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Fire Marshals Office Panel had blast site access

AUSTIN, Texas -; The State Fire Marshal's Office says a federal safety panel's investigators had access to the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 ...
Edmonton Oilers to face Dallas Stars in Oklahoma City in Sept. 27 NHL pre-season game

Dallas Stars' Eric Nystrom, 24, is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk, 40, as Ryan Whitney, 6, defends during first period NHL hockey action in Edmonton on Feb. 6, ...
Austrian-based Voestalpine seeks to debunk steel mill stereotypes ahead of Coastal Bend plans

Mary Beth Cleavelin/Special to the Caller-Times Austrian-based Voestalpine hosts a town hall mixer Wednesday at NorthShore Country Club in Portland to talk with residents and city leaders about its planned iron ore processing plant. The Austrian-based company signed a 50-year lease agreement with the Port of Corpus Christi last ...
Senate approves new Rio Grande Valley university

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A plan to merge two South Texas universities into one and create a new medical school cleared one of its last hurdles Wednesday night with a final vote of approval by the state ...
Sir Paul rocks the Erwin Center

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Some things are worth waiting for. Sir Paul McCartney performed for the first time in Austin Wednesday at the Frank Erwin Center. A second show will be staged Thursday. One of the most acclaimed songwriters and performers of all time, McCartney is making Austin the only Texas stop on his U.S. tour. Erwin Center director John Graham has been trying to land McCartney for years and ...

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Year One

In theory, Jack Black and Michael Cera, the stars of Harold Ramiss prehistoric comedy Year One, should make the perfect odd couple. Everything about them--both physically and behaviorally--is contradictory. Black is stout and compact, which heightens his energy, whereas Cera is long and ... ...

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Llano ISD teacher accused of misconduct

LLANO, Texas (KXAN) - A Llano Independent School District teacher is on administrative leave as authorities investigate a complaint made by a former LISD student accusing the teacher of misconduct. When Sunrise Beach police notified the district of the investigation, the district placed the teacher on administrative leave. According to the district, there is no information to suggest that any ...
No dough for roads Lack of funds for transportation is a worldwide problem

LEIPZIG, Germany — Facing tight budgets and political pressure, the United States and many other countries are missing on a chance to invest in transportation, economists said ...
Obama honors Carole King at White House concert

President Barack Obama presents the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an East Room concert honoring singer-songwriter Carole King, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the White House in Washington. King is the first woman to receive the award. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ...
Sprint CEO says latest Clearwire offer is best and final

Dan Hesse is the CEO of the Sprint Nextel Corp. Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO said in a letter filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the offer Sprint made Tuesday to acquire Clearwire Corp. is Kansas-based telecom's "best and final offer." The letter was written by Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse to explain the company's bid to employees, the Kansas City Business ...
Porter goes with Carter at first for more flexibility

Email HOUSTON -- Astros manager Bo Porter has been going with Carlos Pena at designated hitter and Chris Carter at first base in recent weeks when both have been in the starting lineup, despite the fact Pena is a superior defensive first baseman. When asked about his motives on Wednesday, Porter said he likes to have Carter at first so he has the option of moving him to the outfield later if ...

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Deadly US Twister Hits 'Tornado Alley'

Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes.

Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries.

Comparison of Tornado paths in Moore, Oklahoma - May 3, 1999 and May 20, 2013 x Comparison of Tornado paths in Moore, Oklahoma - May 3, 1999 and May 20, 2013 The region is susceptible to tornadoes when cold, dry air moving south from Canada meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and warm, dry air moving east across the Rockies. The collision of warm and cold air breeds severe thunderstorms, which spawn tornadoes.

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center says Tornado Alley is a nickname used by the media and stresses it only indicates the area where most tornadoes occur. It says violent or killer tornadoes happen outside Tornado Alley every year and can strike almost anywhere in the United States, as well as in Canada and overseas.

Studies have shown the deadliest twisters in the U.S. happen to the east of Tornado Alley, in an area known as "Dixie Alley. ...