For the first time in history, one state has won the Miss America Pageant for 3 straight years in a row. The 2015 Miss New York, Kira Kazantsev has just been crowned Miss America 2015, marking the third year in a row that a contestant from her state has walked away with the crown in our nations most significant pageant...
For the first time in over 25 years, a major rodeo was held in New Orleans, which quickly amassed record crowds. This historic rodeo featured championship bull riding, which has never been done in the Crescent City. There was bareback riding, barrel racing and a country music concert. Participants from all over the southeastern U.S. competed for more than $24,000, making...
With the new release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, the decision to pick the perfect smartphone is now officially overwhelming. Is it worth it to move up from an iPhone 5 to a 6 or 6 plus? Should you switch to Apple from Android (or a Windows, Blackberry, Palm, or Fire)? Should you switch to Android from Apple?...
In just a few weeks this daddy-daugher duo from Aiken, SC has managed to attract over 6 million views on YouTube. While some fathers and daughters might read, watch a movie or play outside during their time together, Josh Rinder and his 4-year-old daughter, Audrey, decided they just wanted to “Shake It Off" by performing this parody video to...
The largest corn maze in Tazwell County just opened this past weekend along U.S. Route 460 across the from the Crab Orchard Museum. There are currently 2 separate mazes visitors can choose from, a .3 mile maze in the shape of a double-headed bird man, and the big 1.5 mile maze shaped like a Native American man.
In order to keep...
A bag full of rambunctious puppies were just discovered in a garbage bag near a gas station in Indian Land. This past week a man (who does not want to be named) showed up at the Indian Land Animal Hospital, holding a cardboard box housing four tiny baby puppies, the Herald Online reported.
The man was working near a gas station when...
This week the Kern County Sheriff’s Office send units out to the Caliente-Bodfish mountain area to destroy large marijuana grow operations.
Detectives were led to the illegal grow sites after receiving tips from several local property owners in the area, who saw signs that led them to believe marijuana growers were active in the area.
Once the grow sites were discovered, officers eradicated over 3,600...
One of the largest crowdfunding websites in the world has recently changed is policies to no longer allow campaigns that relate to abortions.
The site has been touted as an alternative to KickStarter.com that is more accessible to people in need of smaller amounts, often for personal causes like medical bills, house repairs and scholarship funds, but recently the site has...
A high school student in upstate NY wants to be remembered for his deep love for cats and lasers. New York high school student Draven Rodriguez will be graduating from Schenectady High School this year and has started an online petition to let him use his laser cat photo as his senior picture.
On the petition he writes, "Hi all. This...
During those late-night cravings or when you find yourself with only $3 for the rest of the week, instant Ramen Noodles are the solution. Half of the world swears their childhood, college years, and often even adult life to the non-so-gourmet-meals.
According to a new study, however, they might be killing you. OK, not necessarily, or not outright, but the research shows...