15 Stories ... 1/5/2009

Time for this evening's 15 stories ...

1: Start with an unbelievable story from Ohio. A 4 year old kid, a 4 year old shot accidentally shot his babysitter. Why? Because he stepped on his foot. Story from Yahoo! News.

2: A few days ago, I told you about a car dealership with an unbelievable car deal in Miami. Well, another one here. Looks like Hyundai will accept your car back, no questions ask, if you can't make your payments, within one year of buying or leasing the car. Think of it as a reverse repo. Details from KIFI-TV Idaho Falls, ID.

3: For us who are Apple computer nerds, (IPods and computers alike), when Steve Jobs speaks, or anything apple is related, it is amazing. So is the MacWorld expo that happens every year at this time. Well, a 14-year old blogger/podcaster is making waves for camping out at the famous computer conference. Story from Wired Magazine.

4: A senior citizen won big in Atlantic City and he was robbed. Details of this sad story from WCAU-TV Philadelphia, PA.

5: In a story that is turning heads and making people wonder, the Governor of Washington state, Christine Gregoire is missing. Her staff says she is outside the state, but yet they will not say where she is. Quite weird, especially how he have a new president being sworn in a few weeks. Story from KPAX-TV Missoula, MT.

6: Looks like one of San Diego Chargers' best players might be out for the next playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Details from ESPN.

7: An update now on the passing away of John Travolta's son, Jett. The autopsy of his son has been released by the Bahaman authorities. They say the cause of death was seizure. Story from Detroit Free Press - Detroit, MI.

8. Small towns across the US are becoming 'English Only' towns and small cities. Basically the business and doings of the places will be done only in English. I have always thought this was a bad way of doing things, and defeats the purpose of why people come to America. Details from WSMV-TV Nashville, TN.

9: Some students in New Mexico are being served nothing but grilled cheese sandwiches? Why? Well, they have unpaid lunch bills with the school. My question is, where the punishment in this? I personally love grilled cheese sandwiches. Story from KOB-TV Albuquerque, NM.

10: Disturbing new news tonight about dibetes effects on our bodies. Now, Type 2 dibetes now may 'slow down' and damage the brain. Details from KITV-TV Honolulu, HI.

11: New research shows that the space galaxy, Milky Way, is much bigger than once thought. And it is spinning faster than once believed as well. Story from Yahoo! News.

12: First was the big push to get the DTV converter coupons. As of late, there is word that the fund is drying up. Now there is a 'temporary glitch' with the coupons themselves. Find out what that glitch is from WREX-TV Rockford, IL.

13: Former SNL comic Al Frankin was offically named the winner of the Senate race in the state of Minnesota. So, now with that said, the challenger, Norm Coleman's senate office has been closed. He's not happy, and a lawsuit is pending. Details from WCCO-TV Minneapoolis, MN.

14: Another story about dibetes now. Doctors think that teenagers who have gastric bypass might be able to reverse dibetes. Story from KTRK-TV Houston, TX.

15: And finally tonight, British scientists and researchers asked people, what day of the year is the most depressing all year long? The result? Today, January 5th. Reasoning for this from KSEE-TV Fresno, CA.

Well that is tonight's 15 stories. I can't believe it took me nearly 2 hours to find all of them. Amazing.

I will keep you up to date with tomorrow's weather event. as of now, it is 36 and cloudy in Harrisburg. High Tuesday will be 31, 34 on Wednesday.

Have a great evening.

-- matt