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Distracted Driving Awareness Month

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. WCCB spoke with the director of operations with the National Road Safety Foundation about common distractions for drivers.

What The Tech?: Tax Refund Thefts

Mailbox thefts have been on the rise for years and tax season is a prime opportunity for crooks to quickly take what is yours. Jamey Tucker says a few steps can protect you and your money. 

Jerry Springer, Politician-Turned-TV Ringmaster, Dies at 79

Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional families willing to bare all on weekday afternoons including brawls, obscenities and blurred images of nudity, died Thursday at 79.

Don Lemon Says He Was Fired By CNN

Longtime CNN host Don Lemon is out at the cable news network a little over two months after apologizing to viewers for on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

Talladega Race Means A Boom For Local Economy

This coming Sunday they will run the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.  It will be packed with more than one hundred thousand fans and for a lot of those fans, Talladega is not a day trip, but a destination and that means a boost for the local economy.  

3 Killed In Central U.S. Tornadoes

Strong storms with tornadoes and hail have killed at least three people in central Oklahoma. The National Weather Service began issuing tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings Wednesday evening in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa.

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