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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders – a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors.
Massive tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburb
Monday, May 20th, 2013

This photo provided by KFOR-TV shows homes flattened outside Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/KFOR-TV) MANDATORY CREDIT
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.
From the Associated Press: US GDP experiences slight growth in 3rd quarter
Friday, October 26th, 2012An interactive about the U.S. economy as been updated with the third quarter economic growth rate of 2 percent, up slightly from 1.3 percent in the second quarter.
Florida hit hard in closings; Mount Vernon safe for now
Friday, December 30th, 2011Ailing USPS looks to slash expenses, jobs
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011How do you feel about the scandal at Penn State University?
Saturday, November 12th, 2011Chevrolet: Automaker puts 100 years behind it
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011Millions without power after October snow storm
Sunday, October 30th, 2011Madoff: Interview yields new insight
Friday, October 28th, 2011Statue of Liberty: Lady Liberty turns 125
Friday, October 28th, 2011Knox County hunter still missing in Colorado
Friday, October 28th, 201112:32 p.m. October 31, 2011Hotchkiss- There’s still no sign of a missing hunter in the mountains near Hotchkiss.
73-year-old Terry Baughn, of Ohio, is lost on Bureau of Land Management land near Green Mountain. That’s northwest of Hotchkiss. He’s been missing since Tuesday.
Dozens of people, including members of the Delta County, Gunnison, and Hotchkiss Search and rescue teams are looking for him, including his own hunting partners.
Searchers found Baughn’s four-wheeler, but he was nowhere to be found. They say there’s a chance he’s injured somewhere.
More information: http://www.krextv.com/
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10:03 p.m. October 30, 2011 Hotchkiss – The search continues in Delta County for a missing hunter. Seventy-three-year-old Terry Baughn of Ohio hasn’t been seen since Tuesday afternoon. He’s lost on BLM land near Green Mountain, northwest of Hotchkiss.
Delta County Sheriff officials told NewsChannel Five Saturday afternoon an additional 15 searchers are on the mountain looking for the man. They say weather is improving in the area and they hope to cover more ground in the search.
He is lost on BLM land near Green Mountain, northwest of Hotchkiss.
Dozens of people, including members of the Delta County, Gunnison, and Hotchkiss Search and Rescue Teams, are looking for him, including his own hunting partners.
Searchers found Baughn’s four-wheeler, but he was nowhere to be found.
They say there’s a chance he’s injured somewhere, and a bear has been spotted in the area.
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12:10 a.m. October 29, 2011
HOTCHKISS – The search continues in Delta County for a missing hunter. 73-year-old Terry Baughn of Ohio hasn’t been seen since Tuesday afternoon. He’s lost on BLM land near Green Mountain, northwest of Hotchkiss.
Dozens of people, including members of the Delta County, Gunnison, and Hotchkiss Search and Rescue Teams, are looking for him, including his own hunting partners.
Searchers found Baughn’s four-wheeler, but he was nowhere to be found.
They say there’s a chance he’s injured somewhere, and a bear has been spotted in the area.
The search will resume Saturday morning.
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KREX (NewsChannel5)
9:00 a.m. October 28, 2011GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have found the body of one missing hunter in western Colorado, but the search is continuing for a missing hunter from Ohio in another part of western Colorado.
Mesa County sheriff’s officials say an Army National Guard helicopter crew and civilians spotted the body of 49-year-old Jim McCarthy of Glenwood Springs, Colo., on Thursday morning. He had been missing on Grand Mesa since Tuesday night.
KKCO-TV in Grand Junction reports (http://bit.ly/rMaKRS ) searchers found McCarthy’s father-in-law alive earlier in the week.
Separately, KREX-TV reports (http://bit.ly/tYEYXr), authorities in Delta County are looking near Hotchkiss for 75-year-old Terry Baughn of Howard, Ohio, who was reported overdue early Wednesday. A helicopter normally used to spray fields is helping. Sheriff Mark Taylor says Baughn has hunted in the area for more than 40 years.
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Information from: KREX-TV, http://www.krextv.com/
Israel & Palestinians: Neighbors in conflict
Thursday, October 27th, 2011Twenty-five Egyptians cross from Israel into Egypt in exchange for a U.S.-Israeli citizen jailed in Cairo on suspicion of espionage.
Immigration: Alabama law has immediate impact on state
Thursday, October 27th, 2011NBA sides meet in hopes of ending lockout
Thursday, October 27th, 2011College costs: Rising for more than a decade
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011State-by-state breakdown of student responsibility for higher education since 1985.


