Category Archives: World & National News

Orange couple experiences Boston blast; safely returns home

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An Orange couple returning home from Boston after two explosions rocked the city Monday afternoon, will certainly be relieved they made it home safely. Brad and Amanda Britnell were in the airport Tuesday morning on their way back home. According

Entergy Announces Environmental Initiatives Funding

Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) is casting a broad net to identify environmental improvement projects to support through its shareholder-funded Environmental Initiatives Fund.  Entergy is partnering with American Carbon Registry and America’s Wetland Foundation to get the word out to a

Lamar football inks 20 players on National Signing Day

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Lamar University head football coach Ray Woodard announced at Wednesday’s National Signing Day press conference that 20 student-athletes, including two with ties to Southeast Texas, have committed to play for the Cardinals this fall. “We signed 20 players today, and

IRS to start taking returns Jan. 30

Following the January tax law changes made by Congress under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), the Internal Revenue Service announced today it plans to open the 2013 filing season and begin processing individual income tax returns on Jan. 30.

FDA expands Tamiflu’s use to treat children younger than 1 year

Parents, health care professionals must ensure proper dosing The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently expanded the approved use of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) to treat children as young as two weeks old who have shown symptoms of flu for no longer

Orange selected to host 2013 Bassmaster Elite Series tournament No.1

The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Orange, Texas has been selected as the host site for the 2013 Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament No.1, scheduled for March 14-17, 2013. The Bassmaster Elite Series Sabine River

Rare quintuplets born at UT Southwestern Medical Center

DALLAS, TX – Three boys and two girls were born Thursday, Aug. 9, to missionaries Carrie and Gavin Jones at UT Southwestern Medical Center, among the first sets of quintuplets delivered nationally so far this year. (Editor’s Note: A news

Orange’s Demolition 13U Major team wins Triple Crown Div. 1 World Series

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The GT Demolition 13U Major Baseball team captured the Triple Crown Division I World Series championship by defeating the San Diego Cherokees 7-4 last Sunday in Steamboat Springs, Colo. After going 2-1 and pool play losing only a one run

DSHS encourages seasonal flu shots now

The Texas Department of State Health Services is urging everyone over 6 months old to get a dose of seasonal flu vaccine as soon as possible. “Even if you had a flu shot during the last flu season, it’s time

Feds Warn of Disguised Terroists at Super Bowl

The government says there is no terroist threat to the Super Bowl on Sunday February 6. But U.S. intelligence officials say groups like al Qaeda are still interested in carrying out attacks at such a high profile event.Having

Obama’s HAMP Program

Over half a million Americans have recieved permanent mortgage modifications from the Obama administration's flagship foreclosure prevention program. The reason they are falling behind on their mortgages isn't because their loans are unaffordable, according to a report released Monday

Hawaii Bill: Obama’s Birth Record

Yesterday, five Democratic state legislators from Hawaii introduced a bill that would allow anyone that was seeking an original certified copy of Barack Obama's birth record could obtain one. All they would have to do is pay $110.

Pennsylvania School Experiments With ‘Segregation’

A high school in Pennsylvania says some students are separated by race, gender and language for a few minutes each day. This happens in an effort to boost academic scores. The initiative is a program intended on "enriching

Divisions on the Right Over Gays in its Ranks

An intense argument over whether a gay conservative group should co-sponsor the conservative movement's biggest gathering of the year has led some supporters to back out of the event in February.This year's Conservative Political Action Confrence, which is set to

New spirit in Washington, same old divisions

On a night when the new, and still tenuous, mood of bipartisanship in Washington was on full display, President Barack Obama pushed forward an agenda of government spending and investment that is sure to be met with fierce resistance by

This Year’s Budget Deficit to Hit $1.5T

A continuing weak economy and last month's bipartisan tax cut legislation will drive the government's deficit to a record $1.5 trillion this year, a new government estimate predicts.The eye-popping numbers mean the government will continue to borrow 40 cents for

President Obama’s State of the Union address

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President Barack Obama addressed the nation with words of hope, strength, and encouragement as he delivered the State of the Union on Tuesday, Jan. 25. A speech that was once known as “The Annual Message” was heard by millions of people across the

One oil pipeline too many for Texas?

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Texas has rarely met an oil facility it didn't like. Ever since Spindletop sent a gush of crude 150 feet into the air near here in 1901, Texans have been mostly willing to put up with the spills, smokestack

Deadly arctic blast grips Northeast, Midwest

A bitter arctic freeze is gripping much of the Midwest and Northeast, which is responsible for frigid temperatures and some of the coldest air to hit the Northeast in two years. From Des Moines to International Falls to New England,

WikiLeaks suspect files complaint over detention

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The prime suspect in the WikiLeaks case, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, is being mistreated in detention, his lawyer asserts. Manning has been behind bars since July at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, charged with leaking classified government documents,

Senator Joe Lieberman is retiring

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Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut said Wednesday that he will retire next year, ending a career in which he became his party's vice presidential nominee but six years later ran as an independent after losing the Democratic primary.