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BREAKING NEWS: EF4 Tornado Levels the City of Moore Oklahoma [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:08:13 +0000

A devastating tornado has leveled the town of Moore Oklahoma this afternoon. We have live video streaming here. This is from Newschannel 4 out of Oklahoma City…

Darius Rucker Shoots Down Racist Tweet With a Few Words of His Own

Christina Vinson — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:27 +0000

Darius Rucker has been open about the inspiration that transpired when he heard the classic 'Wagon Wheel' at his daughter's high school talent show. However, he probably didn't expect to be slammed with a racist tweet following some criticism over the song.

Dick Trickle's 911 Call [VIDEO/AUDIO]

Jeff Easterling — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:37:09 +0000

TMZ has acquired the audio from Dick Trickle’s 911 call before he committed suicide last week. He sounds really calm for somebody that was planning on killing himself. The former NASCAR driver gave the 911 operator exact details on where his body could be found at Forest Lawn Cemetery in North Carolina. The operator begged with Trickle to let her get [...]

George Strait Is 60 for 60, Fellow Country Artists Celebrate in Fun Video

Megan Pacella — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:39 +0000

Every day is a good day to be George Strait, but now the superstar has more cause to celebrate his illustrious career than usual. Strait ignited 60 for 60 campaign, pushing to clinch his 60th No. 1 hit before his 61st birthday, which he celebrated over the weekend. The iconic country star hit his goal -- and his fellow country artists couldn't be happier for him.

Taylor Swift Reacting to Justin Bieber Kissing Selena Gomez Is the Perfect GIF

Emerald Catron — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:08:09 +0000

Forget all the awards she won at the Billboard Music Awards last night — the trophy for Best Reaction to Justin Bieber Trying to Kiss Selena Gomez goes to Taylor Swift! That’s the award that matters, as far as we’re concerned. Clearly Swift can recognize a creepster when she sees one, and the way Bieber [...]

Live Music at 'Riverfest 2013′ in Little Rock Memorial Day Weekend [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:07:35 +0000

This weekend wraps up Little Rock’s biggest festival, “Riverfest”, and there are some awesome musical performers lined up for this Memorial Day Weekend. Artists for the events this weekend include Bush, Sugar Ray, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Darius Rucker, Peter Frampton, and many more. (riverfest.com)

'Medical Marijuana Blues' – Cheech and Chong [AUDIO]

Jeff Easterling — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:36:35 +0000

C&C continue to do their live shows, and release new music. Here’s the latest tune from the duo’s recent “Cheech & Chong Animated Movie”. This one is titled “Medical Marijuana Blues” and comes from the Soundtrack of “Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie“.

Trace Adkins Wins 'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice'

Christina Vinson — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:56 +0000

Trace Adkins‘ return to ‘Celebrity Apprentice All-Stars’ paid off in a huge way, as he was “hired” by host/executive producer Donald Trump in Sunday night’s heated competition against fellow finalist, Penn Jillette, winning the show. The singer, who wanted to win ‘Apprentice’ for the Red Cross after theÂ loss of his houseÂ in a devastating fire, certainly [...]

Taylor Swift the Big Winner at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Billy Dukes — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:09:29 +0000

Taylor Swift won everything short of the Powerball jackpot Sunday night (May 19) at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. The country superstar collected eight awards, including Top Artist, Top Album and Top Country Artist at the Las Vegas ceremony. Accepting the Top Artist Award from Celine Dion, Swift thanked her family and then her fans. [...]

Randy Travis Sues to Stop Release of Naked Arrest Video

Sterling Whitaker — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:55 +0000

Randy Travis was arrested last August for a DWI, obstruction and retaliation after crashing his Trans Am, then verbally threatening the police officers who responded to the scene. The singer was naked at the time of his arrest, and now he has filed suit against the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Office of the Attorney General to prevent the release of the arrest video.

Taylor Swift 'I Knew You Were Trouble' Screaming Goat Edition [VIDEO]

Lisa Lindsey — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:44:46 +0000

Maybe Taylor Swift is lightening up a little. Seems her feeling were getting hurt a while back from Tina Fey and Amy Pollard when they made a joke about her on the Emmy Awards. Now Taylor is laughing at herself or at least laughing at goats. We all love the screaming goat videos right? Well, [...]

'Paranoid Potheads' – New Song from Cheech and Chong [AUDIO]

Jeff Easterling — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:34:41 +0000

Everybody’s favorite stoners are back with “Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie”. The duo has released one of their new tunes from the soundtrack titled “Paranoid Potheads”. They have the song posted up on SoundCloud… Listen here…

Dustin Lynch Kicks Off 'Dinosaur Festival' at Nashville City Park May 24 [VIDEO]

Mario Garcia — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:02:20 +0000

One of the fun festivals of the year is coming up just a short drive away from Texarkana in Nashville, Ar. The 22nd Annual Dinosaur Festival is set for Friday, May 24-25 at the Nashville City Park. This year the festival event will kickoff with country newcomer DUSTIN LYNCH in concert Friday night at 7:30 p.m. with special guest Adam Craig Band.

The Band Perry Perform 'Done' With Janelle Arthur on 'American Idol'

Sterling Whitaker — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:43:42 +0000

Hot country trio the Band Perry performed ‘Done’ on ‘American Idol‘ Thursday night (May 16), and they were joined by season 12 top five finalist Janelle Arthur. The track is a definite up-tempo, catchy tune with a strong, propulsive rhythm that sinks in immediately. It’s a pretty big stretch for Arthur, who handled the challenge [...]

Win a VIP Victory Lane Club Package for the Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:59:05 +0000

Get ready for the open wheel ringmasters of the IZOD Indy Series to return to Texas Motor Speedway Saturday June 8, and you could win the VIP Treatment with seats in a Victory Lane Club suite! The prize package includes tickets for four people to enjoy the air conditioned comfort of a Victory Lane Club [...]

Police Break-up Brawl at Sci-Fi Convention, Three Light Sabers Bent Beyond Repair

Jeff Easterling — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:46:55 +0000

Usually, when police break up gang fights, the brawlers aren’t reaching for asthma inhalers. Not the case at a recent sci-fi convention. It happened this last weekend in England when the Jedi of the Norwich “Star Wars” Club was putting on a convention and film festival. The Norwich “Sci-Fi” Club showed up wanting to meet [...]

Veteran NASCAR Driver Dick Trickle Dead from Self Inflicted Gunshot [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:05:13 +0000

The Lincoln County North Carolina Sheriffs Department has reported that NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Mr. Trickle was 71-years-old. He had a 24 year racing career, he never won a race in the Cup series, but had 36 top 10 finishes in 303 races. The Lincoln County communications [...]

Kree Harrison VS Candice Glover: Who Will be Crowned The New American Idol?

Mario Garcia — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:40:35 +0000

This is it…The Grand finale of Fox’s American Idol is tonight (5/16) and there will be plenty of major artists performing on the show. Idol judge Keith Urban is expected to perform his brand new single “Little Bit Of Everything” during the 2 hour finale.If case your wondering if Keith Urban is coming back as [...]

Mom Puts Three-Year-Old Son Up for Adoption on Craigslist

Donald Deane — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:53:44 +0000

Craigslist is a great resource for meeting people and buying and selling almost anything. But when it comes to giving away children, there are probably better ways. That didn't stop a Texas woman from offering her three-year-old for adoption on the service, however.

2013 Texarkana BBQ Rib Cook-Off – Results

Jeff Easterling — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:52:38 +0000

We were able to gather the results of the Texarkana BBQ Rib Cook-off last weekend, and we are going to try and get some recipes since it was so early in the day, and we were excluded from the cook-off this year. We gathered the results from emails, and Facebook posts from friends… we were unable to [...]