helpful logic and know how to fool parents with a fib. As we’ve recently discovered, they’re also very talented in the poetry department.

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'Doodle 4 Google' Winner Depicts Moving Soldier Homecoming

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:17:40 +0000

Who's ready for some tears? Oh, good!

Every year, Google holds an annual "Doodle 4 Google" contest, in which they ask students (from kindergarten through grade 12) to submit drawings based on a specific theme. This year's theme was "My Best Day Ever," and it's hard to imagine one more deserving of that title than this.

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Homeless Girl Overcomes Odds to Be Named High School Valedictorian

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:03 +0000

Homework was never easy for Chelesa Fearce -- mostly because she didn't have a home to do it in.

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Astros Vendor Brings Snow Cones Into Bathroom Stall So Thank God No One Goes to Astros Games

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:11:12 +0000

The Houston Astros stink, but they don't stink nearly as much as one of their vendors.

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10 Things Amarilloans Need To Know For Tornado Season

Angel Dee — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:40:30 +0000

Tornado season is here and by the look of things it seems to be one of the worst seasons in quite a while. Are you prepared? Here are a few things you need to know to stay safe this tornado season.

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Glenn Beck Thinks It Is Time To Explore Impeaching President Obama [VIDEO]

James G — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:47:47 +0000

Scandal surrounds the Obama administration currently. Glenn Beck has a few words on the subject.

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AISD In Session On Memorial Day

James G — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:43:05 +0000

Amarillo ISD students will not be enjoying a three day weekend for Memorial day this year.

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Petition To Force Vote On Amarillo's Hands Free While Driving Ordinance Turned Into City

James G — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:26:00 +0000

A petition that has ramifications for Amarillo's hands-free-while driving ordinance has been turned into city commissioners.

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Short on Cash? Restaurant Lets You Work Off Your Bill

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:36:39 +0000

There’s a restaurant out there that will let you eat up without making you pay up.

But, there is a catch.

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Nightclub in Trouble for Putting Two-Way Mirror in Women's Bathroom

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:33:46 +0000

There are two sides to every story.

And sometimes there are two sides to every mirror.

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Hero Dad Goes Out to Buy Daughter Ice Cream, Winds Up Stopping Robbery

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:44 +0000

A good dad has proven to be an even better Good Samaritan.

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12-Year-Old Banned From Pitching in Little League Because He's…Good At Pitching?

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:27 +0000

A 12-year old in Massachussetts has been banned from pitching for his little league team, because he is too good.

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Mom Forces Stepdaughter to Wear Thrift Store Clothes for Being a Bully

Donald Deane — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:47:58 +0000

We've seen parents use unique methods to punish kids in the past -- through Facebook and by making them carry signs on busy streets, for example. But a Utah woman punished her stepdaughter in the most creative way yet by forcing her to wear ill-fitting thrift store clothing for being a bully.

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News Anchor Tries to Eat World's Hottest Pie

Emerald Catron — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:35:02 +0000

You might recognize a few of these faces from last week, when we showed the man on the right, Karl Stefanovic, pranking his co-anchor from Australia 'Today' on the air. He's back, and this time he's trying to eat the world's hottest pie.

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