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Latest Info on Oklahoma Tornado

After a harrowing night of rescue and relief efforts in Moore, Oklahoma the death toll estimates have been revised. The latest death toll from the Oklahoma medical examiner’s office now says only 24 people have […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/21

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Distracted Driving: What’s the Government’s Role in Accident Prevention?

Saturday’s show focused on the danger’s of “distracted driving”. We discussed such distractions as passenger’s, daydreaming, pet’s, small children, talking on cell phones, tv/movie watching, texting and most recently, manufacturer installed “infotainment” systems. Missing from […]

WAOK-AM–2013/04/28

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Dealer or Independent Repair Facility For Your Vehicle Service?

Today’s show highlighted the advantages of visiting a franchise auto dealer for service repairs. While the intent of the show was not to influence listener’s to patronize any particular dealer or type of facility, it […]

WAOK-AM–2013/04/13

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Ala. Airport Sign Falls On Family, Killing Boy

A sign at the Birmingham airport fell on a family Friday, killing a 10-year boy and injuring other family members.

2013/03/23

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Man Hospitalized After Being Trapped In Toilet Pit

CHATSWORTH, Ga. (AP) —  Authorities say a man fell five feet into a toilet pit at a park in northwest Georgia and was trapped for more than an hour. The Dalton Daily Citizen reported Tuesday […]

WAOK-AM–2013/03/20

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Beefed Up Security As Kids Return To School

Gwinnett(AP/WAOK)-Sheriff’s deputies and police officers greeted students in some Georgia school systems as students returned to school in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last month that left […]

WAOK-AM–2013/01/03

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Atlanta Airport Guns

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) — With 100 guns confiscated in 2012, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport leads the nation’s airports in terms of the number of guns that have been confiscated. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the Dallas-Fort Worth […]

WAOK-AM–2013/01/02

Man Injured By Flying Blade

SANDY SPRINGS – (WAOK/AJC) – A Marietta man says he’s lucky to be alive after a flying blade hit him in the head as he drove down a highway. Henry Rodriguez says it felt like […]

WAOK-AM–2012/12/05

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Isaac Now Officially A Hurricane

CHAUVIN, La. (AP/WAOK) — Isaac has become a hurricane that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans. Residents are hunkered down behind levees […]

WAOK-AM–2012/08/28

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City Officials Remove Homeless Tent Camp

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) — City and state officials haveonce again removed a tent camp used by homeless people under Interstate 20 in downtown Atlanta. Georgia Department of Transportation crews on Monday told occupants to leave.  It was the […]

WAOK-AM–2012/08/28