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My Daughter's Sweet 16!

Tara Nicole — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:02:57 +0000

So, today was a landmark day for me. My oldest child, a beautiful, smart and funny girl, turned her “Sweet 16″! Holy moly I am getting old! I almost couldn’t believe it! Since it’s a momentous occasion, we wanted to do something special for her birthday. So, leading up to her birthday, we had our [...]

What Kind Of Car Can I Buy With $1,000?

Tara Nicole — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:02:05 +0000

My daughter is getting ready to turn the big “16″ in about a month and with tax season still here and our “$1,000 Tax Refund” contest going on, it made me wonder…”What kind of car could I get my daughter for $1,000″? After doing a little online research, this is what I found.(Below) a 1996 [...]

Falling Gas Prices Means Great News for Car Owners

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:06:54 +0000

Just a few months ago, analysts were worried gas prices would soar this summer, possibly topping $6 a gallon. But now that the warmer months are upon us, there’s been an abrupt about-face.

In fact, fuel prices are now falling so steadily that many experts predict that by this fall, a gallon of gas will be under $3.

Never Leave Your Dog in the Car

Tammie Toren — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:04:33 +0000

Never ever leave your dog in the car in the summer. Here's what will happen.

1. Hyperthermia sets in when their body temperature is over 103 degrees.

2. Their body starts to direct all blood to their internal organs, except their brain, they will pant and sweat from their paws, in order to help them get back to normal

Rascal Flatts Give Sara Evans a New Car

Brittany Joy Cooper — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:00:21 +0000

Sara Evans joined Rascal Flatts for the first couple months of this year for their Thaw Out 2012 Winter Tour, along with opening act Hunter Hayes. The tour made a successful run and wrapped Feb. 18 in New Jersey. And while the most of the excitement may be over, Evans still has much to be excited about. As a thank you for a tour well done, Rascal Flatts gave their female co-star a gift to help her thaw out, and from Evans’ reaction on Twitter, the surprise present was much appreciated.

The Million Mile Mark

Dylan Fletcher — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:13:40 +0000

Getty Images A million miles on one car? Sounds unbelievable, but apparently true! A man from Maine was just given a new car from Honda after his 1990 Accord hit one million on the odometer. It got me wondering…what’s the longest one of our listeners owned a vehicle? And what is the shortest you owned a [...]

Heroic Crowd Lifts Burning Car Off Motorcyclist in Incredible Footage [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:00:58 +0000

In this incredible amateur video which was shown on ‘Today,’ a group of heroic bystanders in Logan, Utah approached the wreckage of a car crash and lifted a burning, 4,000-pound BMW off the motorcyclist who was trapped underneath. According to authorities, the accident occurred when 21-year-old motorcyclist Brandon Wright collided with a car pulling out [...]

Reese Witherspoon Suffers Minor Injuries After Being Hit By Car

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:21 +0000

Reese Witherspoon was hit by a car Wednesday while she was jogging in Santa Monica, California. The 35-year old actress was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital were she was treated for minor injuries and then released. According to her rep, Witherspoon is ”resting comfortably at home.” The Oscar-winning star was running across the street [...]

Searching For A Good Car Mechanic

Cat Country — Thu, 26 May 2011 13:00:54 +0000

Cars and trucks get more and more complex every year. Most of us are dependent upon service centers and car dealers to get proper repairs made to our vehicles. The scary part about that dependence is the worry about being ripped off. I know there are honest car repair people in Billings. I keep wondering [...]