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A Wichita Falls woman who lived through two pandemics, two world wars and many other historic events over the course of a century died May 23.

Ah, the memories.  Doris Smiths eyes moistened as she looked at the shiny vintage cars parked in the William Penn Bank off Old Route 13 in Bristol Borough on Tuesday evening. A couple hundred people surrounded her, and a news helicopter flew overhead, but despite all that, Smith was back in her Pennsbury High School days in the 1960s, when the Bristol Stomp was all the rage. "This is so neat.  I remember some of the old cars. I got tears, remembering," she said.   Bristol celebrated its new...

When was the last time you held a gun? What is your take on what happened in Dayton and El Paso? Last week for practice. I’ve been a gun owner since I could own one. I’m not associated with the NRA. I don’t wish what happened over the weekend on anybody. I wish it would never happen, but I think it’s a mental issue that is the problem not the gun itself. A number of different things could be done, getting those with mental health issues more help, stepping in a little bit so...

Recent actions by boards of education in Northeast Michigan. ∫ The Alpena Public Schools Board of Education voted six-to-one to join the lawsuit against the vaping company Juul and other vaping manufacturers for marketing electronic cigarettes to students. Trustee Eric Lawson cast the dissenting vote, saying he wanted more information on the lawsuit. He said the lawsuit casted a wide net, and he wanted to know which other companies were being sued because he was afraid they may be suing manu...

There were 51 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: “Should the town of Conway charge for parking at recreation sites, and if so, how much?” Most responders replied in the

captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. im matt lauer. >> and im ann curry. mitt romney is honored and humbled to be the gop. an accomplishment in five years in the making. >> he has a right to celebrate. even as he basks in the glow of securing the nomination, donald trump who hosted a closed door fund-raiser for romney in las vegas last night managed to once again grab headlines by reigniting the debate over president o...

captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. im matt lauer. >> and im ann curry. mitt romney is honored and humbled to be the gop. an accomplishment in five years in the making. >> he has a right to celebrate. even as he basks in the glow of securing the nomination, donald trump who hosted a closed door fund-raiser for romney in las vegas last night managed to once again grab headlines by reigniting the debate over president o...

State park in northwest oklahoma, thats where hed been listen in a tent. he was facing several charges in connection with the bombing of an islamic center in jacksonville, florida, last year. its been a week now since so much of the south was ravaged by monster tornados. hundreds of people are still missing in what is the worst outbreak of twisters since the great depression. yunji de nies is in tuscaloosa, alabama. thats where the desperate search is far from over. >> reporter: doris smith ca...

Aldridge. her sister has been papering the city. >> we just need to know where she is and she needs to come home. >> reporter: so far no news. throughout the south, the chaos of the storm has left an untold number of families searching for loved ones. officials say hundreds are missing in alabama alone. in some places, the damage is so extensive even a week later the only few allowed in are search-and-rescue teams. >> right here. >> reporter: they have miles to cover. when the canines signal, th...

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